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

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The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,520,487 in 2025 vs 83,491,249 people in Germany in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,656,588 people compared to 82,830,814 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 7.11 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 1.14% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.01% per year vs +0.28% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.7M (24.8% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.8M (0.55% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Germany
2100 11,752,784 70,146,161
2099 11,815,252 70,173,117
2098 11,877,117 70,190,154
2097 11,937,719 70,232,280
2096 11,997,841 70,263,255
2095 12,057,342 70,283,735
2094 12,115,914 70,302,573
2093 12,173,845 70,323,445
2092 12,230,436 70,348,937
2091 12,286,064 70,395,388
2090 12,340,658 70,457,276
2089 12,394,314 70,511,311
2088 12,446,122 70,569,930
2087 12,497,009 70,652,555
2086 12,546,890 70,750,166
2085 12,595,176 70,845,939
2084 12,641,964 70,941,592
2083 12,686,626 71,048,352
2082 12,730,579 71,151,552
2081 12,772,531 71,265,511
2080 12,813,012 71,391,537
2079 12,851,452 71,525,977
2078 12,887,954 71,666,350
2077 12,923,053 71,822,464
2076 12,955,793 71,979,354
2075 12,986,456 72,113,812
2074 13,015,960 72,269,519
2073 13,043,173 72,429,361
2072 13,068,464 72,580,006
2071 13,091,361 72,741,929
2070 13,112,865 72,889,095
2069 13,131,909 73,053,471
2068 13,149,031 73,219,511
2067 13,163,707 73,404,631
2066 13,176,149 73,597,022
2065 13,187,108 73,789,056
2064 13,195,655 73,990,123
2063 13,201,391 74,200,211
2062 13,204,648 74,428,152
2061 13,205,517 74,656,161
2060 13,203,471 74,909,139
2059 13,199,071 75,164,141
2058 13,190,969 75,438,769
2057 13,180,617 75,716,088
2056 13,168,370 75,990,472
2055 13,153,175 76,276,550
2054 13,135,187 76,561,146
2053 13,114,225 76,832,587
2052 13,090,209 77,077,503
2051 13,063,047 77,322,326
2050 13,032,286 77,564,502
2049 12,999,890 77,809,519
2048 12,964,676 78,059,456
2047 12,927,592 78,290,624
2046 12,887,813 78,514,805
2045 12,845,519 78,740,357
2044 12,800,765 78,965,486
2043 12,754,444 79,180,563
2042 12,705,845 79,374,934
2041 12,655,390 79,569,383
2040 12,602,701 79,782,613
2039 12,548,652 80,001,183
2038 12,491,254 80,225,718
2037 12,431,970 80,442,136
2036 12,370,131 80,673,787
2035 12,305,889 80,890,243
2034 12,239,008 81,094,641
2033 12,170,158 81,319,735
2032 12,098,734 81,537,613
2031 12,024,555 81,772,282
2030 11,947,536 81,989,677
2029 11,867,856 82,216,381
2028 11,785,130 82,432,092
2027 11,699,216 82,638,983
2026 11,611,567 82,830,814
2025 11,520,487 83,491,249
2024 11,427,557 83,516,593
2023 11,331,265 83,287,273
2022 11,230,734 83,177,813
2021 11,123,476 83,196,078
2020 11,008,300 83,160,871
2019 10,894,043 83,092,962
2018 10,782,053 82,905,782
2017 10,666,843 82,657,002
2016 10,551,430 82,348,669
2015 10,434,829 81,686,611
2014 10,315,528 80,982,500
2013 10,193,833 80,645,605
2012 10,070,411 80,425,823
2011 9,945,621 80,274,983
2010 9,820,175 81,776,930
2009 9,695,265 81,902,307
2008 9,573,130 82,110,097
2007 9,455,658 82,266,372
2006 9,341,183 82,376,451
2005 9,225,034 82,469,422
2004 9,104,892 82,516,260
2003 8,980,620 82,534,176
2002 8,852,235 82,488,495
2001 8,720,283 82,349,925
2000 8,584,190 82,211,508
1999 8,446,208 82,100,243
1998 8,310,362 82,047,195
1997 8,174,078 82,034,771
1996 8,032,894 81,914,831
1995 7,888,115 81,678,051
1994 7,741,694 81,438,348
1993 7,594,572 81,156,363
1992 7,447,474 80,624,598
1991 7,299,853 80,013,896
1990 7,151,166 79,433,029
1989 7,002,295 78,751,283
1988 6,855,734 78,144,619
1987 6,712,515 77,839,920
1986 6,571,208 77,720,436
1985 6,430,404 77,684,873
1984 6,289,040 77,858,685
1983 6,147,248 78,128,282
1982 6,007,114 78,333,366
1981 5,868,453 78,407,907
1980 5,729,037 78,288,576
1979 5,589,690 78,126,350
1978 5,451,882 78,091,820
1977 5,315,443 78,159,814
1976 5,180,404 78,336,950
1975 5,046,776 78,673,554
1974 4,914,197 78,967,433
1973 4,782,227 78,936,666
1972 4,651,883 78,688,452
1971 4,524,234 78,312,842
1970 4,399,290 78,169,289
1969 4,277,035 77,909,682
1968 4,157,189 77,294,314
1967 4,038,928 76,951,336
1966 3,921,847 76,600,311
1965 3,808,963 75,963,695
1964 3,698,559 75,318,337
1963 3,588,287 74,714,353
1962 3,479,936 74,025,784
1961 3,373,233 73,377,632
1960 3,268,336 72,814,900

