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

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The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,520,487 in 2025 vs 22,216,120 people in Malawi in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,656,588 people compared to 23,086,106 in Malawi.

Population statistics:

  • Malawi's population is 1.98 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 +1.01% per year vs +2.67% in Malawi.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.7M (24.8% growth), while Malawi has grown from 13.2M to 23.1M (74.9% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Malawi: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Malawi
2100 11,752,784 59,773,923
2099 11,815,252 59,515,624
2098 11,877,117 59,263,165
2097 11,937,719 59,015,654
2096 11,997,841 58,749,288
2095 12,057,342 58,495,699
2094 12,115,914 58,227,933
2093 12,173,845 57,954,358
2092 12,230,436 57,660,371
2091 12,286,064 57,364,786
2090 12,340,658 57,048,240
2089 12,394,314 56,727,243
2088 12,446,122 56,385,237
2087 12,497,009 56,041,651
2086 12,546,890 55,694,983
2085 12,595,176 55,336,839
2084 12,641,964 54,985,304
2083 12,686,626 54,593,349
2082 12,730,579 54,194,853
2081 12,772,531 53,783,781
2080 12,813,012 53,361,334
2079 12,851,452 52,936,889
2078 12,887,954 52,510,645
2077 12,923,053 52,052,767
2076 12,955,793 51,589,339
2075 12,986,456 51,130,762
2074 13,015,960 50,673,499
2073 13,043,173 50,218,991
2072 13,068,464 49,759,232
2071 13,091,361 49,276,570
2070 13,112,865 48,787,471
2069 13,131,909 48,291,287
2068 13,149,031 47,782,059
2067 13,163,707 47,267,335
2066 13,176,149 46,741,998
2065 13,187,108 46,218,226
2064 13,195,655 45,692,044
2063 13,201,391 45,169,634
2062 13,204,648 44,629,192
2061 13,205,517 44,067,259
2060 13,203,471 43,499,372
2059 13,199,071 42,907,491
2058 13,190,969 42,335,782
2057 13,180,617 41,753,105
2056 13,168,370 41,175,330
2055 13,153,175 40,576,247
2054 13,135,187 39,986,120
2053 13,114,225 39,369,178
2052 13,090,209 38,758,577
2051 13,063,047 38,145,141
2050 13,032,286 37,537,814
2049 12,999,890 36,928,354
2048 12,964,676 36,332,040
2047 12,927,592 35,717,466
2046 12,887,813 35,099,651
2045 12,845,519 34,484,520
2044 12,800,765 33,855,018
2043 12,754,444 33,240,675
2042 12,705,845 32,629,513
2041 12,655,390 32,012,581
2040 12,602,701 31,395,572
2039 12,548,652 30,775,878
2038 12,491,254 30,160,239
2037 12,431,970 29,521,489
2036 12,370,131 28,890,318
2035 12,305,889 28,261,909
2034 12,239,008 27,637,439
2033 12,170,158 27,012,311
2032 12,098,734 26,398,409
2031 12,024,555 25,790,366
2030 11,947,536 25,176,420
2029 11,867,856 24,561,210
2028 11,785,130 23,962,931
2027 11,699,216 23,369,575
2026 11,611,567 22,786,713
2025 11,520,487 22,216,120
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 1,105,158 people (a 10.5% growth), while Malawi's population increased by 5,528,367 people (a 31.5% 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 11.8% to 13,032,286 people with a rank change from 85th to 90th. The population of Malawi will increase by 62.6% to 37,537,814 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 0.81% 2.59%
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 (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 Malawi's population grew by 2.59%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Malawi
Current population
11656588
23086106
Population rank 85/197 61/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.28%
One net population change
5.67 minutes
56.4 seconds
One birth every
2.61 minutes
46.8 seconds
One death every
7.36 minutes
4.59 minutes
Daily growth/decline +255 +1,537
Annual growth/decline +92,930 +560,834
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% +2.59%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 23/197
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 129,943 -34,806 559,811 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Malawi 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,106,786 people) and 0.49% is from migration (a loss of 24,958 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
Mzimba 936K
Blantyre 800K
Mzuzu 150K
Zomba 101K
Mangochi 53.5K
Mulanje 14.8K
Ntcheu 14.6K
Monkey Bay 14.6K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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