The Dominican Republic has a population density of 614 people per square mile compared to 174.4 people in Mexico. The Dominican Republic has 45,844 sq ft of land per person vs 162,251 sq ft in Mexico. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, the Dominican Republic and Mexico are ranked 49th and 123rd, 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 1.61% of the population and 1.31% of the land area for Mexico, hence the population density in the Dominican Republic is 252.2% higher than in Mexico.
Population density comparison
Dominican Republic
|
Mexico
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 614 ppl/mi² | 174.4 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 49/197 | 123/197 |
| Population |
11591984
|
132790957
|
| Land area | 18,609 sq mi | 750,563 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 45,399 sq ft | 159,899 sq ft |
| Rural population | 15% | 18.1% |
| Urban population | 85% | 81.9% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 21.6% | 17.3% |
the Dominican Republic vs Mexico:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in the Dominican Republic increased by 25.8%, compared to a 25.4% growth in Mexico.
In 2004, the Dominican Republic ranked 43rd for population density and is in 49th place now. Mexico was 120th in 2004 and ranks 123rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Dominican Republic
|
Mexico
|
|
| 2024 | 614 | 174.4 |
| 2023 | 609 | 172.9 |
| 2022 | 603 | 171.4 |
| 2021 | 598 | 170.1 |
| 2020 | 592 | 168.9 |
| 2019 | 585 | 167.6 |
| 2018 | 578 | 166 |
| 2017 | 572 | 164.4 |
| 2016 | 566 | 162.9 |
| 2015 | 559 | 161.3 |
| 2014 | 553 | 159.6 |
| 2013 | 547 | 157.7 |
| 2012 | 540 | 155.6 |
| 2011 | 533 | 153.5 |
| 2010 | 526 | 151.4 |
| 2009 | 520 | 149.2 |
| 2008 | 513 | 147.1 |
| 2007 | 507 | 144.9 |
| 2006 | 501 | 142.9 |
| 2005 | 495 | 141 |
| 2004 | 488 | 139.1 |
| 2003 | 481 | 137.2 |
| 2002 | 475 | 135.3 |
| 2001 | 468 | 133.4 |
| 2000 | 460 | 131.4 |
| 1999 | 453 | 129.4 |
| 1998 | 446 | 127.3 |
| 1997 | 438 | 125.3 |
| 1996 | 431 | 123.2 |
| 1995 | 423 | 121.1 |
| 1994 | 415 | 118.9 |
| 1993 | 407 | 116.8 |
| 1992 | 399 | 114.6 |
| 1991 | 391 | 112.5 |
| 1990 | 383 | 110.3 |
| 1989 | 375 | 108.2 |
| 1988 | 368 | 106.2 |
| 1987 | 360 | 104.1 |
| 1986 | 352 | 102 |
| 1985 | 345 | 100 |
| 1984 | 337 | 97.9 |
| 1983 | 330 | 95.9 |
| 1982 | 322 | 93.8 |
| 1981 | 315 | 91.8 |
| 1980 | 307 | 89.7 |
| 1979 | 299.7 | 87.5 |
| 1978 | 292.3 | 85.2 |
| 1977 | 285 | 83 |
| 1976 | 277.7 | 80.8 |
| 1975 | 270.6 | 78.6 |
| 1974 | 263.5 | 76.4 |
| 1973 | 256.4 | 74.2 |
| 1972 | 249.4 | 72 |
| 1971 | 242.6 | 69.8 |
| 1970 | 235.9 | 67.7 |
| 1969 | 229.3 | 65.6 |
| 1968 | 222.9 | 63.5 |
| 1967 | 216.5 | 61.5 |
| 1966 | 210.3 | 59.5 |
| 1965 | 204.2 | 57.5 |
| 1964 | 198.3 | 55.7 |
| 1963 | 192.4 | 53.9 |
| 1962 | 186.6 | 52.1 |
| 1961 | 180.8 | 50.5 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Dominican Republic
|
Mexico
|
|
| 2024 | 85% | 81.9% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | 81.6% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | 81.3% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | 81% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | 80.7% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | 80.4% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | 80.2% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | 79.9% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | 79.6% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | 79.3% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | 79% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | 78.4% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | 78.1% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | 77.8% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | 77.5% |
| 2008 | 71.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | 70% | 76.9% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | 76.3% |
| 2004 | 66% | 76% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | 75.7% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | 75.4% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | 75% |
| 2000 | 61.8% | 74.7% |
| 1999 | 60.9% | 74.4% |
| 1998 | 60.1% | 74.2% |
| 1997 | 59.3% | 73.9% |
| 1996 | 58.4% | 73.7% |
| 1995 | 57.6% | 73.4% |
| 1994 | 56.8% | 73% |
| 1993 | 56% | 72.6% |
| 1992 | 55.8% | 72.2% |
| 1991 | 55.5% | 71.8% |
| 1990 | 55.2% | 71.4% |
| 1989 | 55% | 71% |
| 1988 | 54.7% | 70.5% |
| 1987 | 54.4% | 70% |
| 1986 | 54.1% | 69.5% |
| 1985 | 53.9% | 69% |
| 1984 | 53.6% | 68.4% |
| 1983 | 53.3% | 67.9% |
| 1982 | 53.1% | 67.4% |
| 1981 | 52.4% | 66.9% |
| 1980 | 51.3% | 66.3% |
| 1979 | 50.2% | 65.6% |
| 1978 | 49.1% | 64.9% |
| 1977 | 47.9% | 64.2% |
| 1976 | 46.8% | 63.5% |
| 1975 | 45.7% | 62.8% |
| 1974 | 44.6% | 62% |
| 1973 | 43.5% | 61.3% |
| 1972 | 42.4% | 60.5% |
| 1971 | 41.4% | 59.8% |
| 1970 | 40.3% | 59% |
| 1969 | 39.2% | 58.2% |
| 1968 | 38.2% | 57.4% |
| 1967 | 37.1% | 56.6% |
| 1966 | 36.1% | 55.8% |
| 1965 | 35.1% | 54.9% |
| 1964 | 34% | 54.1% |
| 1963 | 33.1% | 53.3% |
| 1962 | 32.1% | 52.4% |
| 1961 | 31.1% | 51.6% |
| 1960 | 30.2% | 50.8% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 66% to 85% in the Dominican Republic and from 76% to 81.9% in Mexico.
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 |
|
Mexico
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Mexico | 9.21M |
| Tijuana | 1.96M |
| Ecatepec de Morelos | 1.93M |
| Leon | 1.58M |
| Zapopan | 1.48M |
| Guadalajara | 1.46M |
| Puebla | 1.43M |
| Ciudad Juarez | 1.32M |
| Monterrey | 1.14M |
| Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl | 1.07M |
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