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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 10,694,681 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,637,906 people compared to 10,667,081 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • The Dominican Republic's population is 1.09 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
  • 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 +1.04% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.6% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.38% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Portugal: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Portugal
2100 11,755,442 8,977,781
2099 11,817,924 8,983,042
2098 11,879,803 8,987,129
2097 11,940,419 8,992,549
2096 12,000,555 8,998,689
2095 12,060,069 9,006,394
2094 12,118,654 9,011,158
2093 12,176,599 9,016,023
2092 12,233,202 9,021,257
2091 12,288,843 9,025,345
2090 12,343,449 9,029,722
2089 12,397,117 9,034,399
2088 12,448,937 9,039,122
2087 12,499,836 9,045,400
2086 12,549,728 9,050,153
2085 12,598,025 9,055,552
2084 12,644,824 9,062,369
2083 12,689,496 9,068,714
2082 12,733,459 9,077,003
2081 12,775,420 9,087,394
2080 12,815,910 9,098,423
2079 12,854,359 9,111,057
2078 12,890,869 9,125,056
2077 12,925,976 9,140,039
2076 12,958,723 9,158,661
2075 12,989,393 9,178,289
2074 13,018,904 9,201,245
2073 13,046,123 9,225,478
2072 13,071,419 9,248,867
2071 13,094,322 9,275,782
2070 13,115,831 9,304,137
2069 13,134,880 9,334,425
2068 13,152,005 9,367,211
2067 13,166,684 9,399,389
2066 13,179,129 9,432,609
2065 13,190,090 9,466,860
2064 13,198,640 9,503,941
2063 13,204,377 9,540,829
2062 13,207,634 9,578,098
2061 13,208,504 9,614,549
2060 13,206,457 9,652,893
2059 13,202,056 9,691,151
2058 13,193,952 9,731,557
2057 13,183,598 9,769,285
2056 13,171,348 9,807,403
2055 13,156,150 9,847,280
2054 13,138,158 9,885,446
2053 13,117,191 9,924,814
2052 13,093,170 9,963,090
2051 13,066,002 9,999,372
2050 13,035,234 10,035,796
2049 13,002,830 10,072,922
2048 12,967,608 10,106,403
2047 12,930,516 10,140,325
2046 12,890,728 10,173,871
2045 12,848,424 10,206,046
2044 12,803,661 10,237,224
2043 12,757,329 10,268,090
2042 12,708,719 10,296,167
2041 12,658,252 10,322,968
2040 12,605,551 10,351,965
2039 12,551,490 10,379,824
2038 12,494,079 10,405,843
2037 12,434,782 10,430,143
2036 12,372,929 10,454,779
2035 12,308,672 10,478,501
2034 12,241,776 10,502,828
2033 12,172,910 10,525,638
2032 12,101,471 10,548,736
2031 12,027,275 10,569,489
2030 11,950,238 10,588,717
2029 11,870,540 10,609,556
2028 11,787,795 10,631,437
2027 11,701,862 10,649,916
2026 11,614,193 10,667,081
2025 11,523,092 10,683,692
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 (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 Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 341,629 people (a 3.31% 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 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M 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 0.84% -0.1%
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 (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 Portugal's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Portugal
Current population
11637906
10667081
Population rank 85/197 92/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.13%
One net population change
5.46 minutes
4.51 minutes
One birth every
2.59 minutes
6.13 minutes
One death every
7.42 minutes
4.44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +264 +319
Annual growth/decline +96,292 +116,507
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 94/197
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 - -34,806 - 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 2026-04-06).

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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 Portugal 51% is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 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 (1960–2024, 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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