The current population of Dominica is 65,870 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 66,205 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Since 2005, population has decreased from 68.7K people to 65.9K (-4.17% decline in 20 years).
- Dominica accounts for 0.0008% of the world's population.
- Dominica is ranked 188/197 by population and was ranked 187th in 2005.
- Dominica's population peaked in 1980 at 73.1K people and has been in decline since.
- For the last 20 years, Dominica has had an average decline rate of -0.21% per year.
- The UN estimates that Dominica's population is going to decline by -4.07% to 63.2K people by 2050.
Dominica population clock
Dominica
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
65870
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 188/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.0008% | N/A |
| One net population change |
1.2 days
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
11.9 hours
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
10.3 hours
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | -1 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | -305 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.46% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 183/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
1.82 days
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -200 | N/A |
Dominica population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 59,372 | - |
| 1961 | 60,209 | 1.41% |
| 1962 | 60,948 | 1.23% |
| 1963 | 61,739 | 1.3% |
| 1964 | 62,587 | 1.37% |
| 1965 | 63,505 | 1.47% |
| 1966 | 64,507 | 1.58% |
| 1967 | 65,585 | 1.67% |
| 1968 | 66,732 | 1.75% |
| 1969 | 67,934 | 1.8% |
| 1970 | 68,908 | 1.43% |
| 1971 | 69,532 | 0.91% |
| 1972 | 70,060 | 0.76% |
| 1973 | 70,585 | 0.75% |
| 1974 | 71,091 | 0.72% |
| 1975 | 71,570 | 0.67% |
| 1976 | 72,017 | 0.62% |
| 1977 | 72,406 | 0.54% |
| 1978 | 72,724 | 0.44% |
| 1979 | 72,959 | 0.32% |
| 1980 | 73,083 | 0.17% |
| 1981 | 72,986 | -0.13% |
| 1982 | 72,688 | -0.41% |
| 1983 | 72,365 | -0.44% |
| 1984 | 72,056 | -0.43% |
| 1985 | 71,744 | -0.43% |
| 1986 | 71,406 | -0.47% |
| 1987 | 71,023 | -0.54% |
| 1988 | 70,608 | -0.58% |
| 1989 | 70,153 | -0.64% |
| 1990 | 69,627 | -0.75% |
| 1991 | 69,296 | -0.48% |
| 1992 | 69,325 | 0.04% |
| 1993 | 69,433 | 0.16% |
| 1994 | 69,477 | 0.06% |
| 1995 | 69,469 | -0.01% |
| 1996 | 69,410 | -0.08% |
| 1997 | 69,299 | -0.16% |
| 1998 | 69,124 | -0.25% |
| 1999 | 68,870 | -0.37% |
| 2000 | 68,511 | -0.52% |
| 2001 | 68,288 | -0.33% |
| 2002 | 68,367 | 0.12% |
| 2003 | 68,531 | 0.24% |
| 2004 | 68,649 | 0.17% |
| 2005 | 68,734 | 0.12% |
| 2006 | 68,806 | 0.1% |
| 2007 | 68,847 | 0.06% |
| 2008 | 68,854 | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 68,864 | 0.01% |
| 2010 | 68,859 | -0.007% |
| 2011 | 69,053 | 0.28% |
| 2012 | 69,118 | 0.09% |
| 2013 | 69,715 | 0.86% |
| 2014 | 70,373 | 0.94% |
| 2015 | 70,410 | 0.05% |
| 2016 | 69,606 | -1.14% |
| 2017 | 68,496 | -1.59% |
| 2018 | 68,174 | -0.47% |
| 2019 | 67,880 | -0.43% |
| 2020 | 67,573 | -0.45% |
| 2021 | 67,202 | -0.55% |
| 2022 | 66,826 | -0.56% |
| 2023 | 66,510 | -0.47% |
| 2024 | 66,205 | -0.46% |
| 2025 | 65,870 | -0.51% |
| 2026 | 65,508 | -0.55% |
| 2027 | 65,160 | -0.53% |
| 2028 | 64,808 | -0.54% |
| 2029 | 64,475 | -0.51% |
| 2030 | 64,169 | -0.47% |
| 2031 | 63,949 | -0.34% |
| 2032 | 63,825 | -0.19% |
| 2033 | 63,775 | -0.08% |
| 2034 | 63,756 | -0.03% |
| 2035 | 63,764 | 0.01% |
| 2036 | 63,757 | -0.01% |
| 2037 | 63,770 | 0.02% |
| 2038 | 63,784 | 0.02% |
| 2039 | 63,792 | 0.01% |
| 2040 | 63,798 | 0.009% |
| 2041 | 63,804 | 0.009% |
| 2042 | 63,778 | -0.04% |
| 2043 | 63,731 | -0.07% |
| 2044 | 63,677 | -0.08% |
| 2045 | 63,630 | -0.07% |
| 2046 | 63,575 | -0.09% |
| 2047 | 63,501 | -0.12% |
| 2048 | 63,411 | -0.14% |
| 2049 | 63,303 | -0.17% |
| 2050 | 63,191 | -0.18% |
Dominica has a population of 65.9K as of 2025, compared to 70.4K in 2015, 68.7K in 2005, and 69.5K in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to decrease by an average of 0.64% per year. Dominica is ranked 186th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Dominica will have 63,630 people (-3.4% decline) and still will be ranked 188th.
By the year 2100, Dominica's population is projected to decline by 25.4% to 49.1K people.
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Dominica population statistics
|
Dominica
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 71.5 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 38.2 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 37 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50:50 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.48 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 228.6 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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