Dominican Republic vs Haiti: Median age

Median age in 2023: 27.7 years in Dominican Republic and 23.5 years in Haiti, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 4.1 years, or 1.18 times that in Haiti.

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years · UN

All years Since 1990 Since 2010

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World Projection

Dominican RepublicHaitiUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

Latest figures

years · UN

Country	Latest	10 years before	Rank in 2023	Projected
Dominican Republic	27.7 2023	24.5	145 of 229	46.3 2100
Haiti	23.5 2023	21	167 of 229	39.7 2100
World	30.4 2023	27.8		42.1 2100

What the numbers say

Dominican Republic has been higher since 1986, when it overtook Haiti.
In 2023, Dominican Republic ranked 145 and Haiti ranked 167 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Dominican Republic at 46.3 years and Haiti at 39.7 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Dominican Republic	Haiti	World
2023	27.7	23.5	30.4
2022	27.3	23.3	30.1
2021	27	23	29.8
2020	26.7	22.8	29.6
2019	26.4	22.5	29.3
2018	26.1	22.3	29
2017	25.8	22	28.8
2016	25.5	21.8	28.5
2015	25.1	21.5	28.3
2014	24.8	21.3	28.1
2013	24.5	21	27.8
2012	24.3	20.7	27.6
2011	24	20.5	27.4
2010	23.7	20.3	27.2
2009	23.5	20	27
2008	23.2	19.8	26.7
2007	22.9	19.6	26.5
2006	22.6	19.4	26.3
2005	22.4	19.2	26.1
2004	22.1	19	25.9
2003	21.8	18.8	25.7
2002	21.6	18.6	25.5
2001	21.3	18.5	25.3
2000	21.1	18.4	25.1
1999	20.8	18.2	24.9
1998	20.6	18.1	24.7
1997	20.3	18	24.4
1996	20.1	18	24.2
1995	19.9	17.9	24
1994	19.7	17.8	23.8
1993	19.5	17.8	23.5
1992	19.3	17.8	23.3
1991	19.1	17.8	23.1
1990	18.9	17.8	22.9
1989	18.7	17.9	22.8
1988	18.5	17.9	22.6
1987	18.3	17.9	22.4
1986	18.1	18	22.2
1985	17.8	18	22
1984	17.6	18	21.9
1983	17.4	18.1	21.8
1982	17.2	18.1	21.7
1981	17	18.1	21.6
1980	16.7	18.2	21.5
1979	16.5	18.2	21.3
1978	16.3	18.2	21.1
1977	16.1	18.2	21
1976	15.9	18.3	20.8
1975	15.7	18.3	20.7
1974	15.5	18.3	20.5
1973	15.3	18.3	20.4
1972	15.1	18.3	20.4
1971	14.9	18.3	20.3
1970	14.7	18.3	20.3
1969	14.6	18.3	20.3
1968	14.4	18.4	20.4
1967	14.3	18.4	20.5
1966	14.3	18.4	20.6
1965	14.3	18.4	20.8
1964	14.3	18.5	21
1963	14.3	18.5	21.2
1962	14.4	18.5	21.4
1961	14.5	18.5	21.4
1960	14.7	18.5	21.5
1959	14.9	18.5	21.5
1958	15.1	18.5	21.5
1957	15.2	18.5	21.6
1956	15.4	18.5	21.7
1955	15.5	18.5	21.8
1954	15.6	18.6	21.9
1953	15.7	18.6	22
1952	15.8	18.7	22.1
1951	15.8	18.7	22.1
1950	15.9	18.8	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Dominican Republic	Haiti	World
2024	2827.9–28	23.823.7–23.9	30.6
2025	28.328.2–28.5	24.123.8–24.3	30.9
2026	28.728.4–29	24.424–24.7	31.1
2027	2928.6–29.4	24.624.1–25.1	31.3
2028	29.328.8–29.9	24.924.2–25.6	31.6
