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Population in Dominica compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Dominica was 66,205 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominica's population is 65,539 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 5,249 times bigger than Dominica's.
  • Dominica is ranked the 188th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.15% of the world: 0.0008% for Dominica vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Dominica has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Dominica has decreased from 68.8K people to 65.5K (4.75% decline), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Dominica vs United States: population by year and forecast

Dominica
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominica United States
2100 49,190 415,429,771
2099 49,579 414,829,167
2098 49,952 414,231,720
2097 50,301 413,576,381
2096 50,626 412,927,393
2095 50,973 412,225,379
2094 51,307 411,498,749
2093 51,634 410,785,729
2092 51,948 410,051,921
2091 52,272 409,320,183
2090 52,629 408,613,732
2089 52,958 407,885,645
2088 53,316 407,129,733
2087 53,652 406,421,298
2086 53,984 405,715,343
2085 54,313 405,059,379
2084 54,628 404,343,130
2083 54,945 403,612,785
2082 55,259 402,871,293
2081 55,555 402,054,554
2080 55,877 401,319,194
2079 56,201 400,554,914
2078 56,529 399,737,968
2077 56,823 398,906,565
2076 57,143 398,035,750
2075 57,461 397,109,170
2074 57,769 396,226,412
2073 58,084 395,307,725
2072 58,386 394,393,561
2071 58,682 393,415,363
2070 58,982 392,469,727
2069 59,241 391,479,981
2068 59,514 390,517,695
2067 59,772 389,543,856
2066 60,005 388,597,719
2065 60,257 387,685,327
2064 60,506 386,805,026
2063 60,719 385,911,917
2062 60,950 385,032,627
2061 61,177 384,170,837
2060 61,405 383,361,269
2059 61,611 382,542,030
2058 61,812 381,704,804
2057 62,019 380,907,023
2056 62,194 380,159,777
2055 62,378 379,430,756
2054 62,535 378,682,851
2053 62,683 377,878,421
2052 62,852 377,073,303
2051 62,989 376,229,840
2050 63,112 375,373,155
2049 63,216 374,493,150
2048 63,317 373,590,762
2047 63,402 372,626,259
2046 63,463 371,644,809
2045 63,510 370,602,914
2044 63,561 369,518,897
2043 63,617 368,375,680
2042 63,659 367,158,772
2041 63,659 365,937,822
2040 63,653 364,671,837
2039 63,647 363,367,337
2038 63,635 361,997,023
2037 63,618 360,606,236
2036 63,620 359,193,245
2035 63,617 357,750,686
2034 63,622 356,266,726
2033 63,641 354,775,032
2032 63,726 353,259,037
2031 63,888 351,721,511
2030 64,163 350,155,042
2029 64,491 348,564,667
2028 64,835 346,906,294
2027 65,190 345,257,605
2026 65,539 343,565,426
2025 65,909 341,784,857
2024 66,205 340,110,988
2023 66,510 334,914,895
2022 66,826 333,271,411
2021 67,202 331,893,745
2020 67,573 331,526,933
2019 67,880 328,329,953
2018 68,174 326,838,199
2017 68,496 325,122,128
2016 69,606 323,071,755
2015 70,410 320,738,994
2014 70,373 318,386,329
2013 69,715 316,059,947
2012 69,118 313,877,662
2011 69,053 311,583,481
2010 68,859 309,327,143
2009 68,864 306,771,529
2008 68,854 304,093,966
2007 68,847 301,231,207
2006 68,806 298,379,912
2005 68,734 295,516,599
2004 68,649 292,805,298
2003 68,531 290,107,933
2002 68,367 287,625,193
2001 68,288 284,968,955
2000 68,511 282,162,411
1999 68,870 279,294,713
1998 69,124 276,115,288
1997 69,299 272,911,760
1996 69,410 269,667,391
1995 69,469 266,557,091
1994 69,477 263,435,673
1993 69,433 260,255,352
1992 69,325 256,894,189
1991 69,296 253,492,503
1990 69,627 250,131,894
1989 70,153 246,819,222
1988 70,608 244,499,004
1987 71,023 242,288,936
1986 71,406 240,132,831
1985 71,744 237,923,734
1984 72,056 235,824,908
1983 72,365 233,792,014
1982 72,688 231,664,432
1981 72,986 229,465,744
1980 73,083 226,542,250
1979 72,959 225,055,487
1978 72,724 222,584,545
1977 72,406 220,239,425
1976 72,017 218,035,164
1975 71,570 215,973,199
1974 71,091 213,853,928
1973 70,585 211,908,788
1972 70,060 209,896,021
1971 69,532 207,660,677
1970 68,908 205,052,174
1969 67,934 202,676,946
1968 66,732 200,706,052
1967 65,585 198,712,056
1966 64,507 196,560,338
1965 63,505 194,302,963
1964 62,587 191,888,791
