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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,637,906 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 11.5 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.75% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.6% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Mexico
2100 11,755,442 131,182,639
2099 11,817,924 131,943,283
2098 11,879,803 132,700,369
2097 11,940,419 133,455,010
2096 12,000,555 134,204,227
2095 12,060,069 134,949,218
2094 12,118,654 135,687,085
2093 12,176,599 136,415,232
2092 12,233,202 137,127,644
2091 12,288,843 137,833,985
2090 12,343,449 138,527,198
2089 12,397,117 139,208,862
2088 12,448,937 139,874,924
2087 12,499,836 140,530,483
2086 12,549,728 141,174,372
2085 12,598,025 141,805,496
2084 12,644,824 142,415,948
2083 12,689,496 143,009,187
2082 12,733,459 143,579,768
2081 12,775,420 144,138,842
2080 12,815,910 144,677,451
2079 12,854,359 145,195,172
2078 12,890,869 145,691,242
2077 12,925,976 146,165,064
2076 12,958,723 146,616,674
2075 12,989,393 147,046,928
2074 13,018,904 147,455,761
2073 13,046,123 147,841,295
2072 13,071,419 148,201,143
2071 13,094,322 148,534,057
2070 13,115,831 148,848,168
2069 13,134,880 149,134,711
2068 13,152,005 149,395,717
2067 13,166,684 149,630,386
2066 13,179,129 149,842,125
2065 13,190,090 150,029,268
2064 13,198,640 150,187,992
2063 13,204,377 150,319,846
2062 13,207,634 150,424,224
2061 13,208,504 150,502,250
2060 13,206,457 150,555,648
2059 13,202,056 150,577,220
2058 13,193,952 150,569,044
2057 13,183,598 150,535,337
2056 13,171,348 150,475,242
2055 13,156,150 150,384,336
2054 13,138,158 150,263,237
2053 13,117,191 150,110,615
2052 13,093,170 149,923,918
2051 13,066,002 149,705,066
2050 13,035,234 149,450,774
2049 13,002,830 149,166,038
2048 12,967,608 148,836,849
2047 12,930,516 148,478,965
2046 12,890,728 148,081,688
2045 12,848,424 147,647,318
2044 12,803,661 147,173,101
2043 12,757,329 146,667,761
2042 12,708,719 146,123,566
2041 12,658,252 145,543,650
2040 12,605,551 144,931,633
2039 12,551,490 144,286,278
2038 12,494,079 143,601,872
2037 12,434,782 142,883,005
2036 12,372,929 142,138,929
2035 12,308,672 141,359,885
2034 12,241,776 140,554,653
2033 12,172,910 139,713,048
2032 12,101,471 138,843,644
2031 12,027,275 137,947,334
2030 11,950,238 137,023,304
2029 11,870,540 136,071,720
2028 11,787,795 135,090,755
2027 11,701,862 134,081,337
2026 11,614,193 133,042,003
2025 11,523,092 131,970,909
2024 11,427,557 130,861,007
2023 11,331,265 129,739,759
2022 11,230,734 128,613,117
2021 11,123,476 127,648,148
2020 11,008,300 126,799,054
2019 10,894,043 125,762,982
2018 10,782,053 124,573,711
2017 10,666,843 123,400,057
2016 10,551,430 122,251,351
2015 10,434,829 121,072,306
2014 10,315,528 119,784,261
2013 10,193,833 118,343,573
2012 10,070,411 116,818,208
2011 9,945,621 115,243,504
2010 9,820,175 113,623,895
2009 9,695,265 111,999,721
2008 9,573,130 110,374,288
2007 9,455,658 108,774,360
2006 9,341,183 107,253,666
2005 9,225,034 105,811,504
2004 9,104,892 104,394,131
2003 8,980,620 102,978,515
2002 8,852,235 101,548,624
2001 8,720,283 100,099,099
2000 8,584,190 98,625,552
1999 8,446,208 97,115,707
1998 8,310,362 95,575,245
1997 8,174,078 94,021,207
1996 8,032,894 92,452,702
1995 7,888,115 90,862,455
1994 7,741,694 89,259,205
1993 7,594,572 87,653,807
1992 7,447,474 86,044,809
1991 7,299,853 84,430,572
1990 7,151,166 82,820,170
1989 7,002,295 81,247,182
1988 6,855,734 79,695,531
1987 6,712,515 78,136,651
1986 6,571,208 76,585,637
1985 6,430,404 75,043,414
1984 6,289,040 73,506,846
1983 6,147,248 71,971,240
1982 6,007,114 70,433,260
1981 5,868,453 68,892,108
1980 5,729,037 67,300,334
1979 5,589,690 65,648,865
1978 5,451,882 63,979,046
1977 5,315,443 62,308,493
1976 5,180,404 60,645,512
1975 5,046,776 58,982,400
1974 4,914,197 57,320,149
1973 4,782,227 55,667,284
1972 4,651,883 54,030,168
1971 4,524,234 52,412,558
1970 4,399,290 50,814,953
1969 4,277,035 49,233,194
1968 4,157,189 47,668,303
