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

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The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,520,487 in 2025 vs 92,417,681 people in Iran in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,656,588 people compared to 93,580,141 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 8.03 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.27% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.01% per year vs +1.15% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.7M (24.8% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.6M (27.5% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Iran
2100 11,752,784 80,660,972
2099 11,815,252 81,193,582
2098 11,877,117 81,717,474
2097 11,937,719 82,241,892
2096 11,997,841 82,764,411
2095 12,057,342 83,283,942
2094 12,115,914 83,799,806
2093 12,173,845 84,316,389
2092 12,230,436 84,833,108
2091 12,286,064 85,354,240
2090 12,340,658 85,878,473
2089 12,394,314 86,409,859
2088 12,446,122 86,947,263
2087 12,497,009 87,492,427
2086 12,546,890 88,047,949
2085 12,595,176 88,610,339
2084 12,641,964 89,181,346
2083 12,686,626 89,758,453
2082 12,730,579 90,343,413
2081 12,772,531 90,936,310
2080 12,813,012 91,535,218
2079 12,851,452 92,136,544
2078 12,887,954 92,740,467
2077 12,923,053 93,344,865
2076 12,955,793 93,946,187
2075 12,986,456 94,544,733
2074 13,015,960 95,135,317
2073 13,043,173 95,721,351
2072 13,068,464 96,292,835
2071 13,091,361 96,851,951
2070 13,112,865 97,397,073
2069 13,131,909 97,924,812
2068 13,149,031 98,432,509
2067 13,163,707 98,913,776
2066 13,176,149 99,374,357
2065 13,187,108 99,812,137
2064 13,195,655 100,223,387
2063 13,201,391 100,602,361
2062 13,204,648 100,951,282
2061 13,205,517 101,266,537
2060 13,203,471 101,545,806
2059 13,199,071 101,792,315
2058 13,190,969 101,994,395
2057 13,180,617 102,161,227
2056 13,168,370 102,291,323
2055 13,153,175 102,382,089
2054 13,135,187 102,431,558
2053 13,114,225 102,441,204
2052 13,090,209 102,413,350
2051 13,063,047 102,350,865
2050 13,032,286 102,251,999
2049 12,999,890 102,122,983
2048 12,964,676 101,957,508
2047 12,927,592 101,765,614
2046 12,887,813 101,547,098
2045 12,845,519 101,305,486
2044 12,800,765 101,038,874
2043 12,754,444 100,752,109
2042 12,705,845 100,446,296
2041 12,655,390 100,122,690
2040 12,602,701 99,784,572
2039 12,548,652 99,436,793
2038 12,491,254 99,072,548
2037 12,431,970 98,694,577
2036 12,370,131 98,302,279
2035 12,305,889 97,899,013
2034 12,239,008 97,482,352
2033 12,170,158 97,054,589
2032 12,098,734 96,608,216
2031 12,024,555 96,141,200
2030 11,947,536 95,656,003
2029 11,867,856 95,133,736
2028 11,785,130 94,561,150
2027 11,699,216 93,925,792
2026 11,611,567 93,215,072
2025 11,520,487 92,417,681
2024 11,427,557 91,567,738
2023 11,331,265 90,608,707
2022 11,230,734 89,524,246
2021 11,123,476 88,455,488
2020 11,008,300 87,723,443
2019 10,894,043 87,051,648
2018 10,782,053 86,117,998
2017 10,666,843 85,026,754
2016 10,551,430 83,812,228
2015 10,434,829 82,619,362
2014 10,315,528 81,502,045
2013 10,193,833 80,414,686
2012 10,070,411 79,370,580
2011 9,945,621 78,383,598
2010 9,820,175 77,420,842
2009 9,695,265 76,457,825
2008 9,573,130 75,514,204
2007 9,455,658 74,602,648
2006 9,341,183 73,392,747
2005 9,225,034 71,828,455
2004 9,104,892 70,256,316
2003 8,980,620 68,769,340
2002 8,852,235 68,011,317
2001 8,720,283 67,452,005
2000 8,584,190 66,418,659
1999 8,446,208 65,445,391
1998 8,310,362 64,519,859
1997 8,174,078 63,639,638
1996 8,032,894 62,881,300
1995 7,888,115 62,205,567
1994 7,741,694 61,520,598
1993 7,594,572 61,403,543
1992 7,447,474 61,184,983
1991 7,299,853 59,986,931
1990 7,151,166 58,380,092
1989 7,002,295 56,704,914
1988 6,855,734 55,072,694
1987 6,712,515 53,323,493
1986 6,571,208 51,446,045
1985 6,430,404 49,582,289
1984 6,289,040 47,793,998
1983 6,147,248 46,029,535
1982 6,007,114 44,272,141
1981 5,868,453 41,989,312
1980 5,729,037 39,842,324
1979 5,589,690 38,424,952
1978 5,451,882 37,126,535
1977 5,315,443 35,933,181
1976 5,180,404 34,837,271
1975 5,046,776 33,802,973
1974 4,914,197 32,796,463
1973 4,782,227 31,839,838
1972 4,651,883 30,921,179
1971 4,524,234 30,029,071
1970 4,399,290 29,145,100
1969 4,277,035 28,273,482
1968 4,157,189 27,437,391
1967 4,038,928 26,628,432
1966 3,921,847 25,829,270
1965 3,808,963 25,036,978
1964 3,698,559 24,262,859
1963 3,588,287 23,519,005
1962 3,479,936 22,807,907
1961 3,373,233 22,125,726
1960 3,268,336 21,470,434

