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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 928,784 people in Fiji in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,637,906 people compared to 938,628 in Fiji.

Population statistics:

  • The Dominican Republic's population is 12.4 times bigger than Fiji's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Fiji is the 159th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.01% for Fiji.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +0.12% in Fiji.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.6% growth), while Fiji has grown from 890K to 939K (5.42% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Fiji: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Fiji
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Fiji
2100 11,755,442 883,752
2099 11,817,924 888,271
2098 11,879,803 892,703
2097 11,940,419 896,915
2096 12,000,555 901,118
2095 12,060,069 905,308
2094 12,118,654 909,388
2093 12,176,599 913,372
2092 12,233,202 917,178
2091 12,288,843 921,020
2090 12,343,449 924,758
2089 12,397,117 928,500
2088 12,448,937 932,167
2087 12,499,836 935,844
2086 12,549,728 939,596
2085 12,598,025 943,266
2084 12,644,824 946,736
2083 12,689,496 950,144
2082 12,733,459 953,473
2081 12,775,420 956,823
2080 12,815,910 960,049
2079 12,854,359 963,146
2078 12,890,869 965,934
2077 12,925,976 968,648
2076 12,958,723 971,408
2075 12,989,393 974,149
2074 13,018,904 976,896
2073 13,046,123 979,510
2072 13,071,419 982,066
2071 13,094,322 984,518
2070 13,115,831 987,016
2069 13,134,880 989,177
2068 13,152,005 991,023
2067 13,166,684 992,790
2066 13,179,129 994,373
2065 13,190,090 996,052
2064 13,198,640 997,651
2063 13,204,377 998,950
2062 13,207,634 1,000,093
2061 13,208,504 1,001,067
2060 13,206,457 1,001,836
2059 13,202,056 1,002,506
2058 13,193,952 1,003,177
2057 13,183,598 1,003,569
2056 13,171,348 1,003,939
2055 13,156,150 1,004,079
2054 13,138,158 1,004,084
2053 13,117,191 1,003,814
2052 13,093,170 1,003,524
2051 13,066,002 1,003,005
2050 13,035,234 1,002,353
2049 13,002,830 1,001,571
2048 12,967,608 1,000,376
2047 12,930,516 999,119
2046 12,890,728 997,645
2045 12,848,424 996,077
2044 12,803,661 994,220
2043 12,757,329 992,313
2042 12,708,719 990,119
2041 12,658,252 987,497
2040 12,605,551 984,975
2039 12,551,490 982,332
2038 12,494,079 979,514
2037 12,434,782 976,515
2036 12,372,929 973,495
2035 12,308,672 970,449
2034 12,241,776 967,285
2033 12,172,910 964,084
2032 12,101,471 960,704
2031 12,027,275 957,319
2030 11,950,238 953,501
2029 11,870,540 949,652
2028 11,787,795 945,654
2027 11,701,862 941,548
2026 11,614,193 937,546
2025 11,523,092 933,274
2024 11,427,557 928,784
2023 11,331,265 924,145
2022 11,230,734 919,422
2021 11,123,476 916,711
2020 11,008,300 914,963
2019 10,894,043 914,899
2018 10,782,053 917,180
2017 10,666,843 918,759
2016 10,551,430 919,166
2015 10,434,829 918,578
2014 10,315,528 917,585
2013 10,193,833 916,352
2012 10,070,411 914,918
2011 9,945,621 912,989
2010 9,820,175 910,419
2009 9,695,265 907,239
2008 9,573,130 903,399
2007 9,455,658 897,832
2006 9,341,183 890,365
2005 9,225,034 882,379
2004 9,104,892 874,366
2003 8,980,620 866,286
2002 8,852,235 858,049
2001 8,720,283 849,596
2000 8,584,190 840,909
1999 8,446,208 831,828
1998 8,310,362 822,258
1997 8,174,078 812,139
1996 8,032,894 803,789
1995 7,888,115 798,746
1994 7,741,694 794,771
1993 7,594,572 790,369
1992 7,447,474 785,346
1991 7,299,853 779,656
1990 7,151,166 773,316
1989 7,002,295 766,321
1988 6,855,734 758,697
1987 6,712,515 750,540
1986 6,571,208 739,306
1985 6,430,404 723,761
1984 6,289,040 706,716
1983 6,147,248 689,835
1982 6,007,114 673,414
1981 5,868,453 657,471
1980 5,729,037 641,975
1979 5,589,690 626,862
1978 5,451,882 612,091
1977 5,315,443 597,805
1976 5,180,404 585,534
1975 5,046,776 575,906
1974 4,914,197 567,489
1973 4,782,227 559,222
1972 4,651,883 550,499
1971 4,524,234 541,121
1970 4,399,290 531,188
1969 4,277,035 520,797
1968 4,157,189 510,002
1967 4,038,928 498,873
1966 3,921,847 486,487
1965 3,808,963 472,575
1964 3,698,559 458,324
1963 3,588,287 444,276
1962 3,479,936 430,536
1961 3,373,233 417,406
1960 3,268,336 404,887

