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

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The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,520,487 in 2025 vs 2,837,077 people in Jamaica in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,656,588 people compared to 2,834,177 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • The Dominican Republic's population is 4.11 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.01% per year vs +0.14% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.7M (24.8% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.93% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Jamaica
2100 11,752,784 1,075,631
2099 11,815,252 1,095,039
2098 11,877,117 1,114,926
2097 11,937,719 1,135,331
2096 11,997,841 1,156,197
2095 12,057,342 1,177,632
2094 12,115,914 1,199,705
2093 12,173,845 1,222,447
2092 12,230,436 1,245,845
2091 12,286,064 1,269,943
2090 12,340,658 1,294,621
2089 12,394,314 1,319,987
2088 12,446,122 1,345,908
2087 12,497,009 1,372,420
2086 12,546,890 1,399,559
2085 12,595,176 1,427,403
2084 12,641,964 1,455,598
2083 12,686,626 1,483,973
2082 12,730,579 1,513,113
2081 12,772,531 1,542,698
2080 12,813,012 1,572,954
2079 12,851,452 1,603,471
2078 12,887,954 1,634,036
2077 12,923,053 1,665,130
2076 12,955,793 1,696,282
2075 12,986,456 1,727,653
2074 13,015,960 1,759,538
2073 13,043,173 1,791,310
2072 13,068,464 1,823,277
2071 13,091,361 1,855,059
2070 13,112,865 1,886,784
2069 13,131,909 1,918,215
2068 13,149,031 1,949,604
2067 13,163,707 1,980,685
2066 13,176,149 2,011,465
2065 13,187,108 2,042,697
2064 13,195,655 2,073,400
2063 13,201,391 2,103,669
2062 13,204,648 2,133,903
2061 13,205,517 2,163,699
2060 13,203,471 2,193,436
2059 13,199,071 2,222,680
2058 13,190,969 2,251,648
2057 13,180,617 2,279,932
2056 13,168,370 2,308,282
2055 13,153,175 2,336,168
2054 13,135,187 2,363,575
2053 13,114,225 2,390,213
2052 13,090,209 2,416,056
2051 13,063,047 2,441,297
2050 13,032,286 2,466,072
2049 12,999,890 2,490,883
2048 12,964,676 2,514,954
2047 12,927,592 2,538,499
2046 12,887,813 2,561,597
2045 12,845,519 2,583,931
2044 12,800,765 2,605,750
2043 12,754,444 2,626,741
2042 12,705,845 2,646,740
2041 12,655,390 2,665,673
2040 12,602,701 2,683,790
2039 12,548,652 2,701,261
2038 12,491,254 2,717,604
2037 12,431,970 2,733,406
2036 12,370,131 2,747,946
2035 12,305,889 2,761,103
2034 12,239,008 2,773,511
2033 12,170,158 2,784,591
2032 12,098,734 2,794,827
2031 12,024,555 2,803,535
2030 11,947,536 2,811,500
2029 11,867,856 2,818,414
2028 11,785,130 2,824,434
2027 11,699,216 2,829,732
2026 11,611,567 2,834,177
2025 11,520,487 2,837,077
2024 11,427,557 2,839,175
2023 11,331,265 2,839,786
2022 11,230,734 2,839,144
2021 11,123,476 2,837,682
2020 11,008,300 2,830,739
2019 10,894,043 2,823,271
2018 10,782,053 2,820,097
2017 10,666,843 2,815,764
2016 10,551,430 2,809,915
2015 10,434,829 2,802,534
2014 10,315,528 2,793,749
2013 10,193,833 2,783,687
2012 10,070,411 2,772,430
2011 9,945,621 2,760,494
2010 9,820,175 2,748,568
2009 9,695,265 2,736,995
2008 9,573,130 2,725,635
2007 9,455,658 2,713,800
2006 9,341,183 2,700,968
2005 9,225,034 2,687,066
2004 9,104,892 2,672,225
2003 8,980,620 2,656,623
2002 8,852,235 2,640,572
2001 8,720,283 2,624,403
2000 8,584,190 2,607,826
1999 8,446,208 2,589,795
1998 8,310,362 2,569,736
1997 8,174,078 2,547,848
1996 8,032,894 2,524,463
1995 7,888,115 2,500,151
1994 7,741,694 2,475,220
1993 7,594,572 2,449,916
1992 7,447,474 2,424,701
1991 7,299,853 2,400,869
1990 7,151,166 2,379,877
1989 7,002,295 2,361,916
1988 6,855,734 2,345,777
1987 6,712,515 2,329,813
1986 6,571,208 2,312,125
1985 6,430,404 2,290,656
1984 6,289,040 2,264,562
1983 6,147,248 2,234,832
1982 6,007,114 2,203,889
1981 5,868,453 2,173,818
1980 5,729,037 2,145,658
1979 5,589,690 2,119,486
1978 5,451,882 2,094,836
1977 5,315,443 2,070,657
1976 5,180,404 2,045,578
1975 5,046,776 2,018,981
1974 4,914,197 1,990,906
1973 4,782,227 1,961,219
1972 4,651,883 1,931,542
1971 4,524,234 1,903,728
1970 4,399,290 1,878,196
1969 4,277,035 1,855,127
1968 4,157,189 1,833,765
1967 4,038,928 1,812,865
1966 3,921,847 1,791,475
1965 3,808,963 1,769,192
1964 3,698,559 1,745,568
1963 3,588,287 1,721,099
1962 3,479,936 1,696,932
1961 3,373,233 1,673,261
1960 3,268,336 1,650,005

