Dominican Republic vs Peru
Dominican Republic vs Peru: Median age
Median age in 2023: 27.7 years in Dominican Republic and 29.5 years in Peru, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Peru, by 1.8 years, or 1.07 times that in Dominican Republic.
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What the numbers say
- Peru has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Dominican Republic.
- In 2023, Dominican Republic ranked 145 and Peru ranked 128 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Dominican Republic at 46.3 years and Peru at 48.9 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Dominican Republic | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 27.7 | 29.5 | 30.4 |
| 2022 | 27.3 | 29.1 | 30.1 |
| 2021 | 27 | 28.8 | 29.8 |
| 2020 | 26.7 | 28.5 | 29.6 |
| 2019 | 26.4 | 28.2 | 29.3 |
| 2018 | 26.1 | 27.9 | 29 |
| 2017 | 25.8 | 27.6 | 28.8 |
| 2016 | 25.5 | 27.3 | 28.5 |
| 2015 | 25.1 | 27.1 | 28.3 |
| 2014 | 24.8 | 26.7 | 28.1 |
| 2013 | 24.5 | 26.4 | 27.8 |
| 2012 | 24.3 | 26 | 27.6 |
| 2011 | 24 | 25.6 | 27.4 |
| 2010 | 23.7 | 25.2 | 27.2 |
| 2009 | 23.5 | 24.8 | 27 |
| 2008 | 23.2 | 24.4 | 26.7 |
| 2007 | 22.9 | 24 | 26.5 |
| 2006 | 22.6 | 23.6 | 26.3 |
| 2005 | 22.4 | 23.2 | 26.1 |
| 2004 | 22.1 | 22.8 | 25.9 |
| 2003 | 21.8 | 22.5 | 25.7 |
| 2002 | 21.6 | 22.1 | 25.5 |
| 2001 | 21.3 | 21.7 | 25.3 |
| 2000 | 21.1 | 21.4 | 25.1 |
| 1999 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 24.9 |
| 1998 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 24.7 |
| 1997 | 20.3 | 20.5 | 24.4 |
| 1996 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 24.2 |
| 1995 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 24 |
| 1994 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 23.8 |
| 1993 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 23.5 |
| 1992 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 23.3 |
| 1991 | 19.1 | 19 | 23.1 |
| 1990 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 22.9 |
| 1989 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 22.8 |
| 1988 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 22.6 |
| 1987 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 22.4 |
| 1986 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 22.2 |
| 1985 | 17.8 | 18 | 22 |
| 1984 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 21.9 |
| 1983 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 21.8 |
| 1982 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 21.7 |
| 1981 | 17 | 17.5 | 21.6 |
| 1980 | 16.7 | 17.4 | 21.5 |
| 1979 | 16.5 | 17.3 | 21.3 |
| 1978 | 16.3 | 17.2 | 21.1 |
| 1977 | 16.1 | 17.1 | 21 |
| 1976 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 20.8 |
| 1975 | 15.7 | 17 | 20.7 |
| 1974 | 15.5 | 17 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 15.3 | 16.9 | 20.4 |
| 1972 | 15.1 | 16.9 | 20.4 |
| 1971 | 14.9 | 16.8 | 20.3 |
| 1970 | 14.7 | 16.8 | 20.3 |
