The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 1,242,822 people in Eswatini in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,591,984 people compared to 1,267,161 in Eswatini.
Population statistics:
- The Dominican Republic's population is 9.15 times bigger than Eswatini's.
- The Dominican Republic is ranked the 84th most populous country in the world, while Eswatini is the 156th.
- The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.02% for Eswatini.
- For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +0.87% in Eswatini.
- Since 2005, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.23M people to 11.6M (25.7% growth), while Eswatini has grown from 1.08M to 1.27M (17.4% growth).
- The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 1.54M people in 2063 for Eswatini.
Dominican Republic vs Eswatini: live population counter
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| Current population |
11591984
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1267161
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| Population rank | 84/197 | 156/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.14% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
5.46 minutes
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42.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.59 minutes
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17.7 minutes
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| One death every |
7.42 minutes
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55.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
15.1 minutes
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1.3 hours
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| Annual migration change | -34,806 | -6,754 |
| Daily growth/decline | +264 | +34 |
| Annual growth/decline | +96,292 | +12,316 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.85% | +1% |
| Population growth rate rank | 114/197 | 102/197 |
the Dominican Republic and Eswatini: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,268,336 | 345,337 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,373,233 | 353,264 | 3.21% | 2.3% |
| 1962 | 3,479,936 | 361,365 | 3.16% | 2.29% |
| 1963 | 3,588,287 | 369,759 | 3.11% | 2.32% |
| 1964 | 3,698,559 | 378,656 | 3.07% | 2.41% |
| 1965 | 3,808,963 | 388,336 | 2.99% | 2.56% |
| 1966 | 3,921,847 | 398,766 | 2.96% | 2.69% |
| 1967 | 4,038,928 | 409,031 | 2.99% | 2.57% |
| 1968 | 4,157,189 | 419,147 | 2.93% | 2.47% |
| 1969 | 4,277,035 | 429,875 | 2.88% | 2.56% |
| 1970 | 4,399,290 | 441,216 | 2.86% | 2.64% |
| 1971 | 4,524,234 | 453,183 | 2.84% | 2.71% |
| 1972 | 4,651,883 | 465,788 | 2.82% | 2.78% |
| 1973 | 4,782,227 | 479,038 | 2.8% | 2.84% |
| 1974 | 4,914,197 | 492,988 | 2.76% | 2.91% |
| 1975 | 5,046,776 | 507,673 | 2.7% | 2.98% |
| 1976 | 5,180,404 | 523,330 | 2.65% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 5,315,443 | 540,348 | 2.61% | 3.25% |
| 1978 | 5,451,882 | 558,446 | 2.57% | 3.35% |
| 1979 | 5,589,690 | 577,199 | 2.53% | 3.36% |
| 1980 | 5,729,037 | 596,644 | 2.49% | 3.37% |
| 1981 | 5,868,453 | 616,808 | 2.43% | 3.38% |
| 1982 | 6,007,114 | 637,652 | 2.36% | 3.38% |
| 1983 | 6,147,248 | 658,957 | 2.33% | 3.34% |
| 1984 | 6,289,040 | 680,783 | 2.31% | 3.31% |
| 1985 | 6,430,404 | 706,196 | 2.25% | 3.73% |
| 1986 | 6,571,208 | 734,732 | 2.19% | 4.04% |
| 1987 | 6,712,515 | 763,811 | 2.15% | 3.96% |
| 1988 | 6,855,734 | 799,798 | 2.13% | 4.71% |
| 1989 | 7,002,295 | 837,800 | 2.14% | 4.75% |
| 1990 | 7,151,166 | 872,428 | 2.13% | 4.13% |
| 1991 | 7,299,853 | 908,189 | 2.08% | 4.1% |
| 1992 | 7,447,474 | 943,416 | 2.02% | 3.88% |
| 1993 | 7,594,572 | 971,318 | 1.98% | 2.96% |
| 1994 | 7,741,694 | 971,212 | 1.94% | -0.01% |
| 1995 | 7,888,115 | 970,433 | 1.89% | -0.08% |
| 1996 | 8,032,894 | 989,841 | 1.84% | 2% |
| 1997 | 8,174,078 | 1,006,635 | 1.76% | 1.7% |