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,105,158 people (a 10.5% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,072 people and rank change from 140th to 143rd.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Jamaica
2100 -0.53% -1.77%
2099 -0.52% -1.78%
2098 -0.51% -1.8%
2097 -0.5% -1.8%
2096 -0.49% -1.82%
2095 -0.48% -1.84%
2094 -0.48% -1.86%
2093 -0.46% -1.88%
2092 -0.45% -1.9%
2091 -0.44% -1.91%
2090 -0.43% -1.92%
2089 -0.42% -1.93%
2088 -0.41% -1.93%
2087 -0.4% -1.94%
2086 -0.38% -1.95%
2085 -0.37% -1.94%
2084 -0.35% -1.91%
2083 -0.35% -1.93%
2082 -0.33% -1.92%
2081 -0.32% -1.92%
2080 -0.3% -1.9%
2079 -0.28% -1.87%
2078 -0.27% -1.87%
2077 -0.25% -1.84%
2076 -0.24% -1.82%
2075 -0.23% -1.81%
2074 -0.21% -1.77%
2073 -0.19% -1.75%
2072 -0.17% -1.71%
2071 -0.16% -1.68%
2070 -0.15% -1.64%
2069 -0.13% -1.61%
2068 -0.11% -1.57%
2067 -0.09% -1.53%
2066 -0.08% -1.53%
2065 -0.06% -1.48%
2064 -0.04% -1.44%
2063 -0.02% -1.42%
2062 -0.007% -1.38%
2061 0.02% -1.36%
2060 0.03% -1.32%
2059 0.06% -1.29%
2058 0.08% -1.24%
2057 0.09% -1.23%
2056 0.12% -1.19%
2055 0.14% -1.16%
2054 0.16% -1.11%
2053 0.18% -1.07%
2052 0.21% -1.03%
2051 0.24% -1%
2050 0.25% -1%
2049 0.27% -0.96%
2048 0.29% -0.93%
2047 0.31% -0.9%
2046 0.33% -0.86%
2045 0.35% -0.84%
2044 0.36% -0.8%
2043 0.38% -0.76%
2042 0.4% -0.71%
2041 0.42% -0.68%
2040 0.43% -0.65%
2039 0.46% -0.6%
2038 0.48% -0.58%
2037 0.5% -0.53%
2036 0.52% -0.48%
2035 0.55% -0.45%
2034 0.57% -0.4%
2033 0.59% -0.37%
2032 0.62% -0.31%
2031 0.64% -0.28%
2030 0.67% -0.25%
2029 0.7% -0.21%
2028 0.73% -0.19%
2027 0.75% -0.16%
2026 0.79% -0.1%
2025 0.81% -0.07%
2024 0.85% -0.02%
2023 0.9% 0.02%
2022 0.96% 0.05%
2021 1.05% 0.25%
2020 1.05% 0.26%
2019 1.04% 0.11%
2018 1.08% 0.15%
2017 1.09% 0.21%
2016 1.12% 0.26%
2015 1.16% 0.31%
2014 1.19% 0.36%
2013 1.23% 0.41%
2012 1.25% 0.43%
2011 1.28% 0.43%
2010 1.29% 0.42%
2009 1.28% 0.42%
2008 1.24% 0.44%
2007 1.23% 0.48%
2006 1.26% 0.52%
2005 1.32% 0.56%
2004 1.38% 0.59%
2003 1.45% 0.61%
2002 1.51% 0.62%
2001 1.59% 0.64%
2000 1.63% 0.7%
1999 1.63% 0.78%
1998 1.67% 0.86%
1997 1.76% 0.93%
1996 1.84% 0.97%
1995 1.89% 1.01%
1994 1.94% 1.03%
1993 1.98% 1.04%
1992 2.02% 0.99%
1991 2.08% 0.88%
1990 2.13% 0.76%
1989 2.14% 0.69%
1988 2.13% 0.69%
1987 2.15% 0.77%
1986 2.19% 0.94%
1985 2.25% 1.15%
1984 2.31% 1.33%
1983 2.33% 1.4%
1982 2.36% 1.38%
1981 2.43% 1.31%
1980 2.49% 1.23%
1979 2.53% 1.18%
1978 2.57% 1.17%
1977 2.61% 1.23%
1976 2.65% 1.32%
1975 2.7% 1.41%
1974 2.76% 1.51%
1973 2.8% 1.54%
1972 2.82% 1.46%
1971 2.84% 1.36%
1970 2.86% 1.24%
1969 2.88% 1.16%
1968 2.93% 1.15%
1967 2.99% 1.19%
1966 2.96% 1.26%
1965 2.99% 1.35%
1964 3.07% 1.42%
1963 3.11% 1.42%
1962 3.16% 1.41%
1961 3.21% 1.41%

