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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,637,906 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 5.07 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.85% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.6% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Kenya
2100 11,755,442 105,238,162
2099 11,817,924 105,257,438
2098 11,879,803 105,257,489
2097 11,940,419 105,250,948
2096 12,000,555 105,220,085
2095 12,060,069 105,175,623
2094 12,118,654 105,118,372
2093 12,176,599 105,046,907
2092 12,233,202 104,955,024
2091 12,288,843 104,846,805
2090 12,343,449 104,718,130
2089 12,397,117 104,573,271
2088 12,448,937 104,414,197
2087 12,499,836 104,243,505
2086 12,549,728 104,056,143
2085 12,598,025 103,854,891
2084 12,644,824 103,640,244
2083 12,689,496 103,407,124
2082 12,733,459 103,158,580
2081 12,775,420 102,889,291
2080 12,815,910 102,594,978
2079 12,854,359 102,286,967
2078 12,890,869 101,961,280
2077 12,925,976 101,613,181
2076 12,958,723 101,239,843
2075 12,989,393 100,849,423
2074 13,018,904 100,436,632
2073 13,046,123 100,001,277
2072 13,071,419 99,533,234
2071 13,094,322 99,042,264
2070 13,115,831 98,529,166
2069 13,134,880 97,992,232
2068 13,152,005 97,428,138
2067 13,166,684 96,842,744
2066 13,179,129 96,230,345
2065 13,190,090 95,598,937
2064 13,198,640 94,942,874
2063 13,204,377 94,266,124
2062 13,207,634 93,561,519
2061 13,208,504 92,837,768
2060 13,206,457 92,098,717
2059 13,202,056 91,343,602
2058 13,193,952 90,569,828
2057 13,183,598 89,783,087
2056 13,171,348 88,994,126
2055 13,156,150 88,192,182
2054 13,138,158 87,379,992
2053 13,117,191 86,552,281
2052 13,093,170 85,710,403
2051 13,066,002 84,850,558
2050 13,035,234 83,976,685
2049 13,002,830 83,090,517
2048 12,967,608 82,191,119
2047 12,930,516 81,274,836
2046 12,890,728 80,340,592
2045 12,848,424 79,389,433
2044 12,803,661 78,414,158
2043 12,757,329 77,418,567
2042 12,708,719 76,399,781
2041 12,658,252 75,363,853
2040 12,605,551 74,308,480
2039 12,551,490 73,241,028
2038 12,494,079 72,153,876
2037 12,434,782 71,058,753
2036 12,372,929 69,949,421
2035 12,308,672 68,831,151
2034 12,241,776 67,705,051
2033 12,172,910 66,569,532
2032 12,101,471 65,431,402
2031 12,027,275 64,289,540
2030 11,950,238 63,153,520
2029 11,870,540 62,021,378
2028 11,787,795 60,894,078
2027 11,701,862 59,770,115
2026 11,614,193 58,653,621
2025 11,523,092 57,540,609
2024 11,427,557 56,432,944
2023 11,331,265 55,339,003
2022 11,230,734 54,252,461
2021 11,123,476 53,219,166
2020 11,008,300 52,217,334
2019 10,894,043 51,202,827
2018 10,782,053 50,207,107
2017 10,666,843 49,197,766
2016 10,551,430 48,139,687
2015 10,434,829 47,088,526
2014 10,315,528 46,051,440
2013 10,193,833 44,986,791
2012 10,070,411 43,888,303
2011 9,945,621 42,758,461
2010 9,820,175 41,598,567
2009 9,695,265 40,408,891
2008 9,573,130 39,206,351
2007 9,455,658 38,036,349
2006 9,341,183 36,904,008
2005 9,225,034 35,796,484
2004 9,104,892 34,713,455
2003 8,980,620 33,652,223
2002 8,852,235 32,629,808
2001 8,720,283 31,619,170
2000 8,584,190 30,642,890
1999 8,446,208 29,733,408
1998 8,310,362 28,888,057
1997 8,174,078 28,101,768
1996 8,032,894 27,344,211
1995 7,888,115 26,601,751
1994 7,741,694 25,857,130
1993 7,594,572 25,117,188
1992 7,447,474 24,382,460
1991 7,299,853 23,646,514
1990 7,151,166 22,892,651
1989 7,002,295 22,118,434
1988 6,855,734 21,356,219
1987 6,712,515 20,616,096
