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
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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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Indicator
Natural population growth rate vs. median age
Unit
%
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

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.