Chile vs Dominican Republic
Chile vs Dominican Republic: Median age
Median age in 2023: 36 years in Chile and 27.7 years in Dominican Republic, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Chile, by 8.3 years, or 1.3 times that in Dominican Republic.
years · UN
What the numbers say
- Chile has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Chile ranked 86 and Dominican Republic ranked 145 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Chile at 57.4 years and Dominican Republic at 46.3 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Chile | Dominican Republic | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 36 | 27.7 | 30.4 |
| 2022 | 35.5 | 27.3 | 30.1 |
| 2021 | 35.1 | 27 | 29.8 |
| 2020 | 34.7 | 26.7 | 29.6 |
| 2019 | 34.3 | 26.4 | 29.3 |
| 2018 | 34.1 | 26.1 | 29 |
| 2017 | 33.9 | 25.8 | 28.8 |
| 2016 | 33.6 | 25.5 | 28.5 |
| 2015 | 33.3 | 25.1 | 28.3 |
| 2014 | 33 | 24.8 | 28.1 |
| 2013 | 32.7 | 24.5 | 27.8 |
| 2012 | 32.4 | 24.3 | 27.6 |
| 2011 | 32.1 | 24 | 27.4 |
| 2010 | 31.7 | 23.7 | 27.2 |
| 2009 | 31.4 | 23.5 | 27 |
| 2008 | 31 | 23.2 | 26.7 |
| 2007 | 30.7 | 22.9 | 26.5 |
| 2006 | 30.3 | 22.6 | 26.3 |
| 2005 | 29.9 | 22.4 | 26.1 |
| 2004 | 29.6 | 22.1 | 25.9 |
| 2003 | 29.2 | 21.8 | 25.7 |
| 2002 | 28.8 | 21.6 | 25.5 |
| 2001 | 28.4 | 21.3 | 25.3 |
| 2000 | 28 | 21.1 | 25.1 |
| 1999 | 27.7 | 20.8 | 24.9 |
| 1998 | 27.3 | 20.6 | 24.7 |
| 1997 | 27 | 20.3 | 24.4 |
| 1996 | 26.6 | 20.1 | 24.2 |
| 1995 | 26.3 | 19.9 | 24 |
| 1994 | 26 | 19.7 | 23.8 |
| 1993 | 25.7 | 19.5 | 23.5 |
| 1992 | 25.4 | 19.3 | 23.3 |
| 1991 | 25.1 | 19.1 | 23.1 |
| 1990 | 24.8 | 18.9 | 22.9 |
| 1989 | 24.6 | 18.7 | 22.8 |
| 1988 | 24.3 | 18.5 | 22.6 |
| 1987 | 24 | 18.3 | 22.4 |
| 1986 | 23.7 | 18.1 | 22.2 |
| 1985 | 23.4 | 17.8 | 22 |
| 1984 | 23.1 | 17.6 | 21.9 |
| 1983 | 22.8 | 17.4 | 21.8 |
| 1982 | 22.6 | 17.2 | 21.7 |
| 1981 | 22.3 | 17 | 21.6 |
| 1980 | 22 | 16.7 | 21.5 |
| 1979 | 21.7 | 16.5 | 21.3 |
| 1978 | 21.4 | 16.3 | 21.1 |
| 1977 | 21.2 | 16.1 | 21 |
| 1976 | 20.9 | 15.9 | 20.8 |
| 1975 | 20.7 | 15.7 | 20.7 |
| 1974 | 20.4 | 15.5 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 20.2 | 15.3 | 20.4 |
| 1972 | 20 | 15.1 | 20.4 |
| 1971 | 19.9 | 14.9 | 20.3 |
| 1970 | 19.7 | 14.7 | 20.3 |
| 1969 | 19.6 | 14.6 | 20.3 |
| 1968 | 19.5 | 14.4 | 20.4 |
| 1967 | 19.4 | 14.3 | 20.5 |
| 1966 | 19.3 | 14.3 | 20.6 |
| 1965 | 19.3 | 14.3 | 20.8 |
| 1964 | 19.3 | 14.3 | 21 |
| 1963 | 19.3 | 14.3 | 21.2 |
| 1962 | 19.3 | 14.4 | 21.4 |
| 1961 | 19.3 | 14.5 | 21.4 |
| 1960 | 19.3 | 14.7 | 21.5 |
| 1959 | 19.4 | 14.9 | 21.5 |
| 1958 | 19.4 | 15.1 | 21.5 |
| 1957 | 19.4 | 15.2 | 21.6 |
| 1956 | 19.5 | 15.4 | 21.7 |
| 1955 | 19.5 | 15.5 | 21.8 |
| 1954 | 19.5 | 15.6 | 21.9 |
| 1953 | 19.5 | 15.7 | 22 |
| 1952 | 19.5 | 15.8 | 22.1 |
| 1951 | 19.4 | 15.8 | 22.1 |
| 1950 | 19.4 | 15.9 | 22.2 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Chile | Dominican Republic | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36.536.4–36.5 | 2827.9–28 | 30.6 |
