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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,637,906 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 3.08 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.57% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.6% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Dominican Republic vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Poland
2100 11,755,442 18,350,017
2099 11,817,924 18,541,227
2098 11,879,803 18,733,999
2097 11,940,419 18,928,169
2096 12,000,555 19,125,003
2095 12,060,069 19,323,203
2094 12,118,654 19,525,085
2093 12,176,599 19,730,030
2092 12,233,202 19,938,529
2091 12,288,843 20,151,135
2090 12,343,449 20,368,308
2089 12,397,117 20,589,970
2088 12,448,937 20,817,398
2087 12,499,836 21,050,137
2086 12,549,728 21,288,179
2085 12,598,025 21,531,674
2084 12,644,824 21,780,998
2083 12,689,496 22,036,816
2082 12,733,459 22,298,479
2081 12,775,420 22,565,373
2080 12,815,910 22,836,875
2079 12,854,359 23,113,773
2078 12,890,869 23,393,434
2077 12,925,976 23,679,569
2076 12,958,723 23,968,050
2075 12,989,393 24,259,763
2074 13,018,904 24,554,480
2073 13,046,123 24,852,006
2072 13,071,419 25,149,886
2071 13,094,322 25,447,869
2070 13,115,831 25,745,140
2069 13,134,880 26,042,079
2068 13,152,005 26,337,963
2067 13,166,684 26,632,110
2066 13,179,129 26,923,643
2065 13,190,090 27,211,946
2064 13,198,640 27,497,263
2063 13,204,377 27,778,871
2062 13,207,634 28,055,433
2061 13,208,504 28,328,948
2060 13,206,457 28,597,687
2059 13,202,056 28,864,377
2058 13,193,952 29,125,961
2057 13,183,598 29,384,759
2056 13,171,348 29,641,101
2055 13,156,150 29,893,868
2054 13,138,158 30,142,942
2053 13,117,191 30,389,214
2052 13,093,170 30,630,763
2051 13,066,002 30,871,146
2050 13,035,234 31,107,894
2049 13,002,830 31,341,718
2048 12,967,608 31,572,273
2047 12,930,516 31,800,868
2046 12,890,728 32,026,873
2045 12,848,424 32,250,757
2044 12,803,661 32,471,522
2043 12,757,329 32,690,423
2042 12,708,719 32,906,811
2041 12,658,252 33,118,473
2040 12,605,551 33,328,426
2039 12,551,490 33,535,096
2038 12,494,079 33,738,091
2037 12,434,782 33,936,906
2036 12,372,929 34,133,190
2035 12,308,672 34,323,827
2034 12,241,776 34,511,159
2033 12,172,910 34,693,880
2032 12,101,471 34,872,593
2031 12,027,275 35,046,775
2030 11,950,238 35,213,577
2029 11,870,540 35,374,919
2028 11,787,795 35,527,083
2027 11,701,862 35,671,012
2026 11,614,193 35,806,942
2025 11,523,092 36,233,346
2024 11,427,557 36,559,233
2023 11,331,265 36,687,353
2022 11,230,734 36,821,749
2021 11,123,476 36,981,559
2020 11,008,300 37,515,748
2019 10,894,043 37,965,475
2018 10,782,053 37,974,750
2017 10,666,843 37,974,826
2016 10,551,430 37,970,087
2015 10,434,829 37,986,412
2014 10,315,528 38,011,735
2013 10,193,833 38,040,196
2012 10,070,411 38,063,164
2011 9,945,621 38,063,255
2010 9,820,175 38,042,794
2009 9,695,265 38,151,603
2008 9,573,130 38,125,759
2007 9,455,658 38,120,560
2006 9,341,183 38,141,267
2005 9,225,034 38,165,445
2004 9,104,892 38,182,222
2003 8,980,620 38,204,570
2002 8,852,235 38,230,364
2001 8,720,283 38,248,076
2000 8,584,190 38,258,629
1999 8,446,208 38,660,271
1998 8,310,362 38,663,481
1997 8,174,078 38,649,660
1996 8,032,894 38,624,370
1995 7,888,115 38,594,998
1994 7,741,694 38,542,652
1993 7,594,572 38,461,408
1992 7,447,474 38,363,667
