The current population of the Dominican Republic is 11,591,984 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 11,427,557 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Since 2005, population has increased from 9.23M people to 11.6M (25.7% growth in 20 years).
- The Dominican Republic is projected to reach 13.2M people in 2061.
- The Dominican Republic is ranked 84/197 by population and was ranked 85th in 2005.
- For the last 20 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of 1.28% per year.
- The Dominican Republic accounts for 0.14% of the world's population.
The Dominican Republic population clock
Dominican Republic
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World
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
11591984
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8266870341
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| Population rank | 84/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.14% | N/A |
| One net population change |
5.46 minutes
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0.41 seconds
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| One birth every |
2.59 minutes
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0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
7.42 minutes
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0.52 seconds
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| Daily growth/decline | +264 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +96,292 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.85% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 114/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
15.1 minutes
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N/A |
| Annual migration change | -34,806 | N/A |
The Dominican Republic population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,268,336 | - |
| 1961 | 3,373,233 | 3.21% |
| 1962 | 3,479,936 | 3.16% |
| 1963 | 3,588,287 | 3.11% |
| 1964 | 3,698,559 | 3.07% |
| 1965 | 3,808,963 | 2.99% |
| 1966 | 3,921,847 | 2.96% |
| 1967 | 4,038,928 | 2.99% |
| 1968 | 4,157,189 | 2.93% |
| 1969 | 4,277,035 | 2.88% |
| 1970 | 4,399,290 | 2.86% |
| 1971 | 4,524,234 | 2.84% |
| 1972 | 4,651,883 | 2.82% |
| 1973 | 4,782,227 | 2.8% |
| 1974 | 4,914,197 | 2.76% |
| 1975 | 5,046,776 | 2.7% |
| 1976 | 5,180,404 | 2.65% |
| 1977 | 5,315,443 | 2.61% |
| 1978 | 5,451,882 | 2.57% |
| 1979 | 5,589,690 | 2.53% |
| 1980 | 5,729,037 | 2.49% |
| 1981 | 5,868,453 | 2.43% |
| 1982 | 6,007,114 | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 6,147,248 | 2.33% |
| 1984 | 6,289,040 | 2.31% |
| 1985 | 6,430,404 | 2.25% |
| 1986 | 6,571,208 | 2.19% |
| 1987 | 6,712,515 | 2.15% |
| 1988 | 6,855,734 | 2.13% |
| 1989 | 7,002,295 | 2.14% |
| 1990 | 7,151,166 | 2.13% |
| 1991 | 7,299,853 | 2.08% |
| 1992 | 7,447,474 | 2.02% |
| 1993 | 7,594,572 | 1.98% |
| 1994 | 7,741,694 | 1.94% |
| 1995 | 7,888,115 | 1.89% |
| 1996 | 8,032,894 | 1.84% |
| 1997 | 8,174,078 | 1.76% |
| 1998 | 8,310,362 | 1.67% |
| 1999 | 8,446,208 | 1.63% |
| 2000 | 8,584,190 | 1.63% |
| 2001 | 8,720,283 | 1.59% |
| 2002 | 8,852,235 | 1.51% |
| 2003 | 8,980,620 | 1.45% |
| 2004 | 9,104,892 | 1.38% |
| 2005 | 9,225,034 | 1.32% |
| 2006 | 9,341,183 | 1.26% |
| 2007 | 9,455,658 | 1.23% |
| 2008 | 9,573,130 | 1.24% |
| 2009 | 9,695,265 | 1.28% |
| 2010 | 9,820,175 | 1.29% |
| 2011 | 9,945,621 | 1.28% |
| 2012 | 10,070,411 | 1.25% |
| 2013 | 10,193,833 | 1.23% |
| 2014 | 10,315,528 | 1.19% |
| 2015 | 10,434,829 | 1.16% |
| 2016 | 10,551,430 | 1.12% |
| 2017 | 10,666,843 | 1.09% |
| 2018 | 10,782,053 | 1.08% |
| 2019 | 10,894,043 | 1.04% |
| 2020 | 11,008,300 | 1.05% |
| 2021 | 11,123,476 | 1.05% |
| 2022 | 11,230,734 | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 11,331,265 | 0.9% |
| 2024 | 11,427,557 | 0.85% |
| 2025 | 11,520,480 | 0.81% |
| 2026 | 11,609,496 | 0.77% |
| 2027 | 11,695,935 | 0.74% |
| 2028 | 11,779,929 | 0.72% |
| 2029 | 11,860,814 | 0.69% |
| 2030 | 11,938,853 | 0.66% |
| 2031 | 12,014,148 | 0.63% |
| 2032 | 12,086,669 | 0.6% |
| 2033 | 12,156,523 | 0.58% |
| 2034 | 12,224,121 | 0.56% |
| 2035 | 12,289,431 | 0.53% |
| 2036 | 12,352,228 | 0.51% |
| 2037 | 12,412,542 | 0.49% |
| 2038 | 12,470,656 | 0.47% |
| 2039 | 12,526,156 | 0.45% |
| 2040 | 12,579,320 | 0.42% |
| 2041 | 12,630,679 | 0.41% |
| 2042 | 12,680,019 | 0.39% |
| 2043 | 12,727,289 | 0.37% |
| 2044 | 12,772,651 | 0.36% |
| 2045 | 12,816,003 | 0.34% |
| 2046 | 12,856,883 | 0.32% |
| 2047 | 12,895,158 | 0.3% |
| 2048 | 12,931,165 | 0.28% |
| 2049 | 12,964,841 | 0.26% |
| 2050 | 12,996,290 | 0.24% |
The Dominican Republic has a population of 11.6M as of 2025, compared to 10.4M in 2015, 9.23M in 2005, and 7.89M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.11% per year. The Dominican Republic is ranked 106th 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) the Dominican Republic will have 12,816,003 people (10.6% growth) with a rank change from 84th to 90th.
By the year 2100, the Dominican Republic's population is projected to grow by 0.72% to 11.7M people.
Largest cities by population
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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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Dominican Republic population statistics
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Dominican Republic
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 74 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 29 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 2.24 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 614 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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