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

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The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,520,487 in 2025 vs 123,366,734 people in Japan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,656,588 people compared to 122,704,252 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 10.5 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 1.62% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.01% per year vs -0.28% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.7M (24.8% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.03% decline).

Dominican Republic vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Japan
2100 11,752,784 76,995,942
2099 11,815,252 77,380,486
2098 11,877,117 77,759,557
2097 11,937,719 78,135,569
2096 11,997,841 78,515,892
2095 12,057,342 78,892,606
2094 12,115,914 79,267,768
2093 12,173,845 79,645,584
2092 12,230,436 80,025,578
2091 12,286,064 80,401,222
2090 12,340,658 80,778,500
2089 12,394,314 81,158,413
2088 12,446,122 81,539,639
2087 12,497,009 81,926,401
2086 12,546,890 82,322,612
2085 12,595,176 82,727,738
2084 12,641,964 83,141,354
2083 12,686,626 83,562,394
2082 12,730,579 83,998,809
2081 12,772,531 84,447,888
2080 12,813,012 84,918,455
2079 12,851,452 85,406,042
2078 12,887,954 85,916,840
2077 12,923,053 86,453,316
2076 12,955,793 87,012,155
2075 12,986,456 87,597,053
2074 13,015,960 88,209,803
2073 13,043,173 88,854,316
2072 13,068,464 89,519,055
2071 13,091,361 90,204,314
2070 13,112,865 90,919,143
2069 13,131,909 91,645,589
2068 13,149,031 92,388,299
2067 13,163,707 93,133,993
2066 13,176,149 93,889,902
2065 13,187,108 94,654,259
2064 13,195,655 95,412,429
2063 13,201,391 96,169,244
2062 13,204,648 96,924,236
2061 13,205,517 97,675,525
2060 13,203,471 98,422,553
2059 13,199,071 99,166,038
2058 13,190,969 99,890,950
2057 13,180,617 100,607,740
2056 13,168,370 101,318,164
2055 13,153,175 102,012,184
2054 13,135,187 102,706,063
2053 13,114,225 103,381,833
2052 13,090,209 104,059,800
2051 13,063,047 104,729,745
2050 13,032,286 105,400,477
2049 12,999,890 106,076,354
2048 12,964,676 106,754,699
2047 12,927,592 107,442,881
2046 12,887,813 108,139,155
2045 12,845,519 108,844,934
2044 12,800,765 109,553,441
2043 12,754,444 110,269,851
2042 12,705,845 110,992,599
2041 12,655,390 111,729,216
2040 12,602,701 112,463,507
2039 12,548,652 113,200,859
2038 12,491,254 113,940,856
2037 12,431,970 114,687,611
2036 12,370,131 115,436,359
2035 12,305,889 116,187,949
2034 12,239,008 116,936,734
2033 12,170,158 117,678,572
2032 12,098,734 118,419,247
2031 12,024,555 119,153,646
2030 11,947,536 119,882,512
2029 11,867,856 120,600,781
2028 11,785,130 121,314,239
2027 11,699,216 122,015,984
2026 11,611,567 122,704,252
2025 11,520,487 123,366,734
2024 11,427,557 123,975,371
2023 11,331,265 124,516,650
2022 11,230,734 125,124,989
2021 11,123,476 125,681,593
2020 11,008,300 126,261,000
2019 10,894,043 126,633,000
2018 10,782,053 126,811,000
2017 10,666,843 126,972,000
2016 10,551,430 127,076,000
2015 10,434,829 127,141,000
2014 10,315,528 127,276,000
2013 10,193,833 127,445,000
2012 10,070,411 127,629,000
2011 9,945,621 127,833,000
2010 9,820,175 128,070,000
2009 9,695,265 128,047,000
2008 9,573,130 128,063,000
2007 9,455,658 128,001,000
2006 9,341,183 127,854,000
2005 9,225,034 127,773,000
2004 9,104,892 127,761,000
2003 8,980,620 127,718,000
2002 8,852,235 127,445,000
2001 8,720,283 127,149,000
2000 8,584,190 126,843,000
1999 8,446,208 126,631,000
1998 8,310,362 126,400,000
1997 8,174,078 126,057,000
1996 8,032,894 125,757,000
1995 7,888,115 125,472,000
1994 7,741,694 125,178,000
1993 7,594,572 124,829,000
1992 7,447,474 124,425,000
1991 7,299,853 123,964,000
1990 7,151,166 123,478,000
1989 7,002,295 123,069,000
1988 6,855,734 122,578,000
1987 6,712,515 122,069,000
1986 6,571,208 121,482,000
1985 6,430,404 120,837,000
1984 6,289,040 120,083,000
1983 6,147,248 119,307,000
1982 6,007,114 118,480,000
1981 5,868,453 117,661,000
1980 5,729,037 116,807,000
1979 5,589,690 115,890,000
1978 5,451,882 114,913,000
1977 5,315,443 113,872,000
1976 5,180,404 112,775,000
1975 5,046,776 111,573,000
1974 4,914,197 110,162,000
1973 4,782,227 108,707,000
1972 4,651,883 107,188,000
1971 4,524,234 105,697,000
1970 4,399,290 103,403,000
1969 4,277,035 102,219,000
1968 4,157,189 101,011,000
1967 4,038,928 99,879,000
1966 3,921,847 98,851,000
1965 3,808,963 97,952,000
1964 3,698,559 96,903,000
1963 3,588,287 95,900,000
1962 3,479,936 94,933,000
1961 3,373,233 94,055,000
1960 3,268,336 93,216,000

