Dominica Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race

Median age in Dominica, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Dominica was 18 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 37 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 148th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Dominica ranks 66th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Dominica is expected to increase to 48.9 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Dominica

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Dominica
	Male	Female
80+	1%	1.58%
75-79	1.08%	1.21%
70-74	1.66%	1.68%
65-69	2.42%	2.32%
60-64	3.03%	2.88%
55-59	3.5%	3.44%
50-54	3.5%	3.41%
45-49	2.97%	2.78%
40-44	3.53%	3.37%
35-39	3.85%	3.82%
30-34	4.28%	4.21%
25-29	3.69%	3.65%
20-24	3.34%	3.38%
15-19	3.19%	3.37%
10-14	3.24%	3.27%
5-9	2.97%	2.96%
0-4	2.76%	2.68%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Dominica has low demographic potential with 47% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 131/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Dominica

Factual

UN forecast

World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Working age share
	Dominica	World
2100	57.9%	59.6%
2099	58%	59.6%
2098	58.1%	59.7%
2097	58.2%	59.7%
2096	58.3%	59.7%
2095	58.3%	59.7%
2094	58.4%	59.7%
2093	58.5%	59.8%
2092	58.5%	59.8%
2091	58.6%	59.8%
2090	58.7%	59.8%
2089	58.7%	59.8%
2088	58.8%	59.8%
2087	58.9%	59.8%
2086	59%	59.8%
2085	59.1%	59.9%
2084	59.2%	59.9%
2083	59.4%	60%
2082	59.5%	60.1%
2081	59.7%	60.3%
2080	59.9%	60.4%
2079	60.2%	60.6%
2078	60.5%	60.7%
2077	60.8%	60.9%
2076	61%	61%
2075	61.3%	61.1%
2074	61.5%	61.3%
2073	61.8%	61.4%
2072	62%	61.5%
2071	62.1%	61.6%
2070	62.3%	61.7%
2069	62.4%	61.8%
2068	62.5%	61.9%
2067	62.5%	62%
2066	62.7%	62%
2065	62.8%	62.1%
2064	62.9%	62.1%
2063	63%	62.1%
2062	63.1%	62.2%
2061	63.3%	62.2%
2060	63.5%	62.3%
2059	63.9%	62.3%
2058	64.3%	62.4%
2057	64.7%	62.4%
2056	65.1%	62.5%
2055	65.4%	62.7%
2054	65.7%	62.8%
2053	65.9%	62.9%
2052	66.2%	63.1%
2051	66.4%	63.2%
2050	66.6%	63.4%
2049	66.9%	63.5%
2048	67.1%	63.6%
2047	67.2%	63.8%
2046	67.4%	63.9%
2045	67.4%	64%
2044	67.4%	64.1%
2043	67.4%	64.2%
2042	67.3%	64.3%
2041	67.2%	64.4%
2040	67.2%	64.5%
2039	67.2%	64.7%
2038	67.3%	64.8%
2037	67.5%	64.9%
2036	67.7%	65.1%
2035	68%	65.2%
2034	68.2%	65.3%
2033	68.5%	65.4%
2032	68.7%	65.4%
2031	68.9%	65.4%
2030	69.1%	65.4%
2029	69.1%	65.4%
2028	69.2%	65.4%
2027	69.1%	65.4%
2026	69.2%	65.2%
2025	69.2%	65.1%
2024	69.2%	65.1%
2023	69.1%	65%
2022	69.1%	64.9%
2021	69.1%	64.9%
2020	69%	64.8%
2019	68.8%	64.9%
2018	68.7%	64.9%
2017	68.5%	65%
2016	68.7%	65.1%
2015	68.7%	65.1%
2014	68.2%	65.2%
2013	67.4%	65.2%
2012	66.6%	65.2%
2011	66%	65.2%
2010	65.4%	65.1%
2009	65%	65%
2008	64.5%	64.9%
2007	64%	64.7%
2006	63.4%	64.5%
2005	62.9%	64.3%
2004	62.3%	64%
2003	61.8%	63.7%
2002	61.2%	63.4%
2001	60.6%	63.1%
2000	60.2%	62.8%
1999	59.8%	62.5%
1998	59.5%	62.2%
1997	59.2%	61.9%
1996	59%	61.7%
1995	58.7%	61.5%
1994	58.4%	61.3%
1993	58.2%	61.2%
1992	57.9%	61.1%
1991	57.7%	61%
1990	57.9%	60.9%
1989	58.2%	60.8%
1988	58.2%	60.7%
1987	58%	60.5%
1986	57.6%	60.4%
1985	57.1%	60.1%
1984	56.4%	59.9%
1983	55.5%	59.6%
1982	54.4%	59.3%
1981	53.2%	59%
1980	52.2%	58.7%
1979	51.5%	58.4%
1978	50.9%	58%
1977	50.2%	57.7%
1976	49.6%	57.5%
1975	48.9%	57.4%
1974	48.2%	57.3%
1973	47.5%	57.3%
1972	46.8%	57.2%
1971	46%	57.1%
1970	45.4%	57%
1969	45.6%	56.9%
1968	46.2%	56.9%
1967	46.8%	56.9%
1966	47.5%	56.8%
1965	48%	56.9%
1964	48.5%	57%
1963	48.9%	57.2%
1962	49.2%	57.4%
1961	49.5%	57.5%
1960	49.8%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Dominica changed from 62.3% to 69.2% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Dominica decreased from 60.5% to 44.6% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Dominica

