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Median age in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Median age was 27.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27.65 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
149th
of 236 countries
All-time high
27.65 years
in 2023
All-time low
14.26 years
in 1965
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Dominican Republic, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Dominican Republic is 27.65 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Dominican Republic peaked at 27.65 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.26 years, in 1965.

Dominican Republic ranks 149th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Median age in Dominican Republic, year by year

Year years Change
1950 15.85 years —
1951 15.82 years -0.2%
1952 15.76 years -0.3%
1953 15.7 years -0.4%
1954 15.63 years -0.4%
1955 15.54 years -0.6%
1956 15.4 years -0.9%
1957 15.24 years -1.1%
1958 15.05 years -1.2%
1959 14.86 years -1.3%
1960 14.67 years -1.3%
1961 14.51 years -1.0%
1962 14.4 years -0.8%
1963 14.33 years -0.5%
1964 14.29 years -0.3%
1965 14.26 years -0.2%
1966 14.28 years +0.1%
1967 14.34 years +0.4%
1968 14.44 years +0.7%
1969 14.57 years +0.9%
1970 14.72 years +1.0%
1971 14.89 years +1.1%
1972 15.06 years +1.2%
1973 15.25 years +1.2%
1974 15.45 years +1.3%
1975 15.65 years +1.3%
1976 15.86 years +1.3%
1977 16.07 years +1.3%
1978 16.29 years +1.4%
1979 16.52 years +1.4%
1980 16.74 years +1.4%
1981 16.97 years +1.3%
1982 17.19 years +1.3%
1983 17.41 years +1.3%
1984 17.62 years +1.2%
1985 17.84 years +1.2%
1986 18.06 years +1.2%
1987 18.27 years +1.2%
1988 18.48 years +1.1%
1989 18.67 years +1.0%
1990 18.86 years +1.0%
1991 19.05 years +1.0%
1992 19.25 years +1.0%
1993 19.45 years +1.1%
1994 19.66 years +1.1%
1995 19.88 years +1.1%
1996 20.1 years +1.1%
1997 20.34 years +1.2%
1998 20.59 years +1.2%
1999 20.84 years +1.2%
2000 21.08 years +1.2%
2001 21.32 years +1.1%
2002 21.56 years +1.1%
2003 21.81 years +1.2%
2004 22.08 years +1.2%
2005 22.35 years +1.2%
2006 22.63 years +1.3%
2007 22.91 years +1.3%
2008 23.19 years +1.2%
2009 23.46 years +1.2%
2010 23.72 years +1.1%
2011 23.99 years +1.1%
2012 24.26 years +1.1%
2013 24.54 years +1.2%
2014 24.83 years +1.2%
2015 25.14 years +1.2%
2016 25.45 years +1.2%
2017 25.76 years +1.2%
2018 26.08 years +1.2%
2019 26.39 years +1.2%
2020 26.7 years +1.2%
2021 27 years +1.1%
2022 27.32 years +1.2%
2023 27.65 years +1.2%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 27.65 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94 years, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 27.65 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 82% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 15.48 years 14.86 years 15.85 years 10
1960s 14.41 years 14.26 years 14.67 years 10
1970s 15.58 years 14.72 years 16.52 years 10
1980s 17.73 years 16.74 years 18.67 years 10
1990s 19.8 years 18.86 years 20.84 years 10
2000s 22.24 years 21.08 years 23.46 years 10
2010s 25.02 years 23.72 years 26.39 years 10
2020s 27.17 years 26.7 years 27.65 years 4

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 146 India 28.06 years compare
  2. 147 Cape Verde 27.87 years compare
  3. 148 Fiji 27.67 years compare
  4. 150 Libya 27.2 years compare
  5. 151 El Salvador 26.96 years compare
  6. 152 Uzbekistan 26.91 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Dominican Republic?
Median age in Dominican Republic was 27.65 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 27.65 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 14.26 years in 1965.
How does Dominican Republic rank for median age?
Dominican Republic ranks 149th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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.