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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 31,964,956 people in Madagascar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,637,906 people compared to 33,750,171 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 2.9 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +2.6% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.6% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.8M (71.1% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Madagascar
2100 11,755,442 86,197,674
2099 11,817,924 85,808,382
2098 11,879,803 85,404,097
2097 11,940,419 84,987,607
2096 12,000,555 84,559,113
2095 12,060,069 84,119,392
2094 12,118,654 83,665,834
2093 12,176,599 83,200,140
2092 12,233,202 82,723,075
2091 12,288,843 82,233,465
2090 12,343,449 81,734,626
2089 12,397,117 81,223,857
2088 12,448,937 80,700,261
2087 12,499,836 80,164,903
2086 12,549,728 79,619,760
2085 12,598,025 79,064,003
2084 12,644,824 78,499,094
2083 12,689,496 77,922,946
2082 12,733,459 77,337,305
2081 12,775,420 76,740,524
2080 12,815,910 76,133,028
2079 12,854,359 75,513,518
2078 12,890,869 74,881,435
2077 12,925,976 74,236,865
2076 12,958,723 73,582,256
2075 12,989,393 72,914,884
2074 13,018,904 72,235,202
2073 13,046,123 71,545,378
2072 13,071,419 70,843,401
2071 13,094,322 70,130,366
2070 13,115,831 69,409,326
2069 13,134,880 68,677,859
2068 13,152,005 67,936,195
2067 13,166,684 67,185,066
2066 13,179,129 66,425,210
2065 13,190,090 65,658,016
2064 13,198,640 64,881,253
2063 13,204,377 64,097,223
2062 13,207,634 63,305,402
2061 13,208,504 62,506,578
2060 13,206,457 61,701,267
2059 13,202,056 60,889,495
2058 13,193,952 60,073,702
2057 13,183,598 59,254,008
2056 13,171,348 58,428,653
2055 13,156,150 57,600,579
2054 13,138,158 56,769,869
2053 13,117,191 55,935,411
2052 13,093,170 55,097,962
2051 13,066,002 54,258,057
2050 13,035,234 53,415,029
2049 13,002,830 52,570,680
2048 12,967,608 51,725,320
2047 12,930,516 50,879,659
2046 12,890,728 50,033,785
2045 12,848,424 49,188,703
2044 12,803,661 48,344,009
2043 12,757,329 47,499,657
2042 12,708,719 46,656,643
2041 12,658,252 45,815,621
2040 12,605,551 44,976,152
2039 12,551,490 44,140,155
2038 12,494,079 43,305,683
2037 12,434,782 42,474,372
2036 12,372,929 41,645,556
2035 12,308,672 40,819,415
2034 12,241,776 39,997,842
2033 12,172,910 39,178,430
2032 12,101,471 38,361,932
2031 12,027,275 37,547,484
2030 11,950,238 36,737,238
2029 11,870,540 35,930,925
2028 11,787,795 35,128,136
2027 11,701,862 34,329,429
2026 11,614,193 33,535,391
2025 11,523,092 32,747,552
2024 11,427,557 31,964,956
2023 11,331,265 31,195,932
2022 11,230,734 30,437,261
2021 11,123,476 29,691,083
2020 11,008,300 28,953,556
2019 10,894,043 28,219,554
2018 10,782,053 27,494,926
2017 10,666,843 26,788,375
2016 10,551,430 26,099,952
2015 10,434,829 25,426,702
2014 10,315,528 24,764,348
2013 10,193,833 24,109,290
2012 10,070,411 23,462,438
2011 9,945,621 22,822,300
2010 9,820,175 22,183,340
2009 9,695,265 21,547,280
2008 9,573,130 20,923,840
2007 9,455,658 20,318,583
2006 9,341,183 19,730,909
2005 9,225,034 19,159,707
2004 9,104,892 18,606,608
2003 8,980,620 18,071,854
2002 8,852,235 17,549,913
2001 8,720,283 17,032,939
2000 8,584,190 16,516,338
1999 8,446,208 16,000,506
1998 8,310,362 15,489,364
1997 8,174,078 14,990,814
1996 8,032,894 14,510,711
1995 7,888,115 14,051,275
1994 7,741,694 13,613,850
1993 7,594,572 13,197,345
1992 7,447,474 12,800,870
1991 7,299,853 12,421,412
1990 7,151,166 12,055,639