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/germany | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,105,158 people (a 10.5% growth), while Germany's population increased by 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,564,502 people and rank change from 19th to 24th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70.1M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Germany
2100 -0.53% -0.04%
2099 -0.52% -0.02%
2098 -0.51% -0.06%
2097 -0.5% -0.04%
2096 -0.49% -0.03%
2095 -0.48% -0.03%
2094 -0.48% -0.03%
2093 -0.46% -0.04%
2092 -0.45% -0.07%
2091 -0.44% -0.09%
2090 -0.43% -0.08%
2089 -0.42% -0.08%
2088 -0.41% -0.12%
2087 -0.4% -0.14%
2086 -0.38% -0.14%
2085 -0.37% -0.13%
2084 -0.35% -0.15%
2083 -0.35% -0.15%
2082 -0.33% -0.16%
2081 -0.32% -0.18%
2080 -0.3% -0.19%
2079 -0.28% -0.2%
2078 -0.27% -0.22%
2077 -0.25% -0.22%
2076 -0.24% -0.19%
2075 -0.23% -0.22%
2074 -0.21% -0.22%
2073 -0.19% -0.21%
2072 -0.17% -0.22%
2071 -0.16% -0.2%
2070 -0.15% -0.23%
2069 -0.13% -0.23%
2068 -0.11% -0.25%
2067 -0.09% -0.26%
2066 -0.08% -0.26%
2065 -0.06% -0.27%
2064 -0.04% -0.28%
2063 -0.02% -0.31%
2062 -0.007% -0.31%
2061 0.02% -0.34%
2060 0.03% -0.34%
2059 0.06% -0.36%
2058 0.08% -0.37%
2057 0.09% -0.36%
2056 0.12% -0.38%
2055 0.14% -0.37%
2054 0.16% -0.35%
2053 0.18% -0.32%
2052 0.21% -0.32%
2051 0.24% -0.31%
2050 0.25% -0.31%
2049 0.27% -0.32%
2048 0.29% -0.3%
2047 0.31% -0.29%
2046 0.33% -0.29%
2045 0.35% -0.29%
2044 0.36% -0.27%
2043 0.38% -0.24%
2042 0.4% -0.24%
2041 0.42% -0.27%
2040 0.43% -0.27%
2039 0.46% -0.28%
2038 0.48% -0.27%
2037 0.5% -0.29%
2036 0.52% -0.27%
2035 0.55% -0.25%
2034 0.57% -0.28%
2033 0.59% -0.27%
2032 0.62% -0.29%
2031 0.64% -0.27%
2030 0.67% -0.28%
2029 0.7% -0.26%
2028 0.73% -0.25%
2027 0.75% -0.23%
2026 0.79% -0.79%
2025 0.81% -0.03%
2024 0.85% 0.28%
2023 0.9% 0.13%
2022 0.96% -0.02%
2021 1.05% 0.04%
2020 1.05% 0.08%
2019 1.04% 0.23%
2018 1.08% 0.3%
2017 1.09% 0.37%
2016 1.12% 0.81%
2015 1.16% 0.87%
2014 1.19% 0.42%
2013 1.23% 0.27%
2012 1.25% 0.19%
2011 1.28% -1.84%
2010 1.29% -0.15%
2009 1.28% -0.25%
2008 1.24% -0.19%
2007 1.23% -0.13%
2006 1.26% -0.11%
2005 1.32% -0.06%
2004 1.38% -0.02%
2003 1.45% 0.06%
2002 1.51% 0.17%
2001 1.59% 0.17%
2000 1.63% 0.14%
1999 1.63% 0.06%
1998 1.67% 0.02%
1997 1.76% 0.15%
1996 1.84% 0.29%
1995 1.89% 0.29%
1994 1.94% 0.35%
1993 1.98% 0.66%
1992 2.02% 0.76%
1991 2.08% 0.73%
1990 2.13% 0.87%
1989 2.14% 0.78%
1988 2.13% 0.39%
1987 2.15% 0.15%
1986 2.19% 0.05%
1985 2.25% -0.22%
1984 2.31% -0.35%
1983 2.33% -0.26%
1982 2.36% -0.1%
1981 2.43% 0.15%
1980 2.49% 0.21%
1979 2.53% 0.04%
1978 2.57% -0.09%
1977 2.61% -0.23%
1976 2.65% -0.43%
1975 2.7% -0.37%
1974 2.76% 0.04%
1973 2.8% 0.32%
1972 2.82% 0.48%
1971 2.84% 0.18%
1970 2.86% 0.33%
1969 2.88% 0.8%
1968 2.93% 0.45%
1967 2.99% 0.46%
1966 2.96% 0.84%
1965 2.99% 0.86%
1964 3.07% 0.81%
1963 3.11% 0.93%
1962 3.16% 0.88%
1961 3.21% 0.77%