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/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,105,158 people (a 10.5% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,767,913 people (a 11.7% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th 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 Iran will increase by 9.27% to 102,251,999 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 102M people in 2053 for Iran.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Iran
2100 -0.53% -0.66%
2099 -0.52% -0.64%
2098 -0.51% -0.64%
2097 -0.5% -0.63%
2096 -0.49% -0.62%
2095 -0.48% -0.62%
2094 -0.48% -0.61%
2093 -0.46% -0.61%
2092 -0.45% -0.61%
2091 -0.44% -0.61%
2090 -0.43% -0.61%
2089 -0.42% -0.62%
2088 -0.41% -0.62%
2087 -0.4% -0.63%
2086 -0.38% -0.63%
2085 -0.37% -0.64%
2084 -0.35% -0.64%
2083 -0.35% -0.65%
2082 -0.33% -0.65%
2081 -0.32% -0.65%
2080 -0.3% -0.65%
2079 -0.28% -0.65%
2078 -0.27% -0.65%
2077 -0.25% -0.64%
2076 -0.24% -0.63%
2075 -0.23% -0.62%
2074 -0.21% -0.61%
2073 -0.19% -0.59%
2072 -0.17% -0.58%
2071 -0.16% -0.56%
2070 -0.15% -0.54%
2069 -0.13% -0.52%
2068 -0.11% -0.49%
2067 -0.09% -0.46%
2066 -0.08% -0.44%
2065 -0.06% -0.41%
2064 -0.04% -0.38%
2063 -0.02% -0.35%
2062 -0.007% -0.31%
2061 0.02% -0.28%
2060 0.03% -0.24%
2059 0.06% -0.2%
2058 0.08% -0.16%
2057 0.09% -0.13%
2056 0.12% -0.09%
2055 0.14% -0.05%
2054 0.16% -0.009%
2053 0.18% 0.03%
2052 0.21% 0.06%
2051 0.24% 0.1%
2050 0.25% 0.13%
2049 0.27% 0.16%
2048 0.29% 0.19%
2047 0.31% 0.22%
2046 0.33% 0.24%
2045 0.35% 0.26%
2044 0.36% 0.28%
2043 0.38% 0.3%
2042 0.4% 0.32%
2041 0.42% 0.34%
2040 0.43% 0.35%
2039 0.46% 0.37%
2038 0.48% 0.38%
2037 0.5% 0.4%
2036 0.52% 0.41%
2035 0.55% 0.43%
2034 0.57% 0.44%
2033 0.59% 0.46%
2032 0.62% 0.49%
2031 0.64% 0.51%
2030 0.67% 0.55%
2029 0.7% 0.61%
2028 0.73% 0.68%
2027 0.75% 0.76%
2026 0.79% 0.86%
2025 0.81% 0.93%
2024 0.85% 1.06%
2023 0.9% 1.21%
2022 0.96% 1.21%
2021 1.05% 0.83%
2020 1.05% 0.77%
2019 1.04% 1.08%
2018 1.08% 1.28%
2017 1.09% 1.45%
2016 1.12% 1.44%
2015 1.16% 1.37%
2014 1.19% 1.35%
2013 1.23% 1.32%
2012 1.25% 1.26%
2011 1.28% 1.24%
2010 1.29% 1.26%
2009 1.28% 1.25%
2008 1.24% 1.22%
2007 1.23% 1.65%
2006 1.26% 2.18%
2005 1.32% 2.24%
2004 1.38% 2.16%
2003 1.45% 1.11%
2002 1.51% 0.83%
2001 1.59% 1.56%
2000 1.63% 1.49%
1999 1.63% 1.43%
1998 1.67% 1.38%
1997 1.76% 1.21%
1996 1.84% 1.09%
1995 1.89% 1.11%
1994 1.94% 0.19%
1993 1.98% 0.36%
1992 2.02% 2%
1991 2.08% 2.75%
1990 2.13% 2.95%
1989 2.14% 2.96%
1988 2.13% 3.28%
1987 2.15% 3.65%
1986 2.19% 3.76%
1985 2.25% 3.74%
1984 2.31% 3.83%
1983 2.33% 3.97%
1982 2.36% 5.44%
1981 2.43% 5.39%
1980 2.49% 3.69%
1979 2.53% 3.5%
1978 2.57% 3.32%
1977 2.61% 3.15%
1976 2.65% 3.06%
1975 2.7% 3.07%
1974 2.76% 3%
1973 2.8% 2.97%
1972 2.82% 2.97%
1971 2.84% 3.03%
1970 2.86% 3.08%
1969 2.88% 3.05%
1968 2.93% 3.04%
1967 2.99% 3.09%
1966 2.96% 3.16%
1965 2.99% 3.19%
1964 3.07% 3.16%
1963 3.11% 3.12%
1962 3.16% 3.08%
1961 3.21% 3.05%

