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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 21,655,286 people in Malawi in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,637,906 people compared to 22,949,294 in Malawi.

Population statistics:

  • Malawi's population is 1.97 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Malawi is the 61st.
  • The countries together account for 0.42% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.28% for Malawi.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +2.7% in Malawi.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.6% growth), while Malawi has grown from 13.2M to 22.9M (73.9% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Malawi: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Malawi
2100 11,755,442 59,786,744
2099 11,817,924 59,528,389
2098 11,879,803 59,275,876
2097 11,940,419 59,028,312
2096 12,000,555 58,761,888
2095 12,060,069 58,508,246
2094 12,118,654 58,240,422
2093 12,176,599 57,966,788
2092 12,233,202 57,672,738
2091 12,288,843 57,377,090
2090 12,343,449 57,060,476
2089 12,397,117 56,739,410
2088 12,448,937 56,397,330
2087 12,499,836 56,053,671
2086 12,549,728 55,706,928
2085 12,598,025 55,348,708
2084 12,644,824 54,997,097
2083 12,689,496 54,605,058
2082 12,733,459 54,206,477
2081 12,775,420 53,795,317
2080 12,815,910 53,372,779
2079 12,854,359 52,948,243
2078 12,890,869 52,521,908
2077 12,925,976 52,063,931
2076 12,958,723 51,600,404
2075 12,989,393 51,141,728
2074 13,018,904 50,684,368
2073 13,046,123 50,229,762
2072 13,071,419 49,769,904
2071 13,094,322 49,287,139
2070 13,115,831 48,797,935
2069 13,134,880 48,301,644
2068 13,152,005 47,792,308
2067 13,166,684 47,277,473
2066 13,179,129 46,752,024
2065 13,190,090 46,228,139
2064 13,198,640 45,701,844
2063 13,204,377 45,179,322
2062 13,207,634 44,638,764
2061 13,208,504 44,076,711
2060 13,206,457 43,508,702
2059 13,202,056 42,916,694
2058 13,193,952 42,344,863
2057 13,183,598 41,762,060
2056 13,171,348 41,184,161
2055 13,156,150 40,584,950
2054 13,138,158 39,994,696
2053 13,117,191 39,377,622
2052 13,093,170 38,766,890
2051 13,066,002 38,153,322
2050 13,035,234 37,545,865
2049 13,002,830 36,936,275
2048 12,967,608 36,339,833
2047 12,930,516 35,725,127
2046 12,890,728 35,107,179
2045 12,848,424 34,491,916
2044 12,803,661 33,862,279
2043 12,757,329 33,247,804
2042 12,708,719 32,636,511
2041 12,658,252 32,019,447
2040 12,605,551 31,402,305
2039 12,551,490 30,782,479
2038 12,494,079 30,166,708
2037 12,434,782 29,527,821
2036 12,372,929 28,896,515
2035 12,308,672 28,267,970
2034 12,241,776 27,643,367
2033 12,172,910 27,018,105
2032 12,101,471 26,404,071
2031 12,027,275 25,795,897
2030 11,950,238 25,181,820
2029 11,870,540 24,566,478
2028 11,787,795 23,968,071
2027 11,701,862 23,374,588
2026 11,614,193 22,791,601
2025 11,523,092 22,220,885
2024 11,427,557 21,655,286
2023 11,331,265 21,104,482
2022 11,230,734 20,568,728
2021 11,123,476 20,047,258
2020 11,008,300 19,533,888
2019 10,894,043 19,025,752
2018 10,782,053 18,528,081
2017 10,666,843 18,039,715
2016 10,551,430 17,557,739
2015 10,434,829 17,085,587
2014 10,315,528 16,621,538
2013 10,193,833 16,161,816
2012 10,070,411 15,709,577
2011 9,945,621 15,265,022
2010 9,820,175 14,826,463
2009 9,695,265 14,395,788
2008 9,573,130 13,976,417
2007 9,455,658 13,576,343
2006 9,341,183 13,198,701
2005 9,225,034 12,840,031
2004 9,104,892 12,500,737
2003 8,980,620 12,181,574
2002 8,852,235 11,880,440
2001 8,720,283 11,593,058
2000 8,584,190 11,315,942
1999 8,446,208 11,047,804
1998 8,310,362 10,792,876
1997 8,174,078 10,562,035
1996 8,032,894 10,352,228
1995 7,888,115 10,150,117
1994 7,741,694 10,164,894
1993 7,594,572 10,284,024
1992 7,447,474 10,135,079
1991 7,299,853 9,844,227
1990 7,151,166 9,545,852
1989 7,002,295 9,176,220
1988 6,855,734 8,753,262
1987 6,712,515 8,293,174
1986 6,571,208 7,906,480
1985 6,430,404 7,620,508
1984 6,289,040 7,332,810
1983 6,147,248 7,051,709
1982 6,007,114 6,778,879
1981 5,868,453 6,516,454
1980 5,729,037 6,265,529
1979 5,589,690 6,028,749
1978 5,451,882 5,810,132
1977 5,315,443 5,614,983
1976 5,180,404 5,443,384
1975 5,046,776 5,287,367
1974 4,914,197 5,141,337
1973 4,782,227 5,003,938
1972 4,651,883 4,874,475
1971 4,524,234 4,751,434
1970 4,399,290 4,633,944
1969 4,277,035 4,521,184
1968 4,157,189 4,411,054
1967 4,038,928 4,303,012
1966 3,921,847 4,197,926
1965 3,808,963 4,096,157
1964 3,698,559 3,997,305
1963 3,588,287 3,900,506
1962 3,479,936 3,806,307
1961 3,373,233 3,715,534
1960 3,268,336 3,628,134