| 1969 | 14.6 | 16.8 | 20.3 |
| 1968 | 14.4 | 16.8 | 20.4 |
| 1967 | 14.3 | 16.7 | 20.5 |
| 1966 | 14.3 | 16.7 | 20.6 |
| 1965 | 14.3 | 16.7 | 20.8 |
| 1964 | 14.3 | 16.8 | 21 |
| 1963 | 14.3 | 16.8 | 21.2 |
| 1962 | 14.4 | 16.9 | 21.4 |
| 1961 | 14.5 | 16.9 | 21.4 |
| 1960 | 14.7 | 17.1 | 21.5 |
| 1959 | 14.9 | 17.2 | 21.5 |
| 1958 | 15.1 | 17.3 | 21.5 |
| 1957 | 15.2 | 17.4 | 21.6 |
| 1956 | 15.4 | 17.5 | 21.7 |
| 1955 | 15.5 | 17.6 | 21.8 |
| 1954 | 15.6 | 17.7 | 21.9 |
| 1953 | 15.7 | 17.8 | 22 |
| 1952 | 15.8 | 17.8 | 22.1 |
| 1951 | 15.8 | 17.9 | 22.1 |
| 1950 | 15.9 | 17.9 | 22.2 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Dominican Republic | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2827.9–28 | 29.829.8–29.9 | 30.6 |
| 2025 | 28.328.2–28.5 | 30.230–30.3 | 30.9 |
| 2026 | 28.728.4–29 | 30.630.3–30.8 | 31.1 |
| 2027 | 2928.6–29.4 | 30.930.5–31.3 | 31.3 |
| 2028 | 29.328.8–29.9 | 31.330.8–31.8 | 31.6 |
| 2029 | 29.729–30.3 | 31.631–32.3 | 31.8 |
| 2030 | 3029.2–30.8 | 3231.2–32.8 | 32 |
| 2031 | 30.329.4–31.3 | 32.431.5–33.3 | 32.2 |
| 2032 | 30.729.6–31.7 | 32.731.7–33.8 | 32.4 |
| 2033 | 3129.8–32.2 | 33.131.9–34.3 | 32.6 |
| 2034 | 31.430–32.7 | 33.432.2–34.8 | 32.8 |
| 2035 | 31.730.2–33.1 | 33.832.4–35.3 | 33 |
| 2036 | 3230.4–33.6 | 34.132.6–35.8 | 33.2 |
| 2037 | 32.330.5–34.1 | 34.532.9–36.3 | 33.4 |
| 2038 | 32.630.7–34.5 | 34.833.1–36.9 | 33.6 |
| 2039 | 32.930.8–35 | 35.233.4–37.3 | 33.8 |
| 2040 | 33.231–35.4 | 35.533.7–37.8 | 34 |
| 2041 | 33.531.2–35.8 | 35.933.9–38.3 | 34.2 |
| 2042 | 33.831.4–36.2 | 36.334.2–38.8 | 34.4 |
| 2043 | 3431.6–36.6 | 36.634.5–39.3 | 34.6 |
| 2044 | 34.331.7–37 | 3734.7–39.8 | 34.8 |
| 2045 | 34.631.9–37.4 | 37.335–40.3 | 35 |
| 2046 | 3532.1–37.8 | 37.735.2–40.7 | 35.2 |
| 2047 | 35.332.3–38.2 | 3835.4–41.2 | 35.4 |
| 2048 | 35.632.5–38.6 | 38.435.6–41.7 | 35.6 |
| 2049 | 35.932.7–39 | 38.735.8–42.2 | 35.9 |
| 2050 | 36.232.9–39.4 | 39.136–42.7 | 36.1 |
| 2051 | 36.533.1–39.8 | 39.436.2–43.2 | 36.3 |
| 2052 | 36.833.3–40.2 | 39.736.4–43.7 | 36.5 |
| 2053 | 37.133.4–40.6 | 4036.6–44.1 | 36.7 |
| 2054 | 37.333.6–41.1 | 40.336.7–44.6 | 36.9 |
| 2055 | 37.633.8–41.5 | 40.636.9–45 | 37.1 |
| 2056 | 37.933.9–41.9 | 40.937.1–45.5 | 37.3 |
| 2057 | 38.234.1–42.3 | 41.237.3–45.9 | 37.5 |
| 2058 | 38.534.2–42.7 | 41.537.5–46.3 | 37.6 |
| 2059 | 38.834.4–43.1 | 41.837.7–46.6 | 37.8 |
| 2060 | 39.134.5–43.5 | 4237.8–47 | 37.9 |
| 2061 | 39.334.8–43.9 | 42.338–47.4 | 38 |
| 2062 | 39.635–44.3 | 42.638.2–47.8 | 38.1 |
| 2063 | 39.835.2–44.8 | 42.838.3–48.1 | 38.3 |
| 2064 | 40.135.4–45.2 | 43.138.4–48.5 | 38.4 |
| 2065 | 40.335.6–45.6 | 43.338.6–48.9 | 38.5 |
| 2066 | 40.635.8–46 | 43.638.8–49.3 | 38.6 |
| 2067 | 40.836–46.4 | 43.838.9–49.6 | 38.7 |
| 2068 | 4136.2–46.8 | 4439.1–50 | 38.8 |
| 2069 | 41.336.3–47.2 | 44.339.2–50.4 | 38.9 |
| 2070 | 41.536.5–47.6 | 44.539.4–50.7 | 39 |
| 2071 | 41.736.7–47.9 | 44.739.5–51 | 39.1 |
| 2072 | 41.936.9–48.3 | 44.939.7–51.4 | 39.2 |