1967 4,038,928 46,129,608
1966 3,921,847 44,629,106
1965 3,808,963 43,174,477
1964 3,698,559 41,772,049
1963 3,588,287 40,424,065
1962 3,479,936 39,129,200
1961 3,373,233 37,890,118
1960 3,268,336 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Mexico
2100 -0.53% -0.58%
2099 -0.52% -0.57%
2098 -0.51% -0.57%
2097 -0.5% -0.56%
2096 -0.49% -0.55%
2095 -0.48% -0.54%
2094 -0.48% -0.53%
2093 -0.46% -0.52%
2092 -0.45% -0.51%
2091 -0.44% -0.5%
2090 -0.43% -0.49%
2089 -0.42% -0.48%
2088 -0.41% -0.47%
2087 -0.4% -0.46%
2086 -0.38% -0.45%
2085 -0.37% -0.43%
2084 -0.35% -0.41%
2083 -0.35% -0.4%
2082 -0.33% -0.39%
2081 -0.32% -0.37%
2080 -0.3% -0.36%
2079 -0.28% -0.34%
2078 -0.27% -0.32%
2077 -0.25% -0.31%
2076 -0.24% -0.29%
2075 -0.23% -0.28%
2074 -0.21% -0.26%
2073 -0.19% -0.24%
2072 -0.17% -0.22%
2071 -0.16% -0.21%
2070 -0.15% -0.19%
2069 -0.13% -0.17%
2068 -0.11% -0.16%
2067 -0.09% -0.14%
2066 -0.08% -0.12%
2065 -0.06% -0.11%
2064 -0.04% -0.09%
2063 -0.02% -0.07%
2062 -0.007% -0.05%
2061 0.02% -0.04%
2060 0.03% -0.01%
2059 0.06% 0.005%
2058 0.08% 0.02%
2057 0.09% 0.04%
2056 0.12% 0.06%
2055 0.14% 0.08%
2054 0.16% 0.1%
2053 0.18% 0.12%
2052 0.21% 0.15%
2051 0.24% 0.17%
2050 0.25% 0.19%
2049 0.27% 0.22%
2048 0.29% 0.24%
2047 0.31% 0.27%
2046 0.33% 0.29%
2045 0.35% 0.32%
2044 0.36% 0.34%
2043 0.38% 0.37%
2042 0.4% 0.4%
2041 0.42% 0.42%
2040 0.43% 0.45%
2039 0.46% 0.48%
2038 0.48% 0.5%
2037 0.5% 0.52%
2036 0.52% 0.55%
2035 0.55% 0.57%
2034 0.57% 0.6%
2033 0.59% 0.63%
2032 0.62% 0.65%
2031 0.64% 0.67%
2030 0.67% 0.7%
2029 0.7% 0.73%
2028 0.73% 0.75%
2027 0.75% 0.78%
2026 0.79% 0.81%
2025 0.84% 0.85%
2024 0.85% 0.86%
2023 0.9% 0.88%
2022 0.96% 0.76%
2021 1.05% 0.67%
2020 1.05% 0.82%
2019 1.04% 0.95%
2018 1.08% 0.95%
2017 1.09% 0.94%
2016 1.12% 0.97%
2015 1.16% 1.08%
2014 1.19% 1.22%
2013 1.23% 1.31%
2012 1.25% 1.37%
2011 1.28% 1.43%
2010 1.29% 1.45%
2009 1.28% 1.47%
2008 1.24% 1.47%
2007 1.23% 1.42%
2006 1.26% 1.36%
2005 1.32% 1.36%
2004 1.38% 1.37%
2003 1.45% 1.41%
2002 1.51% 1.45%
2001 1.59% 1.49%
2000 1.63% 1.55%
1999 1.63% 1.61%
1998 1.67% 1.65%
1997 1.76% 1.7%
1996 1.84% 1.75%
1995 1.89% 1.8%
1994 1.94% 1.83%
1993 1.98% 1.87%
1992 2.02% 1.91%
1991 2.08% 1.94%
1990 2.13% 1.94%
1989 2.14% 1.95%
1988 2.13% 2%
1987 2.15% 2.03%
1986 2.19% 2.06%
1985 2.25% 2.09%
1984 2.31% 2.13%
1983 2.33% 2.18%
1982 2.36% 2.24%
1981 2.43% 2.37%
1980 2.49% 2.52%
1979 2.53% 2.61%
1978 2.57% 2.68%
1977 2.61% 2.74%
1976 2.65% 2.82%
1975 2.7% 2.9%
1974 2.76% 2.97%
1973 2.8% 3.03%
1972 2.82% 3.09%
1971 2.84% 3.14%
1970 2.86% 3.21%
1969 2.88% 3.28%
1968 2.93% 3.34%
1967 2.99% 3.36%
1966 2.96% 3.37%
1965 2.99% 3.36%
1964 3.07% 3.33%
1963 3.11% 3.31%
1962 3.16% 3.27%
1961 3.21% 3.17%

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 Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Mexico
Current population
11637906
133323134
Population rank 85/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1.61%
One net population change
5.46 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
2.59 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
7.42 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +264 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +96,292 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 110/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -35,306 -108,037
Net migration rank 170/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - -108,037
2024 - -34,806 - -104,581
2023 132,360 -34,915 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 138,767 -35,153 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 128,866 -17,957 936,682 -122,791
