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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 20,592,571 people in Kazakhstan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,637,906 people compared to 21,161,809 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 1.82 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +1.46% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.6% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.4% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Kazakhstan
2100 11,755,442 33,848,663
2099 11,817,924 33,772,741
2098 11,879,803 33,695,479
2097 11,940,419 33,615,447
2096 12,000,555 33,523,978
2095 12,060,069 33,424,720
2094 12,118,654 33,326,027
2093 12,176,599 33,224,553
2092 12,233,202 33,128,053
2091 12,288,843 33,024,570
2090 12,343,449 32,918,505
2089 12,397,117 32,809,364
2088 12,448,937 32,697,677
2087 12,499,836 32,574,802
2086 12,549,728 32,450,913
2085 12,598,025 32,326,215
2084 12,644,824 32,198,072
2083 12,689,496 32,062,485
2082 12,733,459 31,936,199
2081 12,775,420 31,798,193
2080 12,815,910 31,659,824
2079 12,854,359 31,525,030
2078 12,890,869 31,377,560
2077 12,925,976 31,230,620
2076 12,958,723 31,082,855
2075 12,989,393 30,934,158
2074 13,018,904 30,781,840
2073 13,046,123 30,635,989
2072 13,071,419 30,488,022
2071 13,094,322 30,336,588
2070 13,115,831 30,183,464
2069 13,134,880 30,024,249
2068 13,152,005 29,872,612
2067 13,166,684 29,722,383
2066 13,179,129 29,568,138
2065 13,190,090 29,406,227
2064 13,198,640 29,245,499
2063 13,204,377 29,081,885
2062 13,207,634 28,917,277
2061 13,208,504 28,748,398
2060 13,206,457 28,577,830
2059 13,202,056 28,401,552
2058 13,193,952 28,224,769
2057 13,183,598 28,046,842
2056 13,171,348 27,852,110
2055 13,156,150 27,652,544
2054 13,138,158 27,453,980
2053 13,117,191 27,243,894
2052 13,093,170 27,031,990
2051 13,066,002 26,818,727
2050 13,035,234 26,602,802
2049 13,002,830 26,385,294
2048 12,967,608 26,155,898
2047 12,930,516 25,920,222
2046 12,890,728 25,687,222
2045 12,848,424 25,451,058
2044 12,803,661 25,215,227
2043 12,757,329 24,979,701
2042 12,708,719 24,746,212
2041 12,658,252 24,516,106
2040 12,605,551 24,281,719
2039 12,551,490 24,055,361
2038 12,494,079 23,829,916
2037 12,434,782 23,608,263
2036 12,372,929 23,382,815
2035 12,308,672 23,159,205
2034 12,241,776 22,934,543
2033 12,172,910 22,708,727
2032 12,101,471 22,478,234
2031 12,027,275 22,254,688
2030 11,950,238 22,027,730
2029 11,870,540 21,799,495
2028 11,787,795 21,566,108
2027 11,701,862 21,333,660
2026 11,614,193 21,098,089
2025 11,523,092 20,850,907
2024 11,427,557 20,592,571
2023 11,331,265 20,330,104
2022 11,230,734 20,034,609
2021 11,123,476 19,743,603
2020 11,008,300 19,482,117
2019 10,894,043 19,209,555
2018 10,782,053 18,932,727
2017 10,666,843 18,651,931
2016 10,551,430 18,363,600
2015 10,434,829 18,084,169
2014 10,315,528 17,816,285
2013 10,193,833 17,556,502
2012 10,070,411 17,306,106
2011 9,945,621 17,066,002
2010 9,820,175 16,836,810
2009 9,695,265 16,619,846
2008 9,573,130 16,426,525
2007 9,455,658 16,257,214
2006 9,341,183 16,103,716
2005 9,225,034 15,968,117
2004 9,104,892 15,850,159
2003 8,980,620 15,747,380
2002 8,852,235 15,656,677
2001 8,720,283 15,575,550
2000 8,584,190 15,501,103
1999 8,446,208 15,455,874
1998 8,310,362 15,647,785
1997 8,174,078 16,043,251
1996 8,032,894 16,416,027
1995 7,888,115 16,730,536
1994 7,741,694 17,043,771
1993 7,594,572 17,274,487
1992 7,447,474 17,332,625
1991 7,299,853 17,278,600
1990 7,151,166 17,154,054
1989 7,002,295 16,997,013
1988 6,855,734 16,781,168
1987 6,712,515 16,527,715
1986 6,571,208 16,262,702
1985 6,430,404 16,031,090
1984 6,289,040 15,844,621
1983 6,147,248 15,665,551
1982 6,007,114 15,492,595
1981 5,868,453 15,323,082
1980 5,729,037 15,152,949
1979 5,589,690 14,978,696
1978 5,451,882 14,711,497
1977 5,315,443 14,353,265
1976 5,180,404 13,998,738
1975 5,046,776 13,700,843
1974 4,914,197 13,454,570
1973 4,782,227 13,208,121
1972 4,651,883 12,951,798
1971 4,524,234 12,684,813
1970 4,399,290 12,419,057
1969 4,277,035 12,156,212
1968 4,157,189 11,879,182
1967 4,038,928 11,584,428
1966 3,921,847 11,288,989
1965 3,808,963 10,993,183
1964 3,698,559 10,690,309
1963 3,588,287 10,377,466
1962 3,479,936 10,058,928
1961 3,373,233 9,742,085
1960 3,268,336 9,429,981

