Curacao has a population density of 909 people per square mile compared to 614 people in the Dominican Republic. Curacao has 30,655 sq ft of land per person vs 45,844 sq ft in the Dominican Republic. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Curacao and the Dominican Republic are ranked 26th and 49th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Curacao has 0.002% of the world's population and 0.0003% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.14% of the population and 0.03% of the land area for the Dominican Republic, hence the population density in Curacao is 48.1% higher than in the Dominican Republic.
Population density comparison
Curacao
|
Dominican Republic
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 909 ppl/mi² | 614 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 26/197 | 49/197 |
| Population |
155910
|
11591984
|
| Land area | 171.4 sq mi | 18,609 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 30,655 sq ft | 45,399 sq ft |
| Rural population | 11% | 15% |
| Urban population | 89% | 85% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 21.6% |
Curacao vs the Dominican Republic:
Population density chart by year
From 2011 to 2024, population density in Curacao increased by 3.36%, compared to a 15.2% growth in the Dominican Republic.
In 2011, Curacao ranked 26th for population density and is in 26th place still. The Dominican Republic was 43rd in 2011 and ranks 49th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Dominican Republic
|
|
| 2024 | 909 | 614 |
| 2023 | 909 | 609 |
| 2022 | 875 | 603 |
| 2021 | 889 | 598 |
| 2020 | 904 | 592 |
| 2019 | 918 | 585 |
| 2018 | 929 | 578 |
| 2017 | 934 | 572 |
| 2016 | 931 | 566 |
| 2015 | 922 | 559 |
| 2014 | 909 | 553 |
| 2013 | 897 | 547 |
| 2012 | 887 | 540 |
| 2011 | 880 | 533 |
| 2010 | - | 526 |
| 2009 | - | 520 |
| 2008 | - | 513 |
| 2007 | - | 507 |
| 2006 | - | 501 |
| 2005 | - | 495 |
| 2004 | - | 488 |
| 2003 | - | 481 |
| 2002 | - | 475 |
| 2001 | - | 468 |
| 2000 | - | 460 |
| 1999 | - | 453 |
| 1998 | - | 446 |
| 1997 | - | 438 |
| 1996 | - | 431 |
| 1995 | - | 423 |
| 1994 | - | 415 |
| 1993 | - | 407 |
| 1992 | - | 399 |
| 1991 | - | 391 |
| 1990 | - | 383 |
| 1989 | - | 375 |
| 1988 | - | 368 |
| 1987 | - | 360 |
| 1986 | - | 352 |
| 1985 | - | 345 |
| 1984 | - | 337 |
| 1983 | - | 330 |
| 1982 | - | 322 |
| 1981 | - | 315 |
| 1980 | - | 307 |
| 1979 | - | 299.7 |
| 1978 | - | 292.3 |
| 1977 | - | 285 |
| 1976 | - | 277.7 |
| 1975 | - | 270.6 |
| 1974 | - | 263.5 |
| 1973 | - | 256.4 |
| 1972 | - | 249.4 |
| 1971 | - | 242.6 |
| 1970 | - | 235.9 |
| 1969 | - | 229.3 |
| 1968 | - | 222.9 |
| 1967 | - | 216.5 |
| 1966 | - | 210.3 |
| 1965 | - | 204.2 |
| 1964 | - | 198.3 |
| 1963 | - | 192.4 |
| 1962 | - | 186.6 |
| 1961 | - | 180.8 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Dominican Republic
|
|
| 2024 | 89% | 85% |
| 2023 | 89% | 84.4% |
| 2022 | 89% | 83.8% |
| 2021 | 89% | 83.2% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | 82.5% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | 81.8% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | 81.1% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | 80.3% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | 79.4% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | 78.6% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | 77.7% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | 75.8% |
| 2011 | 89.8% | 74.8% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | 73.8% |
| 2009 | 90% | 72.5% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | 71.3% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | 70% |
| 2006 | 90.4% | 68.7% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | 67.4% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | 66% |
| 2003 | 90.8% | 64.6% |
| 2002 | 90.9% | 63.4% |
| 2001 | 91% | 62.6% |
| 2000 | 90.8% | 61.8% |
| 1999 | 90.2% | 60.9% |
| 1998 | 89.6% | 60.1% |
| 1997 | 89% | 59.3% |
| 1996 | 88.4% | 58.4% |
| 1995 | 87.7% | 57.6% |
| 1994 | 87% | 56.8% |
| 1993 | 86.2% | 56% |
| 1992 | 85.4% | 55.8% |
| 1991 | 84.9% | 55.5% |
| 1990 | 84.7% | 55.2% |
| 1989 | 84.4% | 55% |
| 1988 | 84.1% | 54.7% |
| 1987 | 83.8% | 54.4% |
| 1986 | 83.6% | 54.1% |
| 1985 | 83.3% | 53.9% |
| 1984 | 83% | 53.6% |
| 1983 | 82.7% | 53.3% |
| 1982 | 82.4% | 53.1% |
| 1981 | 82.1% | 52.4% |
| 1980 | 81.8% | 51.3% |
| 1979 | 81.5% | 50.2% |
| 1978 | 81.1% | 49.1% |
| 1977 | 80.8% | 47.9% |
| 1976 | 80.5% | 46.8% |
| 1975 | 80.2% | 45.7% |
| 1974 | 79.8% | 44.6% |
| 1973 | 79.5% | 43.5% |
| 1972 | 79.1% | 42.4% |
| 1971 | 78.8% | 41.4% |
| 1970 | 78.4% | 40.3% |
| 1969 | 78.1% | 39.2% |
| 1968 | 77.7% | 38.2% |
| 1967 | 77.4% | 37.1% |
| 1966 | 77% | 36.1% |
| 1965 | 76.6% | 35.1% |
| 1964 | 76.3% | 34% |
| 1963 | 75.9% | 33.1% |
| 1962 | 75.5% | 32.1% |
| 1961 | 75.1% | 31.1% |
| 1960 | 74.7% | 30.2% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 90.7% to 89% in Curacao and from 66% to 85% in the Dominican Republic.
Densely populated cities
|
Dominican Republic
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Santiago de los Caballeros | 1.34M |
| Santo Domingo | 1.13M |
| Puerto Plata | 338K |
| La Vega | 282K |
| Higuey | 251K |
| San Cristobal | 233K |
| San Pedro de Macoris | 217K |
| San Francisco de Macoris | 188K |
| San Juan de la Maguana | 169K |
| Bonao | 158K |
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