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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 46,042,015 people in Iraq in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,637,906 people compared to 48,289,334 in Iraq.

Population statistics:

  • Iraq's population is 4.15 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Iraq is the 33rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.58% for Iraq.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +2.45% in Iraq.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.6% growth), while Iraq has grown from 28.6M to 48.3M (68.7% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Iraq: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Iraq
2100 11,755,442 101,632,594
2099 11,817,924 101,421,266
2098 11,879,803 101,212,536
2097 11,940,419 100,980,835
2096 12,000,555 100,724,441
2095 12,060,069 100,464,590
2094 12,118,654 100,194,041
2093 12,176,599 99,876,174
2092 12,233,202 99,532,041
2091 12,288,843 99,203,830
2090 12,343,449 98,886,956
2089 12,397,117 98,513,025
2088 12,448,937 98,144,039
2087 12,499,836 97,767,537
2086 12,549,728 97,325,026
2085 12,598,025 96,873,007
2084 12,644,824 96,448,602
2083 12,689,496 95,991,166
2082 12,733,459 95,509,663
2081 12,775,420 95,009,326
2080 12,815,910 94,507,216
2079 12,854,359 93,960,228
2078 12,890,869 93,417,384
2077 12,925,976 92,903,983
2076 12,958,723 92,359,592
2075 12,989,393 91,825,254
2074 13,018,904 91,229,266
2073 13,046,123 90,571,021
2072 13,071,419 89,918,374
2071 13,094,322 89,265,548
2070 13,115,831 88,596,492
2069 13,134,880 87,909,474
2068 13,152,005 87,220,494
2067 13,166,684 86,513,996
2066 13,179,129 85,734,530
2065 13,190,090 84,971,898
2064 13,198,640 84,191,350
2063 13,204,377 83,387,951
2062 13,207,634 82,604,577
2061 13,208,504 81,800,637
2060 13,206,457 80,951,008
2059 13,202,056 80,141,868
2058 13,193,952 79,319,543
2057 13,183,598 78,477,339
2056 13,171,348 77,609,202
2055 13,156,150 76,739,924
2054 13,138,158 75,857,125
2053 13,117,191 74,952,948
2052 13,093,170 74,072,580
2051 13,066,002 73,150,234
2050 13,035,234 72,235,938
2049 13,002,830 71,272,122
2048 12,967,608 70,316,860
2047 12,930,516 69,347,823
2046 12,890,728 68,400,664
2045 12,848,424 67,435,953
2044 12,803,661 66,447,309
2043 12,757,329 65,453,565
2042 12,708,719 64,433,831
2041 12,658,252 63,408,709
2040 12,605,551 62,360,117
2039 12,551,490 61,289,355
2038 12,494,079 60,253,073
2037 12,434,782 59,221,658
2036 12,372,929 58,155,990
2035 12,308,672 57,127,999
2034 12,241,776 56,087,695
2033 12,172,910 55,051,140
2032 12,101,471 54,002,289
2031 12,027,275 52,991,443
2030 11,950,238 51,986,773
2029 11,870,540 50,982,563
2028 11,787,795 50,001,133
2027 11,701,862 49,014,822
2026 11,614,193 48,020,334
2025 11,523,092 47,020,527
2024 11,427,557 46,042,015
2023 11,331,265 45,074,049
2022 11,230,734 44,070,551
2021 11,123,476 43,071,211
2020 11,008,300 42,116,605
2019 10,894,043 41,192,171
2018 10,782,053 40,265,624
2017 10,666,843 39,337,353
2016 10,551,430 38,469,627
2015 10,434,829 37,560,535
2014 10,315,528 36,550,059
2013 10,193,833 35,281,989
2012 10,070,411 33,654,842
2011 9,945,621 32,161,424
2010 9,820,175 31,045,366
2009 9,695,265 30,058,206
2008 9,573,130 28,971,036
2007 9,455,658 28,391,607
2006 9,341,183 28,616,515
2005 9,225,034 28,407,448
2004 9,104,892 27,577,878
2003 8,980,620 26,802,659
2002 8,852,235 26,006,559
2001 8,720,283 25,197,840
2000 8,584,190 24,424,056
1999 8,446,208 23,636,527
1998 8,310,362 22,884,399
1997 8,174,078 22,176,593
1996 8,032,894 21,501,321
1995 7,888,115 20,825,860
1994 7,741,694 20,139,807
1993 7,594,572 19,201,195
1992 7,447,474 18,300,845
1991 7,299,853 17,767,253
1990 7,151,166 17,581,206
1989 7,002,295 17,364,542
1988 6,855,734 16,908,819
1987 6,712,515 16,521,049
1986 6,571,208 16,074,145
1985 6,430,404 15,683,430
1984 6,289,040 15,310,733
1983 6,147,248 14,840,555
1982 6,007,114 14,406,083
1981 5,868,453 14,006,381
1980 5,729,037 13,591,992
1979 5,589,690 13,170,365
1978 5,451,882 12,753,355
1977 5,315,443 12,331,046
1976 5,180,404 11,927,651
1975 5,046,776 11,543,639
1974 4,914,197 11,167,761
1973 4,782,227 10,795,869
1972 4,651,883 10,430,164
1971 4,524,234 10,077,809
1970 4,399,290 9,735,611
1969 4,277,035 9,403,356
1968 4,157,189 9,085,016
1967 4,038,928 8,778,869
1966 3,921,847 8,485,104
1965 3,808,963 8,202,140
1964 3,698,559 7,929,566
1963 3,588,287 7,667,928
1962 3,479,936 7,413,875
1961 3,373,233 7,194,553
1960 3,268,336 7,022,052