| 2025 | 36.936.8–37.1 | 28.328.2–28.5 | 30.9 |
| 2026 | 37.437.2–37.7 | 28.728.4–29 | 31.1 |
| 2027 | 37.937.6–38.3 | 2928.6–29.4 | 31.3 |
| 2028 | 38.438–39 | 29.328.8–29.9 | 31.6 |
| 2029 | 3938.4–39.6 | 29.729–30.3 | 31.8 |
| 2030 | 39.538.8–40.3 | 3029.2–30.8 | 32 |
| 2031 | 4039.1–40.9 | 30.329.4–31.3 | 32.2 |
| 2032 | 40.539.5–41.6 | 30.729.6–31.7 | 32.4 |
| 2033 | 4139.9–42.3 | 3129.8–32.2 | 32.6 |
| 2034 | 41.540.3–42.9 | 31.430–32.7 | 32.8 |
| 2035 | 4240.6–43.6 | 31.730.2–33.1 | 33 |
| 2036 | 42.541–44.3 | 3230.4–33.6 | 33.2 |
| 2037 | 4341.4–44.9 | 32.330.5–34.1 | 33.4 |
| 2038 | 43.541.7–45.6 | 32.630.7–34.5 | 33.6 |
| 2039 | 4442–46.2 | 32.930.8–35 | 33.8 |
| 2040 | 44.542.4–46.9 | 33.231–35.4 | 34 |
| 2041 | 4542.7–47.5 | 33.531.2–35.8 | 34.2 |
| 2042 | 45.542.9–48.2 | 33.831.4–36.2 | 34.4 |
| 2043 | 45.943.2–48.8 | 3431.6–36.6 | 34.6 |
| 2044 | 46.443.5–49.4 | 34.331.7–37 | 34.8 |
| 2045 | 46.843.8–50 | 34.631.9–37.4 | 35 |
| 2046 | 47.344–50.7 | 3532.1–37.8 | 35.2 |
| 2047 | 47.744.3–51.3 | 35.332.3–38.2 | 35.4 |
| 2048 | 48.144.5–51.9 | 35.632.5–38.6 | 35.6 |
| 2049 | 48.544.7–52.5 | 35.932.7–39 | 35.9 |
| 2050 | 48.944.9–53.1 | 36.232.9–39.4 | 36.1 |
| 2051 | 49.345.1–53.7 | 36.533.1–39.8 | 36.3 |
| 2052 | 49.645.3–54.2 | 36.833.3–40.2 | 36.5 |
| 2053 | 5045.5–54.8 | 37.133.4–40.6 | 36.7 |
| 2054 | 50.345.7–55.4 | 37.333.6–41.1 | 36.9 |
| 2055 | 50.745.9–55.9 | 37.633.8–41.5 | 37.1 |
| 2056 | 5146.1–56.5 | 37.933.9–41.9 | 37.3 |
| 2057 | 51.346.3–57 | 38.234.1–42.3 | 37.5 |
| 2058 | 51.646.5–57.6 | 38.534.2–42.7 | 37.6 |
| 2059 | 51.946.7–58.1 | 38.834.4–43.1 | 37.8 |
| 2060 | 52.246.9–58.6 | 39.134.5–43.5 | 37.9 |
| 2061 | 52.547.1–59.1 | 39.334.8–43.9 | 38 |
| 2062 | 52.847.3–59.6 | 39.635–44.3 | 38.1 |
| 2063 | 53.147.5–60.1 | 39.835.2–44.8 | 38.3 |
| 2064 | 53.447.6–60.6 | 40.135.4–45.2 | 38.4 |
| 2065 | 53.847.8–61 | 40.335.6–45.6 | 38.5 |
| 2066 | 54.147.9–61.5 | 40.635.8–46 | 38.6 |
| 2067 | 54.448.1–61.9 | 40.836–46.4 | 38.7 |
| 2068 | 54.748.2–62.3 | 4136.2–46.8 | 38.8 |
| 2069 | 5548.2–62.8 | 41.336.3–47.2 | 38.9 |
| 2070 | 55.348.3–63.1 | 41.536.5–47.6 | 39 |
| 2071 | 55.648.3–63.5 | 41.736.7–47.9 | 39.1 |
| 2072 | 55.948.3–63.9 | 41.936.9–48.3 | 39.2 |
| 2073 | 56.248.3–64.3 | 42.137–48.7 | 39.3 |
| 2074 | 56.548.3–64.7 | 42.337.2–49 | 39.4 |
| 2075 | 56.748.3–65.1 | 42.537.4–49.2 | 39.5 |
| 2076 | 56.948.2–65.5 | 42.637.5–49.4 | 39.6 |
| 2077 | 57.148.2–65.9 | 42.837.7–49.6 | 39.7 |
| 2078 | 57.348.2–66.4 | 4337.8–49.8 | 39.8 |
| 2079 | 57.448.2–66.8 | 43.238–50 | 40 |
| 2080 | 57.548.2–67.2 | 43.338.1–50.1 | 40.1 |
| 2081 | 57.548.2–67.6 | 43.538.3–50.2 | 40.2 |
| 2082 | 57.548.3–68.1 | 43.738.4–50.3 | 40.3 |
| 2083 | 57.648.3–68.5 | 43.838.6–50.4 | 40.4 |
| 2084 | 57.548.3–68.9 | 4438.7–50.5 | 40.5 |
| 2085 | 57.548.3–69.3 | 44.138.9–50.5 | 40.6 |
| 2086 | 57.548.3–69.7 | 44.339–50.6 | 40.7 |