| 1998 | 8,310,362 | 1,019,653 | 1.67% | 1.29% |
| 1999 | 8,446,208 | 1,030,782 | 1.63% | 1.09% |
| 2000 | 8,584,190 | 1,041,414 | 1.63% | 1.03% |
| 2001 | 8,720,283 | 1,051,064 | 1.59% | 0.93% |
| 2002 | 8,852,235 | 1,059,441 | 1.51% | 0.8% |
| 2003 | 8,980,620 | 1,066,700 | 1.45% | 0.69% |
| 2004 | 9,104,892 | 1,073,159 | 1.38% | 0.61% |
| 2005 | 9,225,034 | 1,079,022 | 1.32% | 0.55% |
| 2006 | 9,341,183 | 1,084,436 | 1.26% | 0.5% |
| 2007 | 9,455,658 | 1,090,705 | 1.23% | 0.58% |
| 2008 | 9,573,130 | 1,098,091 | 1.24% | 0.68% |
| 2009 | 9,695,265 | 1,105,153 | 1.28% | 0.64% |
| 2010 | 9,820,175 | 1,111,650 | 1.29% | 0.59% |
| 2011 | 9,945,621 | 1,117,833 | 1.28% | 0.56% |
| 2012 | 10,070,411 | 1,123,863 | 1.25% | 0.54% |
| 2013 | 10,193,833 | 1,129,990 | 1.23% | 0.55% |
| 2014 | 10,315,528 | 1,136,299 | 1.19% | 0.56% |
| 2015 | 10,434,829 | 1,142,813 | 1.16% | 0.57% |
| 2016 | 10,551,430 | 1,149,507 | 1.12% | 0.59% |
| 2017 | 10,666,843 | 1,158,195 | 1.09% | 0.76% |
| 2018 | 10,782,053 | 1,168,929 | 1.08% | 0.93% |
| 2019 | 10,894,043 | 1,179,874 | 1.04% | 0.94% |
| 2020 | 11,008,300 | 1,192,729 | 1.05% | 1.09% |
| 2021 | 11,123,476 | 1,206,593 | 1.05% | 1.16% |
| 2022 | 11,230,734 | 1,218,917 | 0.96% | 1.02% |
| 2023 | 11,331,265 | 1,230,506 | 0.9% | 0.95% |
| 2024 | 11,427,557 | 1,242,822 | 0.85% | 1% |
| 2025 | 11,520,480 | 1,256,168 | 0.81% | 1.07% |
| 2026 | 11,609,496 | 1,269,854 | 0.77% | 1.09% |
| 2027 | 11,695,935 | 1,283,222 | 0.74% | 1.05% |
| 2028 | 11,779,929 | 1,295,964 | 0.72% | 0.99% |
| 2029 | 11,860,814 | 1,308,342 | 0.69% | 0.96% |
| 2030 | 11,938,853 | 1,320,904 | 0.66% | 0.96% |
| 2031 | 12,014,148 | 1,333,159 | 0.63% | 0.93% |
| 2032 | 12,086,669 | 1,344,893 | 0.6% | 0.88% |
| 2033 | 12,156,523 | 1,356,736 | 0.58% | 0.88% |
| 2034 | 12,224,121 | 1,368,346 | 0.56% | 0.86% |
| 2035 | 12,289,431 | 1,379,413 | 0.53% | 0.81% |
| 2036 | 12,352,228 | 1,390,148 | 0.51% | 0.78% |
| 2037 | 12,412,542 | 1,400,439 | 0.49% | 0.74% |
| 2038 | 12,470,656 | 1,410,496 | 0.47% | 0.72% |
| 2039 | 12,526,156 | 1,420,444 | 0.45% | 0.71% |
| 2040 | 12,579,320 | 1,429,771 | 0.42% | 0.66% |
| 2041 | 12,630,679 | 1,439,042 | 0.41% | 0.65% |
| 2042 | 12,680,019 | 1,448,106 | 0.39% | 0.63% |
| 2043 | 12,727,289 | 1,456,448 | 0.37% | 0.58% |
| 2044 | 12,772,651 | 1,464,359 | 0.36% | 0.54% |
| 2045 | 12,816,003 | 1,472,135 | 0.34% | 0.53% |
| 2046 | 12,856,883 | 1,479,603 | 0.32% | 0.51% |
| 2047 | 12,895,158 | 1,486,494 | 0.3% | 0.47% |
| 2048 | 12,931,165 | 1,493,017 | 0.28% | 0.44% |
| 2049 | 12,964,841 | 1,499,424 | 0.26% | 0.43% |
| 2050 | 12,996,290 | 1,505,327 | 0.24% | 0.39% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,209,795 people (a 13.1% growth), while Eswatini gained 63,791 people (a 5.91% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Dominican Republic gained 1,157,155 (a 11.1% growth), while Eswatini's population increased by 124,348 (a 10.9% growth).
The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2005 and is 84th in 2025. Eswatini was ranked 152nd in 2005 and ranked 156th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Dominican Republic's population will grow by 12.1% to 12,996,290 people with a rank change from 84th to 90th. The population of Eswatini will increase by 18.8% to 1,505,327 people and rank change from 156th to 154th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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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Population differences between the Dominican Republic and Eswatini
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| Life expectancy | 74 years | 64.4 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 26.5 years |
| Median age | 29 years | 23.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 2.24 births per woman | 2.75 births per woman |
| Population density | 614 ppl/mi² | 187.1 ppl/mi² |
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