1963 61,739 189,241,798
1962 60,948 186,537,737
1961 60,209 183,691,481
1960 59,372 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Dominica increased by 800 people (a 1.16% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Dominica lost 4,067 people (a 5.84% decline), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Dominica was ranked 187th most populous country in 2006 and is 188th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Dominica's population will shrink by 3.7% to 63,112 people and will still be ranked 188th. The population of the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M people, while Dominica's population already peaked in 1980 at 73.1K people and is projected to decrease to 49.2K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Dominica
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominica United States
2100 -0.78% 0.14%
2099 -0.75% 0.14%
2098 -0.69% 0.16%
2097 -0.64% 0.16%
2096 -0.68% 0.17%
2095 -0.65% 0.18%
2094 -0.63% 0.17%
2093 -0.61% 0.18%
2092 -0.62% 0.18%
2091 -0.68% 0.17%
2090 -0.62% 0.18%
2089 -0.67% 0.19%
2088 -0.62% 0.17%
2087 -0.62% 0.17%
2086 -0.61% 0.16%
2085 -0.58% 0.18%
2084 -0.58% 0.18%
2083 -0.57% 0.18%
2082 -0.53% 0.2%
2081 -0.57% 0.18%
2080 -0.58% 0.19%
2079 -0.58% 0.2%
2078 -0.52% 0.21%
2077 -0.56% 0.22%
2076 -0.55% 0.23%
2075 -0.53% 0.22%
2074 -0.54% 0.23%
2073 -0.52% 0.23%
2072 -0.5% 0.25%
2071 -0.51% 0.24%
2070 -0.44% 0.25%
2069 -0.46% 0.25%
2068 -0.43% 0.25%
2067 -0.39% 0.24%
2066 -0.42% 0.24%
2065 -0.41% 0.23%
2064 -0.35% 0.23%
2063 -0.38% 0.23%
2062 -0.37% 0.22%
2061 -0.37% 0.21%
2060 -0.33% 0.21%
2059 -0.33% 0.22%
2058 -0.33% 0.21%
2057 -0.28% 0.2%
2056 -0.29% 0.19%
2055 -0.25% 0.2%
2054 -0.24% 0.21%
2053 -0.27% 0.21%
2052 -0.22% 0.22%
2051 -0.2% 0.23%
2050 -0.16% 0.23%
2049 -0.16% 0.24%
2048 -0.13% 0.26%
2047 -0.1% 0.26%
2046 -0.07% 0.28%
2045 -0.08% 0.29%
2044 -0.09% 0.31%
2043 -0.07% 0.33%
2042 0% 0.33%
2041 0.009% 0.35%
2040 0.009% 0.36%
2039 0.02% 0.38%
2038 0.03% 0.39%
2037 -0.003% 0.39%
2036 0.005% 0.4%
2035 -0.008% 0.42%
2034 -0.03% 0.42%
2033 -0.13% 0.43%
2032 -0.25% 0.44%
2031 -0.43% 0.45%
2030 -0.51% 0.46%
2029 -0.53% 0.48%
2028 -0.54% 0.48%
2027 -0.53% 0.49%
2026 -0.56% 0.52%
2025 -0.45% 0.49%
2024 -0.46% 1.55%
2023 -0.47% 0.49%
2022 -0.56% 0.42%
2021 -0.55% 0.11%
2020 -0.45% 0.97%
2019 -0.43% 0.46%
2018 -0.47% 0.53%
2017 -1.59% 0.63%
2016 -1.14% 0.73%
2015 0.05% 0.74%
2014 0.94% 0.74%
2013 0.86% 0.7%
2012 0.09% 0.74%
2011 0.28% 0.73%
2010 -0.007% 0.83%
2009 0.01% 0.88%
2008 0.01% 0.95%
2007 0.06% 0.96%
2006 0.1% 0.97%
2005 0.12% 0.93%
2004 0.17% 0.93%
2003 0.24% 0.86%
2002 0.12% 0.93%
2001 -0.33% 0.99%
2000 -0.52% 1.03%
1999 -0.37% 1.15%
1998 -0.25% 1.17%
1997 -0.16% 1.2%
1996 -0.08% 1.17%
1995 -0.01% 1.18%
1994 0.06% 1.22%
1993 0.16% 1.31%
1992 0.04% 1.34%
1991 -0.48% 1.34%
1990 -0.75% 1.34%
1989 -0.64% 0.95%
1988 -0.58% 0.91%
1987 -0.54% 0.9%
1986 -0.47% 0.93%
1985 -0.43% 0.89%
1984 -0.43% 0.87%
1983 -0.44% 0.92%
1982 -0.41% 0.96%
1981 -0.13% 1.29%
1980 0.17% 0.66%
1979 0.32% 1.11%
1978 0.44% 1.06%
1977 0.54% 1.01%
1976 0.62% 0.95%
1975 0.67% 0.99%
1974 0.72% 0.92%
1973 0.75% 0.96%
1972 0.76% 1.08%
1971 0.91% 1.27%
1970 1.43% 1.17%
1969 1.8% 0.98%
1968 1.75% 1%
1967 1.67% 1.09%
1966 1.58% 1.16%
1965 1.47% 1.26%
1964 1.37% 1.4%
1963 1.3% 1.45%
1962 1.23% 1.55%
1961 1.41% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Dominica declined by 0.46%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Dominica United States
Current population
65539
344023146
Population rank 188/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.0008% 4.15%
One net population change
1.2 days
18.9 seconds
One birth every
11.9 hours
8.8 seconds
One death every
10.3 hours
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline -1 +4,586
Annual growth/decline -305 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate -0.46% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 186/197 134/197
One migration net change every
1.51 days