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UN forecast

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Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Dominica	World
2100	13.1%	16.5%
2099	13.1%	16.6%
2098	13.2%	16.6%
2097	13.2%	16.7%
2096	13.2%	16.8%
2095	13.2%	16.8%
2094	13.3%	16.9%
2093	13.3%	17%
2092	13.3%	17%
2091	13.4%	17.1%
2090	13.4%	17.2%
2089	13.4%	17.2%
2088	13.5%	17.3%
2087	13.5%	17.4%
2086	13.5%	17.4%
2085	13.6%	17.5%
2084	13.6%	17.5%
2083	13.6%	17.6%
2082	13.6%	17.7%
2081	13.6%	17.7%
2080	13.6%	17.8%
2079	13.7%	17.8%
2078	13.7%	17.9%
2077	13.7%	17.9%
2076	13.7%	18%
2075	13.7%	18%
2074	13.7%	18.1%
2073	13.7%	18.2%
2072	13.7%	18.2%
2071	13.7%	18.3%
2070	13.7%	18.3%
2069	13.7%	18.4%
2068	13.8%	18.5%
2067	13.8%	18.6%
2066	13.8%	18.6%
2065	13.9%	18.7%
2064	14%	18.8%
2063	14%	18.9%
2062	14.1%	19.1%
2061	14.2%	19.2%
2060	14.3%	19.3%
2059	14.3%	19.4%
2058	14.4%	19.5%
2057	14.5%	19.6%
2056	14.6%	19.8%
2055	14.7%	19.9%
2054	14.7%	20%
2053	14.8%	20.1%
2052	14.9%	20.2%
2051	14.9%	20.3%
2050	14.9%	20.4%
2049	15%	20.5%
2048	15%	20.6%
2047	15.1%	20.7%
2046	15.1%	20.8%
2045	15.1%	20.9%
2044	15.1%	20.9%
2043	15.1%	21%
2042	15.2%	21.1%
2041	15.2%	21.2%
2040	15.2%	21.2%
2039	15.3%	21.3%
2038	15.3%	21.4%
2037	15.4%	21.5%
2036	15.5%	21.6%
2035	15.6%	21.8%
2034	15.7%	22%
2033	15.8%	22.2%
2032	15.9%	22.4%
2031	16.2%	22.7%
2030	16.4%	23%
2029	16.7%	23.3%
2028	16.9%	23.6%
2027	17.3%	23.9%
2026	17.5%	24.2%
2025	17.7%	24.6%
2024	17.9%	24.7%
2023	18.1%	25%
2022	18.3%	25.3%
2021	18.5%	25.6%
2020	18.8%	25.8%
2019	19.2%	26%
2018	19.5%	26.2%
2017	19.9%	26.4%
2016	20.8%	26.5%
2015	21.7%	26.6%
2014	22.3%	26.8%
2013	22.5%	26.9%
2012	22.6%	27%
2011	23.1%	27.1%
2010	23.5%	27.3%
2009	24.1%	27.5%
2008	24.7%	27.6%
2007	25.5%	27.9%
2006	26.2%	28.1%
2005	26.8%	28.5%
2004	27.4%	28.8%
2003	28%	29.2%
2002	28.7%	29.6%
2001	29.3%	30%
2000	30%	30.4%
1999	30.6%	30.8%
1998	31.1%	31.1%
1997	31.5%	31.5%
1996	31.9%	31.8%
1995	32.3%	32.1%
1994	32.6%	32.3%
1993	32.8%	32.5%
1992	33%	32.7%
1991	33.2%	32.9%
1990	33.1%	33%
1989	33.1%	33.2%
1988	33.2%	33.4%
1987	33.6%	33.6%
1986	34.2%	33.8%
1985	34.9%	34%
1984	35.8%	34.3%
1983	36.9%	34.6%
1982	38.2%	34.9%
1981	39.6%	35.2%
1980	40.7%	35.5%
1979	41.7%	35.9%
1978	42.5%	36.3%
1977	43.3%	36.7%
1976	44.1%	36.9%
1975	44.9%	37.1%
1974	45.7%	37.2%
1973	46.5%	37.3%
1972	47.3%	37.5%
1971	48.1%	37.6%
1970	48.7%	37.7%
1969	48.7%	37.8%
1968	48.1%	37.9%
1967	47.5%	38%
1966	46.9%	38%
1965	46.4%	38%
1964	46%	38%
1963	45.6%	37.8%
1962	45.3%	37.6%
1961	45%	37.5%
1960	44.7%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Dominica decreased from 27.4% to 17.9% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Dominica

