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People Statistics · Country

Median age in Liberia

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

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

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Latest value · 2023 18.4years +0.2 since 2022
Countries · 2023 40 of 43 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2013 +0.7
vs World −12.0 World: 30.4 · 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

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryMedian age
43 Congo - Kinshasa 15.8
42 Sierra Leone 17.5
41 Yemen 17.5
40 Liberia 17.6
39 Congo - Brazzaville 18.3
38 Honduras 20.6
37 Gabon 21.0
36 Philippines 21.9
35 Egypt 22.8
34 Bangladesh 23.1
33 India 24.9
32 Ecuador 25.0
31 Mexico 26.0
30 Saudi Arabia 26.2
29 Algeria 26.3
28 Indonesia 27.6
27 Colombia 28.1
26 Lebanon 28.2
25 Türkiye 29.4
24 Argentina 29.7
23 Brazil 30.0
22 Chile 33.0
21 China 35.4
20 United States 36.3
19 Russia 37.5
18 Poland 38.0
17 Norway 38.1
16 Taiwan 38.5
15 United Kingdom 38.7
14 South Korea 39.2
13 Canada 39.5
12 Romania 39.9
11 Czechia 40.0
10 France 40.0
9 Netherlands 41.0
8 Spain 41.1
7 Hong Kong SAR China 41.3
6 Finland 41.4
5 Lithuania 41.6
4 Greece 42.2
3 Bulgaria 42.3
2 Italy 44.0
1 Germany 44.7

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2014

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.