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

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

In 2025, the population of the Dominican Republic grew by 0.81%, while Germany's population declined by 0.03%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Germany
Current population
11656588
82830814
Population rank 85/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1%
One net population change
5.67 minutes
20.8 minutes
One birth every
2.61 minutes
46.6 seconds
One death every
7.36 minutes
31.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +255 -69
Annual growth/decline +92,930 -25,344
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% -0.03%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 159/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change -35,306 -334,072
Net migration rank 170/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - -334,072
2024 129,943 -34,806 -334,066 36,954
2023 132,360 -34,915 -333,149 609,553
2022 138,767 -35,153 -324,394 981,552
2021 128,866 -17,957 -224,629 310,264
2020 137,417 -17,957 -216,218 203,468
2019 144,869 -35,797 -157,877 319,082
2018 150,852 -35,934 -165,812 403,908
2017 151,565 -36,069 -148,783 452,988
2016 151,550 -36,219 -123,523 517,480
2015 154,258 -36,375 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 157,260 -36,543 -153,866 592,338
2013 159,330 -36,673 -209,679 462,384
2012 160,915 -36,737 -193,022 199,143
2011 162,094 -36,687 -184,632 295,282
2010 162,072 -36,587 -179,909 130,116
2009 160,893 -36,561 -188,375 46,533
2008 156,664 -36,723 -164,220 -23,341
2007 152,066 -37,076 -148,080 -24,772
2006 151,122 -37,170 -148,278 -489,056
2005 155,405 -37,063 -148,445 81,351
2004 158,789 -36,851 -107,271 81,735
2003 163,267 -36,657 -140,309 142,009
2002 166,740 -36,575 -123,733 218,795
2001 170,193 -36,441 -98,820 272,875
2000 171,684 -33,256 -73,990 174,594
1999 167,742 -30,228 -73,890 219,280
1998 164,287 -30,108 -65,637 -754,469
1997 168,419 -30,034 -49,221 93,281
1996 174,008 -30,018 -90,107 281,280
1995 175,439 -29,873 -114,349 398,077
1994 176,882 -29,610 -114,013 315,585
1993 177,691 -30,719 -105,503 462,096
1992 177,481 -30,262 -80,625 811,606
1991 177,371 -29,351 -80,014 602,638
1990 176,748 -27,397 -15,887 679,702
1989 175,365 -26,984 -23,625 761,002
1988 171,291 -26,552 -7,815 515,962
1987 167,552 -25,850 -31,136 174,272
1986 165,674 -24,772 -77,721 212,822
1985 164,091 -23,388 -116,527 103,556
1984 164,263 -22,239 -109,002 -150,771
1983 163,136 -21,582 -109,380 -81,349
1982 159,597 -20,886 -78,333 -58,121
1981 158,419 -19,809 -94,090 130,713
1980 157,697 -17,485 -86,117 324,203
1979 154,779 -16,296 -125,002 237,705
1978 154,043 -16,909 -140,566 117,167
1977 152,825 -17,077 -125,055 33,881
1976 151,201 -16,866 -164,508 -79,761
1975 149,339 -16,425 -212,418 -207,740
1974 147,652 -15,402 -150,038 -15,126
1973 146,283 -14,594 -149,980 386,881
1972 143,255 -14,262 -62,950 336,015
1971 140,473 -14,156 46,988 450,328
1970 137,835 -14,255 70,352 -273,498
1969 135,445 -14,531 155,820 584,017
1968 133,666 -14,901 239,612 293,307
1967 133,091 -15,324 353,977 -174,155
1966 132,096 -15,701 405,982 134,107
1965 125,345 -15,978 410,204 338,258
1964 127,504 -16,059 482,038 69,825
1963 124,994 -15,889 455,757 205,976
1962 122,977 -15,389 436,752 276,505
1961 120,316 -14,511 462,279 27,534
1960 117,346 -13,344 385,919 212,666

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

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

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 Germany 30.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,216,330 people) and 69.3% is from migration (a gain of 5,010,532 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

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
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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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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