Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Median age

Median age in 2023: 18.4 years in Liberia and 19.3 years in Sierra Leone, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sierra Leone, by 0.9 years, or 1.05 times that in Liberia.

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What the numbers say

Sierra Leone has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Liberia.
In 2023, Liberia ranked 201 and Sierra Leone ranked 194 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Liberia at 35.2 years and Sierra Leone at 37.4 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Liberia	Sierra Leone	World
2023	18.4	19.3	30.4
2022	18.2	19	30.1
2021	18	18.8	29.8
2020	17.9	18.6	29.6
2019	17.8	18.4	29.3
2018	17.7	18.2	29
2017	17.6	18	28.8
2016	17.6	17.8	28.5
2015	17.6	17.7	28.3
2014	17.6	17.5	28.1
2013	17.6	17.4	27.8
2012	17.7	17.3	27.6
2011	17.6	17.2	27.4
2010	17.4	17.1	27.2
2009	17.3	17.1	27
2008	17.3	17	26.7
2007	17.3	17	26.5
2006	17.3	16.9	26.3
2005	17.3	16.9	26.1
2004	17.3	16.8	25.9
2003	17.3	16.8	25.7
2002	17.3	16.8	25.5
2001	17.2	16.9	25.3
2000	17.2	16.9	25.1
1999	17.1	16.9	24.9
1998	17.1	17	24.7
1997	17	17.1	24.4
1996	17	17.1	24.2
1995	16.9	17.2	24
1994	16.8	17.2	23.8
1993	16.8	17.3	23.5
1992	16.8	17.3	23.3
1991	16.7	17.4	23.1
1990	16.8	17.4	22.9
1989	16.9	17.5	22.8
1988	16.8	17.5	22.6
1987	16.8	17.6	22.4
1986	16.8	17.7	22.2
1985	16.8	17.7	22
1984	16.8	17.8	21.9
1983	16.8	17.9	21.8
1982	16.8	17.9	21.7
1981	16.8	18	21.6
1980	16.9	18.1	21.5
1979	16.9	18.2	21.3
1978	17	18.3	21.1
1977	17.1	18.4	21
1976	17.1	18.5	20.8
1975	17.2	18.6	20.7
1974	17.3	18.7	20.5
1973	17.4	18.9	20.4
1972	17.5	19.1	20.4
1971	17.6	19.2	20.3
1970	17.7	19.4	20.3
1969	17.8	19.6	20.3
1968	17.9	19.7	20.4
1967	18	19.8	20.5
1966	18.1	19.9	20.6
1965	18.2	19.9	20.8
1964	18.2	19.9	21
1963	18.3	20	21.2
1962	18.3	20	21.4
1961	18.3	20	21.4
1960	18.2	20.1	21.5
1959	18.2	20.1	21.5
1958	18.2	20	21.5
1957	18.2	20	21.6
1956	18.1	20	21.7
1955	18.1	19.9	21.8
1954	18.1	19.8	21.9
1953	18	19.8	22
1952	18	19.6	22.1
1951	17.9	19.5	22.1
1950	17.9	19.4	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Liberia	Sierra Leone	World
2024	18.618.2–18.9	19.519.5–19.5	30.6
2025	18.817.8–19.4	19.719.7–19.8	30.9
2026	1917.8–19.8	19.919.9–20	31.1
2027	19.218–20.2	20.220.1–20.3	31.3
2028	19.518.2–20.4	20.420.3–20.7	31.6
2029	19.718.4–20.6	20.720.5–21	31.8
2030	2018.6–20.9	20.920.6–21.4	32
2031	20.218.8–21.1	21.220.8–21.8	32.2
2032	20.419.1–21.3	21.420.9–22.2	32.4
2033	20.719.5–21.5	21.721–22.6	32.6
2034	20.919.8–21.6	2221.2–23	32.8
2035	21.220.2–21.7	22.321.3–23.4	33
