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People Statistics · Country

Median age in Liberia

1950 – 2023 · 74 data points 40 of 43 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Median age, 1950 – 2023 years · Liberia · World
+0.7 since 2013
Liberia World

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Compared with Median age · years
Liberia
18.4
World
30.4

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects

The series at a glance Liberia · 1950 – 2023
Latest value 18.4 · 2023
First value 17.9 · 1950
Highest 18.4 · 2023
Lowest 16.7 · 1991
Data points 74

By year

All years · 1950 – 2023

YearLiberiaChange World
2023 18.4 +0.2 30.4
2022 18.2 +0.2 30.1
2021 18.0 +0.1 29.8
2020 17.9 +0.1 29.6
2019 17.8 +0.1 29.3
2018 17.7 +0.1 29.0
2017 17.6 +0.0 28.8
2016 17.6 +0.0 28.5
2015 17.6 +0.0 28.3
2014 17.6 −0.0 28.1
2013 17.6 −0.1 27.8
2012 17.7 +0.1 27.6
2011 17.5 +0.2 27.4
2010 17.4 +0.0 27.2
2009 17.3 +0.0 27.0
2008 17.3 +0.0 26.7
2007 17.3 −0.0 26.5
2006 17.3 −0.0 26.3
2005 17.3 +0.0 26.1
2004 17.3 +0.0 25.9
2003 17.3 +0.0 25.7
2002 17.3 +0.0 25.5
2001 17.2 +0.0 25.3
2000 17.2 +0.0 25.1
1999 17.1 +0.1 24.9
1998 17.1 +0.1 24.7
1997 17.0 +0.1 24.4
1996 16.9 +0.1 24.2
1995 16.9 +0.1 24.0
1994 16.8 +0.0 23.7
1993 16.8 +0.0 23.5
1992 16.8 +0.0 23.3
1991 16.7 −0.1 23.1
1990 16.8 −0.0 22.9
1989 16.9 +0.0 22.8
1988 16.8 +0.0 22.6
1987 16.8 +0.0 22.4
1986 16.8 +0.0 22.2
1985 16.8 +0.0 22.0
1984 16.8 +0.0 21.9
1983 16.8 −0.0 21.8
1982 16.8 −0.0 21.7
1981 16.8 −0.1 21.6
1980 16.9 −0.1 21.5
1979 16.9 −0.1 21.3
1978 17.0 −0.1 21.1
1977 17.1 −0.1 21.0
1976 17.1 −0.1 20.8
1975 17.2 −0.1 20.7
1974 17.3 −0.1 20.5
1973 17.4 −0.1 20.4
1972 17.5 −0.1 20.4
1971 17.6 −0.1 20.3
1970 17.6 −0.1 20.3
1969 17.8 −0.1 20.3
1968 17.9 −0.1 20.4
1967 18.0 −0.1 20.5
1966 18.1 −0.1 20.6
1965 18.2 −0.0 20.8
1964 18.2 −0.0 21.0
1963 18.3 −0.0 21.2
1962 18.3 +0.0 21.4
1961 18.3 +0.0 21.4
1960 18.2 +0.0 21.5
1959 18.2 +0.0 21.5
1958 18.2 +0.0 21.5
1957 18.2 +0.0 21.6
1956 18.1 +0.0 21.7
1955 18.1 +0.0 21.8
1954 18.1 +0.0 21.9
1953 18.0 +0.0 22.0
1952 18.0 +0.1 22.1
1951 17.9 +0.1 22.1
1950 17.9 22.2

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Ranking · Countries

2012 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryMedian age
29 Algeria 25.8
23 Argentina 29.3
35 Bangladesh 22.5
24 Brazil 29.1
3 Bulgaria 41.8
13 Canada 39.1
22 Chile 32.4
21 China 34.9
27 Colombia 27.3
39 Congo - Brazzaville 18.6
43 Congo - Kinshasa 15.8
11 Czechia 39.2
32 Ecuador 24.4
34 Egypt 22.5
4 Finland 41.3
10 France 39.5
37 Gabon 20.6
1 Germany 44.1
5 Greece 41.2
38 Honduras 19.9
7 Hong Kong SAR China 40.7
33 India 24.3
28 Indonesia 27.1
2 Italy 43.2
26 Lebanon 27.5
40 Liberia 17.7
6 Lithuania 40.9
30 Mexico 25.4
8 Netherlands 40.4
15 Norway 37.9
36 Philippines 21.4
18 Poland 37.3
12 Romania 39.2
19 Russia 37.2
31 Saudi Arabia 24.9
41 Sierra Leone 17.3
16 South Korea 37.9
9 Spain 40.1
17 Taiwan 37.5
25 Türkiye 28.8
14 United Kingdom 38.5
20 United States 36.1
42 Yemen 17.1

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2012

What it means

The age that splits residents into two equal halves — a quick read on whether a place is young or ageing.

How it is calculated

Half the residents are younger and half are older than this age, from census or population estimates by age.