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/kazakhstan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th 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 Kazakhstan will increase by 25.7% to 26,602,802 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 33.8M people in 2100 for Kazakhstan.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Kazakhstan
2100 -0.53% 0.22%
2099 -0.52% 0.23%
2098 -0.51% 0.24%
2097 -0.5% 0.27%
2096 -0.49% 0.3%
2095 -0.48% 0.3%
2094 -0.48% 0.31%
2093 -0.46% 0.29%
2092 -0.45% 0.31%
2091 -0.44% 0.32%
2090 -0.43% 0.33%
2089 -0.42% 0.34%
2088 -0.41% 0.38%
2087 -0.4% 0.38%
2086 -0.38% 0.39%
2085 -0.37% 0.4%
2084 -0.35% 0.42%
2083 -0.35% 0.4%
2082 -0.33% 0.43%
2081 -0.32% 0.44%
2080 -0.3% 0.43%
2079 -0.28% 0.47%
2078 -0.27% 0.47%
2077 -0.25% 0.48%
2076 -0.24% 0.48%
2075 -0.23% 0.49%
2074 -0.21% 0.48%
2073 -0.19% 0.49%
2072 -0.17% 0.5%
2071 -0.16% 0.51%
2070 -0.15% 0.53%
2069 -0.13% 0.51%
2068 -0.11% 0.51%
2067 -0.09% 0.52%
2066 -0.08% 0.55%
2065 -0.06% 0.55%
2064 -0.04% 0.56%
2063 -0.02% 0.57%
2062 -0.007% 0.59%
2061 0.02% 0.6%
2060 0.03% 0.62%
2059 0.06% 0.63%
2058 0.08% 0.63%
2057 0.09% 0.7%
2056 0.12% 0.72%
2055 0.14% 0.72%
2054 0.16% 0.77%
2053 0.18% 0.78%
2052 0.21% 0.8%
2051 0.24% 0.81%
2050 0.25% 0.82%
2049 0.27% 0.88%
2048 0.29% 0.91%
2047 0.31% 0.91%
2046 0.33% 0.93%
2045 0.35% 0.94%
2044 0.36% 0.94%
2043 0.38% 0.94%
2042 0.4% 0.94%
2041 0.42% 0.97%
2040 0.43% 0.94%
2039 0.46% 0.95%
2038 0.48% 0.94%
2037 0.5% 0.96%
2036 0.52% 0.97%
2035 0.55% 0.98%
2034 0.57% 0.99%
2033 0.59% 1.03%
2032 0.62% 1%
2031 0.64% 1.03%
2030 0.67% 1.05%
2029 0.7% 1.08%
2028 0.73% 1.09%
2027 0.75% 1.12%
2026 0.79% 1.19%
2025 0.84% 1.25%
2024 0.85% 1.29%
2023 0.9% 1.47%
2022 0.96% 1.47%
2021 1.05% 1.34%
2020 1.05% 1.42%
2019 1.04% 1.46%
2018 1.08% 1.51%
2017 1.09% 1.57%
2016 1.12% 1.55%
2015 1.16% 1.5%
2014 1.19% 1.48%
2013 1.23% 1.45%
2012 1.25% 1.41%
2011 1.28% 1.36%
2010 1.29% 1.31%
2009 1.28% 1.18%
2008 1.24% 1.04%
2007 1.23% 0.95%
2006 1.26% 0.85%
2005 1.32% 0.74%
2004 1.38% 0.65%
2003 1.45% 0.58%
2002 1.51% 0.52%
2001 1.59% 0.48%
2000 1.63% 0.29%
1999 1.63% -1.23%
1998 1.67% -2.46%
1997 1.76% -2.27%
1996 1.84% -1.88%
1995 1.89% -1.84%
1994 1.94% -1.34%
1993 1.98% -0.34%
1992 2.02% 0.31%
1991 2.08% 0.73%
1990 2.13% 0.92%
1989 2.14% 1.29%
1988 2.13% 1.53%
1987 2.15% 1.63%
1986 2.19% 1.44%
1985 2.25% 1.18%
1984 2.31% 1.14%
1983 2.33% 1.12%
1982 2.36% 1.11%
1981 2.43% 1.12%
1980 2.49% 1.16%
1979 2.53% 1.82%
1978 2.57% 2.5%
1977 2.61% 2.53%
1976 2.65% 2.17%
1975 2.7% 1.83%
1974 2.76% 1.87%
1973 2.8% 1.98%
1972 2.82% 2.1%
1971 2.84% 2.14%
1970 2.86% 2.16%
1969 2.88% 2.33%
1968 2.93% 2.54%
1967 2.99% 2.62%
1966 2.96% 2.69%
1965 2.99% 2.83%
1964 3.07% 3.01%
1963 3.11% 3.17%
1962 3.16% 3.25%
1961 3.21% 3.31%