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

GeoRank.org/population/dominican-republic/fiji | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Fiji gained 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth), while Fiji's population increased by 19,462 people (a 2.12% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Fiji was ranked 158th in 2006 and ranked 159th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Dominican Republic's population will grow by 12% to 13,035,234 people with a rank change from 85th to 90th. The population of Fiji will increase by 6.79% to 1,002,353 people and rank change from 159th to 161st.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 1M people in 2054 for Fiji.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Fiji
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Fiji
2100 -0.53% -0.51%
2099 -0.52% -0.5%
2098 -0.51% -0.47%
2097 -0.5% -0.47%
2096 -0.49% -0.46%
2095 -0.48% -0.45%
2094 -0.48% -0.44%
2093 -0.46% -0.41%
2092 -0.45% -0.42%
2091 -0.44% -0.4%
2090 -0.43% -0.4%
2089 -0.42% -0.39%
2088 -0.41% -0.39%
2087 -0.4% -0.4%
2086 -0.38% -0.39%
2085 -0.37% -0.37%
2084 -0.35% -0.36%
2083 -0.35% -0.35%
2082 -0.33% -0.35%
2081 -0.32% -0.34%
2080 -0.3% -0.32%
2079 -0.28% -0.29%
2078 -0.27% -0.28%
2077 -0.25% -0.28%
2076 -0.24% -0.28%
2075 -0.23% -0.28%
2074 -0.21% -0.27%
2073 -0.19% -0.26%
2072 -0.17% -0.25%
2071 -0.16% -0.25%
2070 -0.15% -0.22%
2069 -0.13% -0.19%
2068 -0.11% -0.18%
2067 -0.09% -0.16%
2066 -0.08% -0.17%
2065 -0.06% -0.16%
2064 -0.04% -0.13%
2063 -0.02% -0.11%
2062 -0.007% -0.1%
2061 0.02% -0.08%
2060 0.03% -0.07%
2059 0.06% -0.07%
2058 0.08% -0.04%
2057 0.09% -0.04%
2056 0.12% -0.01%
2055 0.14% -0%
2054 0.16% 0.03%
2053 0.18% 0.03%
2052 0.21% 0.05%
2051 0.24% 0.07%
2050 0.25% 0.08%
2049 0.27% 0.12%
2048 0.29% 0.13%
2047 0.31% 0.15%
2046 0.33% 0.16%
2045 0.35% 0.19%
2044 0.36% 0.19%
2043 0.38% 0.22%
2042 0.4% 0.27%
2041 0.42% 0.26%
2040 0.43% 0.27%
2039 0.46% 0.29%
2038 0.48% 0.31%
2037 0.5% 0.31%
2036 0.52% 0.31%
2035 0.55% 0.33%
2034 0.57% 0.33%
2033 0.59% 0.35%
2032 0.62% 0.35%
2031 0.64% 0.4%
2030 0.67% 0.41%
2029 0.7% 0.42%
2028 0.73% 0.44%
2027 0.75% 0.43%
2026 0.79% 0.46%
2025 0.84% 0.48%
2024 0.85% 0.5%
2023 0.9% 0.51%
2022 0.96% 0.3%
2021 1.05% 0.19%
2020 1.05% 0.007%
2019 1.04% -0.25%
2018 1.08% -0.17%
2017 1.09% -0.04%
2016 1.12% 0.06%
2015 1.16% 0.11%
2014 1.19% 0.13%
2013 1.23% 0.16%
2012 1.25% 0.21%
2011 1.28% 0.28%
2010 1.29% 0.35%
2009 1.28% 0.43%
2008 1.24% 0.62%
2007 1.23% 0.84%
2006 1.26% 0.91%
2005 1.32% 0.92%
2004 1.38% 0.93%
2003 1.45% 0.96%
2002 1.51% 0.99%
2001 1.59% 1.03%
2000 1.63% 1.09%
1999 1.63% 1.16%
1998 1.67% 1.25%
1997 1.76% 1.04%
1996 1.84% 0.63%
1995 1.89% 0.5%
1994 1.94% 0.56%
1993 1.98% 0.64%
1992 2.02% 0.73%
1991 2.08% 0.82%
1990 2.13% 0.91%
1989 2.14% 1%
1988 2.13% 1.09%
1987 2.15% 1.52%
1986 2.19% 2.15%
1985 2.25% 2.41%
1984 2.31% 2.45%
1983 2.33% 2.44%
1982 2.36% 2.42%
1981 2.43% 2.41%
1980 2.49% 2.41%
1979 2.53% 2.41%
1978 2.57% 2.39%
1977 2.61% 2.1%
1976 2.65% 1.67%
1975 2.7% 1.48%
1974 2.76% 1.48%
1973 2.8% 1.58%
1972 2.82% 1.73%
1971 2.84% 1.87%
1970 2.86% 2%
1969 2.88% 2.12%
1968 2.93% 2.23%
1967 2.99% 2.55%
1966 2.96% 2.94%
1965 2.99% 3.11%
1964 3.07% 3.16%
1963 3.11% 3.19%
1962 3.16% 3.15%
1961 3.21% 3.09%

