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

Jamaica, at 31.67 years against 31.12 years in Maldives as of 2023.

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

0.55 years, with Jamaica ahead.

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

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.

Jamaica vs Maldives: Median age vs. births per woman

Jamaica

31.67 years

in 2023

Maldives

31.12 years

in 2023

Jamaica rank

122nd

Maldives rank

125th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Jamaica
Maldives

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 31.67 years against 31.12 years in Maldives, a difference of 0.55 years.

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

Jamaica ranks 122nd and Maldives ranks 125th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 7 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1950s	20.71 years	18.57 years	2.14 years	Jamaica
1960s	17.6 years	18.49 years	0.8877 years	Maldives
1970s	17.05 years	15.95 years	1.1 years	Jamaica
1980s	19.44 years	15.75 years	3.7 years	Jamaica
1990s	21.38 years	15.95 years	5.43 years	Jamaica
2000s	23.54 years	20.14 years	3.4 years	Jamaica
2010s	27.57 years	26.14 years	1.43 years	Jamaica
2020s	30.93 years	30.05 years	0.887 years	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Jamaica or Maldives?: Jamaica, at 31.67 years against 31.12 years in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Jamaica and Maldives?: 0.55 years, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Maldives?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Maldives rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Jamaica ranks 122nd and Maldives ranks 125th 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.