Population in Dominica compared to Portugal: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Dominica and Portugal: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Dominica	Portugal	Dominica	Portugal
1960	59,372	8,857,716	-	-
1961	60,209	8,929,316	1.41%	0.81%
1962	60,948	8,993,985	1.23%	0.72%
1963	61,739	9,030,355	1.3%	0.4%
1964	62,587	9,035,365	1.37%	0.06%
1965	63,505	8,998,595	1.47%	-0.41%
1966	64,507	8,930,990	1.58%	-0.75%
1967	65,585	8,874,520	1.67%	-0.63%
1968	66,732	8,836,650	1.75%	-0.43%
1969	67,934	8,757,705	1.8%	-0.89%
1970	68,908	8,680,431	1.43%	-0.88%
1971	69,532	8,643,756	0.91%	-0.42%
1972	70,060	8,630,430	0.76%	-0.15%
1973	70,585	8,633,100	0.75%	0.03%
1974	71,091	8,754,365	0.72%	1.4%
1975	71,570	9,093,470	0.67%	3.87%
1976	72,017	9,355,810	0.62%	2.88%
1977	72,406	9,455,675	0.54%	1.07%
1978	72,724	9,558,250	0.44%	1.08%
1979	72,959	9,661,265	0.32%	1.08%
1980	73,083	9,766,312	0.17%	1.09%
1981	72,986	9,851,362	-0.13%	0.87%
1982	72,688	9,911,771	-0.41%	0.61%
1983	72,365	9,957,865	-0.44%	0.47%
1984	72,056	9,996,232	-0.43%	0.39%
1985	71,744	10,023,613	-0.43%	0.27%
1986	71,406	10,032,734	-0.47%	0.09%
1987	71,023	10,030,031	-0.54%	-0.03%
1988	70,608	10,019,610	-0.58%	-0.1%
1989	70,153	10,005,000	-0.64%	-0.15%
1990	69,627	9,983,218	-0.75%	-0.22%
1991	69,296	9,960,235	-0.48%	-0.23%
1992	69,325	9,952,494	0.04%	-0.08%
1993	69,433	9,964,675	0.16%	0.12%
1994	69,477	9,991,525	0.06%	0.27%
1995	69,469	10,026,176	-0.01%	0.35%
1996	69,410	10,063,945	-0.08%	0.38%
1997	69,299	10,108,977	-0.16%	0.45%
1998	69,124	10,160,196	-0.25%	0.51%
1999	68,870	10,217,828	-0.37%	0.57%
2000	68,511	10,289,898	-0.52%	0.71%
2001	68,288	10,362,722	-0.33%	0.71%
2002	68,367	10,419,631	0.12%	0.55%
2003	68,531	10,458,821	0.24%	0.38%
2004	68,649	10,483,861	0.17%	0.24%
2005	68,734	10,503,330	0.12%	0.19%
2006	68,806	10,522,288	0.1%	0.18%
2007	68,847	10,542,964	0.06%	0.2%
2008	68,854	10,558,177	0.01%	0.14%
2009	68,864	10,568,247	0.01%	0.1%
2010	68,859	10,573,100	-0.007%	0.05%
2011	69,053	10,557,560	0.28%	-0.15%
2012	69,118	10,514,844	0.09%	-0.4%
2013	69,715	10,457,295	0.86%	-0.55%
2014	70,373	10,401,062	0.94%	-0.54%
2015	70,410	10,358,076	0.05%	-0.41%
2016	69,606	10,325,452	-1.14%	-0.31%
2017	68,496	10,300,300	-1.59%	-0.24%
2018	68,174	10,283,822	-0.47%	-0.16%
2019	67,880	10,286,263	-0.43%	0.02%
2020	67,573	10,297,081	-0.45%	0.11%
2021	67,202	10,361,831	-0.55%	0.63%
2022	66,826	10,434,332	-0.56%	0.7%
2023	66,510	10,578,174	-0.47%	1.38%
2024	66,205	10,701,636	-0.46%	1.17%
2025	65,870	10,687,819	-0.51%	-0.13%
2026	65,508	10,670,917	-0.55%	-0.16%
2027	65,160	10,653,073	-0.53%	-0.17%
2028	64,808	10,632,868	-0.54%	-0.19%
2029	64,475	10,611,484	-0.51%	-0.2%
2030	64,169	10,591,436	-0.47%	-0.19%
2031	63,949	10,571,418	-0.34%	-0.19%
2032	63,825	10,549,456	-0.19%	-0.21%
2033	63,775	10,526,482	-0.08%	-0.22%
2034	63,756	10,502,882	-0.03%	-0.22%
2035	63,764	10,478,843	0.01%	-0.23%
2036	63,757	10,454,630	-0.01%	-0.23%
2037	63,770	10,430,128	0.02%	-0.23%
2038	63,784	10,404,947	0.02%	-0.24%
2039	63,792	10,377,968	0.01%	-0.26%
2040	63,798	10,349,515	0.009%	-0.27%
2041	63,804	10,321,577	0.009%	-0.27%
2042	63,778	10,294,106	-0.04%	-0.27%
2043	63,731	10,264,596	-0.07%	-0.29%
2044	63,677	10,233,543	-0.08%	-0.3%
2045	63,630	10,201,832	-0.07%	-0.31%
2046	63,575	10,168,932	-0.09%	-0.32%
2047	63,501	10,135,159	-0.12%	-0.33%
2048	63,411	10,101,419	-0.14%	-0.33%
2049	63,303	10,066,064	-0.17%	-0.35%
2050	63,191	10,029,252	-0.18%	-0.37%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Dominica increased by 1,676 people (a 2.44% growth), while Portugal lost 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Dominica lost -4,540 (a 6.45% decline), while Portugal's population increased by 329,743 (a 3.18% growth).

Dominica was ranked 187th most populous country in 2005 and is 188th in 2025. Portugal was ranked 76th in 2005 and ranked 92nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Dominica's population will shrink by 4.07% to 63,191 people and will still be ranked 188th. The population of Portugal will decrease by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.