| 2087 | 57.548.3–70.1 | 44.439.2–50.6 | 40.9 |
| 2088 | 57.548.3–70.5 | 44.639.3–50.7 | 41 |
| 2089 | 57.548.2–70.8 | 44.839.4–50.7 | 41.1 |
| 2090 | 57.548.2–71.2 | 44.939.5–50.8 | 41.2 |
| 2091 | 57.548.2–71.5 | 45.139.6–50.9 | 41.3 |
| 2092 | 57.548.2–71.9 | 45.239.7–50.9 | 41.4 |
| 2093 | 57.448.2–72.2 | 45.439.8–51 | 41.5 |
| 2094 | 57.448.2–72.4 | 45.539.9–51.1 | 41.6 |
| 2095 | 57.448.2–72.6 | 45.639.9–51.2 | 41.7 |
| 2096 | 57.448.2–72.8 | 45.840–51.3 | 41.8 |
| 2097 | 57.448.1–73 | 45.940.1–51.3 | 41.9 |
| 2098 | 57.448.1–73.2 | 46.140.1–51.4 | 42 |
| 2099 | 57.448.1–73.3 | 46.240.2–51.5 | 42 |
| 2100 | 57.448.1–73.4 | 46.340.3–51.7 | 42.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Half the people are older than this age and half are younger.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Chile vs Dominican Republic
Health
- Life expectancyChile: 81.2 years in 2023Dominican Republic: 73.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChile: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Dominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChile: 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Dominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterChile: 98.8% in 2022Dominican Republic: 44.9% in 2022
- DepressionChile: 4.06% in 2017Dominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017
- Suicide rateChile: 10.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Dominican Republic: 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChile: 19.7 million people in 2023Dominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthChile: 0.57% a year in 2023Dominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChile: 1.17 births per woman in 2023Dominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChile: 89.2% in 2025Dominican Republic: 72.5% in 2025
- People aged 65 and overChile: 13.7% in 2023Dominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateChile: 3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Dominican Republic: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChile: 1.52% of GDP in 2025Dominican Republic: 0.8% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChile: $5.15B in 2025Dominican Republic: $1.04B in 2025
- Military spending per personChile: $269 in 2025Dominican Republic: $90 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChile: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Dominican Republic: 4.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChile: 114,000 people in 2020Dominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020
- National powerChile: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Dominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChile: 1.28% of the labour force in 2020Dominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChile: 14 million TIV in 2025Dominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChile: 8 million TIV in 2022Dominican Republic: 0 TIV in 2022