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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 831,087 people in Guyana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,637,906 people compared to 842,249 in Guyana.

Population statistics:

  • The Dominican Republic's population is 13.8 times bigger than Guyana's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Guyana is the 162nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.01% for Guyana.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +0.94% in Guyana.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.6% growth), while Guyana has grown from 759K to 842K (11% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Guyana: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Guyana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Guyana
2100 11,755,442 893,427
2099 11,817,924 897,075
2098 11,879,803 900,730
2097 11,940,419 903,879
2096 12,000,555 907,239
2095 12,060,069 910,449
2094 12,118,654 913,720
2093 12,176,599 916,747
2092 12,233,202 919,782
2091 12,288,843 922,593
2090 12,343,449 925,382
2089 12,397,117 928,365
2088 12,448,937 931,149
2087 12,499,836 933,725
2086 12,549,728 936,488
2085 12,598,025 939,122
2084 12,644,824 941,484
2083 12,689,496 943,485
2082 12,733,459 945,768
2081 12,775,420 947,613
2080 12,815,910 949,747
2079 12,854,359 951,550
2078 12,890,869 953,310
2077 12,925,976 954,825
2076 12,958,723 956,285
2075 12,989,393 957,487
2074 13,018,904 958,532
2073 13,046,123 959,731
2072 13,071,419 960,840
2071 13,094,322 961,696
2070 13,115,831 962,231
2069 13,134,880 962,932
2068 13,152,005 963,050
2067 13,166,684 963,082
2066 13,179,129 962,949
2065 13,190,090 962,820
2064 13,198,640 962,570
2063 13,204,377 962,105
2062 13,207,634 961,231
2061 13,208,504 960,288
2060 13,206,457 959,030
2059 13,202,056 957,500
2058 13,193,952 956,227
2057 13,183,598 954,861
2056 13,171,348 953,884
2055 13,156,150 952,501
2054 13,138,158 950,779
2053 13,117,191 948,578
2052 13,093,170 946,446
2051 13,066,002 944,628
2050 13,035,234 942,160
2049 13,002,830 939,529
2048 12,967,608 936,679
2047 12,930,516 933,818
2046 12,890,728 930,648
2045 12,848,424 927,546
2044 12,803,661 924,165
2043 12,757,329 920,452
2042 12,708,719 916,600
2041 12,658,252 912,255
2040 12,605,551 908,134
2039 12,551,490 903,859
2038 12,494,079 899,504
2037 12,434,782 895,108
2036 12,372,929 890,826
2035 12,308,672 886,294
2034 12,241,776 881,375
2033 12,172,910 876,510
2032 12,101,471 871,122
2031 12,027,275 866,170
2030 11,950,238 861,006
2029 11,870,540 856,154
2028 11,787,795 851,204
2027 11,701,862 845,847
2026 11,614,193 840,915
2025 11,523,092 836,010
2024 11,427,557 831,087
2023 11,331,265 826,353
2022 11,230,734 821,637
2021 11,123,476 815,482
2020 11,008,300 807,481
2019 10,894,043 807,665
2018 10,782,053 791,556
2017 10,666,843 768,479
2016 10,551,430 763,548
2015 10,434,829 758,781
2014 10,315,528 754,229
2013 10,193,833 750,021
2012 10,070,411 746,288
2011 9,945,621 746,153
2010 9,820,175 749,256
2009 9,695,265 752,094
2008 9,573,130 754,606
2007 9,455,658 756,861
2006 9,341,183 758,966
2005 9,225,034 760,914
2004 9,104,892 762,418
2003 8,980,620 763,101
2002 8,852,235 763,652
2001 8,720,283 764,477
2000 8,584,190 764,832
1999 8,446,208 764,483
1998 8,310,362 763,586
1997 8,174,078 762,245
1996 8,032,894 760,526
1995 7,888,115 758,388
1994 7,741,694 755,822
1993 7,594,572 752,965
1992 7,447,474 749,911
1991 7,299,853 747,861
1990 7,151,166 749,894
1989 7,002,295 754,865
1988 6,855,734 759,663
1987 6,712,515 764,120
1986 6,571,208 768,098
1985 6,430,404 771,477
1984 6,289,040 774,111
1983 6,147,248 775,891
1982 6,007,114 776,712
1981 5,868,453 776,453
1980 5,729,037 774,367
1979 5,589,690 770,062
1978 5,451,882 764,586
1977 5,315,443 758,654
1976 5,180,404 752,253
1975 5,046,776 745,393
1974 4,914,197 738,057
1973 4,782,227 730,138
1972 4,651,883 721,617
1971 4,524,234 712,662
1970 4,399,290 702,705
1969 4,277,035 690,223
1968 4,157,189 676,160
1967 4,038,928 662,311
1966 3,921,847 648,646
1965 3,808,963 635,128
1964 3,698,559 621,764
1963 3,588,287 608,537
1962 3,479,936 595,461
1961 3,373,233 582,568
1960 3,268,336 569,143

