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

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The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,520,487 in 2025 vs 18,087,633 people in the Netherlands in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,656,588 people compared to 18,243,998 in the Netherlands.

Population statistics:

  • The Netherlands' population is 1.57 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.01% per year vs +0.64% in the Netherlands.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.7M (24.8% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.2M (11.6% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Netherlands
2100 11,752,784 17,329,352
2099 11,815,252 17,362,626
2098 11,877,117 17,395,665
2097 11,937,719 17,429,925
2096 11,997,841 17,465,162
2095 12,057,342 17,502,567
2094 12,115,914 17,540,959
2093 12,173,845 17,580,632
2092 12,230,436 17,619,384
2091 12,286,064 17,658,238
2090 12,340,658 17,700,204
2089 12,394,314 17,739,947
2088 12,446,122 17,779,324
2087 12,497,009 17,815,257
2086 12,546,890 17,854,371
2085 12,595,176 17,890,610
2084 12,641,964 17,926,885
2083 12,686,626 17,963,416
2082 12,730,579 17,998,527
2081 12,772,531 18,032,297
2080 12,813,012 18,062,716
2079 12,851,452 18,093,254
2078 12,887,954 18,121,649
2077 12,923,053 18,150,234
2076 12,955,793 18,175,683
2075 12,986,456 18,196,574
2074 13,015,960 18,214,405
2073 13,043,173 18,232,486
2072 13,068,464 18,249,136
2071 13,091,361 18,264,367
2070 13,112,865 18,279,781
2069 13,131,909 18,295,123
2068 13,149,031 18,310,300
2067 13,163,707 18,325,333
2066 13,176,149 18,343,435
2065 13,187,108 18,364,513
2064 13,195,655 18,386,352
2063 13,201,391 18,409,851
2062 13,204,648 18,433,299
2061 13,205,517 18,460,766
2060 13,203,471 18,488,598
2059 13,199,071 18,517,020
2058 13,190,969 18,545,884
2057 13,180,617 18,576,502
2056 13,168,370 18,606,997
2055 13,153,175 18,634,546
2054 13,135,187 18,660,585
2053 13,114,225 18,686,212
2052 13,090,209 18,709,643
2051 13,063,047 18,736,166
2050 13,032,286 18,757,302
2049 12,999,890 18,777,673
2048 12,964,676 18,795,411
2047 12,927,592 18,812,362
2046 12,887,813 18,823,628
2045 12,845,519 18,834,974
2044 12,800,765 18,844,772
2043 12,754,444 18,850,396
2042 12,705,845 18,853,495
2041 12,655,390 18,852,912
2040 12,602,701 18,847,238
2039 12,548,652 18,837,931
2038 12,491,254 18,823,220
2037 12,431,970 18,804,912
2036 12,370,131 18,779,656
2035 12,305,889 18,751,144
2034 12,239,008 18,718,013
2033 12,170,158 18,676,061
2032 12,098,734 18,630,094
2031 12,024,555 18,577,582
2030 11,947,536 18,517,866
2029 11,867,856 18,449,618
2028 11,785,130 18,372,676
2027 11,699,216 18,289,268
2026 11,611,567 18,196,186
2025 11,520,487 18,087,633
2024 11,427,557 17,993,485
2023 11,331,265 17,877,117
2022 11,230,734 17,700,982
2021 11,123,476 17,533,044
2020 11,008,300 17,441,500
2019 10,894,043 17,344,874
2018 10,782,053 17,231,624
2017 10,666,843 17,131,296
2016 10,551,430 17,030,314
2015 10,434,829 16,939,923
2014 10,315,528 16,865,008
2013 10,193,833 16,804,432
2012 10,070,411 16,754,962
2011 9,945,621 16,693,074
2010 9,820,175 16,615,394
2009 9,695,265 16,530,388
2008 9,573,130 16,445,593
2007 9,455,658 16,381,696
2006 9,341,183 16,346,101
2005 9,225,034 16,319,868
2004 9,104,892 16,281,779
2003 8,980,620 16,225,302
2002 8,852,235 16,148,929
2001 8,720,283 16,046,180
2000 8,584,190 15,925,513
1999 8,446,208 15,812,088
1998 8,310,362 15,707,209
1997 8,174,078 15,610,650
1996 8,032,894 15,530,498
1995 7,888,115 15,459,006
1994 7,741,694 15,382,838
1993 7,594,572 15,290,368
1992 7,447,474 15,184,166
1991 7,299,853 15,069,798
1990 7,151,166 14,951,510
1989 7,002,295 14,848,907
1988 6,855,734 14,760,094
1987 6,712,515 14,665,037
1986 6,571,208 14,572,278
1985 6,430,404 14,491,632
1984 6,289,040 14,424,211
1983 6,147,248 14,367,070
1982 6,007,114 14,312,690
1981 5,868,453 14,247,208
1980 5,729,037 14,149,800
1979 5,589,690 14,038,270
1978 5,451,882 13,941,700
1977 5,315,443 13,856,185
1976 5,180,404 13,774,037
1975 5,046,776 13,666,335
1974 4,914,197 13,545,056
1973 4,782,227 13,439,322
1972 4,651,883 13,328,593
1971 4,524,234 13,194,497
1970 4,399,290 13,038,526
1969 4,277,035 12,877,984
1968 4,157,189 12,729,721
1967 4,038,928 12,598,201
1966 3,921,847 12,456,251
1965 3,808,963 12,294,732
1964 3,698,559 12,127,120
1963 3,588,287 11,965,966
1962 3,479,936 11,805,689
1961 3,373,233 11,638,712
1960 3,268,336 11,486,631

