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

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The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,520,487 in 2025 vs 10,804,871 people in Portugal in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,656,588 people compared to 10,788,071 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • The Dominican Republic's population is 1.08 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.13% for Portugal.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.01% per year vs +0.35% in Portugal.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.7M (24.8% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.8M (2.53% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Portugal: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Portugal
2100 11,752,784 9,079,610
2099 11,815,252 9,084,930
2098 11,877,117 9,089,064
2097 11,937,719 9,094,546
2096 11,997,841 9,100,755
2095 12,057,342 9,108,548
2094 12,115,914 9,113,366
2093 12,173,845 9,118,286
2092 12,230,436 9,123,579
2091 12,286,064 9,127,714
2090 12,340,658 9,132,140
2089 12,394,314 9,136,870
2088 12,446,122 9,141,647
2087 12,497,009 9,147,996
2086 12,546,890 9,152,804
2085 12,595,176 9,158,263
2084 12,641,964 9,165,158
2083 12,686,626 9,171,574
2082 12,730,579 9,179,958
2081 12,772,531 9,190,466
2080 12,813,012 9,201,621
2079 12,851,452 9,214,398
2078 12,887,954 9,228,555
2077 12,923,053 9,243,708
2076 12,955,793 9,262,542
2075 12,986,456 9,282,392
2074 13,015,960 9,305,608
2073 13,043,173 9,330,117
2072 13,068,464 9,353,771
2071 13,091,361 9,380,991
2070 13,112,865 9,409,668
2069 13,131,909 9,440,299
2068 13,149,031 9,473,457
2067 13,163,707 9,506,001
2066 13,176,149 9,539,597
2065 13,187,108 9,574,237
2064 13,195,655 9,611,738
2063 13,201,391 9,649,045
2062 13,204,648 9,686,737
2061 13,205,517 9,723,601
2060 13,203,471 9,762,379
2059 13,199,071 9,801,072
2058 13,190,969 9,841,936
2057 13,180,617 9,880,092
2056 13,168,370 9,918,643
2055 13,153,175 9,958,971
2054 13,135,187 9,997,570
2053 13,114,225 10,037,385
2052 13,090,209 10,076,095
2051 13,063,047 10,112,788
2050 13,032,286 10,149,626
2049 12,999,890 10,187,172
2048 12,964,676 10,221,034
2047 12,927,592 10,255,340
2046 12,887,813 10,289,266
2045 12,845,519 10,321,807
2044 12,800,765 10,353,338
2043 12,754,444 10,384,554
2042 12,705,845 10,412,950
2041 12,655,390 10,440,054
2040 12,602,701 10,469,380
2039 12,548,652 10,497,556
2038 12,491,254 10,523,869
2037 12,431,970 10,548,445
2036 12,370,131 10,573,361
2035 12,305,889 10,597,352
2034 12,239,008 10,621,955
2033 12,170,158 10,645,024
2032 12,098,734 10,668,384
2031 12,024,555 10,689,372
2030 11,947,536 10,708,819
2029 11,867,856 10,729,893
2028 11,785,130 10,752,023
2027 11,699,216 10,770,712
2026 11,611,567 10,788,071
2025 11,520,487 10,804,871
2024 11,427,557 10,694,681
2023 11,331,265 10,578,174
2022 11,230,734 10,434,332
2021 11,123,476 10,361,831
2020 11,008,300 10,297,081
2019 10,894,043 10,286,263
2018 10,782,053 10,283,822
2017 10,666,843 10,300,300
2016 10,551,430 10,325,452
2015 10,434,829 10,358,076
2014 10,315,528 10,401,062
2013 10,193,833 10,457,295
2012 10,070,411 10,514,844
2011 9,945,621 10,557,560
2010 9,820,175 10,573,100
2009 9,695,265 10,568,247
2008 9,573,130 10,558,177
2007 9,455,658 10,542,964
2006 9,341,183 10,522,288
2005 9,225,034 10,503,330
2004 9,104,892 10,483,861
2003 8,980,620 10,458,821
2002 8,852,235 10,419,631
2001 8,720,283 10,362,722
2000 8,584,190 10,289,898
1999 8,446,208 10,217,828
1998 8,310,362 10,160,196
1997 8,174,078 10,108,977
1996 8,032,894 10,063,945
1995 7,888,115 10,026,176
1994 7,741,694 9,991,525
1993 7,594,572 9,964,675
1992 7,447,474 9,952,494
1991 7,299,853 9,960,235
1990 7,151,166 9,983,218
1989 7,002,295 10,005,000
1988 6,855,734 10,019,610
1987 6,712,515 10,030,031
1986 6,571,208 10,032,734
1985 6,430,404 10,023,613
1984 6,289,040 9,996,232
1983 6,147,248 9,957,865
1982 6,007,114 9,911,771
1981 5,868,453 9,851,362
1980 5,729,037 9,766,312
1979 5,589,690 9,661,265
1978 5,451,882 9,558,250
1977 5,315,443 9,455,675
1976 5,180,404 9,355,810
1975 5,046,776 9,093,470
1974 4,914,197 8,754,365
1973 4,782,227 8,633,100
1972 4,651,883 8,630,430
1971 4,524,234 8,643,756
1970 4,399,290 8,680,431
1969 4,277,035 8,757,705
1968 4,157,189 8,836,650
1967 4,038,928 8,874,520
1966 3,921,847 8,930,990
1965 3,808,963 8,998,595
1964 3,698,559 9,035,365
1963 3,588,287 9,030,355
1962 3,479,936 8,993,985
1961 3,373,233 8,929,316
1960 3,268,336 8,857,716