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/guyana | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Guyana gained 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth), while Guyana's population increased by 78,701 people (a 10.3% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Guyana was ranked 160th in 2006 and ranked 162nd 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 Guyana will increase by 11.9% to 942,160 people and will still be ranked 162nd.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 963K people in 2067 for Guyana.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Guyana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Guyana
2100 -0.53% -0.41%
2099 -0.52% -0.41%
2098 -0.51% -0.35%
2097 -0.5% -0.37%
2096 -0.49% -0.35%
2095 -0.48% -0.36%
2094 -0.48% -0.33%
2093 -0.46% -0.33%
2092 -0.45% -0.3%
2091 -0.44% -0.3%
2090 -0.43% -0.32%
2089 -0.42% -0.3%
2088 -0.41% -0.28%
2087 -0.4% -0.3%
2086 -0.38% -0.28%
2085 -0.37% -0.25%
2084 -0.35% -0.21%
2083 -0.35% -0.24%
2082 -0.33% -0.19%
2081 -0.32% -0.22%
2080 -0.3% -0.19%
2079 -0.28% -0.18%
2078 -0.27% -0.16%
2077 -0.25% -0.15%
2076 -0.24% -0.13%
2075 -0.23% -0.11%
2074 -0.21% -0.12%
2073 -0.19% -0.12%
2072 -0.17% -0.09%
2071 -0.16% -0.06%
2070 -0.15% -0.07%
2069 -0.13% -0.01%
2068 -0.11% -0.003%
2067 -0.09% 0.01%
2066 -0.08% 0.01%
2065 -0.06% 0.03%
2064 -0.04% 0.05%
2063 -0.02% 0.09%
2062 -0.007% 0.1%
2061 0.02% 0.13%
2060 0.03% 0.16%
2059 0.06% 0.13%
2058 0.08% 0.14%
2057 0.09% 0.1%
2056 0.12% 0.15%
2055 0.14% 0.18%
2054 0.16% 0.23%
2053 0.18% 0.23%
2052 0.21% 0.19%
2051 0.24% 0.26%
2050 0.25% 0.28%
2049 0.27% 0.3%
2048 0.29% 0.31%
2047 0.31% 0.34%
2046 0.33% 0.33%
2045 0.35% 0.37%
2044 0.36% 0.4%
2043 0.38% 0.42%
2042 0.4% 0.48%
2041 0.42% 0.45%
2040 0.43% 0.47%
2039 0.46% 0.48%
2038 0.48% 0.49%
2037 0.5% 0.48%
2036 0.52% 0.51%
2035 0.55% 0.56%
2034 0.57% 0.56%
2033 0.59% 0.62%
2032 0.62% 0.57%
2031 0.64% 0.6%
2030 0.67% 0.57%
2029 0.7% 0.58%
2028 0.73% 0.63%
2027 0.75% 0.59%
2026 0.79% 0.59%
2025 0.84% 0.59%
2024 0.85% 0.57%
2023 0.9% 0.57%
2022 0.96% 0.75%
2021 1.05% 0.99%
2020 1.05% -0.02%
2019 1.04% 2.04%
2018 1.08% 3%
2017 1.09% 0.65%
2016 1.12% 0.63%
2015 1.16% 0.6%
2014 1.19% 0.56%
2013 1.23% 0.5%
2012 1.25% 0.02%
2011 1.28% -0.41%
2010 1.29% -0.38%
2009 1.28% -0.33%
2008 1.24% -0.3%
2007 1.23% -0.28%
2006 1.26% -0.26%
2005 1.32% -0.2%
2004 1.38% -0.09%
2003 1.45% -0.07%
2002 1.51% -0.11%
2001 1.59% -0.05%
2000 1.63% 0.05%
1999 1.63% 0.12%
1998 1.67% 0.18%
1997 1.76% 0.23%
1996 1.84% 0.28%
1995 1.89% 0.34%
1994 1.94% 0.38%
1993 1.98% 0.41%
1992 2.02% 0.27%
1991 2.08% -0.27%
1990 2.13% -0.66%
1989 2.14% -0.63%
1988 2.13% -0.58%
1987 2.15% -0.52%
1986 2.19% -0.44%
1985 2.25% -0.34%
1984 2.31% -0.23%
1983 2.33% -0.11%
1982 2.36% 0.03%
1981 2.43% 0.27%
1980 2.49% 0.56%
1979 2.53% 0.72%
1978 2.57% 0.78%
1977 2.61% 0.85%
1976 2.65% 0.92%
1975 2.7% 0.99%
1974 2.76% 1.08%
1973 2.8% 1.18%
1972 2.82% 1.26%
1971 2.84% 1.42%
1970 2.86% 1.81%
1969 2.88% 2.08%
1968 2.93% 2.09%
1967 2.99% 2.11%
1966 2.96% 2.13%
1965 2.99% 2.15%
1964 3.07% 2.17%
1963 3.11% 2.2%
1962 3.16% 2.21%
1961 3.21% 2.36%

