The Dominican Republic has a population density of 614 people per square mile compared to 78.5 people in Somalia. The Dominican Republic has 45,844 sq ft of land per person vs 361,073 sq ft in Somalia. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, the Dominican Republic and Somalia are ranked 49th and 154th, 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 0.23% of the population and 0.42% of the land area for Somalia, hence the population density in the Dominican Republic is 682% higher than in Somalia.
Population density comparison
Dominican Republic
|
Somalia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 614 ppl/mi² | 78.5 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 49/197 | 154/197 |
| Population |
11591984
|
20177806
|
| Land area | 18,609 sq mi | 242,217 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 45,399 sq ft | 355,231 sq ft |
| Rural population | 15% | 51.5% |
| Urban population | 85% | 48.5% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 21.6% | 11.2% |
the Dominican Republic vs Somalia:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in the Dominican Republic increased by 25.8%, compared to a 84.9% growth in Somalia.
In 2004, the Dominican Republic ranked 43rd for population density and is in 49th place now. Somalia was 161st in 2004 and ranks 154th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Dominican Republic
|
Somalia
|
|
| 2024 | 614 | 78.5 |
| 2023 | 609 | 75.8 |
| 2022 | 603 | 73.5 |
| 2021 | 598 | 71.3 |
| 2020 | 592 | 68.7 |
| 2019 | 585 | 66.2 |
| 2018 | 578 | 63.8 |
| 2017 | 572 | 61.6 |
| 2016 | 566 | 59.2 |
| 2015 | 559 | 57 |
| 2014 | 553 | 55.1 |
| 2013 | 547 | 53.1 |
| 2012 | 540 | 51.4 |
| 2011 | 533 | 51 |
| 2010 | 526 | 50.6 |
| 2009 | 520 | 49.4 |
| 2008 | 513 | 48.2 |
| 2007 | 507 | 46.7 |
| 2006 | 501 | 45.3 |
| 2005 | 495 | 43.9 |
| 2004 | 488 | 42.4 |
| 2003 | 481 | 40.9 |
| 2002 | 475 | 39.4 |
| 2001 | 468 | 38 |
| 2000 | 460 | 36.5 |
| 1999 | 453 | 35.1 |
| 1998 | 446 | 33.7 |
| 1997 | 438 | 32.3 |
| 1996 | 431 | 31.2 |
| 1995 | 423 | 30.1 |
| 1994 | 415 | 29 |
| 1993 | 407 | 27.6 |
| 1992 | 399 | 26.8 |
| 1991 | 391 | 28.1 |
| 1990 | 383 | 29.2 |
| 1989 | 375 | 29.4 |
| 1988 | 368 | 29.9 |
| 1987 | 360 | 29.8 |
| 1986 | 352 | 28.8 |
| 1985 | 345 | 27.6 |
| 1984 | 337 | 26.5 |
| 1983 | 330 | 25.6 |
| 1982 | 322 | 24.8 |
| 1981 | 315 | 24.7 |
| 1980 | 307 | 24.5 |
| 1979 | 299.7 | 22.5 |
| 1978 | 292.3 | 19.9 |
| 1977 | 285 | 18.5 |
| 1976 | 277.7 | 18 |
| 1975 | 270.6 | 17.6 |
| 1974 | 263.5 | 17.1 |
| 1973 | 256.4 | 16.7 |
| 1972 | 249.4 | 16.3 |
| 1971 | 242.6 | 15.8 |
| 1970 | 235.9 | 15.4 |
| 1969 | 229.3 | 15 |
| 1968 | 222.9 | 14.6 |
| 1967 | 216.5 | 14.3 |
| 1966 | 210.3 | 13.9 |
| 1965 | 204.2 | 13.5 |
| 1964 | 198.3 | 13.2 |
| 1963 | 192.4 | 12.8 |
| 1962 | 186.6 | 12.5 |
| 1961 | 180.8 | 12.2 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Dominican Republic
|
Somalia
|
|
| 2024 | 85% | 48.5% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | 47.9% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | 47.3% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | 46.7% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | 46.1% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | 45.6% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | 45% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | 44.4% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | 43.8% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | 43.2% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | 42.7% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | 42.1% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | 41.6% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | 41% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | 39.3% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | 37.6% |
| 2008 | 71.3% | 36% |
| 2007 | 70% | 34.4% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | 37.1% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | 36.3% |
| 2004 | 66% | 35.5% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | 34.8% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | 34% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | 33.6% |
| 2000 | 61.8% | 33.2% |
| 1999 | 60.9% | 32.9% |
| 1998 | 60.1% | 32.5% |
| 1997 | 59.3% | 32.1% |
| 1996 | 58.4% | 31.8% |
| 1995 | 57.6% | 31.4% |
| 1994 | 56.8% | 31.1% |
| 1993 | 56% | 30.7% |
| 1992 | 55.8% | 30.4% |
| 1991 | 55.5% | 30% |
| 1990 | 55.2% | 29.7% |
| 1989 | 55% | 29.3% |
| 1988 | 54.7% | 29% |
| 1987 | 54.4% | 28.6% |
| 1986 | 54.1% | 28.3% |
| 1985 | 53.9% | 28.1% |
| 1984 | 53.6% | 27.8% |
| 1983 | 53.3% | 27.5% |
| 1982 | 53.1% | 27.3% |
| 1981 | 52.4% | 27% |
| 1980 | 51.3% | 26.8% |
| 1979 | 50.2% | 26.5% |
| 1978 | 49.1% | 26.3% |
| 1977 | 47.9% | 26% |
| 1976 | 46.8% | 25.7% |
| 1975 | 45.7% | 25.5% |
| 1974 | 44.6% | 25% |
| 1973 | 43.5% | 24.4% |
| 1972 | 42.4% | 23.8% |
| 1971 | 41.4% | 23.3% |
| 1970 | 40.3% | 22.7% |
| 1969 | 39.2% | 22.1% |
| 1968 | 38.2% | 21.6% |
| 1967 | 37.1% | 21% |
| 1966 | 36.1% | 20.5% |
| 1965 | 35.1% | 20% |
| 1964 | 34% | 19.5% |
| 1963 | 33.1% | 18.9% |
| 1962 | 32.1% | 18.4% |
| 1961 | 31.1% | 17.8% |
| 1960 | 30.2% | 17.3% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 66% to 85% in the Dominican Republic and from 35.5% to 48.5% in Somalia.
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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