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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 677,012 people in Luxembourg in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,637,906 people compared to 693,885 in Luxembourg.

Population statistics:

  • The Dominican Republic's population is 16.8 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Luxembourg is the 164th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.008% for Luxembourg.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +2.02% in Luxembourg.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.6% growth), while Luxembourg has grown from 473K to 694K (46.8% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Luxembourg: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Luxembourg
2100 11,755,442 757,616
2099 11,817,924 759,426
2098 11,879,803 761,176
2097 11,940,419 763,015
2096 12,000,555 764,666
2095 12,060,069 765,990
2094 12,118,654 767,608
2093 12,176,599 769,178
2092 12,233,202 770,648
2091 12,288,843 772,463
2090 12,343,449 774,140
2089 12,397,117 775,834
2088 12,448,937 777,644
2087 12,499,836 779,590
2086 12,549,728 781,531
2085 12,598,025 783,409
2084 12,644,824 785,286
2083 12,689,496 786,877
2082 12,733,459 788,844
2081 12,775,420 790,684
2080 12,815,910 792,362
2079 12,854,359 794,006
2078 12,890,869 795,455
2077 12,925,976 796,986
2076 12,958,723 798,410
2075 12,989,393 799,754
2074 13,018,904 801,070
2073 13,046,123 802,482
2072 13,071,419 803,902
2071 13,094,322 804,943
2070 13,115,831 806,296
2069 13,134,880 807,272
2068 13,152,005 808,013
2067 13,166,684 808,667
2066 13,179,129 809,092
2065 13,190,090 809,449
2064 13,198,640 809,740
2063 13,204,377 810,010
2062 13,207,634 810,217
2061 13,208,504 810,062
2060 13,206,457 809,971
2059 13,202,056 809,738
2058 13,193,952 809,344
2057 13,183,598 808,943
2056 13,171,348 808,533
2055 13,156,150 807,418
2054 13,138,158 806,176
2053 13,117,191 804,878
2052 13,093,170 803,482
2051 13,066,002 801,594
2050 13,035,234 799,802
2049 13,002,830 797,764
2048 12,967,608 795,309
2047 12,930,516 792,814
2046 12,890,728 790,135
2045 12,848,424 787,133
2044 12,803,661 784,057
2043 12,757,329 780,860
2042 12,708,719 777,248
2041 12,658,252 773,499
2040 12,605,551 769,643
2039 12,551,490 765,360
2038 12,494,079 760,862
2037 12,434,782 756,459
2036 12,372,929 751,771
2035 12,308,672 746,768
2034 12,241,776 741,700
2033 12,172,910 736,388
2032 12,101,471 730,687
2031 12,027,275 724,969
2030 11,950,238 719,018
2029 11,870,540 712,675
2028 11,787,795 705,838
2027 11,701,862 698,918
2026 11,614,193 692,020
2025 11,523,092 684,765
2024 11,427,557 677,012
2023 11,331,265 666,430
2022 11,230,734 653,103
2021 11,123,476 640,064
2020 11,008,300 630,419
2019 10,894,043 620,001
2018 10,782,053 607,950
2017 10,666,843 596,336
2016 10,551,430 582,014
2015 10,434,829 569,604
2014 10,315,528 556,319
2013 10,193,833 543,360
2012 10,070,411 530,946
2011 9,945,621 518,347
2010 9,820,175 506,953
2009 9,695,265 497,783
2008 9,573,130 488,650
2007 9,455,658 479,993
2006 9,341,183 472,637
2005 9,225,034 465,158
2004 9,104,892 458,095
2003 8,980,620 451,630
2002 8,852,235 446,175
2001 8,720,283 441,525
2000 8,584,190 436,300
1999 8,446,208 430,475
1998 8,310,362 424,700
1997 8,174,078 419,450
1996 8,032,894 414,225
1995 7,888,115 408,625
1994 7,741,694 402,925
1993 7,594,572 397,475
1992 7,447,474 392,175
1991 7,299,853 387,000
1990 7,151,166 381,850
1989 7,002,295 377,100
1988 6,855,734 373,450
1987 6,712,515 370,750
1986 6,571,208 368,355
1985 6,430,404 366,706
1984 6,289,040 365,998
1983 6,147,248 365,622
1982 6,007,114 365,525
1981 5,868,453 365,225
1980 5,729,037 364,150
1979 5,589,690 362,856
1978 5,451,882 362,007
1977 5,315,443 361,358
1976 5,180,404 360,731
1975 5,046,776 358,950
1974 4,914,197 355,050
1973 4,782,227 350,450
1972 4,651,883 346,600
1971 4,524,234 342,421
1970 4,399,290 339,171
1969 4,277,035 337,500
1968 4,157,189 335,850
1967 4,038,928 334,995
1966 3,921,847 333,895
1965 3,808,963 331,500
1964 3,698,559 327,750
1963 3,588,287 324,100
1962 3,479,936 320,750
1961 3,373,233 316,845
1960 3,268,336 313,970

