The Dominican Republic has a population density of 614 people per square mile compared to 96.3 people in the United States. The Dominican Republic has 45,844 sq ft of land per person vs 310,997 sq ft in the United States. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, the Dominican Republic and the United States are ranked 49th and 149th, 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 4.18% of the population and 6.14% of the land area for the United States, hence the population density in the Dominican Republic is 538% higher than in the United States.
Population density comparison
Dominican Republic
|
United States
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 614 ppl/mi² | 96.3 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 49/197 | 149/197 |
| Population |
11591984
|
343323530
|
| Land area | 18,609 sq mi | 3,531,839 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 45,399 sq ft | 289,500 sq ft |
| Rural population | 15% | 16.5% |
| Urban population | 85% | 83.5% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 21.6% | 7.68% |
the Dominican Republic vs the United States:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in the Dominican Republic increased by 25.8%, compared to a 16.3% growth in the United States.
In 2004, the Dominican Republic ranked 43rd for population density and is in 49th place now. The United States was 145th in 2004 and ranks 149th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Dominican Republic
|
United States
|
|
| 2024 | 614 | 96.3 |
| 2023 | 609 | 94.8 |
| 2022 | 603 | 94.4 |
| 2021 | 598 | 94 |
| 2020 | 592 | 93.9 |
| 2019 | 585 | 93 |
| 2018 | 578 | 92.5 |
| 2017 | 572 | 92.1 |
| 2016 | 566 | 91.5 |
| 2015 | 559 | 90.8 |
| 2014 | 553 | 90.1 |
| 2013 | 547 | 89.5 |
| 2012 | 540 | 88.9 |
| 2011 | 533 | 88.2 |
| 2010 | 526 | 87.6 |
| 2009 | 520 | 86.9 |
| 2008 | 513 | 86.1 |
| 2007 | 507 | 85.2 |
| 2006 | 501 | 84.3 |
| 2005 | 495 | 83.5 |
| 2004 | 488 | 82.8 |
| 2003 | 481 | 82 |
| 2002 | 475 | 81.3 |
| 2001 | 468 | 80.6 |
| 2000 | 460 | 79.8 |
| 1999 | 453 | 79 |
| 1998 | 446 | 78.1 |
| 1997 | 438 | 77.2 |
| 1996 | 431 | 76.3 |
| 1995 | 423 | 75.4 |
| 1994 | 415 | 74.5 |
| 1993 | 407 | 73.6 |
| 1992 | 399 | 72.6 |
| 1991 | 391 | 71.7 |
| 1990 | 383 | 70.7 |
| 1989 | 375 | 69.8 |
| 1988 | 368 | 69.1 |
| 1987 | 360 | 68.5 |
| 1986 | 352 | 67.9 |
| 1985 | 345 | 67.3 |
| 1984 | 337 | 66.7 |
| 1983 | 330 | 66.1 |
| 1982 | 322 | 65.5 |
| 1981 | 315 | 64.9 |
| 1980 | 307 | 64.1 |
| 1979 | 299.7 | 63.6 |
| 1978 | 292.3 | 62.9 |
| 1977 | 285 | 62.3 |
| 1976 | 277.7 | 61.7 |
| 1975 | 270.6 | 61.1 |
| 1974 | 263.5 | 60.5 |
| 1973 | 256.4 | 59.9 |
| 1972 | 249.4 | 59.4 |
| 1971 | 242.6 | 58.7 |
| 1970 | 235.9 | 58 |
| 1969 | 229.3 | 57.3 |
| 1968 | 222.9 | 56.8 |
| 1967 | 216.5 | 56.2 |
| 1966 | 210.3 | 55.6 |
| 1965 | 204.2 | 54.9 |
| 1964 | 198.3 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 192.4 | 53.5 |
| 1962 | 186.6 | 52.7 |
| 1961 | 180.8 | 51.9 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Dominican Republic
|
United States
|
|
| 2024 | 85% | 83.5% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | 83.3% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | 83.1% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | 82.9% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | 82.7% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | 82.5% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | 82.3% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | 82.1% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | 81.9% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | 81.7% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | 81.5% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | 81.3% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | 81.1% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | 80.9% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | 71.3% | 80.4% |
| 2007 | 70% | 80.3% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | 80.1% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | 79.9% |
| 2004 | 66% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | 79.6% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | 79.4% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | 79.2% |
| 2000 | 61.8% | 79.1% |
| 1999 | 60.9% | 78.7% |
| 1998 | 60.1% | 78.4% |
| 1997 | 59.3% | 78% |
| 1996 | 58.4% | 77.6% |
| 1995 | 57.6% | 77.3% |
| 1994 | 56.8% | 76.9% |
| 1993 | 56% | 76.5% |
| 1992 | 55.8% | 76.1% |
| 1991 | 55.5% | 75.7% |
| 1990 | 55.2% | 75.3% |
| 1989 | 55% | 75.1% |
| 1988 | 54.7% | 74.9% |
| 1987 | 54.4% | 74.8% |
| 1986 | 54.1% | 74.6% |
| 1985 | 53.9% | 74.5% |
| 1984 | 53.6% | 74.3% |
| 1983 | 53.3% | 74.2% |
| 1982 | 53.1% | 74% |
| 1981 | 52.4% | 73.9% |
| 1980 | 51.3% | 73.7% |
| 1979 | 50.2% | 73.7% |
| 1978 | 49.1% | 73.7% |
| 1977 | 47.9% | 73.7% |
| 1976 | 46.8% | 73.7% |
| 1975 | 45.7% | 73.7% |
| 1974 | 44.6% | 73.6% |
| 1973 | 43.5% | 73.6% |
| 1972 | 42.4% | 73.6% |
| 1971 | 41.4% | 73.6% |
| 1970 | 40.3% | 73.6% |
| 1969 | 39.2% | 73.3% |
| 1968 | 38.2% | 73% |
| 1967 | 37.1% | 72.6% |
| 1966 | 36.1% | 72.2% |
| 1965 | 35.1% | 71.9% |
| 1964 | 34% | 71.5% |
| 1963 | 33.1% | 71.1% |
| 1962 | 32.1% | 70.8% |
| 1961 | 31.1% | 70.4% |
| 1960 | 30.2% | 70% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 66% to 85% in the Dominican Republic and from 79.8% to 83.5% in the United States.
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 |
|
United States
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| New York | 8.8M |
| Los Angeles | 3.9M |
| Chicago | 2.75M |
| Houston | 2.3M |
| Phoenix | 1.61M |
| Philadelphia | 1.6M |
| San Antonio | 1.43M |
| San Diego | 1.39M |
| Dallas | 1.3M |
| San Jose | 1.01M |
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