2020 137,417 -17,957 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 144,869 -35,797 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 150,852 -35,934 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 151,565 -36,069 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 151,550 -36,219 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 154,258 -36,375 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 157,260 -36,543 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 159,330 -36,673 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 160,915 -36,737 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 162,094 -36,687 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 162,072 -36,587 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 160,893 -36,561 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 156,664 -36,723 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 152,066 -37,076 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 151,122 -37,170 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 155,405 -37,063 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 158,789 -36,851 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 163,267 -36,657 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 166,740 -36,575 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 170,193 -36,441 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 171,684 -33,256 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 167,742 -30,228 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 164,287 -30,108 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 168,419 -30,034 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 174,008 -30,018 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 175,439 -29,873 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 176,882 -29,610 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 177,691 -30,719 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 177,481 -30,262 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 177,371 -29,351 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 176,748 -27,397 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 175,365 -26,984 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 171,291 -26,552 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 167,552 -25,850 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 165,674 -24,772 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 164,091 -23,388 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 164,263 -22,239 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 163,136 -21,582 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 159,597 -20,886 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 158,419 -19,809 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 157,697 -17,485 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 154,779 -16,296 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 154,043 -16,909 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 152,825 -17,077 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 151,201 -16,866 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 149,339 -16,425 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 147,652 -15,402 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 146,283 -14,594 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 143,255 -14,262 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 140,473 -14,156 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 137,835 -14,255 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 135,445 -14,531 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 133,666 -14,901 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 133,091 -15,324 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 132,096 -15,701 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 125,345 -15,978 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 127,504 -16,059 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 124,994 -15,889 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 122,977 -15,389 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 120,316 -14,511 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 117,346 -13,344 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/dominican-republic/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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