Dominican Republic vs El Salvador: Median age vs. births per woman

Dominican Republic
27.65 years
in 2023
El Salvador
26.96 years
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
149th
El Salvador rank
151st

Median age vs. births per woman over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 27.65 years against 26.96 years in El Salvador, a difference of 0.69 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 149th and El Salvador ranks 151st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic El Salvador Difference Ahead
1950s 15.48 years 16.66 years 1.18 years El Salvador
1960s 14.41 years 15.78 years 1.37 years El Salvador
1970s 15.58 years 15.76 years 0.1821 years El Salvador
1980s 17.73 years 17.03 years 0.6913 years Dominican Republic
1990s 19.8 years 18.56 years 1.24 years Dominican Republic
2000s 22.24 years 21.44 years 0.7963 years Dominican Republic
2010s 25.02 years 23.78 years 1.23 years Dominican Republic
2020s 27.17 years 26.31 years 0.855 years Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Dominican Republic or El Salvador?
Dominican Republic, at 27.65 years against 26.96 years in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
0.69 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and El Salvador rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?
Dominican Republic ranks 149th and El Salvador ranks 151st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age vs. births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Median age vs. births per woman
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size β€” half are younger and half are older.