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 Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,105,158 people (a 10.5% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 462,619 people (a 4.48% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Portugal will decrease by 5.92% to 10,149,626 people and rank change from 91st to 97th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2025 at 10.8M people and is projected to decrease to 9.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Portugal
2100 -0.53% -0.06%
2099 -0.52% -0.05%
2098 -0.51% -0.06%
2097 -0.5% -0.07%
2096 -0.49% -0.09%
2095 -0.48% -0.05%
2094 -0.48% -0.05%
2093 -0.46% -0.06%
2092 -0.45% -0.05%
2091 -0.44% -0.05%
2090 -0.43% -0.05%
2089 -0.42% -0.05%
2088 -0.41% -0.07%
2087 -0.4% -0.05%
2086 -0.38% -0.06%
2085 -0.37% -0.08%
2084 -0.35% -0.07%
2083 -0.35% -0.09%
2082 -0.33% -0.11%
2081 -0.32% -0.12%
2080 -0.3% -0.14%
2079 -0.28% -0.15%
2078 -0.27% -0.16%
2077 -0.25% -0.2%
2076 -0.24% -0.21%
2075 -0.23% -0.25%
2074 -0.21% -0.26%
2073 -0.19% -0.25%
2072 -0.17% -0.29%
2071 -0.16% -0.3%
2070 -0.15% -0.32%
2069 -0.13% -0.35%
2068 -0.11% -0.34%
2067 -0.09% -0.35%
2066 -0.08% -0.36%
2065 -0.06% -0.39%
2064 -0.04% -0.39%
2063 -0.02% -0.39%
2062 -0.007% -0.38%
2061 0.02% -0.4%
2060 0.03% -0.39%
2059 0.06% -0.42%
2058 0.08% -0.39%
2057 0.09% -0.39%
2056 0.12% -0.4%
2055 0.14% -0.39%
2054 0.16% -0.4%
2053 0.18% -0.38%
2052 0.21% -0.36%
2051 0.24% -0.36%
2050 0.25% -0.37%
2049 0.27% -0.33%
2048 0.29% -0.33%
2047 0.31% -0.33%
2046 0.33% -0.32%
2045 0.35% -0.3%
2044 0.36% -0.3%
2043 0.38% -0.27%
2042 0.4% -0.26%
2041 0.42% -0.28%
2040 0.43% -0.27%
2039 0.46% -0.25%
2038 0.48% -0.23%
2037 0.5% -0.24%
2036 0.52% -0.23%
2035 0.55% -0.23%
2034 0.57% -0.22%
2033 0.59% -0.22%
2032 0.62% -0.2%
2031 0.64% -0.18%
2030 0.67% -0.2%
2029 0.7% -0.21%
2028 0.73% -0.17%
2027 0.75% -0.16%
2026 0.79% -0.16%
2025 0.81% 1.03%
2024 0.85% 1.1%
2023 0.9% 1.38%
2022 0.96% 0.7%
2021 1.05% 0.63%
2020 1.05% 0.11%
2019 1.04% 0.02%
2018 1.08% -0.16%
2017 1.09% -0.24%
2016 1.12% -0.31%
2015 1.16% -0.41%
2014 1.19% -0.54%
2013 1.23% -0.55%
2012 1.25% -0.4%
2011 1.28% -0.15%
2010 1.29% 0.05%
2009 1.28% 0.1%
2008 1.24% 0.14%
2007 1.23% 0.2%
2006 1.26% 0.18%
2005 1.32% 0.19%
2004 1.38% 0.24%
2003 1.45% 0.38%
2002 1.51% 0.55%
2001 1.59% 0.71%
2000 1.63% 0.71%
1999 1.63% 0.57%
1998 1.67% 0.51%
1997 1.76% 0.45%
1996 1.84% 0.38%
1995 1.89% 0.35%
1994 1.94% 0.27%
1993 1.98% 0.12%
1992 2.02% -0.08%
1991 2.08% -0.23%
1990 2.13% -0.22%
1989 2.14% -0.15%
1988 2.13% -0.1%
1987 2.15% -0.03%
1986 2.19% 0.09%
1985 2.25% 0.27%
1984 2.31% 0.39%
1983 2.33% 0.47%
1982 2.36% 0.61%
1981 2.43% 0.87%
1980 2.49% 1.09%
1979 2.53% 1.08%
1978 2.57% 1.08%
1977 2.61% 1.07%
1976 2.65% 2.88%
1975 2.7% 3.87%
1974 2.76% 1.4%
1973 2.8% 0.03%
1972 2.82% -0.15%
1971 2.84% -0.42%
1970 2.86% -0.88%
1969 2.88% -0.89%
1968 2.93% -0.43%
1967 2.99% -0.63%
1966 2.96% -0.75%
1965 2.99% -0.41%
1964 3.07% 0.06%
1963 3.11% 0.4%
1962 3.16% 0.72%
1961 3.21% 0.81%