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 Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,105,158 people (a 10.5% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,371,748 people (a 3.44% decline).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,400,477 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Japan
2100 -0.53% -0.5%
2099 -0.52% -0.49%
2098 -0.51% -0.48%
2097 -0.5% -0.48%
2096 -0.49% -0.48%
2095 -0.48% -0.47%
2094 -0.48% -0.47%
2093 -0.46% -0.47%
2092 -0.45% -0.47%
2091 -0.44% -0.47%
2090 -0.43% -0.47%
2089 -0.42% -0.47%
2088 -0.41% -0.47%
2087 -0.4% -0.48%
2086 -0.38% -0.49%
2085 -0.37% -0.5%
2084 -0.35% -0.5%
2083 -0.35% -0.52%
2082 -0.33% -0.53%
2081 -0.32% -0.55%
2080 -0.3% -0.57%
2079 -0.28% -0.59%
2078 -0.27% -0.62%
2077 -0.25% -0.64%
2076 -0.24% -0.67%
2075 -0.23% -0.69%
2074 -0.21% -0.73%
2073 -0.19% -0.74%
2072 -0.17% -0.76%
2071 -0.16% -0.79%
2070 -0.15% -0.79%
2069 -0.13% -0.8%
2068 -0.11% -0.8%
2067 -0.09% -0.81%
2066 -0.08% -0.81%
2065 -0.06% -0.79%
2064 -0.04% -0.79%
2063 -0.02% -0.78%
2062 -0.007% -0.77%
2061 0.02% -0.76%
2060 0.03% -0.75%
2059 0.06% -0.73%
2058 0.08% -0.71%
2057 0.09% -0.7%
2056 0.12% -0.68%
2055 0.14% -0.68%
2054 0.16% -0.65%
2053 0.18% -0.65%
2052 0.21% -0.64%
2051 0.24% -0.64%
2050 0.25% -0.64%
2049 0.27% -0.64%
2048 0.29% -0.64%
2047 0.31% -0.64%
2046 0.33% -0.65%
2045 0.35% -0.65%
2044 0.36% -0.65%
2043 0.38% -0.65%
2042 0.4% -0.66%
2041 0.42% -0.65%
2040 0.43% -0.65%
2039 0.46% -0.65%
2038 0.48% -0.65%
2037 0.5% -0.65%
2036 0.52% -0.65%
2035 0.55% -0.64%
2034 0.57% -0.63%
2033 0.59% -0.63%
2032 0.62% -0.62%
2031 0.64% -0.61%
2030 0.67% -0.6%
2029 0.7% -0.59%
2028 0.73% -0.58%
2027 0.75% -0.56%
2026 0.79% -0.54%
2025 0.81% -0.49%
2024 0.85% -0.43%
2023 0.9% -0.49%
2022 0.96% -0.44%
2021 1.05% -0.46%
2020 1.05% -0.29%
2019 1.04% -0.14%
2018 1.08% -0.13%
2017 1.09% -0.08%
2016 1.12% -0.05%
2015 1.16% -0.11%
2014 1.19% -0.13%
2013 1.23% -0.14%
2012 1.25% -0.16%
2011 1.28% -0.19%
2010 1.29% 0.02%
2009 1.28% -0.01%
2008 1.24% 0.05%
2007 1.23% 0.11%
2006 1.26% 0.06%
2005 1.32% 0.009%
2004 1.38% 0.03%
2003 1.45% 0.21%
2002 1.51% 0.23%
2001 1.59% 0.24%
2000 1.63% 0.17%
1999 1.63% 0.18%
1998 1.67% 0.27%
1997 1.76% 0.24%
1996 1.84% 0.23%
1995 1.89% 0.23%
1994 1.94% 0.28%
1993 1.98% 0.32%
1992 2.02% 0.37%
1991 2.08% 0.39%
1990 2.13% 0.33%
1989 2.14% 0.4%
1988 2.13% 0.42%
1987 2.15% 0.48%
1986 2.19% 0.53%
1985 2.25% 0.63%
1984 2.31% 0.65%
1983 2.33% 0.7%
1982 2.36% 0.7%
1981 2.43% 0.73%
1980 2.49% 0.79%
1979 2.53% 0.85%
1978 2.57% 0.91%
1977 2.61% 0.97%
1976 2.65% 1.08%
1975 2.7% 1.28%
1974 2.76% 1.34%
1973 2.8% 1.42%
1972 2.82% 1.41%
1971 2.84% 2.22%
1970 2.86% 1.16%
1969 2.88% 1.2%
1968 2.93% 1.13%
1967 2.99% 1.04%
1966 2.96% 0.92%
1965 2.99% 1.08%
1964 3.07% 1.05%
1963 3.11% 1.02%
1962 3.16% 0.93%
1961 3.21% 0.9%