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UN forecast

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Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Dominica	World
2100	29%	23.9%
2099	28.8%	23.8%
2098	28.7%	23.7%
2097	28.6%	23.6%
2096	28.5%	23.5%
2095	28.4%	23.4%
2094	28.3%	23.4%
2093	28.2%	23.3%
2092	28.1%	23.2%
2091	28%	23.1%
2090	27.9%	23.1%
2089	27.8%	23%
2088	27.7%	22.9%
2087	27.6%	22.8%
2086	27.4%	22.7%
2085	27.3%	22.6%
2084	27.2%	22.5%
2083	27%	22.4%
2082	26.9%	22.2%
2081	26.6%	22%
2080	26.4%	21.8%
2079	26.1%	21.6%
2078	25.9%	21.4%
2077	25.5%	21.2%
2076	25.3%	21%
2075	25.1%	20.8%
2074	24.8%	20.6%
2073	24.5%	20.4%
2072	24.3%	20.3%
2071	24.2%	20.1%
2070	24%	19.9%
2069	23.9%	19.8%
2068	23.8%	19.6%
2067	23.7%	19.5%
2066	23.5%	19.3%
2065	23.3%	19.2%
2064	23.1%	19.1%
2063	23%	18.9%
2062	22.8%	18.8%
2061	22.5%	18.6%
2060	22.2%	18.5%
2059	21.8%	18.3%
2058	21.3%	18.1%
2057	20.8%	17.9%
2056	20.4%	17.7%
2055	19.9%	17.5%
2054	19.6%	17.2%
2053	19.3%	17%
2052	19%	16.7%
2051	18.7%	16.4%
2050	18.4%	16.2%
2049	18.2%	16%
2048	17.9%	15.8%
2047	17.7%	15.5%
2046	17.6%	15.3%
2045	17.5%	15.1%
2044	17.5%	14.9%
2043	17.5%	14.8%
2042	17.5%	14.6%
2041	17.6%	14.4%
2040	17.6%	14.2%
2039	17.5%	14%
2038	17.3%	13.8%
2037	17.1%	13.5%
2036	16.8%	13.3%
2035	16.5%	13%
2034	16.1%	12.7%
2033	15.7%	12.4%
2032	15.4%	12.2%
2031	15%	11.9%
2030	14.6%	11.6%
2029	14.2%	11.3%
2028	13.9%	11%
2027	13.6%	10.7%
2026	13.3%	10.5%
2025	13.1%	10.3%
2024	13%	10.2%
2023	12.7%	9.98%
2022	12.6%	9.74%
2021	12.4%	9.53%
2020	12.2%	9.33%
2019	12%	9.1%
2018	11.8%	8.88%
2017	11.7%	8.65%
2016	10.6%	8.45%
2015	9.64%	8.26%
2014	9.55%	8.08%
2013	10.2%	7.92%
2012	10.8%	7.78%
2011	10.9%	7.66%
2010	11.1%	7.58%
2009	10.9%	7.52%
2008	10.7%	7.47%
2007	10.6%	7.41%
2006	10.4%	7.34%
2005	10.3%	7.26%
2004	10.3%	7.18%
2003	10.2%	7.1%
2002	10.2%	7.01%
2001	10.1%	6.92%
2000	9.87%	6.84%
1999	9.6%	6.76%
1998	9.38%	6.68%
1997	9.23%	6.61%
1996	9.12%	6.53%
1995	9.05%	6.45%
1994	9.01%	6.37%
1993	9.03%	6.29%
1992	9.08%	6.21%
1991	9.12%	6.14%
1990	8.97%	6.07%
1989	8.74%	6.01%
1988	8.56%	5.95%
1987	8.39%	5.91%
1986	8.22%	5.86%
1985	8.02%	5.82%
1984	7.82%	5.8%
1983	7.64%	5.79%
1982	7.45%	5.8%
1981	7.25%	5.81%
1980	7.03%	5.81%
1979	6.81%	5.77%
1978	6.63%	5.71%
1977	6.47%	5.65%
1976	6.33%	5.59%
1975	6.19%	5.53%
1974	6.09%	5.47%
1973	6%	5.42%
1972	5.93%	5.37%
1971	5.88%	5.32%
1970	5.85%	5.28%
1969	5.8%	5.24%
1968	5.73%	5.2%
1967	5.67%	5.16%
1966	5.61%	5.12%
1965	5.57%	5.08%
1964	5.53%	5.04%
1963	5.49%	5.02%
1962	5.46%	5.01%
1961	5.44%	4.99%
1960	5.45%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Dominica increased from 10.3% to 13% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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