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 Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.29%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Kazakhstan
Current population
11637906
21161809
Population rank 85/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.26%
One net population change
5.46 minutes
2 minutes
One birth every
2.59 minutes
1.28 minutes
One death every
7.42 minutes
3.85 minutes
Daily growth/decline +264 +719
Annual growth/decline +96,292 +262,467
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +1.29%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 82/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change -35,306 -8,834
Net migration rank 170/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - -8,834
2024 - -34,806 - -7,368
2023 132,360 -34,915 273,013 -4,822
2022 138,767 -35,153 277,019 45,755
2021 128,866 -17,957 269,026 -9,804
2020 137,417 -17,957 272,458 -8,716
2019 144,869 -35,797 278,788 2,594
2018 150,852 -35,934 278,917 -6,644
2017 151,565 -36,069 268,066 21,248
2016 151,550 -36,219 277,878 9,478
2015 154,258 -36,375 273,523 -2,011
2014 157,260 -36,543 274,406 -10,170
2013 159,330 -36,673 259,239 -3,925
2012 160,915 -36,737 249,987 -4,512
2011 162,094 -36,687 237,883 -3,160
2010 162,072 -36,587 230,479 -6,840
2009 160,893 -36,561 218,036 -7,758
2008 156,664 -36,723 214,169 -37,796
2007 152,066 -37,076 188,486 -26,237
2006 151,122 -37,170 166,480 -21,728
2005 155,405 -37,063 146,619 -20,171
2004 158,789 -36,851 132,286 -22,841
2003 163,267 -36,657 112,137 -16,027
2002 166,740 -36,575 93,564 -8,272
2001 170,193 -36,441 84,279 -7,333
2000 171,684 -33,256 80,699 -8,754
1999 167,742 -30,228 79,536 -61,031
1998 164,287 -30,108 85,735 -488,075
1997 168,419 -30,034 92,778 -481,380
1996 174,008 -30,018 112,384 -469,331
1995 175,439 -29,873 140,721 -412,775
1994 176,882 -29,610 165,631 -520,028
1993 177,691 -30,719 185,649 -292,682
1992 177,481 -30,262 204,785 -214,015
1991 177,371 -29,351 221,581 -104,271
1990 176,748 -27,397 235,113 -103,336
1989 175,365 -26,984 254,394 -72,096
1988 171,291 -26,552 275,278 -25,892
1987 167,552 -25,850 290,227 -32,724
1986 165,674 -24,772 295,818 -23,297
1985 164,091 -23,388 293,834 -103,115
1984 164,263 -22,239 278,485 -96,266
1983 163,136 -21,582 260,471 -84,566
1982 159,597 -20,886 246,983 -76,976
1981 158,419 -19,809 243,652 -74,624
1980 157,697 -17,485 238,977 -67,731
1979 154,779 -16,296 237,442 -60,198
1978 154,043 -16,909 225,895 131,248
1977 152,825 -17,077 224,284 135,047
1976 151,201 -16,866 221,992 127,735
1975 149,339 -16,425 219,748 26,332
1974 147,652 -15,402 217,668 28,807
1973 146,283 -14,594 215,940 30,467
1972 143,255 -14,262 212,319 53,914
1971 140,473 -14,156 202,450 65,291
1970 137,835 -14,255 191,775 72,000
1969 135,445 -14,531 184,118 77,805
1968 133,666 -14,901 186,254 105,890
1967 133,091 -15,324 191,536 105,830
1966 132,096 -15,701 191,506 101,999
1965 125,345 -15,978 194,470 103,626
1964 127,504 -16,059 208,899 98,761
1963 124,994 -15,889 223,105 94,932
1962 122,977 -15,389 228,177 90,842
1961 120,316 -14,511 228,686 85,981
1960 117,346 -13,344 226,027 83,525

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 Kazakhstan 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,743,094 people) and 1.33% is from migration (a gain of 36,908 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

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
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 295K

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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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