1986 6,571,208 19,901,646
1985 6,430,404 19,201,768
1984 6,289,040 18,514,906
1983 6,147,248 17,846,374
1982 6,007,114 17,206,175
1981 5,868,453 16,601,507
1980 5,729,037 16,018,459
1979 5,589,690 15,460,666
1978 5,451,882 14,934,126
1977 5,315,443 14,428,819
1976 5,180,404 13,957,623
1975 5,046,776 13,511,671
1974 4,914,197 13,070,078
1973 4,782,227 12,634,835
1972 4,651,883 12,206,060
1971 4,524,234 11,788,904
1970 4,399,290 11,368,791
1969 4,277,035 10,939,695
1968 4,157,189 10,518,823
1967 4,038,928 10,111,057
1966 3,921,847 9,717,816
1965 3,808,963 9,338,078
1964 3,698,559 8,973,535
1963 3,588,287 8,627,971
1962 3,479,936 8,299,308
1961 3,373,233 7,987,770
1960 3,268,336 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Kenya
2100 -0.53% -0.02%
2099 -0.52% -0%
2098 -0.51% 0.006%
2097 -0.5% 0.03%
2096 -0.49% 0.04%
2095 -0.48% 0.05%
2094 -0.48% 0.07%
2093 -0.46% 0.09%
2092 -0.45% 0.1%
2091 -0.44% 0.12%
2090 -0.43% 0.14%
2089 -0.42% 0.15%
2088 -0.41% 0.16%
2087 -0.4% 0.18%
2086 -0.38% 0.19%
2085 -0.37% 0.21%
2084 -0.35% 0.23%
2083 -0.35% 0.24%
2082 -0.33% 0.26%
2081 -0.32% 0.29%
2080 -0.3% 0.3%
2079 -0.28% 0.32%
2078 -0.27% 0.34%
2077 -0.25% 0.37%
2076 -0.24% 0.39%
2075 -0.23% 0.41%
2074 -0.21% 0.44%
2073 -0.19% 0.47%
2072 -0.17% 0.5%
2071 -0.16% 0.52%
2070 -0.15% 0.55%
2069 -0.13% 0.58%
2068 -0.11% 0.6%
2067 -0.09% 0.64%
2066 -0.08% 0.66%
2065 -0.06% 0.69%
2064 -0.04% 0.72%
2063 -0.02% 0.75%
2062 -0.007% 0.78%
2061 0.02% 0.8%
2060 0.03% 0.83%
2059 0.06% 0.85%
2058 0.08% 0.88%
2057 0.09% 0.89%
2056 0.12% 0.91%
2055 0.14% 0.93%
2054 0.16% 0.96%
2053 0.18% 0.98%
2052 0.21% 1.01%
2051 0.24% 1.04%
2050 0.25% 1.07%
2049 0.27% 1.09%
2048 0.29% 1.13%
2047 0.31% 1.16%
2046 0.33% 1.2%
2045 0.35% 1.24%
2044 0.36% 1.29%
2043 0.38% 1.33%
2042 0.4% 1.37%
2041 0.42% 1.42%
2040 0.43% 1.46%
2039 0.46% 1.51%
2038 0.48% 1.54%
2037 0.5% 1.59%
2036 0.52% 1.62%
2035 0.55% 1.66%
2034 0.57% 1.71%
2033 0.59% 1.74%
2032 0.62% 1.78%
2031 0.64% 1.8%
2030 0.67% 1.83%
2029 0.7% 1.85%
2028 0.73% 1.88%
2027 0.75% 1.9%
2026 0.79% 1.93%
2025 0.84% 1.96%
2024 0.85% 1.98%
2023 0.9% 2%
2022 0.96% 1.94%
2021 1.05% 1.92%
2020 1.05% 1.98%
2019 1.04% 1.98%
2018 1.08% 2.05%
2017 1.09% 2.2%
2016 1.12% 2.23%
2015 1.16% 2.25%
2014 1.19% 2.37%
2013 1.23% 2.5%
2012 1.25% 2.64%
2011 1.28% 2.79%
2010 1.29% 2.94%
2009 1.28% 3.07%
2008 1.24% 3.08%
2007 1.23% 3.07%
2006 1.26% 3.09%
2005 1.32% 3.12%
2004 1.38% 3.15%
2003 1.45% 3.13%
2002 1.51% 3.2%
2001 1.59% 3.19%
2000 1.63% 3.06%
1999 1.63% 2.93%
1998 1.67% 2.8%
1997 1.76% 2.77%
1996 1.84% 2.79%
1995 1.89% 2.88%
1994 1.94% 2.95%
1993 1.98% 3.01%
1992 2.02% 3.11%
1991 2.08% 3.29%
1990 2.13% 3.5%
1989 2.14% 3.57%
1988 2.13% 3.59%
1987 2.15% 3.59%
1986 2.19% 3.64%
1985 2.25% 3.71%
1984 2.31% 3.75%
1983 2.33% 3.72%
1982 2.36% 3.64%
1981 2.43% 3.64%
1980 2.49% 3.61%
1979 2.53% 3.53%
1978 2.57% 3.5%
1977 2.61% 3.38%
1976 2.65% 3.3%
1975 2.7% 3.38%
1974 2.76% 3.44%
1973 2.8% 3.51%
1972 2.82% 3.54%
1971 2.84% 3.7%
1970 2.86% 3.92%
1969 2.88% 4%
1968 2.93% 4.03%
1967 2.99% 4.05%
1966 2.96% 4.07%
1965 2.99% 4.06%
1964 3.07% 4.01%
1963 3.11% 3.96%
1962 3.16% 3.9%
1961 3.21% 3.8%

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 Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Kenya
Current population
11637906
58955623
Population rank 85/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.71%
One net population change
5.46 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
