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 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,591,984 people compared to 22,673,513 in Malawi.
Population statistics:
- Malawi's population is 1.96 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
- The Dominican Republic is ranked the 84th most populous country in the world, while Malawi is the 61st.
- The countries together account for 0.41% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.27% 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 2005, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.23M people to 11.6M (25.7% growth), while Malawi has grown from 12.8M to 22.7M (76.6% growth).
- The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 59.1M people in 2100 for Malawi.
Dominican Republic vs Malawi: live population counter
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| Current population |
11591984
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22673513
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| Population rank | 84/197 | 61/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.14% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
5.46 minutes
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57.3 seconds
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| One birth every |
2.59 minutes
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47.6 seconds
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| One death every |
7.42 minutes
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4.64 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
15.1 minutes
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5.81 hours
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| Annual migration change | -34,806 | -1,507 |
| 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 | 114/197 | 27/197 |
the Dominican Republic and Malawi: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,268,336 | 3,628,134 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,373,233 | 3,715,534 | 3.21% | 2.41% |
| 1962 | 3,479,936 | 3,806,307 | 3.16% | 2.44% |
| 1963 | 3,588,287 | 3,900,506 | 3.11% | 2.47% |
| 1964 | 3,698,559 | 3,997,305 | 3.07% | 2.48% |
| 1965 | 3,808,963 | 4,096,157 | 2.99% | 2.47% |
| 1966 | 3,921,847 | 4,197,926 | 2.96% | 2.48% |
| 1967 | 4,038,928 | 4,303,012 | 2.99% | 2.5% |
| 1968 | 4,157,189 | 4,411,054 | 2.93% | 2.51% |
| 1969 | 4,277,035 | 4,521,184 | 2.88% | 2.5% |
| 1970 | 4,399,290 | 4,633,944 | 2.86% | 2.49% |
| 1971 | 4,524,234 | 4,751,434 | 2.84% | 2.54% |
| 1972 | 4,651,883 | 4,874,475 | 2.82% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 4,782,227 | 5,003,938 | 2.8% | 2.66% |
| 1974 | 4,914,197 | 5,141,337 | 2.76% | 2.75% |
| 1975 | 5,046,776 | 5,287,367 | 2.7% | 2.84% |
| 1976 | 5,180,404 | 5,443,384 | 2.65% | 2.95% |
| 1977 | 5,315,443 | 5,614,983 | 2.61% | 3.15% |
| 1978 | 5,451,882 | 5,810,132 | 2.57% | 3.48% |
| 1979 | 5,589,690 | 6,028,749 | 2.53% | 3.76% |
| 1980 | 5,729,037 | 6,265,529 | 2.49% | 3.93% |
| 1981 | 5,868,453 | 6,516,454 | 2.43% | 4% |
| 1982 | 6,007,114 | 6,778,879 | 2.36% | 4.03% |
| 1983 | 6,147,248 | 7,051,709 | 2.33% | 4.02% |
| 1984 | 6,289,040 | 7,332,810 | 2.31% | 3.99% |
| 1985 | 6,430,404 | 7,620,508 | 2.25% | 3.92% |
| 1986 | 6,571,208 | 7,906,480 | 2.19% | 3.75% |
| 1987 | 6,712,515 | 8,293,174 | 2.15% | 4.89% |
| 1988 | 6,855,734 | 8,753,262 | 2.13% | 5.55% |
| 1989 | 7,002,295 | 9,176,220 | 2.14% | 4.83% |
| 1990 | 7,151,166 | 9,545,852 | 2.13% | 4.03% |
| 1991 | 7,299,853 | 9,844,227 | 2.08% | 3.13% |
| 1992 | 7,447,474 | 10,135,079 | 2.02% | 2.95% |
| 1993 | 7,594,572 | 10,284,024 | 1.98% | 1.47% |
| 1994 | 7,741,694 | 10,164,894 | 1.94% | -1.16% |
| 1995 | 7,888,115 | 10,150,117 | 1.89% | -0.15% |
| 1996 | 8,032,894 | 10,352,228 | 1.84% | 1.99% |
| 1997 | 8,174,078 | 10,562,035 | 1.76% | 2.03% |
| 1998 | 8,310,362 | 10,792,876 | 1.67% | 2.19% |
| 1999 | 8,446,208 | 11,047,804 | 1.63% | 2.36% |
