Jamaica vs New Zealand: Natural population growth rate vs. median age
Jamaica
0.4%
in 2023
New Zealand
0.4%
in 2023
Jamaica rank
142nd
New Zealand rank
140th
Natural population growth rate vs. median age over time
- Jamaica
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 142nd and New Zealand ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 7 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.6% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1.4% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.1% | 1.2% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. median age, Jamaica or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. median age between Jamaica and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and New Zealand rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. median age?
- Jamaica ranks 142nd and New Zealand ranks 140th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.