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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

2021 · 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
1 Italy 46.8
2 Hong Kong SAR China 45.0
3 Germany 44.9
4 Greece 44.9
5 Bulgaria 44.0
6 Spain 43.9
7 South Korea 43.4
8 Lithuania 43.1
9 Czechia 42.6
10 Finland 42.3
11 Taiwan 42.3
12 Romania 42.2
13 Netherlands 41.6
14 France 41.4
15 Poland 40.5
16 Canada 40.1
17 United Kingdom 39.3
18 Norway 39.3
19 Russia 38.9
20 China 38.0
21 United States 37.5
22 Chile 35.1
23 Brazil 33.1
24 Türkiye 31.7
25 Argentina 31.4
26 Colombia 30.8
27 Indonesia 29.3
28 Saudi Arabia 28.5
29 Mexico 28.2
30 Lebanon 28.0
31 Algeria 27.8
32 Ecuador 27.6
33 India 27.3
34 Bangladesh 24.7
35 Philippines 24.5
36 Egypt 23.6
37 Honduras 22.9
38 Gabon 21.5
39 Sierra Leone 18.8
40 Congo - Brazzaville 18.1
41 Yemen 18.1
42 Liberia 18.0
43 Congo - Kinshasa 15.8

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2021

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.