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Population in the Dominican Republic compared to the DR Congo: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,520,487 in 2025 vs 112,832,473 people in the DR Congo in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,656,588 people compared to 118,386,491 in the DR Congo.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 10.2 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while the DR Congo is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 1.56% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 1.42% for the DR Congo.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.01% per year vs +3.36% in the DR Congo.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.7M (24.8% growth), while the DR Congo has grown from 60.6M to 118M (95.3% growth).

Dominican Republic vs DR Congo: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic DR Congo
2100 11,752,784 436,237,219
2099 11,815,252 433,289,774
2098 11,877,117 430,252,622
2097 11,937,719 427,149,320
2096 11,997,841 423,961,963
2095 12,057,342 420,678,721
2094 12,115,914 417,304,547
2093 12,173,845 413,867,290
2092 12,230,436 410,362,003
2091 12,286,064 406,763,717
2090 12,340,658 403,089,566
2089 12,394,314 399,334,389
2088 12,446,122 395,507,774
2087 12,497,009 391,613,249
2086 12,546,890 387,639,503
2085 12,595,176 383,604,733
2084 12,641,964 379,495,246
2083 12,686,626 375,330,369
2082 12,730,579 371,124,615
2081 12,772,531 366,878,238
2080 12,813,012 362,574,665
2079 12,851,452 358,227,097
2078 12,887,954 353,821,014
2077 12,923,053 349,368,182
2076 12,955,793 344,866,731
2075 12,986,456 340,338,504
2074 13,015,960 335,761,691
2073 13,043,173 331,157,281
2072 13,068,464 326,505,656
2071 13,091,361 321,830,769
2070 13,112,865 317,104,580
2069 13,131,909 312,349,776
2068 13,149,031 307,566,932
2067 13,163,707 302,762,490
2066 13,176,149 297,932,241
2065 13,187,108 293,081,284
2064 13,195,655 288,211,987
2063 13,201,391 283,315,009
2062 13,204,648 278,399,192
2061 13,205,517 273,464,914
2060 13,203,471 268,520,814
2059 13,199,071 263,570,338
2058 13,190,969 258,622,778
2057 13,180,617 253,685,085
2056 13,168,370 248,748,321
2055 13,153,175 243,814,854
2054 13,135,187 238,885,417
2053 13,114,225 233,971,468
2052 13,090,209 229,073,420
2051 13,063,047 224,197,775
2050 13,032,286 219,354,949
2049 12,999,890 214,547,398
2048 12,964,676 209,774,448
2047 12,927,592 205,040,532
2046 12,887,813 200,341,405
2045 12,845,519 195,693,533
2044 12,800,765 191,087,342
2043 12,754,444 186,534,055
2042 12,705,845 182,033,706
2041 12,655,390 177,583,290
2040 12,602,701 173,191,594
2039 12,548,652 168,846,440
2038 12,491,254 164,551,895
2037 12,431,970 160,316,591
2036 12,370,131 156,099,100
2035 12,305,889 151,924,296
2034 12,239,008 147,782,785
2033 12,170,158 143,684,929
2032 12,098,734 139,642,368
2031 12,024,555 135,634,548
2030 11,947,536 131,685,113
2029 11,867,856 127,793,612
2028 11,785,130 123,956,913
2027 11,699,216 120,188,952
2026 11,611,567 116,482,769
2025 11,520,487 112,832,473
2024 11,427,557 109,276,265
2023 11,331,265 105,789,731
