The Dominican Republic has a population density of 614 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. The Dominican Republic has 45,844 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, the Dominican Republic and the Vatican are ranked 49th and 3rd, 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 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in the Dominican Republic is 89.6% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Dominican Republic
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 614 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 49/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
11591984
|
949
|
| Land area | 18,609 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 45,399 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 15% | n/a |
| Urban population | 85% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 21.6% | 0% |
the Dominican Republic vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in the Dominican Republic increased by 27.2%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, the Dominican Republic ranked 43rd for population density and is in 47th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Dominican Republic
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 614 | - |
| 2023 | 609 | - |
| 2022 | 603 | - |
| 2021 | 598 | - |
| 2020 | 592 | - |
| 2019 | 585 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 578 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 572 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 566 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 559 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 553 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 547 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 540 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 533 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 526 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 520 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 513 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 507 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 501 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 495 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 488 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 481 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 475 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 468 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 460 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 453 | - |
| 1998 | 446 | - |
| 1997 | 438 | - |
| 1996 | 431 | - |
| 1995 | 423 | - |
| 1994 | 415 | - |
| 1993 | 407 | - |
| 1992 | 399 | - |
| 1991 | 391 | - |
| 1990 | 383 | - |
| 1989 | 375 | - |
| 1988 | 368 | - |
| 1987 | 360 | - |
| 1986 | 352 | - |
| 1985 | 345 | - |
| 1984 | 337 | - |
| 1983 | 330 | - |
| 1982 | 322 | - |
| 1981 | 315 | - |
| 1980 | 307 | - |
| 1979 | 299.7 | - |
| 1978 | 292.3 | - |
| 1977 | 285 | - |
| 1976 | 277.7 | - |
| 1975 | 270.6 | - |
| 1974 | 263.5 | - |
| 1973 | 256.4 | - |
| 1972 | 249.4 | - |
| 1971 | 242.6 | - |
| 1970 | 235.9 | - |
| 1969 | 229.3 | - |
| 1968 | 222.9 | - |
| 1967 | 216.5 | - |
| 1966 | 210.3 | - |
| 1965 | 204.2 | - |
| 1964 | 198.3 | - |
| 1963 | 192.4 | - |
| 1962 | 186.6 | - |
| 1961 | 180.8 | - |
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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