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Luxembourg gained 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth), while Luxembourg's population increased by 111,871 people (a 19.2% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Luxembourg was ranked 167th in 2006 and ranked 164th 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 Luxembourg will increase by 15.3% to 799,802 people and will still be ranked 164th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 810K people in 2062 for Luxembourg.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Luxembourg
2100 -0.53% -0.24%
2099 -0.52% -0.23%
2098 -0.51% -0.24%
2097 -0.5% -0.22%
2096 -0.49% -0.17%
2095 -0.48% -0.21%
2094 -0.48% -0.2%
2093 -0.46% -0.19%
2092 -0.45% -0.23%
2091 -0.44% -0.22%
2090 -0.43% -0.22%
2089 -0.42% -0.23%
2088 -0.41% -0.25%
2087 -0.4% -0.25%
2086 -0.38% -0.24%
2085 -0.37% -0.24%
2084 -0.35% -0.2%
2083 -0.35% -0.25%
2082 -0.33% -0.23%
2081 -0.32% -0.21%
2080 -0.3% -0.21%
2079 -0.28% -0.18%
2078 -0.27% -0.19%
2077 -0.25% -0.18%
2076 -0.24% -0.17%
2075 -0.23% -0.16%
2074 -0.21% -0.18%
2073 -0.19% -0.18%
2072 -0.17% -0.13%
2071 -0.16% -0.17%
2070 -0.15% -0.12%
2069 -0.13% -0.09%
2068 -0.11% -0.08%
2067 -0.09% -0.05%
2066 -0.08% -0.04%
2065 -0.06% -0.04%
2064 -0.04% -0.03%
2063 -0.02% -0.03%
2062 -0.007% 0.02%
2061 0.02% 0.01%
2060 0.03% 0.03%
2059 0.06% 0.05%
2058 0.08% 0.05%
2057 0.09% 0.05%
2056 0.12% 0.14%
2055 0.14% 0.15%
2054 0.16% 0.16%
2053 0.18% 0.17%
2052 0.21% 0.24%
2051 0.24% 0.22%
2050 0.25% 0.26%
2049 0.27% 0.31%
2048 0.29% 0.31%
2047 0.31% 0.34%
2046 0.33% 0.38%
2045 0.35% 0.39%
2044 0.36% 0.41%
2043 0.38% 0.46%
2042 0.4% 0.48%
2041 0.42% 0.5%
2040 0.43% 0.56%
2039 0.46% 0.59%
2038 0.48% 0.58%
2037 0.5% 0.62%
2036 0.52% 0.67%
2035 0.55% 0.68%
2034 0.57% 0.72%
2033 0.59% 0.78%
2032 0.62% 0.79%
2031 0.64% 0.83%
2030 0.67% 0.89%
2029 0.7% 0.97%
2028 0.73% 0.99%
2027 0.75% 1%
2026 0.79% 1.06%
2025 0.84% 1.15%
2024 0.85% 1.59%
2023 0.9% 2.04%
2022 0.96% 2.04%
2021 1.05% 1.53%
2020 1.05% 1.68%
2019 1.04% 1.98%
2018 1.08% 1.95%
2017 1.09% 2.46%
2016 1.12% 2.18%
2015 1.16% 2.39%
2014 1.19% 2.38%
2013 1.23% 2.34%
2012 1.25% 2.43%
2011 1.28% 2.25%
2010 1.29% 1.84%
2009 1.28% 1.87%
2008 1.24% 1.8%
2007 1.23% 1.56%
2006 1.26% 1.61%
2005 1.32% 1.54%
2004 1.38% 1.43%
2003 1.45% 1.22%
2002 1.51% 1.05%
2001 1.59% 1.2%
2000 1.63% 1.35%
1999 1.63% 1.36%
1998 1.67% 1.25%
1997 1.76% 1.26%
1996 1.84% 1.37%
1995 1.89% 1.41%
1994 1.94% 1.37%
1993 1.98% 1.35%
1992 2.02% 1.34%
1991 2.08% 1.35%
1990 2.13% 1.26%
1989 2.14% 0.98%
1988 2.13% 0.73%
1987 2.15% 0.65%
1986 2.19% 0.45%
1985 2.25% 0.19%
1984 2.31% 0.1%
1983 2.33% 0.03%
1982 2.36% 0.08%
1981 2.43% 0.3%
1980 2.49% 0.36%
1979 2.53% 0.23%
1978 2.57% 0.18%
1977 2.61% 0.17%
1976 2.65% 0.5%
1975 2.7% 1.1%
1974 2.76% 1.31%
1973 2.8% 1.11%
1972 2.82% 1.22%
1971 2.84% 0.96%
1970 2.86% 0.5%
1969 2.88% 0.49%
1968 2.93% 0.26%
1967 2.99% 0.33%
1966 2.96% 0.72%
1965 2.99% 1.14%
1964 3.07% 1.13%
1963 3.11% 1.04%
1962 3.16% 1.23%
1961 3.21% 0.92%

