The Dominican Republic has a population density of 614 people per square mile compared to 1,384 people in the Netherlands. The Dominican Republic has 45,844 sq ft of land per person vs 22,359 sq ft in the Netherlands. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, the Dominican Republic and the Netherlands are ranked 49th and 17th, 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 0.22% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for the Netherlands, hence the population density in the Dominican Republic is 55.6% lower than in the Netherlands.
Population density comparison
Dominican Republic
|
Netherlands
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 614 ppl/mi² | 1,384 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 49/197 | 17/197 |
| Population |
11591984
|
18191638
|
| Land area | 18,609 sq mi | 13,000 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 45,399 sq ft | 20,141 sq ft |
| Rural population | 15% | 6.55% |
| Urban population | 85% | 93.5% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 21.6% | 0% |
the Dominican Republic vs the Netherlands:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in the Dominican Republic increased by 25.8%, compared to a 10.8% growth in the Netherlands.
In 2004, the Dominican Republic ranked 43rd for population density and is in 49th place now. The Netherlands was 15th in 2004 and ranks 17th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Dominican Republic
|
Netherlands
|
|
| 2024 | 614 | 1,384 |
| 2023 | 609 | 1,375 |
| 2022 | 603 | 1,362 |
| 2021 | 598 | 1,349 |
| 2020 | 592 | 1,342 |
| 2019 | 585 | 1,334 |
| 2018 | 578 | 1,326 |
| 2017 | 572 | 1,318 |
| 2016 | 566 | 1,310 |
| 2015 | 559 | 1,303 |
| 2014 | 553 | 1,297 |
| 2013 | 547 | 1,292 |
| 2012 | 540 | 1,287 |
| 2011 | 533 | 1,282 |
| 2010 | 526 | 1,276 |
| 2009 | 520 | 1,269 |
| 2008 | 513 | 1,262 |
| 2007 | 507 | 1,257 |
| 2006 | 501 | 1,254 |
| 2005 | 495 | 1,252 |
| 2004 | 488 | 1,249 |
| 2003 | 481 | 1,245 |
| 2002 | 475 | 1,239 |
| 2001 | 468 | 1,231 |
| 2000 | 460 | 1,222 |
| 1999 | 453 | 1,213 |
| 1998 | 446 | 1,205 |
| 1997 | 438 | 1,198 |
| 1996 | 431 | 1,191 |
| 1995 | 423 | 1,186 |
| 1994 | 415 | 1,180 |
| 1993 | 407 | 1,173 |
| 1992 | 399 | 1,165 |
| 1991 | 391 | 1,156 |
| 1990 | 383 | 1,147 |
| 1989 | 375 | 1,139 |
| 1988 | 368 | 1,132 |
| 1987 | 360 | 1,125 |
| 1986 | 352 | 1,118 |
| 1985 | 345 | 1,112 |
| 1984 | 337 | 1,107 |
| 1983 | 330 | 1,102 |
| 1982 | 322 | 1,098 |
| 1981 | 315 | 1,093 |
| 1980 | 307 | 1,086 |
| 1979 | 299.7 | 1,077 |
| 1978 | 292.3 | 1,070 |
| 1977 | 285 | 1,063 |
| 1976 | 277.7 | 1,057 |
| 1975 | 270.6 | 1,048 |
| 1974 | 263.5 | 1,039 |
| 1973 | 256.4 | 1,031 |
| 1972 | 249.4 | 1,023 |
| 1971 | 242.6 | 1,012 |
| 1970 | 235.9 | 1,000 |
| 1969 | 229.3 | 988 |
| 1968 | 222.9 | 977 |
| 1967 | 216.5 | 967 |
| 1966 | 210.3 | 956 |
| 1965 | 204.2 | 943 |
| 1964 | 198.3 | 930 |
| 1963 | 192.4 | 918 |
| 1962 | 186.6 | 906 |
| 1961 | 180.8 | 893 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Dominican Republic
|
Netherlands
|
|
| 2024 | 85% | 93.5% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | 93.2% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | 92.9% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | 92.6% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | 92.2% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | 91.9% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | 91.5% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | 91.1% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | 90.6% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | 90.2% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | 89.7% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | 88.6% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | 87.1% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | 71.3% | 85.4% |
| 2007 | 70% | 84.5% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | 83.6% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | 82.6% |
| 2004 | 66% | 81.5% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | 80.3% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | 79.1% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | 77.8% |
| 2000 | 61.8% | 76.8% |
| 1999 | 60.9% | 76% |
| 1998 | 60.1% | 75.3% |
| 1997 | 59.3% | 74.5% |
| 1996 | 58.4% | 73.6% |
| 1995 | 57.6% | 72.8% |
| 1994 | 56.8% | 72% |
| 1993 | 56% | 71.1% |
| 1992 | 55.8% | 70.2% |
| 1991 | 55.5% | 69.3% |
| 1990 | 55.2% | 68.7% |
| 1989 | 55% | 68.3% |
| 1988 | 54.7% | 67.9% |
| 1987 | 54.4% | 67.5% |
| 1986 | 54.1% | 67.1% |
| 1985 | 53.9% | 66.7% |
| 1984 | 53.6% | 66.3% |
| 1983 | 53.3% | 65.9% |
| 1982 | 53.1% | 65.5% |
| 1981 | 52.4% | 65.1% |
| 1980 | 51.3% | 64.7% |
| 1979 | 50.2% | 64.4% |
| 1978 | 49.1% | 64.1% |
| 1977 | 47.9% | 63.8% |
| 1976 | 46.8% | 63.5% |
| 1975 | 45.7% | 63.2% |
| 1974 | 44.6% | 62.9% |
| 1973 | 43.5% | 62.6% |
| 1972 | 42.4% | 62.2% |
| 1971 | 41.4% | 61.9% |
| 1970 | 40.3% | 61.7% |
| 1969 | 39.2% | 61.5% |
| 1968 | 38.2% | 61.3% |
| 1967 | 37.1% | 61.1% |
| 1966 | 36.1% | 60.9% |
| 1965 | 35.1% | 60.8% |
| 1964 | 34% | 60.6% |
| 1963 | 33.1% | 60.4% |
| 1962 | 32.1% | 60.2% |
| 1961 | 31.1% | 60% |
| 1960 | 30.2% | 59.8% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 66% to 85% in the Dominican Republic and from 81.5% to 93.5% in the Netherlands.
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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