| 2073 | 42.137–48.7 | 45.139.9–51.8 | 39.3 |
| 2074 | 42.337.2–49 | 45.340–52.1 | 39.4 |
| 2075 | 42.537.4–49.2 | 45.540.2–52.5 | 39.5 |
| 2076 | 42.637.5–49.4 | 45.740.3–52.9 | 39.6 |
| 2077 | 42.837.7–49.6 | 45.940.5–53.3 | 39.7 |
| 2078 | 4337.8–49.8 | 46.140.6–53.7 | 39.8 |
| 2079 | 43.238–50 | 46.340.7–54 | 40 |
| 2080 | 43.338.1–50.1 | 46.440.9–54.3 | 40.1 |
| 2081 | 43.538.3–50.2 | 46.641–54.7 | 40.2 |
| 2082 | 43.738.4–50.3 | 46.841.1–54.9 | 40.3 |
| 2083 | 43.838.6–50.4 | 46.941.2–55.2 | 40.4 |
| 2084 | 4438.7–50.5 | 47.141.3–55.5 | 40.5 |
| 2085 | 44.138.9–50.5 | 47.241.4–55.7 | 40.6 |
| 2086 | 44.339–50.6 | 47.341.5–55.9 | 40.7 |
| 2087 | 44.439.2–50.6 | 47.541.6–56.2 | 40.9 |
| 2088 | 44.639.3–50.7 | 47.641.7–56.5 | 41 |
| 2089 | 44.839.4–50.7 | 47.741.9–56.7 | 41.1 |
| 2090 | 44.939.5–50.8 | 47.842–57 | 41.2 |
| 2091 | 45.139.6–50.9 | 4842.1–57.2 | 41.3 |
| 2092 | 45.239.7–50.9 | 48.142.2–57.4 | 41.4 |
| 2093 | 45.439.8–51 | 48.242.2–57.6 | 41.5 |
| 2094 | 45.539.9–51.1 | 48.342.3–57.9 | 41.6 |
| 2095 | 45.639.9–51.2 | 48.442.4–58.1 | 41.7 |
| 2096 | 45.840–51.3 | 48.542.5–58.2 | 41.8 |
| 2097 | 45.940.1–51.3 | 48.642.5–58.4 | 41.9 |
| 2098 | 46.140.1–51.4 | 48.742.6–58.6 | 42 |
| 2099 | 46.240.2–51.5 | 48.842.6–58.7 | 42 |
| 2100 | 46.340.3–51.7 | 48.942.6–58.9 | 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
Dominican Republic vs Peru
Health
- Life expectancyDominican Republic: 73.7 years in 2023Peru: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Peru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Peru: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterDominican Republic: 44.9% in 2022Peru: 52% in 2022
- DepressionDominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017Peru: 2.28% in 2017
- Suicide rateDominican Republic: 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Peru: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthDominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023Peru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDominican Republic: 72.5% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- People aged 65 and overDominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
- Net migration rateDominican Republic: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Peru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDominican Republic: 0.8% of GDP in 2025Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDominican Republic: $1.04B in 2025Peru: $2.43B in 2025
- Military spending per personDominican Republic: $90 in 2025Peru: $75 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDominican Republic: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Peru: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerDominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020Peru: 0.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsDominican Republic: 0 TIV in 2022Peru: 5 million TIV in 2004