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 Luxembourg's population grew by 1.59%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Luxembourg
Current population
11637906
693885
Population rank 85/197 164/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.008%
One net population change
5.46 minutes
49.7 minutes
One birth every
2.59 minutes
1.38 hours
One death every
7.42 minutes
1.99 hours
Daily growth/decline +264 +29
Annual growth/decline +96,292 +10,582
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +1.59%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 67/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
1.68 hours
Annual migration change -35,306 +5,237
Net migration rank 170/196 51/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 344,309
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 94/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 51.2%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 8/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Luxembourg
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Luxembourg
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - 5,237
2024 - -34,806 - 5,677
2023 132,360 -34,915 1,933 5,905
2022 138,767 -35,153 2,024 13,194
2021 128,866 -17,957 2,240 8,724
2020 137,417 -17,957 1,828 6,967
2019 144,869 -35,797 1,922 10,503
2018 150,852 -35,934 1,945 10,145
2017 151,565 -36,069 1,968 9,643
2016 151,550 -36,219 2,095 12,760
2015 154,258 -36,375 2,107 11,377
2014 157,260 -36,543 2,225 11,217
2013 159,330 -36,673 2,336 10,535
2012 160,915 -36,737 2,124 10,273
2011 162,094 -36,687 1,814 10,918
2010 162,072 -36,587 2,129 7,909
2009 160,893 -36,561 1,991 6,855
2008 156,664 -36,723 2,003 7,969
2007 152,066 -37,076 1,584 6,244
2006 151,122 -37,170 1,748 5,557
2005 155,405 -37,063 1,721 6,310
2004 158,789 -36,851 1,878 4,566
2003 163,267 -36,657 1,220 5,581
2002 166,740 -36,575 1,607 2,759
2001 170,193 -36,441 1,766 3,427
2000 171,684 -33,256 1,963 4,516
1999 167,742 -30,228 1,808 4,666
1998 164,287 -30,108 1,486 3,874
1997 168,419 -30,034 1,552 3,711
1996 174,008 -30,018 1,781 3,603
1995 175,439 -29,873 1,634 4,385
1994 176,882 -29,610 1,652 3,900
1993 177,691 -30,719 1,470 4,055
1992 177,481 -30,262 1,098 4,101
1991 177,371 -29,351 1,239 4,067
1990 176,748 -27,397 1,145 3,992
1989 175,365 -26,984 679 2,999
1988 171,291 -26,552 747 2,909
1987 167,552 -25,850 222 2,200
1986 165,674 -24,772 331 2,121
1985 164,091 -23,388 74 1,067
1984 164,263 -22,239 146 346
1983 163,136 -21,582 37 376
1982 159,597 -20,886 183 334
1981 158,419 -19,809 329 443
1980 157,697 -17,485 37 840
1979 154,779 -16,296 72 670
1978 154,043 -16,909 -145 3,155
1977 152,825 -17,077 -36 2,830
1976 151,201 -16,866 -578 2,802
1975 149,339 -16,425 -395 2,794
1974 147,652 -15,402 -390 2,728
1973 146,283 -14,594 -421 2,673
1972 143,255 -14,262 -35 4,143
1971 140,473 -14,156 69 4,274
1970 137,835 -14,255 272 853
1969 135,445 -14,531 303 833
1968 133,666 -14,901 604 850
1967 133,091 -15,324 837 752
1966 132,096 -15,701 1,168 2,222
1965 125,345 -15,978 1,260 2,203
1964 127,504 -16,059 1,377 2,178
1963 124,994 -15,889 1,199 2,080
1962 122,977 -15,389 1,091 2,014
1961 120,316 -14,511 1,489 1,969
1960 117,346 -13,344 1,319 61

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 Luxembourg 16.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 20,287 people) and 83.2% is from migration (a gain of 100,435 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 344,309 people or 51.2% in Luxembourg.

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
Luxembourg
City Population
Luxembourg 138K
Esch-sur-Alzette 37.5K
Differdange 30.4K
Dudelange 22K
Petange 20.9K

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

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