2029	29.729–30.3	25.224.3–26	31.8
2030	3029.2–30.8	25.524.4–26.4	32
2031	30.329.4–31.3	25.724.5–26.9	32.2
2032	30.729.6–31.7	2624.6–27.3	32.4
2033	3129.8–32.2	26.324.7–27.7	32.6
2034	31.430–32.7	26.624.8–28.2	32.8
2035	31.730.2–33.1	26.924.9–28.6	33
2036	3230.4–33.6	27.225–29	33.2
2037	32.330.5–34.1	27.425.1–29.5	33.4
2038	32.630.7–34.5	27.725.3–29.9	33.6
2039	32.930.8–35	2825.4–30.3	33.8
2040	33.231–35.4	28.325.5–30.8	34
2041	33.531.2–35.8	28.625.6–31.2	34.2
2042	33.831.4–36.2	28.925.7–31.6	34.4
2043	3431.6–36.6	29.225.8–32	34.6
2044	34.331.7–37	29.525.9–32.5	34.8
2045	34.631.9–37.4	29.726–32.9	35
2046	3532.1–37.8	3026.1–33.3	35.2
2047	35.332.3–38.2	30.326.1–33.7	35.4
2048	35.632.5–38.6	30.626.2–34.1	35.6
2049	35.932.7–39	30.826.2–34.6	35.9
2050	36.232.9–39.4	31.126.3–35	36.1
2051	36.533.1–39.8	31.426.4–35.4	36.3
2052	36.833.3–40.2	31.626.6–35.8	36.5
2053	37.133.4–40.6	31.926.8–36.2	36.7
2054	37.333.6–41.1	32.127–36.6	36.9
2055	37.633.8–41.5	32.427.1–36.9	37.1
2056	37.933.9–41.9	32.627.3–37.3	37.3
2057	38.234.1–42.3	32.827.5–37.7	37.5
2058	38.534.2–42.7	3327.7–38.1	37.6
2059	38.834.4–43.1	33.327.9–38.5	37.8
2060	39.134.5–43.5	33.528.1–38.9	37.9
2061	39.334.8–43.9	33.728.3–39.2	38
2062	39.635–44.3	33.928.5–39.6	38.1
2063	39.835.2–44.8	34.128.6–40	38.3
2064	40.135.4–45.2	34.328.8–40.3	38.4
2065	40.335.6–45.6	34.529–40.6	38.5
2066	40.635.8–46	34.729.2–40.9	38.6
2067	40.836–46.4	34.929.3–41.1	38.7
2068	4136.2–46.8	35.129.5–41.2	38.8
2069	41.336.3–47.2	35.229.6–41.4	38.9
2070	41.536.5–47.6	35.429.8–41.5	39
2071	41.736.7–47.9	35.629.9–41.6	39.1
2072	41.936.9–48.3	35.830–41.7	39.2
2073	42.137–48.7	35.930.2–41.8	39.3
2074	42.337.2–49	36.130.3–41.9	39.4
2075	42.537.4–49.2	36.330.5–42	39.5
2076	42.637.5–49.4	36.430.6–42.1	39.6
2077	42.837.7–49.6	36.630.8–42.2	39.7
2078	4337.8–49.8	36.730.9–42.3	39.8
2079	43.238–50	36.931.1–42.4	40
2080	43.338.1–50.1	3731.2–42.5	40.1
2081	43.538.3–50.2	37.231.4–42.6	40.2
2082	43.738.4–50.3	37.331.5–42.7	40.3
2083	43.838.6–50.4	37.531.7–42.8	40.4
2084	4438.7–50.5	37.631.8–42.8	40.5
2085	44.138.9–50.5	37.832–42.9	40.6
2086	44.339–50.6	37.932.1–43	40.7
2087	44.439.2–50.6	3832.3–43.1	40.9
2088	44.639.3–50.7	38.232.5–43.2	41
2089	44.839.4–50.7	38.332.6–43.3	41.1
2090	44.939.5–50.8	38.432.8–43.4	41.2
2091	45.139.6–50.9	38.633–43.5	41.3
2092	45.239.7–50.9	38.733.1–43.6	41.4
2093	45.439.8–51	38.833.3–43.7	41.5
2094	45.539.9–51.1	38.933.4–43.8	41.6
2095	45.639.9–51.2	39.133.5–43.9	41.7
2096	45.840–51.3	39.233.7–44	41.8
2097	45.940.1–51.3	39.333.8–44	41.9
2098	46.140.1–51.4	39.434–44.1	42
2099	46.240.2–51.5	39.634.1–44.2	42
2100	46.340.3–51.7	39.734.2–44.3	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.

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