2022 11,230,734 102,396,968
2021 11,123,476 99,148,932
2020 11,008,300 95,989,998
2019 10,894,043 92,947,442
2018 10,782,053 90,047,644
2017 10,666,843 87,083,398
2016 10,551,430 83,956,415
2015 10,434,829 81,035,531
2014 10,315,528 78,403,242
2013 10,193,833 75,789,395
2012 10,070,411 73,254,618
2011 9,945,621 70,849,311
2010 9,820,175 68,563,038
2009 9,695,265 66,412,044
2008 9,573,130 64,390,664
2007 9,455,658 62,477,752
2006 9,341,183 60,615,908
2005 9,225,034 58,775,724
2004 9,104,892 56,997,741
2003 8,980,620 55,343,867
2002 8,852,235 53,750,524
2001 8,720,283 52,132,646
2000 8,584,190 50,507,442
1999 8,446,208 48,912,971
1998 8,310,362 47,297,600
1997 8,174,078 46,029,902
1996 8,032,894 45,296,124
1995 7,888,115 44,433,704
1994 7,741,694 42,626,876
1993 7,594,572 40,656,336
1992 7,447,474 39,228,910
1991 7,299,853 37,925,817
1990 7,151,166 36,684,063
1989 7,002,295 35,486,866
1988 6,855,734 34,382,752
1987 6,712,515 33,298,904
1986 6,571,208 32,265,196
1985 6,430,404 31,264,816
1984 6,289,040 30,245,081
1983 6,147,248 29,250,963
1982 6,007,114 28,338,190
1981 5,868,453 27,500,515
1980 5,729,037 26,711,099
1979 5,589,690 25,886,782
1978 5,451,882 24,992,689
1977 5,315,443 24,229,061
1976 5,180,404 23,624,031
1975 5,046,776 23,021,101
1974 4,914,197 22,418,878
1973 4,782,227 21,827,665
1972 4,651,883 21,251,160
1971 4,524,234 20,695,569
1970 4,399,290 20,137,436
1969 4,277,035 19,570,445
1968 4,157,189 19,012,189
1967 4,038,928 18,462,782
1966 3,921,847 17,931,929
1965 3,808,963 17,427,802
1964 3,698,559 16,955,327
1963 3,588,287 16,507,599
1962 3,479,936 16,075,724
1961 3,373,233 15,662,374
1960 3,268,336 15,264,846

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/dominican-republic/dr-congo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while the DR Congo gained 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,105,158 people (a 10.5% growth), while the DR Congo's population increased by 34,430,076 people (a 41% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. The DR Congo was ranked 22nd in 2006 and ranked 14th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Dominican Republic's population will grow by 11.8% to 13,032,286 people with a rank change from 85th to 90th. The population of the DR Congo will increase by 85.3% to 219,354,949 people and rank change from 14th to 8th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 436M people in 2100 for the DR Congo.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic DR Congo
2100 -0.53% 0.68%
2099 -0.52% 0.71%
2098 -0.51% 0.73%
2097 -0.5% 0.75%
2096 -0.49% 0.78%
2095 -0.48% 0.81%
2094 -0.48% 0.83%
2093 -0.46% 0.85%
2092 -0.45% 0.88%
2091 -0.44% 0.91%
2090 -0.43% 0.94%
2089 -0.42% 0.97%
2088 -0.41% 0.99%
2087 -0.4% 1.03%
2086 -0.38% 1.05%
2085 -0.37% 1.08%
2084 -0.35% 1.11%
2083 -0.35% 1.13%
2082 -0.33% 1.16%
2081 -0.32% 1.19%
2080 -0.3% 1.21%
2079 -0.28% 1.25%
2078 -0.27% 1.27%
2077 -0.25% 1.31%
2076 -0.24% 1.33%
2075 -0.23% 1.36%
2074 -0.21% 1.39%
2073 -0.19% 1.42%
2072 -0.17% 1.45%
2071 -0.16% 1.49%
2070 -0.15% 1.52%
2069 -0.13% 1.56%
2068 -0.11% 1.59%
2067 -0.09% 1.62%
2066 -0.08% 1.66%
2065 -0.06% 1.69%