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

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In 2025, the population of the Dominican Republic grew by 0.81%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Jamaica
Current population
11656588
2834177
Population rank 85/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.03%
One net population change
5.67 minutes
4.19 hours
One birth every
2.61 minutes
16.2 minutes
One death every
7.36 minutes
22.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +255 -6
Annual growth/decline +92,930 -2,098
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 165/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -35,306 -11,053
Net migration rank 170/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - -11,053
2024 129,943 -34,806 9,210 -10,506
2023 132,360 -34,915 10,072 -10,003
2022 138,767 -35,153 11,215 -10,003
2021 128,866 -17,957 6,382 -4,665
2020 137,417 -17,957 12,170 0
2019 144,869 -35,797 13,094 -10,335
2018 150,852 -35,934 13,929 -10,335
2017 151,565 -36,069 15,419 -10,335
2016 151,550 -36,219 16,944 -10,335
2015 154,258 -36,375 18,489 -10,335
2014 157,260 -36,543 19,751 -10,335
2013 159,330 -36,673 21,037 -10,335
2012 160,915 -36,737 22,320 -10,498
2011 162,094 -36,687 23,627 -11,577
2010 162,072 -36,587 25,031 -13,248
2009 160,893 -36,561 26,311 -14,941
2008 156,664 -36,723 27,553 -16,191
2007 152,066 -37,076 28,886 -16,588
2006 151,122 -37,170 30,213 -16,840
2005 155,405 -37,063 31,506 -17,071
2004 158,789 -36,851 32,500 -17,256
2003 163,267 -36,657 33,340 -17,380
2002 166,740 -36,575 33,572 -17,428
2001 170,193 -36,441 33,666 -17,466
2000 171,684 -33,256 34,452 -17,498
1999 167,742 -30,228 36,649 -17,542
1998 164,287 -30,108 38,628 -17,623
1997 168,419 -30,034 40,521 -17,756
1996 174,008 -30,018 42,297 -18,285
1995 175,439 -29,873 43,705 -19,092
1994 176,882 -29,610 45,210 -19,960
1993 177,691 -30,719 46,090 -20,731
1992 177,481 -30,262 46,494 -21,426
1991 177,371 -29,351 45,617 -23,014
1990 176,748 -27,397 44,465 -25,085
1989 175,365 -26,984 43,591 -27,049
1988 171,291 -26,552 43,978 -28,247
1987 167,552 -25,850 44,155 -27,958
1986 165,674 -24,772 44,520 -25,339
1985 164,091 -23,388 45,122 -21,371
1984 164,263 -22,239 45,644 -17,211
1983 163,136 -21,582 45,095 -14,065
1982 159,597 -20,886 43,816 -12,952
1981 158,419 -19,809 42,898 -13,619
1980 157,697 -17,485 42,316 -15,277
1979 154,779 -16,296 42,449 -17,143
1978 154,043 -16,909 42,475 -18,483
1977 152,825 -17,077 42,999 -18,630
1976 151,201 -16,866 43,878 -18,084
1975 149,339 -16,425 44,736 -17,340
1974 147,652 -15,402 45,526 -16,769
1973 146,283 -14,594 47,438 -16,822
1972 143,255 -14,262 46,676 -17,934
1971 140,473 -14,156 47,206 -20,322
1970 137,835 -14,255 47,547 -23,371
1969 135,445 -14,531 48,258 -26,304
1968 133,666 -14,901 49,189 -28,424
1967 133,091 -15,324 50,187 -29,147
1966 132,096 -15,701 50,808 -29,065
1965 125,345 -15,978 51,423 -28,611
1964 127,504 -16,059 52,501 -28,066
1963 124,994 -15,889 52,277 -27,757
1962 122,977 -15,389 51,758 -27,936
1961 120,316 -14,511 51,931 -28,416
1960 117,346 -13,344 51,944 -28,952

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

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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 Jamaica 59.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 126,924 people) and 40.6% is from migration (a loss of 86,852 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

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
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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