1989 7,002,295 11,704,998
1988 6,855,734 11,369,462
1987 6,712,515 11,047,291
1986 6,571,208 10,736,857
1985 6,430,404 10,433,142
1984 6,289,040 10,134,550
1983 6,147,248 9,843,044
1982 6,007,114 9,557,671
1981 5,868,453 9,279,011
1980 5,729,037 9,006,032
1979 5,589,690 8,737,581
1978 5,451,882 8,475,864
1977 5,315,443 8,222,240
1976 5,180,404 7,976,831
1975 5,046,776 7,739,336
1974 4,914,197 7,509,726
1973 4,782,227 7,288,048
1972 4,651,883 7,074,398
1971 4,524,234 6,868,868
1970 4,399,290 6,672,003
1969 4,277,035 6,484,716
1968 4,157,189 6,306,493
1967 4,038,928 6,136,486
1966 3,921,847 5,974,279
1965 3,808,963 5,819,116
1964 3,698,559 5,669,863
1963 3,588,287 5,525,185
1962 3,479,936 5,384,150
1961 3,373,233 5,246,158
1960 3,268,336 5,111,029

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/madagascar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th 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 Madagascar will increase by 58.3% to 53,415,029 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 86.2M people in 2100 for Madagascar.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Madagascar
2100 -0.53% 0.45%
2099 -0.52% 0.47%
2098 -0.51% 0.49%
2097 -0.5% 0.51%
2096 -0.49% 0.52%
2095 -0.48% 0.54%
2094 -0.48% 0.56%
2093 -0.46% 0.58%
2092 -0.45% 0.6%
2091 -0.44% 0.61%
2090 -0.43% 0.63%
2089 -0.42% 0.65%
2088 -0.41% 0.67%
2087 -0.4% 0.68%
2086 -0.38% 0.7%
2085 -0.37% 0.72%
2084 -0.35% 0.74%
2083 -0.35% 0.76%
2082 -0.33% 0.78%
2081 -0.32% 0.8%
2080 -0.3% 0.82%
2079 -0.28% 0.84%
2078 -0.27% 0.87%
2077 -0.25% 0.89%
2076 -0.24% 0.92%
2075 -0.23% 0.94%
2074 -0.21% 0.96%
2073 -0.19% 0.99%
2072 -0.17% 1.02%
2071 -0.16% 1.04%
2070 -0.15% 1.07%
2069 -0.13% 1.09%
2068 -0.11% 1.12%
2067 -0.09% 1.14%
2066 -0.08% 1.17%
2065 -0.06% 1.2%
2064 -0.04% 1.22%
2063 -0.02% 1.25%
2062 -0.007% 1.28%
2061 0.02% 1.31%
2060 0.03% 1.33%
2059 0.06% 1.36%
2058 0.08% 1.38%
2057 0.09% 1.41%
2056 0.12% 1.44%
2055 0.14% 1.46%
2054 0.16% 1.49%
2053 0.18% 1.52%
2052 0.21% 1.55%
2051 0.24% 1.58%
2050 0.25% 1.61%
2049 0.27% 1.63%
2048 0.29% 1.66%
2047 0.31% 1.69%
2046 0.33% 1.72%
2045 0.35% 1.75%
2044 0.36% 1.78%
2043 0.38% 1.81%
2042 0.4% 1.84%
2041 0.42% 1.87%
2040 0.43% 1.89%
2039 0.46% 1.93%
2038 0.48% 1.96%
2037 0.5% 1.99%
2036 0.52% 2.02%
2035 0.55% 2.05%
2034 0.57% 2.09%
2033 0.59% 2.13%
2032 0.62% 2.17%
2031 0.64% 2.21%
2030 0.67% 2.24%
2029 0.7% 2.29%
2028 0.73% 2.33%
2027 0.75% 2.37%
2026 0.79% 2.41%
2025 0.84% 2.45%
2024 0.85% 2.47%
2023 0.9% 2.49%
2022 0.96% 2.51%
2021 1.05% 2.55%
2020 1.05% 2.6%
2019 1.04% 2.64%
2018 1.08% 2.64%
2017 1.09% 2.64%
2016 1.12% 2.65%
2015 1.16% 2.67%
2014 1.19% 2.72%
2013 1.23% 2.76%
2012 1.25% 2.8%
2011 1.28% 2.88%
2010 1.29% 2.95%
2009 1.28% 2.98%
2008 1.24% 2.98%
2007 1.23% 2.98%
2006 1.26% 2.98%
2005 1.32% 2.97%
2004 1.38% 2.96%
2003 1.45% 2.97%
2002 1.51% 3.04%
2001 1.59% 3.13%
2000 1.63% 3.22%
1999 1.63% 3.3%
1998 1.67% 3.33%
1997 1.76% 3.31%
1996 1.84% 3.27%
1995 1.89% 3.21%
1994 1.94% 3.16%
1993 1.98% 3.1%
1992 2.02% 3.05%
1991 2.08% 3.03%
1990 2.13% 3%
1989 2.14% 2.95%
1988 2.13% 2.92%
1987 2.15% 2.89%
1986 2.19% 2.91%
1985 2.25% 2.95%
1984 2.31% 2.96%
1983 2.33% 2.99%
1982 2.36% 3%
1981 2.43% 3.03%
1980 2.49% 3.07%
1979 2.53% 3.09%
1978 2.57% 3.08%
1977 2.61% 3.08%
1976 2.65% 3.07%
1975 2.7% 3.06%
1974 2.76% 3.04%
1973 2.8% 3.02%
1972 2.82% 2.99%
1971 2.84% 2.95%
1970 2.86% 2.89%
1969 2.88% 2.83%
1968 2.93% 2.77%
1967 2.99% 2.72%
1966 2.96% 2.67%
1965 2.99% 2.63%
1964 3.07% 2.62%
1963 3.11% 2.62%
1962 3.16% 2.63%
1961 3.21% 2.64%