2064 -0.04% 1.73%
2063 -0.02% 1.77%
2062 -0.007% 1.8%
2061 0.02% 1.84%
2060 0.03% 1.88%
2059 0.06% 1.91%
2058 0.08% 1.95%
2057 0.09% 1.98%
2056 0.12% 2.02%
2055 0.14% 2.06%
2054 0.16% 2.1%
2053 0.18% 2.14%
2052 0.21% 2.17%
2051 0.24% 2.21%
2050 0.25% 2.24%
2049 0.27% 2.28%
2048 0.29% 2.31%
2047 0.31% 2.35%
2046 0.33% 2.38%
2045 0.35% 2.41%
2044 0.36% 2.44%
2043 0.38% 2.47%
2042 0.4% 2.51%
2041 0.42% 2.54%
2040 0.43% 2.57%
2039 0.46% 2.61%
2038 0.48% 2.64%
2037 0.5% 2.7%
2036 0.52% 2.75%
2035 0.55% 2.8%
2034 0.57% 2.85%
2033 0.59% 2.89%
2032 0.62% 2.95%
2031 0.64% 3%
2030 0.67% 3.05%
2029 0.7% 3.1%
2028 0.73% 3.14%
2027 0.75% 3.18%
2026 0.79% 3.24%
2025 0.81% 3.25%
2024 0.85% 3.3%
2023 0.9% 3.31%
2022 0.96% 3.28%
2021 1.05% 3.29%
2020 1.05% 3.27%
2019 1.04% 3.22%
2018 1.08% 3.4%
2017 1.09% 3.72%
2016 1.12% 3.6%
2015 1.16% 3.36%
2014 1.19% 3.45%
2013 1.23% 3.46%
2012 1.25% 3.39%
2011 1.28% 3.33%
2010 1.29% 3.24%
2009 1.28% 3.14%
2008 1.24% 3.06%
2007 1.23% 3.07%
2006 1.26% 3.13%
2005 1.32% 3.12%
2004 1.38% 2.99%
2003 1.45% 2.96%
2002 1.51% 3.1%
2001 1.59% 3.22%
2000 1.63% 3.26%
1999 1.63% 3.42%
1998 1.67% 2.75%
1997 1.76% 1.62%
1996 1.84% 1.94%
1995 1.89% 4.24%
1994 1.94% 4.85%
1993 1.98% 3.64%
1992 2.02% 3.44%
1991 2.08% 3.38%
1990 2.13% 3.37%
1989 2.14% 3.21%
1988 2.13% 3.25%
1987 2.15% 3.2%
1986 2.19% 3.2%
1985 2.25% 3.37%
1984 2.31% 3.4%
1983 2.33% 3.22%
1982 2.36% 3.05%
1981 2.43% 2.96%
1980 2.49% 3.18%
1979 2.53% 3.58%
1978 2.57% 3.15%
1977 2.61% 2.56%
1976 2.65% 2.62%
1975 2.7% 2.69%
1974 2.76% 2.71%
1973 2.8% 2.71%
1972 2.82% 2.68%
1971 2.84% 2.77%
1970 2.86% 2.9%
1969 2.88% 2.94%
1968 2.93% 2.98%
1967 2.99% 2.96%
1966 2.96% 2.89%
1965 2.99% 2.79%
1964 3.07% 2.71%
1963 3.11% 2.69%
1962 3.16% 2.64%
1961 3.21% 2.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of the Dominican Republic grew by 0.81%, while the DR Congo's population grew by 3.25%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic DR Congo
Current population
11656588
118386491
Population rank 85/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1.42%
One net population change
5.67 minutes
8.89 seconds
One birth every
2.61 minutes
7.06 seconds
One death every
7.36 minutes
34.3 seconds
Daily growth/decline +255 +9,743
Annual growth/decline +92,930 +3,556,208
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% +3.25%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 10/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -35,306 -27,309
Net migration rank 170/196 159/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 1,085,090
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 57/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 152/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
DR Congo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic DR Congo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - -27,309
2024 129,943 -34,806 3,547,217 -26,968
2023 132,360 -34,915 3,467,787 -14,992
2022 138,767 -35,153 3,347,664 -14,991
2021 128,866 -17,957 3,227,992 -64,639
2020 137,417 -17,957 3,156,152 -1,633
2019 144,869 -35,797 3,075,538 -144,920
2018 150,852 -35,934 2,993,184 -124,246