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

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In 2024, the population of the Dominican Republic grew by 0.85%, while Guyana's population grew by 0.57%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Guyana
Current population
11637906
842249
Population rank 85/197 162/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.01%
One net population change
5.46 minutes
1.85 hours
One birth every
2.59 minutes
31.4 minutes
One death every
7.42 minutes
1.45 hours
Daily growth/decline +264 +13
Annual growth/decline +96,292 +4,734
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +0.57%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 128/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
1.73 hours
Annual migration change -35,306 -5,092
Net migration rank 170/196 116/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 54,175
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 147/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 6.5%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 82/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Guyana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Guyana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - -5,092
2024 - -34,806 - -5,407
2023 132,360 -34,915 10,716 -6,161
2022 138,767 -35,153 11,042 -6,161
2021 128,866 -17,957 8,125 -689
2020 137,417 -17,957 10,307 -1,743
2019 144,869 -35,797 11,665 -20,603
2018 150,852 -35,934 10,946 30,213
2017 151,565 -36,069 11,108 -6,107
2016 151,550 -36,219 11,168 -6,309
2015 154,258 -36,375 11,199 -6,527
2014 157,260 -36,543 11,143 -6,710
2013 159,330 -36,673 10,887 -6,907
2012 160,915 -36,737 10,633 -7,152
2011 162,094 -36,687 10,713 -13,920
2010 162,072 -36,587 10,652 -13,655
2009 160,893 -36,561 10,758 -13,425
2008 156,664 -36,723 10,792 -13,143
2007 152,066 -37,076 10,741 -12,906
2006 151,122 -37,170 10,525 -12,575
2005 155,405 -37,063 10,455 -12,290
2004 158,789 -36,851 10,767 -11,938
2003 163,267 -36,657 11,344 -11,551
2002 166,740 -36,575 12,218 -13,116
2001 170,193 -36,441 13,307 -14,050
2000 171,684 -33,256 14,128 -14,090
1999 167,742 -30,228 14,763 -14,115
1998 164,287 -30,108 15,292 -14,155
1997 168,419 -30,034 15,568 -14,019
1996 174,008 -30,018 15,768 -13,871
1995 175,439 -29,873 15,991 -13,614
1994 176,882 -29,610 16,185 -13,426
1993 177,691 -30,719 16,099 -13,137
1992 177,481 -30,262 15,990 -12,844
1991 177,371 -29,351 15,896 -14,949
1990 176,748 -27,397 15,917 -20,930
1989 175,365 -26,984 15,947 -20,870
1988 171,291 -26,552 16,189 -20,860
1987 167,552 -25,850 16,600 -20,848
1986 165,674 -24,772 16,940 -20,647
1985 164,091 -23,388 17,292 -20,337
1984 164,263 -22,239 17,466 -19,702
1983 163,136 -21,582 17,753 -19,075
1982 159,597 -20,886 17,644 -17,959
1981 158,419 -19,809 17,471 -16,648
1980 157,697 -17,485 17,298 -13,952
1979 154,779 -16,296 17,402 -12,138
1978 154,043 -16,909 17,539 -11,841
1977 152,825 -17,077 17,805 -11,636
1976 151,201 -16,866 18,083 -11,445
1975 149,339 -16,425 18,317 -11,231
1974 147,652 -15,402 18,589 -11,012
1973 146,283 -14,594 18,991 -10,731
1972 143,255 -14,262 19,219 -10,448
1971 140,473 -14,156 19,273 -10,142
1970 137,835 -14,255 19,233 -8,439
1969 135,445 -14,531 19,133 -4,969
1968 133,666 -14,901 19,035 -5,071
1967 133,091 -15,324 18,933 -5,192
1966 132,096 -15,701 18,862 -5,277
1965 125,345 -15,978 18,791 -5,347
1964 127,504 -16,059 18,729 -5,437
1963 124,994 -15,889 18,606 -5,434
1962 122,977 -15,389 18,344 -5,379
1961 120,316 -14,511 18,092 -5,267
1960 117,346 -13,344 17,867 -3,837

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

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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 Guyana 77.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 107,419 people) and 22.3% is from migration (a loss of 30,797 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 54,175 people or 6.5% in Guyana.

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
Guyana
City Population
Georgetown 235K
Linden 28.7K
New Amsterdam 14.8K

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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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