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 Madagascar's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Madagascar
Current population
11637906
33750171
Population rank 85/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.41%
One net population change
5.46 minutes
41 seconds
One birth every
2.59 minutes
31.5 seconds
One death every
7.42 minutes
2.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +264 +2,107
Annual growth/decline +96,292 +769,024
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 29/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
3.94 hours
Annual migration change -35,306 -2,227
Net migration rank 170/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - -2,227
2024 - -34,806 - -1,795
2023 132,360 -34,915 766,391 -1,487
2022 138,767 -35,153 753,931 -1,487
2021 128,866 -17,957 741,416 -1,480
2020 137,417 -17,957 736,607 -1,480
2019 144,869 -35,797 735,853 -2,976
2018 150,852 -35,934 719,267 -2,887
2017 151,565 -36,069 699,498 -2,784
2016 151,550 -36,219 682,801 -2,687
2015 154,258 -36,375 668,977 -2,594
2014 157,260 -36,543 660,837 -2,522
2013 159,330 -36,673 654,230 -2,445
2012 160,915 -36,737 644,255 -2,334
2011 162,094 -36,687 640,577 -2,219
2010 162,072 -36,587 641,543 -1,979
2009 160,893 -36,561 634,008 -1,429
2008 156,664 -36,723 615,580 -1,255
2007 152,066 -37,076 597,772 -1,563
2006 151,122 -37,170 581,489 -2,336
2005 155,405 -37,063 568,143 -4,869
2004 158,789 -36,851 556,319 -13,393
2003 163,267 -36,657 544,903 -18,345
2002 166,740 -36,575 535,518 -18,209
2001 170,193 -36,441 529,656 -13,014
2000 171,684 -33,256 520,860 -4,298
1999 167,742 -30,228 516,976 -1,891
1998 164,287 -30,108 508,408 -1,222
1997 168,419 -30,034 490,905 -986
1996 174,008 -30,018 471,453 -1,161
1995 175,439 -29,873 450,259 -1,670
1994 176,882 -29,610 428,169 -1,905
1993 177,691 -30,719 408,801 -2,063
1992 177,481 -30,262 388,430 -2,216
1991 177,371 -29,351 375,040 -2,330
1990 176,748 -27,397 360,621 -1,777
1989 175,365 -26,984 344,279 -1,848
1988 171,291 -26,552 330,510 -1,883
1987 167,552 -25,850 317,621 -1,896
1986 165,674 -24,772 307,074 -1,914
1985 164,091 -23,388 304,199 -1,947
1984 164,263 -22,239 296,892 -1,965
1983 163,136 -21,582 290,085 -1,979
1982 159,597 -20,886 284,733 -2,093
1981 158,419 -19,809 277,535 -2,864
1980 157,697 -17,485 275,287 -4,005
1979 154,779 -16,296 270,752 -5,126
1978 154,043 -16,909 263,684 -5,874
1977 152,825 -17,077 255,399 -5,957
1976 151,201 -16,866 247,026 -5,655
1975 149,339 -16,425 238,774 -5,173
1974 147,652 -15,402 230,233 -4,607
1973 146,283 -14,594 221,768 -4,037
1972 143,255 -14,262 213,138 -3,583
1971 140,473 -14,156 204,617 -3,118
1970 137,835 -14,255 194,889 -2,658
1969 135,445 -14,531 184,562 -2,216
1968 133,666 -14,901 175,869 -1,766
1967 133,091 -15,324 167,287 -1,383
1966 132,096 -15,701 159,483 -964
1965 125,345 -15,978 152,362 -550
1964 127,504 -16,059 146,894 -204
1963 124,994 -15,889 142,666 0
1962 122,977 -15,389 139,412 0
1961 120,316 -14,511 136,578 0
1960 117,346 -13,344 133,684 0

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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,165,578 people) and 0.31% is from migration (a loss of 22,384 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

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
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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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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