2017 151,565 -36,069 2,883,245 176,290
2016 151,550 -36,219 2,753,687 440,748
2015 154,258 -36,375 2,665,016 -17,711
2014 157,260 -36,543 2,580,251 36,966
2013 159,330 -36,673 2,489,378 121,097
2012 160,915 -36,737 2,405,462 53,668
2011 162,094 -36,687 2,310,679 40,891
2010 162,072 -36,587 2,212,255 8,823
2009 160,893 -36,561 2,126,912 -46,009
2008 156,664 -36,723 2,044,210 -82,339
2007 152,066 -37,076 1,963,738 -99,742
2006 151,122 -37,170 1,889,398 -29,715
2005 155,405 -37,063 1,800,300 20,384
2004 158,789 -36,851 1,731,022 4,260
2003 163,267 -36,657 1,679,188 -106,731
2002 166,740 -36,575 1,631,597 -17,358
2001 170,193 -36,441 1,594,999 26,523
2000 171,684 -33,256 1,549,518 79,340
1999 167,742 -30,228 1,450,318 109,761
1998 164,287 -30,108 1,375,130 295,560
1997 168,419 -30,034 1,392,037 -527,356
1996 174,008 -30,018 1,380,490 -777,833
1995 175,439 -29,873 1,395,440 -273,434
1994 176,882 -29,610 1,259,539 1,232,105
1993 177,691 -30,719 1,209,242 240,176
1992 177,481 -30,262 1,152,781 252,666
1991 177,371 -29,351 1,114,033 86,721
1990 176,748 -27,397 1,063,508 219,270
1989 175,365 -26,984 1,027,238 84,415
1988 171,291 -26,552 995,278 101,314
1987 167,552 -25,850 959,875 111,220
1986 165,674 -24,772 925,334 70,988
1985 164,091 -23,388 885,670 118,791
1984 164,263 -22,239 844,956 190,045
1983 163,136 -21,582 807,122 146,095
1982 159,597 -20,886 774,823 97,495
1981 158,419 -19,809 748,371 54,656
1980 157,697 -17,485 724,111 51,685
1979 154,779 -16,296 691,773 181,028
1978 154,043 -16,909 646,411 268,974
1977 152,825 -17,077 638,242 -26,355
1976 151,201 -16,866 624,147 -25,965
1975 149,339 -16,425 608,655 -972
1974 147,652 -15,402 593,539 3,216
1973 146,283 -14,594 578,280 7,414
1972 143,255 -14,262 564,495 2,840
1971 140,473 -14,156 549,343 -5,497
1970 137,835 -14,255 533,300 39,116
1969 135,445 -14,531 514,800 46,778
1968 133,666 -14,901 497,682 57,274
1967 133,091 -15,324 479,552 64,307
1966 132,096 -15,701 463,397 54,443
1965 125,345 -15,978 429,002 61,397
1964 127,504 -16,059 406,334 48,207
1963 124,994 -15,889 398,972 41,960
1962 122,977 -15,389 383,406 39,431
1961 120,316 -14,511 368,207 35,654
1960 117,346 -13,344 363,517 27,673

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 81.6% of the population change in the Dominican Republic is from natural causes (a gain of 1,420,447 people) and 18.4% is from migration (a loss of 321,182 people). In the DR Congo 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 31,117,482 people) and 0.66% is from migration (a gain of 206,938 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 1,085,090 people or 1% in the DR Congo.

Biggest cities by population

Dominican Republic
City Population
Santo Domingo 2.2M
Santiago de los Caballeros 1.34M
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
DR Congo
City Population
Kinshasa 14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi 2.89M
Kananga 1.97M
Lubumbashi 1.79M
Kisangani 1.37M
Tshikapa 1.01M
Uvira 726K
Bukavu 707K
Kolwezi 573K
Mbandaka 470K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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