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/iran | CC BY

In 2025, the population of the Dominican Republic grew by 0.81%, while Iran's population grew by 0.93%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Iran
Current population
11656588
93580141
Population rank 85/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1.13%
One net population change
5.67 minutes
37.2 seconds
One birth every
2.61 minutes
27.4 seconds
One death every
7.36 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +255 +2,329
Annual growth/decline +92,930 +849,943
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% +0.93%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 103/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change -35,306 +116,786
Net migration rank 170/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - 116,786
2024 129,943 -34,806 715,785 190,156
2023 132,360 -34,915 750,150 262,044
2022 138,767 -35,153 753,525 403,190
2021 128,866 -17,957 645,725 334,967
2020 137,417 -17,957 663,978 -180,680
2019 144,869 -35,797 893,063 -32,794
2018 150,852 -35,934 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 151,565 -36,069 1,140,549 34,849
2016 151,550 -36,219 1,186,949 66,630
2015 154,258 -36,375 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 157,260 -36,543 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 159,330 -36,673 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 160,915 -36,737 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 162,094 -36,687 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 162,072 -36,587 980,380 -12,849
2009 160,893 -36,561 958,322 211
2008 156,664 -36,723 940,983 -12,184
2007 152,066 -37,076 919,254 -24,950
2006 151,122 -37,170 884,529 640,932
2005 155,405 -37,063 837,305 765,873
2004 158,789 -36,851 801,203 739,996
2003 163,267 -36,657 732,600 700,222
2002 166,740 -36,575 752,205 -668,962
2001 170,193 -36,441 743,658 291,692
2000 171,684 -33,256 731,203 300,133
1999 167,742 -30,228 723,237 191,988
1998 164,287 -30,108 717,655 218,171
1997 168,419 -30,034 726,574 98,009
1996 174,008 -30,018 784,508 -92,435
1995 175,439 -29,873 879,648 -220,258
1994 176,882 -29,610 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 177,691 -30,719 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 177,481 -30,262 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 177,371 -29,351 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 176,748 -27,397 1,530,434 200,711
1989 175,365 -26,984 1,609,739 9,460
1988 171,291 -26,552 1,614,512 30,688
1987 167,552 -25,850 1,639,644 213,524
1986 165,674 -24,772 1,659,289 242,411
1985 164,091 -23,388 1,661,750 163,999
1984 164,263 -22,239 1,653,051 97,748
1983 163,136 -21,582 1,573,612 204,544
1982 159,597 -20,886 1,514,240 222,390
1981 158,419 -19,809 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 157,697 -17,485 1,361,293 103,674
1979 154,779 -16,296 1,294,306 75,451
1978 154,043 -16,909 1,156,974 70,088
1977 152,825 -17,077 1,091,542 68,093
1976 151,201 -16,866 1,013,347 18,825
1975 149,339 -16,425 929,481 106,921
1974 147,652 -15,402 873,369 103,252
1973 146,283 -14,594 831,880 104,779
1972 143,255 -14,262 804,043 96,614
1971 140,473 -14,156 805,830 77,717
1970 137,835 -14,255 794,612 89,757
1969 135,445 -14,531 780,660 78,196
1968 133,666 -14,901 743,992 69,342
1967 133,091 -15,324 727,276 77,313
1966 132,096 -15,701 695,040 98,709
1965 125,345 -15,978 663,029 127,808
1964 127,504 -16,059 635,589 121,817
1963 124,994 -15,889 620,126 110,190
1962 122,977 -15,389 595,538 96,332
1961 120,316 -14,511 594,674 77,811
1960 117,346 -13,344 584,060 54,041

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

GeoRank.org/population/dominican-republic/iran | 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 Iran 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,963,093 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,004,177 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

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
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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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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