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,105,158 people (a 10.5% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.81% to 18,757,302 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Netherlands
2100 -0.53% -0.19%
2099 -0.52% -0.19%
2098 -0.51% -0.2%
2097 -0.5% -0.2%
2096 -0.49% -0.21%
2095 -0.48% -0.22%
2094 -0.48% -0.23%
2093 -0.46% -0.22%
2092 -0.45% -0.22%
2091 -0.44% -0.24%
2090 -0.43% -0.22%
2089 -0.42% -0.22%
2088 -0.41% -0.2%
2087 -0.4% -0.22%
2086 -0.38% -0.2%
2085 -0.37% -0.2%
2084 -0.35% -0.2%
2083 -0.35% -0.2%
2082 -0.33% -0.19%
2081 -0.32% -0.17%
2080 -0.3% -0.17%
2079 -0.28% -0.16%
2078 -0.27% -0.16%
2077 -0.25% -0.14%
2076 -0.24% -0.11%
2075 -0.23% -0.1%
2074 -0.21% -0.1%
2073 -0.19% -0.09%
2072 -0.17% -0.08%
2071 -0.16% -0.08%
2070 -0.15% -0.08%
2069 -0.13% -0.08%
2068 -0.11% -0.08%
2067 -0.09% -0.1%
2066 -0.08% -0.11%
2065 -0.06% -0.12%
2064 -0.04% -0.13%
2063 -0.02% -0.13%
2062 -0.007% -0.15%
2061 0.02% -0.15%
2060 0.03% -0.15%
2059 0.06% -0.16%
2058 0.08% -0.16%
2057 0.09% -0.16%
2056 0.12% -0.15%
2055 0.14% -0.14%
2054 0.16% -0.14%
2053 0.18% -0.13%
2052 0.21% -0.14%
2051 0.24% -0.11%
2050 0.25% -0.11%
2049 0.27% -0.09%
2048 0.29% -0.09%
2047 0.31% -0.06%
2046 0.33% -0.06%
2045 0.35% -0.05%
2044 0.36% -0.03%
2043 0.38% -0.02%
2042 0.4% 0.003%
2041 0.42% 0.03%
2040 0.43% 0.05%
2039 0.46% 0.08%
2038 0.48% 0.1%
2037 0.5% 0.13%
2036 0.52% 0.15%
2035 0.55% 0.18%
2034 0.57% 0.22%
2033 0.59% 0.25%
2032 0.62% 0.28%
2031 0.64% 0.32%
2030 0.67% 0.37%
2029 0.7% 0.42%
2028 0.73% 0.46%
2027 0.75% 0.51%
2026 0.79% 0.6%
2025 0.81% 0.52%
2024 0.85% 0.65%
2023 0.9% 1%
2022 0.96% 0.96%
2021 1.05% 0.52%
2020 1.05% 0.56%
2019 1.04% 0.66%
2018 1.08% 0.59%
2017 1.09% 0.59%
2016 1.12% 0.53%
2015 1.16% 0.44%
2014 1.19% 0.36%
2013 1.23% 0.3%
2012 1.25% 0.37%
2011 1.28% 0.47%
2010 1.29% 0.51%
2009 1.28% 0.52%
2008 1.24% 0.39%
2007 1.23% 0.22%
2006 1.26% 0.16%
2005 1.32% 0.23%
2004 1.38% 0.35%
2003 1.45% 0.47%
2002 1.51% 0.64%
2001 1.59% 0.76%
2000 1.63% 0.72%
1999 1.63% 0.67%
1998 1.67% 0.62%
1997 1.76% 0.52%
1996 1.84% 0.46%
1995 1.89% 0.5%
1994 1.94% 0.6%
1993 1.98% 0.7%
1992 2.02% 0.76%
1991 2.08% 0.79%
1990 2.13% 0.69%
1989 2.14% 0.6%
1988 2.13% 0.65%
1987 2.15% 0.64%
1986 2.19% 0.56%
1985 2.25% 0.47%
1984 2.31% 0.4%
1983 2.33% 0.38%
1982 2.36% 0.46%
1981 2.43% 0.69%
1980 2.49% 0.79%
1979 2.53% 0.69%
1978 2.57% 0.62%
1977 2.61% 0.6%
1976 2.65% 0.79%
1975 2.7% 0.9%
1974 2.76% 0.79%
1973 2.8% 0.83%
1972 2.82% 1.02%
1971 2.84% 1.2%
1970 2.86% 1.25%
1969 2.88% 1.16%
1968 2.93% 1.04%
1967 2.99% 1.14%
1966 2.96% 1.31%
1965 2.99% 1.38%
1964 3.07% 1.35%
1963 3.11% 1.36%
1962 3.16% 1.43%
1961 3.21% 1.32%

