The Dominican Republic has a population density of 614 people per square mile compared to 706 people in the Gambia. The Dominican Republic has 45,844 sq ft of land per person vs 44,070 sq ft in the Gambia. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, the Dominican Republic and the Gambia are ranked 49th and 37th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. The Dominican Republic has 0.14% of the world's population and 0.03% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.03% of the population and 0.007% of the land area for the Gambia, hence the population density in the Dominican Republic is 13.1% lower than in the Gambia.
Population density comparison
Dominican Republic
|
Gambia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 614 ppl/mi² | 706 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 49/197 | 37/197 |
| Population |
11591984
|
2871879
|
| Land area | 18,609 sq mi | 3,907 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 45,399 sq ft | 39,468 sq ft |
| Rural population | 15% | 34.9% |
| Urban population | 85% | 65.1% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 21.6% | 0% |
the Dominican Republic vs the Gambia:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in the Dominican Republic increased by 25.8%, compared to a 70.2% growth in the Gambia.
In 2004, the Dominican Republic ranked 43rd for population density and is in 49th place now. The Gambia was 51st in 2004 and ranks 37th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Dominican Republic
|
Gambia
|
|
| 2024 | 614 | 706 |
| 2023 | 609 | 690 |
| 2022 | 603 | 675 |
| 2021 | 598 | 659 |
| 2020 | 592 | 644 |
| 2019 | 585 | 629 |
| 2018 | 578 | 614 |
| 2017 | 572 | 599 |
| 2016 | 566 | 584 |
| 2015 | 559 | 569 |
| 2014 | 553 | 554 |
| 2013 | 547 | 538 |
| 2012 | 540 | 523 |
| 2011 | 533 | 508 |
| 2010 | 526 | 493 |
| 2009 | 520 | 479 |
| 2008 | 513 | 465 |
| 2007 | 507 | 452 |
| 2006 | 501 | 439 |
| 2005 | 495 | 427 |
| 2004 | 488 | 415 |
| 2003 | 481 | 404 |
| 2002 | 475 | 393 |
| 2001 | 468 | 383 |
| 2000 | 460 | 372 |
| 1999 | 453 | 362 |
| 1998 | 446 | 352 |
| 1997 | 438 | 343 |
| 1996 | 431 | 333 |
| 1995 | 423 | 324 |
| 1994 | 415 | 314 |
| 1993 | 407 | 304 |
| 1992 | 399 | 293.2 |
| 1991 | 391 | 281.5 |
| 1990 | 383 | 269.9 |
| 1989 | 375 | 258.8 |
| 1988 | 368 | 248.3 |
| 1987 | 360 | 238.3 |
| 1986 | 352 | 228.8 |
| 1985 | 345 | 219.8 |
| 1984 | 337 | 211.3 |
| 1983 | 330 | 203.3 |
| 1982 | 322 | 196 |
| 1981 | 315 | 189.2 |
| 1980 | 307 | 182.7 |
| 1979 | 299.7 | 176.5 |
| 1978 | 292.3 | 170.7 |
| 1977 | 285 | 165.3 |
| 1976 | 277.7 | 160.1 |
| 1975 | 270.6 | 155.3 |
| 1974 | 263.5 | 150.8 |
| 1973 | 256.4 | 146.4 |
| 1972 | 249.4 | 142.1 |
| 1971 | 242.6 | 138 |
| 1970 | 235.9 | 134.1 |
| 1969 | 229.3 | 130.4 |
| 1968 | 222.9 | 126.8 |
| 1967 | 216.5 | 123.3 |
| 1966 | 210.3 | 119.9 |
| 1965 | 204.2 | 116.7 |
| 1964 | 198.3 | 113.6 |
| 1963 | 192.4 | 110.5 |
| 1962 | 186.6 | 107.5 |
| 1961 | 180.8 | 104.7 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Dominican Republic
|
Gambia
|
|
| 2024 | 85% | 65.1% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | 64.5% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | 63.9% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | 63.2% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | 62.6% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | 61.9% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | 61.3% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | 60.6% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | 59.9% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | 59.2% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | 57.8% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | 57.1% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | 56.4% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | 55.7% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | 54.9% |
| 2008 | 71.3% | 54.2% |
| 2007 | 70% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | 52.8% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | 52% |
| 2004 | 66% | 51.3% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | 50.6% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | 49.7% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | 48.8% |
| 2000 | 61.8% | 47.9% |
| 1999 | 60.9% | 47% |
| 1998 | 60.1% | 46.1% |
| 1997 | 59.3% | 45.2% |
| 1996 | 58.4% | 44.3% |
| 1995 | 57.6% | 43.4% |
| 1994 | 56.8% | 42.5% |
| 1993 | 56% | 41.6% |
| 1992 | 55.8% | 40.5% |
| 1991 | 55.5% | 39.4% |
| 1990 | 55.2% | 38.3% |
| 1989 | 55% | 37.2% |
| 1988 | 54.7% | 36.2% |
| 1987 | 54.4% | 35.1% |
| 1986 | 54.1% | 34% |
| 1985 | 53.9% | 33% |
| 1984 | 53.6% | 32% |
| 1983 | 53.3% | 31% |
| 1982 | 53.1% | 30.1% |
| 1981 | 52.4% | 29.3% |
| 1980 | 51.3% | 28.4% |
| 1979 | 50.2% | 27.6% |
| 1978 | 49.1% | 26.8% |
| 1977 | 47.9% | 26% |
| 1976 | 46.8% | 25.2% |
| 1975 | 45.7% | 24.4% |
| 1974 | 44.6% | 23.7% |
| 1973 | 43.5% | 22.9% |
| 1972 | 42.4% | 21.8% |
| 1971 | 41.4% | 20.6% |
| 1970 | 40.3% | 19.5% |
| 1969 | 39.2% | 18.4% |
| 1968 | 38.2% | 17.4% |
| 1967 | 37.1% | 16.4% |
| 1966 | 36.1% | 15.4% |
| 1965 | 35.1% | 14.5% |
| 1964 | 34% | 13.7% |
| 1963 | 33.1% | 12.9% |
| 1962 | 32.1% | 12.5% |
| 1961 | 31.1% | 12.3% |
| 1960 | 30.2% | 12.1% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 66% to 85% in the Dominican Republic and from 51.3% to 65.1% in the Gambia.
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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