| 2000 | 8,584,190 | 11,315,942 | 1.63% | 2.43% |
| 2001 | 8,720,283 | 11,593,058 | 1.59% | 2.45% |
| 2002 | 8,852,235 | 11,880,440 | 1.51% | 2.48% |
| 2003 | 8,980,620 | 12,181,574 | 1.45% | 2.53% |
| 2004 | 9,104,892 | 12,500,737 | 1.38% | 2.62% |
| 2005 | 9,225,034 | 12,840,031 | 1.32% | 2.71% |
| 2006 | 9,341,183 | 13,198,701 | 1.26% | 2.79% |
| 2007 | 9,455,658 | 13,576,343 | 1.23% | 2.86% |
| 2008 | 9,573,130 | 13,976,417 | 1.24% | 2.95% |
| 2009 | 9,695,265 | 14,395,788 | 1.28% | 3% |
| 2010 | 9,820,175 | 14,826,463 | 1.29% | 2.99% |
| 2011 | 9,945,621 | 15,265,022 | 1.28% | 2.96% |
| 2012 | 10,070,411 | 15,709,577 | 1.25% | 2.91% |
| 2013 | 10,193,833 | 16,161,816 | 1.23% | 2.88% |
| 2014 | 10,315,528 | 16,621,538 | 1.19% | 2.84% |
| 2015 | 10,434,829 | 17,085,587 | 1.16% | 2.79% |
| 2016 | 10,551,430 | 17,557,739 | 1.12% | 2.76% |
| 2017 | 10,666,843 | 18,039,715 | 1.09% | 2.75% |
| 2018 | 10,782,053 | 18,528,081 | 1.08% | 2.71% |
| 2019 | 10,894,043 | 19,025,752 | 1.04% | 2.69% |
| 2020 | 11,008,300 | 19,533,888 | 1.05% | 2.67% |
| 2021 | 11,123,476 | 20,047,258 | 1.05% | 2.63% |
| 2022 | 11,230,734 | 20,568,728 | 0.96% | 2.6% |
| 2023 | 11,331,265 | 21,104,482 | 0.9% | 2.6% |
| 2024 | 11,427,557 | 21,655,286 | 0.85% | 2.61% |
| 2025 | 11,520,480 | 22,216,113 | 0.81% | 2.59% |
| 2026 | 11,609,496 | 22,785,530 | 0.77% | 2.56% |
| 2027 | 11,695,935 | 23,366,187 | 0.74% | 2.55% |
| 2028 | 11,779,929 | 23,954,450 | 0.72% | 2.52% |
| 2029 | 11,860,814 | 24,553,499 | 0.69% | 2.5% |
| 2030 | 11,938,853 | 25,160,293 | 0.66% | 2.47% |
| 2031 | 12,014,148 | 25,763,534 | 0.63% | 2.4% |
| 2032 | 12,086,669 | 26,366,760 | 0.6% | 2.34% |
| 2033 | 12,156,523 | 26,978,417 | 0.58% | 2.32% |
| 2034 | 12,224,121 | 27,595,295 | 0.56% | 2.29% |
| 2035 | 12,289,431 | 28,213,784 | 0.53% | 2.24% |
| 2036 | 12,352,228 | 28,835,595 | 0.51% | 2.2% |
| 2037 | 12,412,542 | 29,462,509 | 0.49% | 2.17% |
| 2038 | 12,470,656 | 30,081,741 | 0.47% | 2.1% |
| 2039 | 12,526,156 | 30,691,578 | 0.45% | 2.03% |
| 2040 | 12,579,320 | 31,302,092 | 0.42% | 1.99% |
| 2041 | 12,630,679 | 31,911,242 | 0.41% | 1.95% |
| 2042 | 12,680,019 | 32,517,509 | 0.39% | 1.9% |
| 2043 | 12,727,289 | 33,122,481 | 0.37% | 1.86% |
| 2044 | 12,772,651 | 33,736,523 | 0.36% | 1.85% |
| 2045 | 12,816,003 | 34,350,947 | 0.34% | 1.82% |
| 2046 | 12,856,883 | 34,959,606 | 0.32% | 1.77% |
| 2047 | 12,895,158 | 35,567,989 | 0.3% | 1.74% |
| 2048 | 12,931,165 | 36,165,757 | 0.28% | 1.68% |
| 2049 | 12,964,841 | 36,760,998 | 0.26% | 1.65% |
| 2050 | 12,996,290 | 37,361,672 | 0.24% | 1.63% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,209,795 people (a 13.1% growth), while Malawi gained 4,245,556 people (a 33.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Dominican Republic gained 1,157,155 (a 11.1% growth), while Malawi's population increased by 5,587,926 (a 32.7% growth).
The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2005 and is 84th in 2025. Malawi was ranked 69th in 2005 and ranked 61st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Dominican Republic's population will grow by 12.1% to 12,996,290 people with a rank change from 84th to 90th. The population of Malawi will increase by 64.8% to 37,361,672 people and rank change from 61st to 55th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Santiago de los Caballeros | 1.34M |
| Santo Domingo | 1.13M |
| 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 |
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Population differences between the Dominican Republic and Malawi
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| Life expectancy | 74 years | 67.7 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 22.8 years |
| Median age | 29 years | 18.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 2.24 births per woman | 3.65 births per woman |
| Population density | 614 ppl/mi² | 595 ppl/mi² |
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