1991 7,299,853 38,246,193
1990 7,151,166 38,110,782
1989 7,002,295 37,961,529
1988 6,855,734 37,824,487
1987 6,712,515 37,668,045
1986 6,571,208 37,456,119
1985 6,430,404 37,201,885
1984 6,289,040 36,904,134
1983 6,147,248 36,571,808
1982 6,007,114 36,230,481
1981 5,868,453 35,898,587
1980 5,729,037 35,574,150
1979 5,589,690 35,247,217
1978 5,451,882 34,965,600
1977 5,315,443 34,689,050
1976 5,180,404 34,356,300
1975 5,046,776 34,015,199
1974 4,914,197 33,678,899
1973 4,782,227 33,357,200
1972 4,651,883 33,055,650
1971 4,524,234 32,783,500
1970 4,399,290 32,664,300
1969 4,277,035 32,548,300
1968 4,157,189 32,294,655
1967 4,038,928 31,987,155
1966 3,921,847 31,681,000
1965 3,808,963 31,444,950
1964 3,698,559 31,139,450
1963 3,588,287 30,712,000
1962 3,479,936 30,308,500
1961 3,373,233 29,964,000
1960 3,268,336 29,637,450

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Poland
2100 -0.53% -1.03%
2099 -0.52% -1.03%
2098 -0.51% -1.03%
2097 -0.5% -1.03%
2096 -0.49% -1.03%
2095 -0.48% -1.03%
2094 -0.48% -1.04%
2093 -0.46% -1.05%
2092 -0.45% -1.06%
2091 -0.44% -1.07%
2090 -0.43% -1.08%
2089 -0.42% -1.09%
2088 -0.41% -1.11%
2087 -0.4% -1.12%
2086 -0.38% -1.13%
2085 -0.37% -1.14%
2084 -0.35% -1.16%
2083 -0.35% -1.17%
2082 -0.33% -1.18%
2081 -0.32% -1.19%
2080 -0.3% -1.2%
2079 -0.28% -1.2%
2078 -0.27% -1.21%
2077 -0.25% -1.2%
2076 -0.24% -1.2%
2075 -0.23% -1.2%
2074 -0.21% -1.2%
2073 -0.19% -1.18%
2072 -0.17% -1.17%
2071 -0.16% -1.15%
2070 -0.15% -1.14%
2069 -0.13% -1.12%
2068 -0.11% -1.1%
2067 -0.09% -1.08%
2066 -0.08% -1.06%
2065 -0.06% -1.04%
2064 -0.04% -1.01%
2063 -0.02% -0.99%
2062 -0.007% -0.97%
2061 0.02% -0.94%
2060 0.03% -0.92%
2059 0.06% -0.9%
2058 0.08% -0.88%
2057 0.09% -0.86%
2056 0.12% -0.85%
2055 0.14% -0.83%
2054 0.16% -0.81%
2053 0.18% -0.79%
2052 0.21% -0.78%
2051 0.24% -0.76%
2050 0.25% -0.75%
2049 0.27% -0.73%
2048 0.29% -0.72%
2047 0.31% -0.71%
2046 0.33% -0.69%
2045 0.35% -0.68%
2044 0.36% -0.67%
2043 0.38% -0.66%
2042 0.4% -0.64%
2041 0.42% -0.63%
2040 0.43% -0.62%
2039 0.46% -0.6%
2038 0.48% -0.59%
2037 0.5% -0.58%
2036 0.52% -0.56%
2035 0.55% -0.54%
2034 0.57% -0.53%
2033 0.59% -0.51%
2032 0.62% -0.5%
2031 0.64% -0.47%
2030 0.67% -0.46%
2029 0.7% -0.43%
2028 0.73% -0.4%
2027 0.75% -0.38%
2026 0.79% -1.18%
2025 0.84% -0.89%
2024 0.85% -0.35%
2023 0.9% -0.36%
2022 0.96% -0.43%
2021 1.05% -1.42%
2020 1.05% -1.18%
2019 1.04% -0.02%
2018 1.08% -0%
2017 1.09% 0.01%
2016 1.12% -0.04%
2015 1.16% -0.07%
2014 1.19% -0.07%
2013 1.23% -0.06%
2012 1.25% -0%
2011 1.28% 0.05%
2010 1.29% -0.29%
2009 1.28% 0.07%
2008 1.24% 0.01%
2007 1.23% -0.05%
2006 1.26% -0.06%
2005 1.32% -0.04%
2004 1.38% -0.06%
2003 1.45% -0.07%
2002 1.51% -0.05%
2001 1.59% -0.03%
2000 1.63% -1.04%
1999 1.63% -0.008%
1998 1.67% 0.04%
1997 1.76% 0.07%
1996 1.84% 0.08%
1995 1.89% 0.14%
1994 1.94% 0.21%
1993 1.98% 0.25%
1992 2.02% 0.31%
1991 2.08% 0.36%
1990 2.13% 0.39%
1989 2.14% 0.36%
1988 2.13% 0.42%
1987 2.15% 0.57%
1986 2.19% 0.68%
1985 2.25% 0.81%
1984 2.31% 0.91%
1983 2.33% 0.94%
1982 2.36% 0.92%
1981 2.43% 0.91%
1980 2.49% 0.93%
1979 2.53% 0.81%
1978 2.57% 0.8%
1977 2.61% 0.97%
1976 2.65% 1%
1975 2.7% 1%
1974 2.76% 0.96%
1973 2.8% 0.91%
1972 2.82% 0.83%
1971 2.84% 0.36%
1970 2.86% 0.36%
1969 2.88% 0.79%
1968 2.93% 0.96%
1967 2.99% 0.97%
1966 2.96% 0.75%
1965 2.99% 0.98%
1964 3.07% 1.39%
