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

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The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,520,487 in 2025 vs 32,740,678 people in Madagascar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,656,588 people compared to 33,936,132 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 2.91 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 +1.01% per year vs +2.57% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.7M (24.8% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.9M (72% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Madagascar
2100 11,752,784 86,179,580
2099 11,815,252 85,790,370
2098 11,877,117 85,386,169
2097 11,937,719 84,969,767
2096 11,997,841 84,541,363
2095 12,057,342 84,101,733
2094 12,115,914 83,648,271
2093 12,173,845 83,182,675
2092 12,230,436 82,705,710
2091 12,286,064 82,216,203
2090 12,340,658 81,717,468
2089 12,394,314 81,206,806
2088 12,446,122 80,683,320
2087 12,497,009 80,148,075
2086 12,546,890 79,603,046
2085 12,595,176 79,047,406
2084 12,641,964 78,482,616
2083 12,686,626 77,906,589
2082 12,730,579 77,321,070
2081 12,772,531 76,724,415
2080 12,813,012 76,117,046
2079 12,851,452 75,497,666
2078 12,887,954 74,865,716
2077 12,923,053 74,221,281
2076 12,955,793 73,566,810
2075 12,986,456 72,899,578
2074 13,015,960 72,220,039
2073 13,043,173 71,530,359
2072 13,068,464 70,828,530
2071 13,091,361 70,115,645
2070 13,112,865 69,394,756
2069 13,131,909 68,663,443
2068 13,149,031 67,921,934
2067 13,163,707 67,170,963
2066 13,176,149 66,411,266
2065 13,187,108 65,644,233
2064 13,195,655 64,867,634
2063 13,201,391 64,083,768
2062 13,204,648 63,292,113
2061 13,205,517 62,493,456
2060 13,203,471 61,688,314
2059 13,199,071 60,876,714
2058 13,190,969 60,061,091
2057 13,180,617 59,241,569
2056 13,168,370 58,416,388
2055 13,153,175 57,588,488
2054 13,135,187 56,757,952
2053 13,114,225 55,923,669
2052 13,090,209 55,086,396
2051 13,063,047 54,246,667
2050 13,032,286 53,403,817
2049 12,999,890 52,559,645
2048 12,964,676 51,714,462
2047 12,927,592 50,868,979
2046 12,887,813 50,023,282
2045 12,845,519 49,178,377
2044 12,800,765 48,333,861
2043 12,754,444 47,489,686
2042 12,705,845 46,646,849
2041 12,655,390 45,806,003
2040 12,602,701 44,966,710
2039 12,548,652 44,130,890
2038 12,491,254 43,296,592
2037 12,431,970 42,465,456
2036 12,370,131 41,636,814
2035 12,305,889 40,810,847
2034 12,239,008 39,989,445
2033 12,170,158 39,170,206
2032 12,098,734 38,353,879
2031 12,024,555 37,539,603
2030 11,947,536 36,729,526
2029 11,867,856 35,923,382
2028 11,785,130 35,120,762
2027 11,699,216 34,322,223
2026 11,611,567 33,528,352
2025 11,520,487 32,740,678
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 1,105,158 people (a 10.5% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,836,180 people (a 30% 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 11.8% to 13,032,286 people with a rank change from 85th to 90th. The population of Madagascar will increase by 57.4% to 53,403,817 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 0.81% 2.43%
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 (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 Madagascar's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Madagascar
Current population
11656588
33936132
Population rank 85/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.41%
One net population change
5.67 minutes
40.8 seconds
One birth every
2.61 minutes
31.1 seconds
One death every
7.36 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +255 +2,125
Annual growth/decline +92,930 +775,722
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 28/197
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 129,943 -34,806 774,926 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/dominican-republic/madagascar | CC BY

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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,279,667 people) and 0.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,657 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 (1960–2025, 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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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