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/malawi | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Malawi gained 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth), while Malawi's population increased by 5,391,555 people (a 30.7% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Malawi was ranked 69th in 2006 and ranked 61st 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 Malawi will increase by 63.6% to 37,545,865 people and rank change from 61st to 55th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 59.8M people in 2100 for Malawi.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Malawi
2100 -0.53% 0.43%
2099 -0.52% 0.43%
2098 -0.51% 0.42%
2097 -0.5% 0.45%
2096 -0.49% 0.43%
2095 -0.48% 0.46%
2094 -0.48% 0.47%
2093 -0.46% 0.51%
2092 -0.45% 0.52%
2091 -0.44% 0.55%
2090 -0.43% 0.57%
2089 -0.42% 0.61%
2088 -0.41% 0.61%
2087 -0.4% 0.62%
2086 -0.38% 0.65%
2085 -0.37% 0.64%
2084 -0.35% 0.72%
2083 -0.35% 0.74%
2082 -0.33% 0.76%
2081 -0.32% 0.79%
2080 -0.3% 0.8%
2079 -0.28% 0.81%
2078 -0.27% 0.88%
2077 -0.25% 0.9%
2076 -0.24% 0.9%
2075 -0.23% 0.9%
2074 -0.21% 0.91%
2073 -0.19% 0.92%
2072 -0.17% 0.98%
2071 -0.16% 1%
2070 -0.15% 1.03%
2069 -0.13% 1.07%
2068 -0.11% 1.09%
2067 -0.09% 1.12%
2066 -0.08% 1.13%
2065 -0.06% 1.15%
2064 -0.04% 1.16%
2063 -0.02% 1.21%
2062 -0.007% 1.28%
2061 0.02% 1.31%
2060 0.03% 1.38%
2059 0.06% 1.35%
2058 0.08% 1.4%
2057 0.09% 1.4%
2056 0.12% 1.48%
2055 0.14% 1.48%
2054 0.16% 1.57%
2053 0.18% 1.58%
2052 0.21% 1.61%
2051 0.24% 1.62%
2050 0.25% 1.65%
2049 0.27% 1.64%
2048 0.29% 1.72%
2047 0.31% 1.76%
2046 0.33% 1.78%
2045 0.35% 1.86%
2044 0.36% 1.85%
2043 0.38% 1.87%
2042 0.4% 1.93%
2041 0.42% 1.97%
2040 0.43% 2.01%
2039 0.46% 2.04%
2038 0.48% 2.16%
2037 0.5% 2.18%
2036 0.52% 2.22%
2035 0.55% 2.26%
2034 0.57% 2.31%
2033 0.59% 2.33%
2032 0.62% 2.36%
2031 0.64% 2.44%
2030 0.67% 2.5%
2029 0.7% 2.5%
2028 0.73% 2.54%
2027 0.75% 2.56%
2026 0.79% 2.57%
2025 0.84% 2.61%
2024 0.85% 2.61%
2023 0.9% 2.6%
2022 0.96% 2.6%
2021 1.05% 2.63%
2020 1.05% 2.67%
2019 1.04% 2.69%
2018 1.08% 2.71%
2017 1.09% 2.75%
2016 1.12% 2.76%
2015 1.16% 2.79%
2014 1.19% 2.84%
2013 1.23% 2.88%
2012 1.25% 2.91%
2011 1.28% 2.96%
2010 1.29% 2.99%
2009 1.28% 3%
2008 1.24% 2.95%
2007 1.23% 2.86%
2006 1.26% 2.79%
2005 1.32% 2.71%
2004 1.38% 2.62%
2003 1.45% 2.53%
2002 1.51% 2.48%
2001 1.59% 2.45%
2000 1.63% 2.43%
1999 1.63% 2.36%
1998 1.67% 2.19%
1997 1.76% 2.03%
1996 1.84% 1.99%
1995 1.89% -0.15%
1994 1.94% -1.16%
1993 1.98% 1.47%
1992 2.02% 2.95%
1991 2.08% 3.13%
1990 2.13% 4.03%
1989 2.14% 4.83%
1988 2.13% 5.55%
1987 2.15% 4.89%
1986 2.19% 3.75%
1985 2.25% 3.92%
1984 2.31% 3.99%
1983 2.33% 4.02%
1982 2.36% 4.03%
1981 2.43% 4%
1980 2.49% 3.93%
1979 2.53% 3.76%
1978 2.57% 3.48%
1977 2.61% 3.15%
1976 2.65% 2.95%
1975 2.7% 2.84%
1974 2.76% 2.75%
1973 2.8% 2.66%
1972 2.82% 2.59%
1971 2.84% 2.54%
1970 2.86% 2.49%
1969 2.88% 2.5%
1968 2.93% 2.51%
1967 2.99% 2.5%
1966 2.96% 2.48%
1965 2.99% 2.47%
1964 3.07% 2.48%
1963 3.11% 2.47%
1962 3.16% 2.44%
1961 3.21% 2.41%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of the Dominican Republic grew by 0.85%, while Malawi's population grew by 2.61%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Malawi
Current population
11637906
22949294
Population rank 85/197 61/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.28%
One net population change
5.46 minutes
57.3 seconds
One birth every
2.59 minutes
47.6 seconds
One death every
7.42 minutes
4.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +264 +1,509
