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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,637,906 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 12.2 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.85% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.6% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Dominican Republic vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Russia
2100 11,755,442 124,983,377
2099 11,817,924 125,086,144
2098 11,879,803 125,186,329
2097 11,940,419 125,264,415
2096 12,000,555 125,354,177
2095 12,060,069 125,422,006
2094 12,118,654 125,474,373
2093 12,176,599 125,529,632
2092 12,233,202 125,604,261
2091 12,288,843 125,652,742
2090 12,343,449 125,707,894
2089 12,397,117 125,760,026
2088 12,448,937 125,810,124
2087 12,499,836 125,858,116
2086 12,549,728 125,926,035
2085 12,598,025 126,001,913
2084 12,644,824 126,076,414
2083 12,689,496 126,151,046
2082 12,733,459 126,234,371
2081 12,775,420 126,317,768
2080 12,815,910 126,414,511
2079 12,854,359 126,534,688
2078 12,890,869 126,674,591
2077 12,925,976 126,830,956
2076 12,958,723 126,982,766
2075 12,989,393 127,165,304
2074 13,018,904 127,362,143
2073 13,046,123 127,576,856
2072 13,071,419 127,802,632
2071 13,094,322 128,080,998
2070 13,115,831 128,353,977
2069 13,134,880 128,642,208
2068 13,152,005 128,920,237
2067 13,166,684 129,203,483
2066 13,179,129 129,511,983
2065 13,190,090 129,842,007
2064 13,198,640 130,177,089
2063 13,204,377 130,522,107
2062 13,207,634 130,851,664
2061 13,208,504 131,200,160
2060 13,206,457 131,526,812
2059 13,202,056 131,884,461
2058 13,193,952 132,247,211
2057 13,183,598 132,584,941
2056 13,171,348 132,925,501
2055 13,156,150 133,271,436
2054 13,138,158 133,595,068
2053 13,117,191 133,914,243
2052 13,093,170 134,180,223
2051 13,066,002 134,443,510
2050 13,035,234 134,687,487
2049 13,002,830 134,909,323
2048 12,967,608 135,117,641
2047 12,930,516 135,311,492
2046 12,890,728 135,482,008
2045 12,848,424 135,664,379
2044 12,803,661 135,863,165
2043 12,757,329 136,085,277
2042 12,708,719 136,307,658
2041 12,658,252 136,557,818
2040 12,605,551 136,821,807
2039 12,551,490 137,122,219
2038 12,494,079 137,433,644
2037 12,434,782 137,770,811
2036 12,372,929 138,118,955
2035 12,308,672 138,478,809
2034 12,241,776 138,852,689
2033 12,172,910 139,237,595
2032 12,101,471 139,635,142
2031 12,027,275 140,058,187
2030 11,950,238 140,453,528
2029 11,870,540 140,840,370
2028 11,787,795 141,214,141
2027 11,701,862 141,580,416
2026 11,614,193 141,906,741
2025 11,523,092 142,772,403
2024 11,427,557 143,533,851
2023 11,331,265 143,826,130
2022 11,230,734 144,236,933
2021 11,123,476 144,746,762
2020 11,008,300 145,245,148
2019 10,894,043 145,453,291
2018 10,782,053 145,398,106
2017 10,666,843 145,293,260
2016 10,551,430 145,015,460
2015 10,434,829 144,640,716