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/iraq | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Iraq gained 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth), while Iraq's population increased by 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Iraq was ranked 39th in 2006 and ranked 33rd 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 Iraq will increase by 49.6% to 72,235,938 people and rank change from 33rd to 28th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 102M people in 2100 for Iraq.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Iraq
2100 -0.53% 0.21%
2099 -0.52% 0.21%
2098 -0.51% 0.23%
2097 -0.5% 0.25%
2096 -0.49% 0.26%
2095 -0.48% 0.27%
2094 -0.48% 0.32%
2093 -0.46% 0.35%
2092 -0.45% 0.33%
2091 -0.44% 0.32%
2090 -0.43% 0.38%
2089 -0.42% 0.38%
2088 -0.41% 0.39%
2087 -0.4% 0.45%
2086 -0.38% 0.47%
2085 -0.37% 0.44%
2084 -0.35% 0.48%
2083 -0.35% 0.5%
2082 -0.33% 0.53%
2081 -0.32% 0.53%
2080 -0.3% 0.58%
2079 -0.28% 0.58%
2078 -0.27% 0.55%
2077 -0.25% 0.59%
2076 -0.24% 0.58%
2075 -0.23% 0.65%
2074 -0.21% 0.73%
2073 -0.19% 0.73%
2072 -0.17% 0.73%
2071 -0.16% 0.76%
2070 -0.15% 0.78%
2069 -0.13% 0.79%
2068 -0.11% 0.82%
2067 -0.09% 0.91%
2066 -0.08% 0.9%
2065 -0.06% 0.93%
2064 -0.04% 0.96%
2063 -0.02% 0.95%
2062 -0.007% 0.98%
2061 0.02% 1.05%
2060 0.03% 1.01%
2059 0.06% 1.04%
2058 0.08% 1.07%
2057 0.09% 1.12%
2056 0.12% 1.13%
2055 0.14% 1.16%
2054 0.16% 1.21%
2053 0.18% 1.19%
2052 0.21% 1.26%
2051 0.24% 1.27%
2050 0.25% 1.35%
2049 0.27% 1.36%
2048 0.29% 1.4%
2047 0.31% 1.38%
2046 0.33% 1.43%
2045 0.35% 1.49%
2044 0.36% 1.52%
2043 0.38% 1.58%
2042 0.4% 1.62%
2041 0.42% 1.68%
2040 0.43% 1.75%
2039 0.46% 1.72%
2038 0.48% 1.74%
2037 0.5% 1.83%
2036 0.52% 1.8%
2035 0.55% 1.85%
2034 0.57% 1.88%
2033 0.59% 1.94%
2032 0.62% 1.91%
2031 0.64% 1.93%
2030 0.67% 1.97%
2029 0.7% 1.96%
2028 0.73% 2.01%
2027 0.75% 2.07%
2026 0.79% 2.13%
2025 0.84% 2.13%
2024 0.85% 2.15%
2023 0.9% 2.28%
2022 0.96% 2.32%
2021 1.05% 2.27%
2020 1.05% 2.24%
2019 1.04% 2.3%
2018 1.08% 2.36%
2017 1.09% 2.26%
2016 1.12% 2.42%
2015 1.16% 2.76%
2014 1.19% 3.59%
2013 1.23% 4.83%
2012 1.25% 4.64%
2011 1.28% 3.59%
2010 1.29% 3.28%
2009 1.28% 3.75%
2008 1.24% 2.04%
2007 1.23% -0.79%
2006 1.26% 0.74%
2005 1.32% 3.01%
2004 1.38% 2.89%
2003 1.45% 3.06%
2002 1.51% 3.21%
2001 1.59% 3.17%
2000 1.63% 3.33%
1999 1.63% 3.29%
1998 1.67% 3.19%
1997 1.76% 3.14%
1996 1.84% 3.24%
1995 1.89% 3.41%
1994 1.94% 4.89%
1993 1.98% 4.92%
1992 2.02% 3%
1991 2.08% 1.06%
1990 2.13% 1.25%
1989 2.14% 2.7%
1988 2.13% 2.35%
1987 2.15% 2.78%
1986 2.19% 2.49%
1985 2.25% 2.43%
1984 2.31% 3.17%
1983 2.33% 3.02%
1982 2.36% 2.85%
1981 2.43% 3.05%
1980 2.49% 3.2%
1979 2.53% 3.27%
1978 2.57% 3.42%
1977 2.61% 3.38%
1976 2.65% 3.33%
1975 2.7% 3.37%
1974 2.76% 3.44%
1973 2.8% 3.51%
1972 2.82% 3.5%
1971 2.84% 3.51%
1970 2.86% 3.53%
1969 2.88% 3.5%
1968 2.93% 3.49%
1967 2.99% 3.46%
1966 2.96% 3.45%
1965 2.99% 3.44%
1964 3.07% 3.41%
1963 3.11% 3.43%
1962 3.16% 3.05%
1961 3.21% 2.46%