Annual growth/decline +96,292 +550,804
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +2.61%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 26/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -35,306 -5,628
Net migration rank 170/196 118/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 186,719
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 117/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 158/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Malawi
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Malawi
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - -5,628
2024 - -34,806 - -1,507
2023 132,360 -34,915 549,096 -5,811
2022 138,767 -35,153 533,450 -5,231
2021 128,866 -17,957 517,400 -2,666
2020 137,417 -17,957 514,659 -2,655
2019 144,869 -35,797 506,104 -1,837
2018 150,852 -35,934 494,348 -3,267
2017 151,565 -36,069 484,655 982
2016 151,550 -36,219 474,779 3,505
2015 154,258 -36,375 472,484 -6,471
2014 157,260 -36,543 472,418 -10,317
2013 159,330 -36,673 470,293 -12,934
2012 160,915 -36,737 460,684 -13,561
2011 162,094 -36,687 454,149 -12,170
2010 162,072 -36,587 444,468 -9,327
2009 160,893 -36,561 434,811 -8,590
2008 156,664 -36,723 421,781 -9,264
2007 152,066 -37,076 410,290 -22,680
2006 151,122 -37,170 397,123 -29,450
2005 155,405 -37,063 381,130 -31,462
2004 158,789 -36,851 361,133 -32,221
2003 163,267 -36,657 341,133 -31,729
2002 166,740 -36,575 322,863 -30,013
2001 170,193 -36,441 310,833 -28,933
2000 171,684 -33,256 300,439 -28,098
1999 167,742 -30,228 295,629 -31,686
1998 164,287 -30,108 285,407 -39,491
1997 168,419 -30,034 277,433 -61,646
1996 174,008 -30,018 270,048 -66,212
1995 175,439 -29,873 266,745 -66,366
1994 176,882 -29,610 275,439 -505,365
1993 177,691 -30,719 276,538 -284,867
1992 177,481 -30,262 269,066 37,142
1991 177,371 -29,351 260,193 15,291
1990 176,748 -27,397 250,159 71,111
1989 175,365 -26,984 237,967 180,031
1988 171,291 -26,552 226,911 201,011
1987 167,552 -25,850 220,566 271,693
1986 165,674 -24,772 218,519 62,615
1985 164,091 -23,388 216,179 74,625
1984 164,263 -22,239 212,146 72,435
1983 163,136 -21,582 209,422 68,197
1982 159,597 -20,886 205,386 62,661
1981 158,419 -19,809 199,436 57,376
1980 157,697 -17,485 192,746 52,294
1979 154,779 -16,296 182,123 46,388
1978 154,043 -16,909 172,503 36,225
1977 152,825 -17,077 161,930 19,638
1976 151,201 -16,866 153,422 8,206
1975 149,339 -16,425 145,254 5,162
1974 147,652 -15,402 137,819 3,833
1973 146,283 -14,594 131,529 1,623
1972 143,255 -14,262 125,728 48
1971 140,473 -14,156 121,015 -710
1970 137,835 -14,255 116,822 -2,147
1969 135,445 -14,531 113,120 -2,266
1968 133,666 -14,901 110,329 -924
1967 133,091 -15,324 106,668 0
1966 132,096 -15,701 103,512 0
1965 125,345 -15,978 100,040 0
1964 127,504 -16,059 97,658 0
1963 124,994 -15,889 95,933 0
1962 122,977 -15,389 92,463 0
1961 120,316 -14,511 89,091 0
1960 117,346 -13,344 85,718 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Malawi 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,019,393 people) and 0.67% is from migration (a loss of 33,768 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 186,719 people or 0.9% in Malawi.

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
Malawi
City Population
Lilongwe 989K
Blantyre 800K
Mzuzu 150K
Zomba 101K
Mangochi 53.5K
Mzimba 26.1K
Mulanje 14.8K
Ntcheu 14.6K
Monkey Bay 14.6K

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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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