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 Portugal's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Portugal
Current population
11656588
10788071
Population rank 85/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.13%
One net population change
5.67 minutes
4.78 minutes
One birth every
2.61 minutes
6.22 minutes
One death every
7.36 minutes
4.43 minutes
Daily growth/decline +255 +302
Annual growth/decline +92,930 +110,190
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 99/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
32 minutes
Annual migration change -35,306 +16,472
Net migration rank 170/196 38/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 1,127,184
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 56/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 61/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Portugal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Portugal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - 16,472
2024 129,943 -34,806 -34,223 20,648
2023 132,360 -34,915 -32,792 29,102
2022 138,767 -35,153 -40,694 68,696
2021 128,866 -17,957 -45,592 69,606
2020 137,417 -17,957 -39,129 54,076
2019 144,869 -35,797 -24,687 63,031
2018 150,852 -35,934 -25,709 22,495
2017 151,565 -36,069 -23,691 13,979
2016 151,550 -36,219 -23,749 -775
2015 154,258 -36,375 -23,823 -3,209
2014 157,260 -36,543 -22,882 -26,447
2013 159,330 -36,673 -24,052 -36,342
2012 160,915 -36,737 -17,875 -37,083
2011 162,094 -36,687 -5,279 -31,513
2010 162,072 -36,587 -4,230 -5,627
2009 160,893 -36,561 -5,284 14,532
2008 156,664 -36,723 0 9,478
2007 152,066 -37,076 -1,055 21,064
2006 151,122 -37,170 3,156 16,754
2005 155,405 -37,063 2,101 15,537
2004 158,789 -36,851 7,339 13,928
2003 163,267 -36,657 4,184 24,740
2002 166,740 -36,575 8,335 42,169
2001 170,193 -36,441 8,290 55,565
2000 171,684 -33,256 15,435 60,586
1999 167,742 -30,228 8,175 49,572
1998 164,287 -30,108 7,112 40,931
1997 168,419 -30,034 8,087 36,922
1996 174,008 -30,018 4,026 32,640
1995 175,439 -29,873 4,011 26,971
1994 176,882 -29,610 9,991 20,761
1993 177,691 -30,719 7,972 8,561
1992 177,481 -30,262 13,933 -11,847
1991 177,371 -29,351 12,948 -37,914
1990 176,748 -27,397 13,976 -34,855
1989 175,365 -26,984 22,011 -30,615
1988 171,291 -26,552 24,047 -26,595
1987 167,552 -25,850 28,084 -23,142
1986 165,674 -24,772 31,102 -20,000
1985 164,091 -23,388 33,077 -19,183
1984 164,263 -22,239 45,983 -16,658
1983 163,136 -21,582 47,798 -16,568
1982 159,597 -20,886 58,479 -15,006
1981 158,419 -19,809 56,152 -7,938
1980 157,697 -17,485 63,481 29,881
1979 154,779 -16,296 67,628 32,434
1978 154,043 -16,909 70,731 34,345
1977 152,825 -17,077 84,156 37,779
1976 151,201 -16,866 85,138 40,490
1975 149,339 -16,425 81,841 42,262
1974 147,652 -15,402 74,412 41,254
1973 146,283 -14,594 76,835 39,748
1972 143,255 -14,262 83,715 39,058
1971 140,473 -14,156 82,980 48,944
1970 137,835 -14,255 87,672 -191,862
1969 135,445 -14,531 89,329 -161,114
1968 133,666 -14,901 100,737 -145,200
1967 133,091 -15,324 106,495 -136,232
1966 132,096 -15,701 107,171 -129,233
1965 125,345 -15,978 115,182 -123,855
1964 127,504 -16,059 120,170 -118,763
1963 124,994 -15,889 113,783 -116,874
1962 122,977 -15,389 123,217 -113,947
1961 120,316 -14,511 117,867 -112,768
1960 117,346 -13,344 118,693 -95,886

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 Portugal 48.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 314,089 people) and 51.8% is from migration (a gain of 337,649 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 1,127,184 people or 10.8% in Portugal.

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
Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K

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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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