1963 3.11% 1.33%
1962 3.16% 1.15%
1961 3.21% 1.1%

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 Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Poland
Current population
11637906
35806942
Population rank 85/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.43%
One net population change
5.46 minutes
4.1 minutes
One birth every
2.59 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
7.42 minutes
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +264 -351
Annual growth/decline +96,292 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 181/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -35,306 -330,820
Net migration rank 170/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - -330,820
2024 - -34,806 - -238,062
2023 132,360 -34,915 -135,743 -7,824
2022 138,767 -35,153 -143,605 967,744
2021 128,866 -17,957 -184,907 2,251
2020 137,417 -17,957 -120,050 3,920
2019 144,869 -35,797 -34,169 7,696
2018 150,852 -35,934 -26,582 -223
2017 151,565 -36,069 0 -21,535
2016 151,550 -36,219 -3,797 -5,675
2015 154,258 -36,375 -26,590 3,887
2014 157,260 -36,543 0 5,525
2013 159,330 -36,673 -19,020 12,402
2012 160,915 -36,737 0 4,635
2011 162,094 -36,687 11,419 45,951
2010 162,072 -36,587 38,043 119,623
2009 160,893 -36,561 30,521 -8,283
2008 156,664 -36,723 34,313 -42,288
2007 152,066 -37,076 11,436 -51,235
2006 151,122 -37,170 3,814 -68,882
2005 155,405 -37,063 -3,817 -41,942
2004 158,789 -36,851 -7,637 -38,216
2003 163,267 -36,657 -15,281 -19,039
2002 166,740 -36,575 -3,823 -16,462
2001 170,193 -36,441 3,825 -16,648
2000 171,684 -33,256 11,478 -15,921
1999 167,742 -30,228 0 -53,035
1998 164,287 -30,108 19,332 -39,509
1997 168,419 -30,034 34,785 -44,230
1996 174,008 -30,018 42,487 -45,349
1995 175,439 -29,873 46,314 -52,989
1994 176,882 -29,610 96,357 -41,845
1993 177,691 -30,719 103,846 -48,805
1992 177,481 -30,262 118,928 -46,893
1991 177,371 -29,351 141,511 -55,342
1990 176,748 -27,397 160,066 -50,339
1989 175,365 -26,984 182,215 -49,192
1988 171,291 -26,552 215,599 -101,671
1987 167,552 -25,850 226,008 -32,310
1986 165,674 -24,772 258,448 -22,520
1985 164,091 -23,388 297,615 -27,277
1984 164,263 -22,239 332,137 -18,402
1983 163,136 -21,582 373,032 -26,724
1982 159,597 -20,886 369,551 -34,980
1981 158,419 -19,809 351,806 -16,155
1980 157,697 -17,485 348,627 -42,420
1979 154,779 -16,296 366,571 -22,162
1978 154,043 -16,909 339,166 -62,936
1977 152,825 -17,077 353,828 -33,496
1976 151,201 -16,866 367,612 -25,716
1975 149,339 -16,425 350,356 -31,346
1974 147,652 -15,402 346,893 -18,273
1973 146,283 -14,594 320,229 -29,335
1972 143,255 -14,262 314,028 -15,004
1971 140,473 -14,156 278,660 -31,767
1970 137,835 -14,255 280,913 -66,859
1969 135,445 -14,531 270,151 -26,744
1968 133,666 -14,901 280,963 -11,905
1967 133,091 -15,324 275,089 -25,479
1966 132,096 -15,701 297,801 -17,158
1965 125,345 -15,978 314,450 -21,658
1964 127,504 -16,059 326,965 -23,273
1963 124,994 -15,889 359,330 -13,770
1962 122,977 -15,389 360,671 -31,021
1961 120,316 -14,511 398,521 -20,044
1960 117,346 -13,344 444,562 -6,306

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

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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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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