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 the Netherlands' population grew by 0.52%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Netherlands
Current population
11656588
18243998
Population rank 85/197 72/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.22%
One net population change
5.67 minutes
5.6 minutes
One birth every
2.61 minutes
3.18 minutes
One death every
7.36 minutes
3.04 minutes
Daily growth/decline +255 +258
Annual growth/decline +92,930 +94,148
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% +0.52%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 127/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
5.03 minutes
Annual migration change -35,306 +104,681
Net migration rank 170/196 16/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 2,956,518
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 23/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 16.2%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 40/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Netherlands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Netherlands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - 104,681
2024 129,943 -34,806 -7,197 121,628
2023 132,360 -34,915 -5,363 144,558
2022 138,767 -35,153 -1,770 224,472
2021 128,866 -17,957 7,014 106,416
2020 137,417 -17,957 0 67,598
2019 144,869 -35,797 17,345 109,003
2018 150,852 -35,934 15,508 87,197
2017 151,565 -36,069 18,844 86,332
2016 151,550 -36,219 23,843 88,743
2015 154,258 -36,375 23,716 55,585
2014 157,260 -36,543 35,417 36,591
2013 159,330 -36,673 30,248 19,973
2012 160,915 -36,737 35,186 14,861
2011 162,094 -36,687 45,072 31,224
2010 162,072 -36,587 48,184 33,703
2009 160,893 -36,561 51,244 39,832
2008 156,664 -36,723 49,337 32,406
2007 152,066 -37,076 49,145 -304
2006 151,122 -37,170 49,038 -25,401
2005 155,405 -37,063 50,592 -22,496
2004 158,789 -36,851 56,987 -9,230
2003 163,267 -36,657 58,411 7,937
2002 166,740 -36,575 59,751 28,824
2001 170,193 -36,441 62,580 56,096
2000 171,684 -33,256 66,887 59,308
1999 167,742 -30,228 60,086 47,179
1998 164,287 -30,108 61,258 52,058
1997 168,419 -30,034 56,198 31,302
1996 174,008 -30,018 51,251 21,792
1995 175,439 -29,873 54,106 15,056
1994 176,882 -29,610 61,532 20,193
1993 177,691 -30,719 58,103 44,514
1992 177,481 -30,262 66,811 50,148
1991 177,371 -29,351 69,321 51,670
1990 176,748 -27,397 68,777 53,564
1989 175,365 -26,984 59,396 31,165
1988 171,291 -26,552 61,993 31,026
1987 167,552 -25,850 64,526 39,559
1986 165,674 -24,772 59,746 30,380
1985 164,091 -23,388 55,069 27,356
1984 164,263 -22,239 54,812 12,902
1983 163,136 -21,582 51,722 11,007
1982 159,597 -20,886 54,388 7,644
1981 158,419 -19,809 62,688 17,643
1980 157,697 -17,485 66,504 54,010
1979 154,779 -16,296 63,172 42,772
1978 154,043 -16,909 61,344 26,639
1977 152,825 -17,077 63,739 19,809
1976 151,201 -16,866 63,361 18,774
1975 149,339 -16,425 64,232 68,569
1974 147,652 -15,402 75,853 31,645
1973 146,283 -14,594 84,668 18,705
1972 143,255 -14,262 101,297 17,470
1971 140,473 -14,156 116,112 32,756
1970 137,835 -14,255 129,082 32,438
1969 135,445 -14,531 139,082 21,850
1968 133,666 -14,901 132,389 7,243
1967 133,091 -15,324 138,580 -10,673
1966 132,096 -15,701 138,265 20,740
1965 125,345 -15,978 146,308 19,444
1964 127,504 -16,059 157,653 15,014
1963 124,994 -15,889 154,361 -21
1962 122,977 -15,389 153,474 18,024
1961 120,316 -14,511 159,450 8,258
1960 117,346 -13,344 151,623 -13,235

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 the Netherlands 7.77% is from natural causes (a gain of 91,940 people) and 92.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,091,532 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 2,956,518 people or 16.2% in the Netherlands.

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
Netherlands
City Population
Amsterdam 921K
Rotterdam 664K
The Hague 548K
Utrecht 359K
Eindhoven 244K
Groningen 238K
Tilburg 228K
Almere 215K
Breda 188K
Nijmegen 177K

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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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