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Median age in Dominica

Dominica: Median age was 35.62 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
35.62 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
95th
of 236 countries
All-time high
35.62 years
in 2023
All-time low
14.55 years
in 1970
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Dominica, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Dominica recorded 35.62 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Dominica peaked at 35.62 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.55 years, in 1970.

That places Dominica 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Dominica, year by year

Year years Change
1950 17.62 years —
1951 17.7 years +0.5%
1952 17.75 years +0.3%
1953 17.79 years +0.2%
1954 17.81 years +0.1%
1955 17.8 years -0.1%
1956 17.74 years -0.3%
1957 17.61 years -0.7%
1958 17.4 years -1.2%
1959 17.1 years -1.7%
1960 16.81 years -1.7%
1961 16.6 years -1.2%
1962 16.41 years -1.1%
1963 16.21 years -1.2%
1964 16 years -1.3%
1965 15.77 years -1.5%
1966 15.5 years -1.7%
1967 15.21 years -1.9%
1968 14.9 years -2.1%
1969 14.61 years -2.0%
1970 14.55 years -0.3%
1971 14.79 years +1.6%
1972 15.09 years +2.1%
1973 15.4 years +2.0%
1974 15.71 years +2.0%
1975 16.01 years +1.9%
1976 16.32 years +1.9%
1977 16.62 years +1.8%
1978 16.91 years +1.8%
1979 17.22 years +1.8%
1980 17.55 years +1.9%
1981 17.97 years +2.4%
1982 18.5 years +2.9%
1983 19.03 years +2.9%
1984 19.53 years +2.6%
1985 20 years +2.4%
1986 20.44 years +2.2%
1987 20.86 years +2.0%
1988 21.23 years +1.8%
1989 21.54 years +1.5%
1990 21.8 years +1.2%
1991 22.09 years +1.3%
1992 22.49 years +1.8%
1993 22.98 years +2.1%
1994 23.48 years +2.2%
1995 24 years +2.2%
1996 24.54 years +2.2%
1997 25.07 years +2.2%
1998 25.59 years +2.1%
1999 26.12 years +2.1%
2000 26.65 years +2.1%
2001 27.14 years +1.8%
2002 27.55 years +1.5%
2003 27.93 years +1.4%
2004 28.29 years +1.3%
2005 28.64 years +1.2%
2006 28.99 years +1.2%
2007 29.34 years +1.2%
2008 29.68 years +1.2%
2009 30.02 years +1.1%
2010 30.39 years +1.2%
2011 30.43 years +0.2%
2012 30.61 years +0.6%
2013 30.3 years -1.0%
2014 30.09 years -0.7%
2015 30.51 years +1.4%
2016 31.69 years +3.9%
2017 33.03 years +4.3%
2018 33.49 years +1.4%
2019 33.97 years +1.4%
2020 34.44 years +1.4%
2021 34.91 years +1.4%
2022 35.3 years +1.1%
2023 35.62 years +0.9%

Dominica compared with similar countries

  • Dominica's 35.62 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94 years, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Dominica's 35.62 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.63 years 17.1 years 17.81 years 10
1960s 15.8 years 14.61 years 16.81 years 10
1970s 15.86 years 14.55 years 17.22 years 10
1980s 19.67 years 17.55 years 21.54 years 10
1990s 23.82 years 21.8 years 26.12 years 10
2000s 28.42 years 26.65 years 30.02 years 10
2010s 31.45 years 30.09 years 33.97 years 10
2020s 35.07 years 34.44 years 35.62 years 4

Countries ranked near Dominica

  1. 92 Armenia 35.83 years compare
  2. 93 Iceland 35.81 years compare
  3. 94 Uruguay 35.78 years compare
  4. 96 Antigua and Barbuda 35.49 years compare
  5. 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 35.35 years compare
  6. 98 Singapore 35.1 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Dominica?
Median age in Dominica was 35.62 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Dominica?
The highest recorded value was 35.62 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Dominica?
The lowest recorded value was 14.55 years in 1970.
How does Dominica rank for median age?
Dominica ranks 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Dominica?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominica data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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