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

GeoRank.org/population/dominican-republic/fiji | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Dominican Republic grew by 0.85%, while Fiji's population grew by 0.5%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Fiji
Current population
11637906
938628
Population rank 85/197 159/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.01%
One net population change
5.46 minutes
1.89 hours
One birth every
2.59 minutes
31.6 minutes
One death every
7.42 minutes
1.02 hours
Daily growth/decline +264 +13
Annual growth/decline +96,292 +4,639
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +0.5%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 133/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
2.67 hours
Annual migration change -35,306 -3,288
Net migration rank 170/196 111/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 14,362
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 174/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 144/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Fiji
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Fiji
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - -3,288
2024 - -34,806 - -3,278
2023 132,360 -34,915 8,078 -3,289
2022 138,767 -35,153 8,223 -3,557
2021 128,866 -17,957 6,777 -6,008
2020 137,417 -17,957 8,730 -6,008
2019 144,869 -35,797 9,271 -11,873
2018 150,852 -35,934 9,779 -11,738
2017 151,565 -36,069 10,413 -11,607
2016 151,550 -36,219 10,807 -10,441
2015 154,258 -36,375 11,213 -10,401
2014 157,260 -36,543 11,680 -10,493
2013 159,330 -36,673 11,972 -10,703
2012 160,915 -36,737 11,716 -10,114
2011 162,094 -36,687 12,657 -10,396
2010 162,072 -36,587 13,227 -10,354
2009 160,893 -36,561 13,540 -10,052
2008 156,664 -36,723 14,000 -9,812
2007 152,066 -37,076 14,349 -7,406
2006 151,122 -37,170 14,555 -6,562
2005 155,405 -37,063 14,503 -6,523
2004 158,789 -36,851 14,526 -6,484
2003 163,267 -36,657 14,527 -6,411
2002 166,740 -36,575 14,468 -6,106
2001 170,193 -36,441 14,720 -6,167
2000 171,684 -33,256 14,724 -5,909
1999 167,742 -30,228 15,229 -5,892
1998 164,287 -30,108 15,464 -5,654
1997 168,419 -30,034 15,750 -5,318
1996 174,008 -30,018 16,163 -9,902
1995 175,439 -29,873 16,273 -12,448
1994 176,882 -29,610 16,424 -12,300
1993 177,691 -30,719 16,751 -12,071
1992 177,481 -30,262 17,170 -11,802
1991 177,371 -29,351 17,617 -11,603
1990 176,748 -27,397 17,748 -11,081
1989 175,365 -26,984 18,007 -10,685
1988 171,291 -26,552 18,063 -10,138
1987 167,552 -25,850 17,987 -9,602
1986 165,674 -24,772 18,024 -3,943
1985 164,091 -23,388 18,469 -1,452
1984 164,263 -22,239 18,499 -1,421
1983 163,136 -21,582 18,237 -1,565
1982 159,597 -20,886 17,681 -1,509
1981 158,419 -19,809 17,282 -1,558
1980 157,697 -17,485 16,907 -1,632
1979 154,779 -16,296 16,450 -1,502
1978 154,043 -16,909 16,196 -1,609
1977 152,825 -17,077 15,532 -1,550
1976 151,201 -16,866 14,933 -4,370
1975 149,339 -16,425 14,272 -5,577
1974 147,652 -15,402 13,557 -5,414
1973 146,283 -14,594 13,383 -4,989
1972 143,255 -14,262 13,905 -4,848
1971 140,473 -14,156 14,313 -4,624
1970 137,835 -14,255 14,538 -4,371
1969 135,445 -14,531 14,669 -4,050
1968 133,666 -14,901 14,831 -3,857
1967 133,091 -15,324 14,861 -3,576
1966 132,096 -15,701 15,111 -1,623
1965 125,345 -15,978 15,166 -832
1964 127,504 -16,059 14,979 -812
1963 124,994 -15,889 14,774 -838
1962 122,977 -15,389 14,429 -889
1961 120,316 -14,511 13,653 -943
1960 117,346 -13,344 13,313 -981

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/dominican-republic/fiji | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 81.8% of the population change in the Dominican Republic is from natural causes (a gain of 1,447,764 people) and 18.2% is from migration (a loss of 322,919 people). In Fiji 52.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 94,971 people) and 47.4% is from migration (a loss of 85,415 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 14,362 people or 1.5% in Fiji.

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
Fiji
City Population
Suva 88.3K
Nasinu 87.4K
Nadi 71K
Lautoka 52.2K

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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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