2036	21.520.5–21.9	22.521.4–23.8	33.2
2037	21.720.8–22.1	22.821.6–24.2	33.4
2038	21.921–22.2	23.121.7–24.6	33.6
2039	22.221.4–22.3	23.321.8–25.1	33.8
2040	22.421.8–22.5	23.621.9–25.6	34
2041	22.722.1–22.6	23.821.9–26.1	34.2
2042	22.922.5–22.7	24.122–26.5	34.4
2043	23.122.7–22.8	24.422.1–26.9	34.6
2044	23.322.8–23.1	24.722.2–27.4	34.8
2045	23.523–23.5	24.922.3–27.8	35
2046	23.823.1–23.9	25.222.5–28.2	35.2
2047	2423.2–24.2	25.522.6–28.6	35.4
2048	24.223.3–24.6	25.822.8–29	35.6
2049	24.523.4–24.9	26.123–29.4	35.9
2050	24.723.5–25.2	26.323.2–29.9	36.1
2051	24.923.6–25.5	26.623.3–30.3	36.3
2052	25.223.7–25.7	26.923.5–30.7	36.5
2053	25.423.8–25.9	27.223.7–31.1	36.7
2054	25.724–26.1	27.523.9–31.5	36.9
2055	25.924.1–26.5	27.724.1–31.9	37.1
2056	26.124.3–26.8	2824.3–32.4	37.3
2057	26.424.5–26.9	28.324.4–32.8	37.5
2058	26.624.6–27.2	28.624.6–33.2	37.6
2059	26.924.8–27.6	28.824.7–33.5	37.8
2060	27.124.9–28	29.124.9–33.8	37.9
2061	27.425.1–28.4	29.425.1–34.2	38
2062	27.625.3–28.6	29.625.2–34.5	38.1
2063	27.925.4–28.6	29.925.4–34.8	38.3
2064	28.125.5–28.6	30.125.5–35.1	38.4
2065	28.425.5–28.8	30.425.6–35.4	38.5
2066	28.625.6–29.3	30.625.7–35.7	38.6
2067	28.825.7–29.6	30.925.9–36	38.7
2068	29.125.7–29.6	31.126–36.2	38.8
2069	29.325.9–29.5	31.426.2–36.5	38.9
2070	29.526.1–29.5	31.626.4–36.7	39
2071	29.826.2–29.9	31.926.5–36.9	39.1
2072	3026.5–30.1	32.126.7–37.1	39.2
2073	30.226.6–30.4	32.326.9–37.3	39.3
2074	30.426.8–30.6	32.627–37.6	39.4
2075	30.626.9–30.8	32.827.1–37.9	39.5
2076	30.927–31	3327.3–38.1	39.6
2077	31.127.1–31.3	33.227.4–38.4	39.7
2078	31.327.2–31.9	33.427.5–38.6	39.8
2079	31.527.3–32.4	33.727.7–38.9	40
2080	31.727.4–32.4	33.927.8–39.1	40.1
2081	31.927.4–32.1	34.127.8–39.2	40.2
2082	32.127.5–32.2	34.327.9–39.5	40.3
2083	32.327.6–32.4	34.528.1–39.7	40.4
2084	32.527.7–32.5	34.728.3–39.9	40.5
2085	32.727.7–32.4	34.928.4–40.1	40.6
2086	32.927.8–32.1	3528.7–40.2	40.7
2087	3327.9–32.2	35.228.9–40.4	40.9
2088	33.227.9–32.6	35.429.1–40.6	41
2089	33.428.1–32.8	35.629.3–40.7	41.1
2090	33.628.2–32.5	35.829.4–40.8	41.2
2091	33.728.2–32.4	35.929.6–40.8	41.3
2092	33.928.3–32.7	36.129.7–41	41.4
2093	34.128.3–33	36.329.8–41.2	41.5
2094	34.328.3–33	36.429.9–41.5	41.6
2095	34.428.4–33.1	36.630–41.6	41.7
2096	34.628.5–32.9	36.830.1–41.7	41.8
2097	34.728.6–32.9	36.930.3–41.8	41.9
2098	34.928.7–33.1	37.130.4–41.9	42
2099	3528.8–33	37.230.5–42	42
2100	35.228.9–32.9	37.430.7–42.1	42.1

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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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