Which has higher median age, Dominican Republic or Libya?

Dominican Republic, at 27.65 years against 27.2 years in Libya as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Dominican Republic and Libya?

0.45 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Libya?

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Libya: Median age

Dominican Republic

27.65 years

in 2023

Libya

27.2 years

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

149th

Libya rank

150th

Median age over time

Dominican Republic
Libya

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 27.65 years against 27.2 years in Libya, a difference of 0.45 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 149th and Libya ranks 150th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15.48 years	18.9 years	3.41 years	Libya
1960s	14.41 years	15.6 years	1.19 years	Libya
1970s	15.58 years	14.25 years	1.32 years	Dominican Republic
1980s	17.73 years	15.88 years	1.84 years	Dominican Republic
1990s	19.8 years	19.35 years	0.4534 years	Dominican Republic
2000s	22.24 years	22.64 years	0.4022 years	Libya
2010s	25.02 years	25.27 years	0.2513 years	Libya
2020s	27.17 years	26.81 years	0.355 years	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Dominican Republic or Libya?: Dominican Republic, at 27.65 years against 27.2 years in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Dominican Republic and Libya?: 0.45 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Libya?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Libya rank globally for median age?: Dominican Republic ranks 149th and Libya ranks 150th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Median age
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: 17 September 2026

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