The Dominican Republic has a population density of 614 people per square mile compared to 136.7 people in South Africa. The Dominican Republic has 45,844 sq ft of land per person vs 205,338 sq ft in South Africa. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, the Dominican Republic and South Africa are ranked 49th and 136th, 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 0.79% of the population and 0.81% of the land area for South Africa, hence the population density in the Dominican Republic is 349% higher than in South Africa.
Population density comparison
Dominican Republic
|
South Africa
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 614 ppl/mi² | 136.7 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 49/197 | 136/197 |
| Population |
11591984
|
65314246
|
| Land area | 18,609 sq mi | 468,377 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 45,399 sq ft | 204,002 sq ft |
| Rural population | 15% | 30.7% |
| Urban population | 85% | 69.3% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 21.6% | 14.8% |
the Dominican Republic vs South Africa:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in the Dominican Republic increased by 25.8%, compared to a 30.6% growth in South Africa.
In 2004, the Dominican Republic ranked 43rd for population density and is in 49th place now. South Africa was 132nd in 2004 and ranks 136th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Dominican Republic
|
South Africa
|
|
| 2024 | 614 | 136.7 |
| 2023 | 609 | 135 |
| 2022 | 603 | 133.2 |
| 2021 | 598 | 131.3 |
| 2020 | 592 | 129.3 |
| 2019 | 585 | 127.2 |
| 2018 | 578 | 125.1 |
| 2017 | 572 | 123.1 |
| 2016 | 566 | 122.3 |
| 2015 | 559 | 121.1 |
| 2014 | 553 | 118.7 |
| 2013 | 547 | 116.7 |
| 2012 | 540 | 114.8 |
| 2011 | 533 | 113.1 |
| 2010 | 526 | 111.8 |
| 2009 | 520 | 110.4 |
| 2008 | 513 | 109.1 |
| 2007 | 507 | 107.9 |
| 2006 | 501 | 106.7 |
| 2005 | 495 | 105.7 |
| 2004 | 488 | 104.6 |
| 2003 | 481 | 103.5 |
| 2002 | 475 | 102.5 |
| 2001 | 468 | 101.6 |
| 2000 | 460 | 100.7 |
| 1999 | 453 | 99.8 |
| 1998 | 446 | 98.7 |
| 1997 | 438 | 97.5 |
| 1996 | 431 | 96.3 |
| 1995 | 423 | 95.1 |
| 1994 | 415 | 94 |
| 1993 | 407 | 92.4 |
| 1992 | 399 | 90.6 |
| 1991 | 391 | 89 |
| 1990 | 383 | 87 |
| 1989 | 375 | 84.6 |
| 1988 | 368 | 82.2 |
| 1987 | 360 | 79.7 |
| 1986 | 352 | 77.2 |
| 1985 | 345 | 74.8 |
| 1984 | 337 | 72.4 |
| 1983 | 330 | 69.9 |
| 1982 | 322 | 67.5 |
| 1981 | 315 | 65.2 |
| 1980 | 307 | 63 |
| 1979 | 299.7 | 61.1 |
| 1978 | 292.3 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 285 | 57.9 |
| 1976 | 277.7 | 56.4 |
| 1975 | 270.6 | 54.9 |
| 1974 | 263.5 | 53.4 |
| 1973 | 256.4 | 51.9 |
| 1972 | 249.4 | 50.4 |
| 1971 | 242.6 | 49 |
| 1970 | 235.9 | 47.6 |
| 1969 | 229.3 | 46.1 |
| 1968 | 222.9 | 44.7 |
| 1967 | 216.5 | 43.4 |
| 1966 | 210.3 | 42 |
| 1965 | 204.2 | 40.8 |
| 1964 | 198.3 | 39.5 |
| 1963 | 192.4 | 38.3 |
| 1962 | 186.6 | 37.2 |
| 1961 | 180.8 | 36.1 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Dominican Republic
|
South Africa
|
|
| 2024 | 85% | 69.3% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | 68.8% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | 68.3% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | 67.8% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | 67.4% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | 66.9% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | 66.4% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | 65.8% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | 65.3% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | 64.8% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | 64.3% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | 63.8% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | 62.2% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | 61.7% |
| 2008 | 71.3% | 61.2% |
| 2007 | 70% | 60.6% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | 60.1% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | 59.5% |
| 2004 | 66% | 59% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | 58.4% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | 57.9% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | 57.4% |
| 2000 | 61.8% | 56.9% |
| 1999 | 60.9% | 56.4% |
| 1998 | 60.1% | 55.9% |
| 1997 | 59.3% | 55.4% |
| 1996 | 58.4% | 55% |
| 1995 | 57.6% | 54.5% |
| 1994 | 56.8% | 54% |
| 1993 | 56% | 53.5% |
| 1992 | 55.8% | 53% |
| 1991 | 55.5% | 52.6% |
| 1990 | 55.2% | 52% |
| 1989 | 55% | 51.5% |
| 1988 | 54.7% | 51% |
| 1987 | 54.4% | 50.4% |
| 1986 | 54.1% | 49.9% |
| 1985 | 53.9% | 49.4% |
| 1984 | 53.6% | 49.1% |
| 1983 | 53.3% | 48.9% |
| 1982 | 53.1% | 48.8% |
| 1981 | 52.4% | 48.6% |
| 1980 | 51.3% | 48.4% |
| 1979 | 50.2% | 48.3% |
| 1978 | 49.1% | 48.3% |
| 1977 | 47.9% | 48.2% |
| 1976 | 46.8% | 48.2% |
| 1975 | 45.7% | 48.1% |
| 1974 | 44.6% | 48% |
| 1973 | 43.5% | 48% |
| 1972 | 42.4% | 47.9% |
| 1971 | 41.4% | 47.9% |
| 1970 | 40.3% | 47.8% |
| 1969 | 39.2% | 47.7% |
| 1968 | 38.2% | 47.6% |
| 1967 | 37.1% | 47.5% |
| 1966 | 36.1% | 47.4% |
| 1965 | 35.1% | 47.2% |
| 1964 | 34% | 47.1% |
| 1963 | 33.1% | 47% |
| 1962 | 32.1% | 46.9% |
| 1961 | 31.1% | 46.8% |
| 1960 | 30.2% | 46.6% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 66% to 85% in the Dominican Republic and from 59% to 69.3% in South Africa.
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 |
|
South Africa
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Johannesburg | 4.43M |
| Cape Town | 3.78M |
| Soweto | 1.27M |
| Pietermaritzburg | 839K |
| Pretoria | 742K |
| Durban | 595K |
| Rustenburg | 550K |
| Randburg | 337K |
| Port Elizabeth | 312K |
| East London | 267K |
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