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/iraq | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Dominican Republic grew by 0.85%, while Iraq's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Iraq
Current population
11637906
48289334
Population rank 85/197 33/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.58%
One net population change
5.46 minutes
32.6 seconds
One birth every
2.59 minutes
27.2 seconds
One death every
7.42 minutes
2.82 minutes
Daily growth/decline +264 +2,652
Annual growth/decline +96,292 +967,966
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 46/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
8.26 hours
Annual migration change -35,306 -1,064
Net migration rank 170/196 93/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 370,980
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 92/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 160/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Iraq
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Iraq
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - -1,064
2024 - -34,806 - -17,735
2023 132,360 -34,915 973,420 -5,710
2022 138,767 -35,153 962,501 76,821
2021 128,866 -17,957 941,924 17,474
2020 137,417 -17,957 919,953 29,858
2019 144,869 -35,797 942,972 -43,919
2018 150,852 -35,934 938,310 15,775
2017 151,565 -36,069 924,507 -21,998
2016 151,550 -36,219 946,968 -113,980
2015 154,258 -36,375 1,007,561 -22,338
2014 157,260 -36,543 1,040,726 -5,033
2013 159,330 -36,673 1,026,036 474,379
2012 160,915 -36,737 999,987 753,907
2011 162,094 -36,687 971,082 261,880
2010 162,072 -36,587 906,369 92,779
2009 160,893 -36,561 855,096 120,092
2008 156,664 -36,723 802,382 396,792
2007 152,066 -37,076 784,119 -824,428
2006 151,122 -37,170 797,342 -1,206,850
2005 155,405 -37,063 776,603 51,019
2004 158,789 -36,851 761,563 69,948
2003 163,267 -36,657 746,159 -27,236
2002 166,740 -36,575 739,419 133,839
2001 170,193 -36,441 729,704 14,451
2000 171,684 -33,256 715,771 87,624
1999 167,742 -30,228 702,170 69,491
1998 164,287 -30,108 684,152 48,446
1997 168,419 -30,034 667,582 15,429
1996 174,008 -30,018 652,866 14,652
1995 175,439 -29,873 642,977 40,424
1994 176,882 -29,610 634,344 54,355
1993 177,691 -30,719 606,700 581,818
1992 177,481 -30,262 591,886 20,292
1991 177,371 -29,351 550,146 -95,155
1990 176,748 -27,397 518,575 -601,469
1989 175,365 -26,984 496,852 19,392
1988 171,291 -26,552 476,778 -81,562
1987 167,552 -25,850 488,742 -108,426
1986 165,674 -24,772 474,348 39,136
1985 164,091 -23,388 467,445 -199,505
1984 164,263 -22,239 455,740 21,709
1983 163,136 -21,582 439,800 23,115
1982 159,597 -20,886 428,336 -22,302
1981 158,419 -19,809 416,998 -23,640
1980 157,697 -17,485 419,653 15,757
1979 154,779 -16,296 428,458 -20,617
1978 154,043 -16,909 418,756 7,434
1977 152,825 -17,077 410,229 8,204
1976 151,201 -16,866 402,260 -13,915
1975 149,339 -16,425 385,916 -6,237
1974 147,652 -15,402 376,197 -4,090
1973 146,283 -14,594 373,191 -1,507
1972 143,255 -14,262 362,334 -2,600
1971 140,473 -14,156 351,464 -6,479
1970 137,835 -14,255 338,030 1,377
1969 135,445 -14,531 324,792 312
1968 133,666 -14,901 310,644 928
1967 133,091 -15,324 298,192 2,531
1966 132,096 -15,701 285,507 1,298
1965 125,345 -15,978 274,551 4,555
1964 127,504 -16,059 262,825 3,224
1963 124,994 -15,889 254,046 3,197
1962 122,977 -15,389 247,520 3,343
1961 120,316 -14,511 184,792 2,981
1960 117,346 -13,344 155,651 1,573

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

GeoRank.org/population/dominican-republic/iraq | 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 Iraq 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,598,842 people) and 0.76% is from migration (a loss of 73,050 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 370,980 people or 0.8% in Iraq.

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
Iraq
City Population
Baghdad 8.13M
Mosul 1.79M
Basra 1.33M
Kirkuk 975K
Sulaymaniyah 878K
Ramadi 875K
Erbil 846K
Najaf 725K
Karbala 690K
Nasiriyah 542K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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