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 Japan's population declined by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Japan
Current population
11656588
122704252
Population rank 85/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1.48%
One net population change
5.67 minutes
52 seconds
One birth every
2.61 minutes
44.6 seconds
One death every
7.36 minutes
19.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +255 -1,667
Annual growth/decline +92,930 -608,637
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% -0.49%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 183/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -35,306 +140,579
Net migration rank 170/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - 140,579
2024 129,943 -34,806 -942,213 153,357
2023 132,360 -34,915 -871,617 175,003
2022 138,767 -35,153 -825,825 175,003
2021 128,866 -17,957 -640,976 -34,996
2020 137,417 -17,957 -542,923 42,001
2019 144,869 -35,797 -531,858 318,190
2018 150,852 -35,934 -456,520 320,601
2017 151,565 -36,069 -406,310 322,564
2016 151,550 -36,219 -343,106 314,732
2015 154,258 -36,375 -292,424 168,896
2014 157,260 -36,543 -267,279 58,109
2013 159,330 -36,673 -242,146 66,449
2012 160,915 -36,737 -229,733 67,904
2011 162,094 -36,687 -204,533 97,720
2010 162,072 -36,587 -128,070 131,860
2009 160,893 -36,561 -76,828 125,450
2008 156,664 -36,723 -51,225 142,605
2007 152,066 -37,076 -25,600 138,024
2006 151,122 -37,170 12,785 130,065
2005 155,405 -37,063 -25,554 113,017
2004 158,789 -36,851 76,656 69,014
2003 163,267 -36,657 114,946 74,875
2002 166,740 -36,575 178,423 60,864
2001 170,193 -36,441 203,438 59,563
2000 171,684 -33,256 228,317 23,468
1999 167,742 -30,228 202,610 56,901
1998 164,287 -30,108 265,440 45,912
1997 168,419 -30,034 277,325 43,366
1996 174,008 -30,018 314,392 25,030
1995 175,439 -29,873 276,039 87,714
1994 176,882 -29,610 363,017 154,214
1993 177,691 -30,719 312,073 168,836
1992 177,481 -30,262 360,833 170,878
1991 177,371 -29,351 396,685 161,331
1990 176,748 -27,397 407,478 124,582
1989 175,365 -26,984 467,662 31,202
1988 171,291 -26,552 527,085 51,154
1987 167,552 -25,850 598,138 28,001
1986 165,674 -24,772 631,706 27,987
1985 164,091 -23,388 676,687 -141,323
1984 164,263 -22,239 756,523 -273,686
1983 163,136 -21,582 775,495 -269,755
1982 159,597 -20,886 805,664 -288,550
1981 158,419 -19,809 811,861 -278,525
1980 157,697 -17,485 864,372 -92,314
1979 154,779 -16,296 950,298 -57,692
1978 154,043 -16,909 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 152,825 -17,077 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 151,201 -16,866 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 149,339 -16,425 1,204,989 107
1974 147,652 -15,402 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 146,283 -14,594 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 143,255 -14,262 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 140,473 -14,156 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 137,835 -14,255 1,230,496 33,731
1969 135,445 -14,531 1,195,962 49,447
1968 133,666 -14,901 1,191,930 43,593
1967 133,091 -15,324 1,258,475 29,632
1966 132,096 -15,701 682,072 68,934
1965 125,345 -15,978 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 127,504 -16,059 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 124,994 -15,889 987,770 -100,742
1962 122,977 -15,389 901,864 -57,075
1961 120,316 -14,511 893,522 -58,882
1960 117,346 -13,344 894,874 -150,371

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 Japan 75% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,853,772 people) and 25% is from migration (a gain of 1,955,351 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

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
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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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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