Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Colombia or Jamaica?

Jamaica, at 31.67 years against 31.61 years in Colombia as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Colombia and Jamaica?

0.06 years, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Jamaica?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age vs. births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Jamaica: Median age vs. births per woman

Colombia

31.61 years

in 2023

Jamaica

31.67 years

in 2023

Colombia rank

123rd

Jamaica rank

122nd

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Colombia
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 31.67 years against 31.61 years in Colombia, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.

Colombia ranks 123rd and Jamaica ranks 122nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16.27 years	20.71 years	4.44 years	Jamaica
1960s	15.33 years	17.6 years	2.27 years	Jamaica
1970s	16.59 years	17.05 years	0.4635 years	Jamaica
1980s	19.23 years	19.44 years	0.209 years	Jamaica
1990s	21.85 years	21.38 years	0.469 years	Colombia
2000s	24.52 years	23.54 years	0.9833 years	Colombia
2010s	28.32 years	27.57 years	0.7494 years	Colombia
2020s	31.01 years	30.93 years	0.0758 years	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Colombia or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 31.67 years against 31.61 years in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Colombia and Jamaica?: 0.06 years, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Jamaica?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Jamaica rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Colombia ranks 123rd and Jamaica ranks 122nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age vs. births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Median age vs. births per woman
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.