2.59 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
7.42 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +264 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +96,292 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 53/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -35,306 -27,330
Net migration rank 170/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - -27,330
2024 - -34,806 - -19,781
2023 132,360 -34,915 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 138,767 -35,153 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 128,866 -17,957 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 137,417 -17,957 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 144,869 -35,797 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 150,852 -35,934 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 151,565 -36,069 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 151,550 -36,219 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 154,258 -36,375 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 157,260 -36,543 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 159,330 -36,673 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 160,915 -36,737 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 162,094 -36,687 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 162,072 -36,587 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 160,893 -36,561 1,193,598 7,096
2008 156,664 -36,723 1,174,818 29,612
2007 152,066 -37,076 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 151,122 -37,170 1,113,357 15,767
2005 155,405 -37,063 1,080,446 5,501
2004 158,789 -36,851 1,048,590 31,525
2003 163,267 -36,657 1,018,182 24,175
2002 166,740 -36,575 992,044 10,431
2001 170,193 -36,441 963,721 55,052
2000 171,684 -33,256 928,357 5,407
1999 167,742 -30,228 898,484 -13,257
1998 164,287 -30,108 875,511 -70,023
1997 168,419 -30,034 847,493 -80,443
1996 174,008 -30,018 827,326 -79,276
1995 175,439 -29,873 812,391 -75,506
1994 176,882 -29,610 792,702 -40,367
1993 177,691 -30,719 788,579 -61,054
1992 177,481 -30,262 785,018 -43,085
1991 177,371 -29,351 790,030 -60,087
1990 176,748 -27,397 789,087 -11,338
1989 175,365 -26,984 795,622 -24,949
1988 171,291 -26,552 785,652 -31,894
1987 167,552 -25,850 775,124 -48,633
1986 165,674 -24,772 755,606 -53,183
1985 164,091 -23,388 732,739 -35,400
1984 164,263 -22,239 709,639 -33,253
1983 163,136 -21,582 684,587 -23,905
1982 159,597 -20,886 663,109 -43,382
1981 158,419 -19,809 642,379 -52,761
1980 157,697 -17,485 616,390 -39,920
1979 154,779 -16,296 595,390 -56,280
1978 154,043 -16,909 574,695 -60,718
1977 152,825 -17,077 554,124 -57,493
1976 151,201 -16,866 536,740 -90,990
1975 149,339 -16,425 517,579 -71,421
1974 147,652 -15,402 500,008 -62,973
1973 146,283 -14,594 485,556 -52,102
1972 143,255 -14,262 472,557 -48,466
1971 140,473 -14,156 459,897 -49,671
1970 137,835 -14,255 443,065 -13,064
1969 135,445 -14,531 427,819 369
1968 133,666 -14,901 411,948 1,611
1967 133,091 -15,324 396,920 5,060
1966 132,096 -15,701 382,891 1,616
1965 125,345 -15,978 366,444 8,524
1964 127,504 -16,059 349,322 4,788
1963 124,994 -15,889 332,763 4,246
1962 122,977 -15,389 315,797 4,521
1961 120,316 -14,511 298,463 4,296
1960 117,346 -13,344 280,032 2,134

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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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