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -242 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 85/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 8,440 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 178/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.7% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 53/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominica
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominica United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -242 - 1,230,663
2024 - -200 - 1,286,132
2023 -111 -199 502,372 1,322,668
2022 -118 -202 399,926 1,319,009
2021 -205 -224 199,137 674,787
2020 -88 -225 208,862 329,769
2019 -75 -228 887,476 1,774,500
2018 -60 -231 955,022 1,764,961
2017 -124 -234 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 177 -2,032 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 157 92 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 257 -431 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 110 1,376 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 167 -461 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 121 307 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 171 -206 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 220 -198 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 272 -264 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 319 -297 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 364 -316 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 339 -259 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 360 -254 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 387 -252 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 429 -248 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 556 -585 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 561 -973 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 647 -947 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 595 -805 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 662 -803 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 753 -838 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 853 -885 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 1,002 -984 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 1,130 -1,061 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 1,111 -969 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 1,103 -1,183 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 1,138 -1,722 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 1,178 -1,651 1,875,826 400,998
1988 1,222 -1,653 1,735,943 460,778
1987 1,256 -1,661 1,720,252 480,815
1986 1,285 -1,642 1,656,917 493,082
1985 1,302 -1,617 1,689,258 598,777
1984 1,308 -1,614 1,627,192 622,793
1983 1,301 -1,615 1,636,544 662,840
1982 1,250 -1,588 1,714,317 600,149
1981 1,169 -1,420 1,652,153 583,070
1980 1,090 -1,035 1,608,450 595,916
1979 981 -802 1,597,894 503,559
1978 991 -705 1,402,283 556,521
1977 996 -634 1,431,556 577,060
1976 1,050 -627 1,264,604 635,590
1975 1,142 -678 1,252,644 655,078
1974 1,267 -770 1,218,968 706,978
1973 1,400 -882 1,165,499 783,163
1972 1,497 -971 1,301,355 833,543
1971 1,549 -1,022 1,640,519 833,549
1970 1,574 -847 1,824,965 744,902
1969 1,628 -406 1,702,487 523,740
1968 1,673 -488 1,565,507 594,514
1967 1,716 -605 1,669,181 585,410
1966 1,752 -715 1,749,387 637,692
1965 1,778 -816 1,943,030 644,902
1964 1,792 -911 2,245,099 618,635
1963 1,796 -978 2,289,826 639,495
1962 1,786 -1,028 2,406,337 625,617
1961 1,762 -1,044 2,571,681 580,333
1960 1,720 -759 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 4.63% of the population change in Dominica is from natural causes (a loss of 190 people) and 95.4% is from migration (a loss of 3,914 people). In the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 8,440 residents or 12.7% of the population were not native-born in Dominica, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

Biggest cities by population

Dominica
City Population
Roseau 16.6K
Portsmouth 3.63K
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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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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