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.

Median age in Dominica

Name: Median age in Dominica
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

1950–2023

Median age in Dominica, 1950–2023

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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

92 Armenia 35.83 years compare
93 Iceland 35.81 years compare
94 Uruguay 35.78 years compare
96 Antigua and Barbuda 35.49 years compare
97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 35.35 years compare
98 Singapore 35.1 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Dominica

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0549 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.48 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.48 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.48 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.761 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.3975 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 63.81 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 63.5 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.3798 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

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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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About this data

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: 06 August 2026

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