2014 10,315,528 144,237,223
2013 10,193,833 143,805,638
2012 10,070,411 143,378,447
2011 9,945,621 143,018,195
2010 9,820,175 142,849,468
2009 9,695,265 142,785,348
2008 9,573,130 142,742,366
2007 9,455,658 142,805,114
2006 9,341,183 143,049,637
2005 9,225,034 143,518,814
2004 9,104,892 144,067,316
2003 8,980,620 144,648,618
2002 8,852,235 145,306,497
2001 8,720,283 145,976,482
2000 8,584,190 146,596,869
1999 8,446,208 147,214,776
1998 8,310,362 147,670,784
1997 8,174,078 147,915,361
1996 8,032,894 148,160,129
1995 7,888,115 148,375,787
1994 7,741,694 148,407,912
1993 7,594,572 148,458,777
1992 7,447,474 148,538,197
1991 7,299,853 148,394,216
1990 7,151,166 147,969,406
1989 7,002,295 147,721,000
1988 6,855,734 146,857,000
1987 6,712,515 145,908,000
1986 6,571,208 144,894,000
1985 6,430,404 143,858,000
1984 6,289,040 142,745,000
1983 6,147,248 141,668,000
1982 6,007,114 140,823,000
1981 5,868,453 139,941,000
1980 5,729,037 139,010,000
1979 5,589,690 138,027,000
1978 5,451,882 137,060,000
1977 5,315,443 136,100,000
1976 5,180,404 135,147,000
1975 5,046,776 134,200,000
1974 4,914,197 133,432,000
1973 4,782,227 132,669,000
1972 4,651,883 131,909,000
1971 4,524,234 131,155,000
1970 4,399,290 130,404,000
1969 4,277,035 129,664,000
1968 4,157,189 128,928,000
1967 4,038,928 128,196,000
1966 3,921,847 127,468,000
1965 3,808,963 126,745,000
1964 3,698,559 125,345,000
1963 3,588,287 123,960,000
1962 3,479,936 122,591,000
1961 3,373,233 121,236,000
1960 3,268,336 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Russia
2100 -0.53% -0.08%
2099 -0.52% -0.08%
2098 -0.51% -0.06%
2097 -0.5% -0.07%
2096 -0.49% -0.05%
2095 -0.48% -0.04%
2094 -0.48% -0.04%
2093 -0.46% -0.06%
2092 -0.45% -0.04%
2091 -0.44% -0.04%
2090 -0.43% -0.04%
2089 -0.42% -0.04%
2088 -0.41% -0.04%
2087 -0.4% -0.05%
2086 -0.38% -0.06%
2085 -0.37% -0.06%
2084 -0.35% -0.06%
2083 -0.35% -0.07%
2082 -0.33% -0.07%
2081 -0.32% -0.08%
2080 -0.3% -0.09%
2079 -0.28% -0.11%
2078 -0.27% -0.12%
2077 -0.25% -0.12%
2076 -0.24% -0.14%
2075 -0.23% -0.15%
2074 -0.21% -0.17%
2073 -0.19% -0.18%
2072 -0.17% -0.22%
2071 -0.16% -0.21%
2070 -0.15% -0.22%
2069 -0.13% -0.22%
2068 -0.11% -0.22%
2067 -0.09% -0.24%
2066 -0.08% -0.25%
2065 -0.06% -0.26%
2064 -0.04% -0.26%
2063 -0.02% -0.25%
2062 -0.007% -0.27%
2061 0.02% -0.25%
2060 0.03% -0.27%
2059 0.06% -0.27%
2058 0.08% -0.25%
2057 0.09% -0.26%
2056 0.12% -0.26%
2055 0.14% -0.24%
2054 0.16% -0.24%
2053 0.18% -0.2%
2052 0.21% -0.2%
2051 0.24% -0.18%
2050 0.25% -0.16%
2049 0.27% -0.15%
2048 0.29% -0.14%
2047 0.31% -0.13%
2046 0.33% -0.13%
2045 0.35% -0.15%
2044 0.36% -0.16%
2043 0.38% -0.16%
2042 0.4% -0.18%
2041 0.42% -0.19%
2040 0.43% -0.22%
2039 0.46% -0.23%
2038 0.48% -0.24%
2037 0.5% -0.25%
2036 0.52% -0.26%
2035 0.55% -0.27%
2034 0.57% -0.28%
2033 0.59% -0.28%
2032 0.62% -0.3%
2031 0.64% -0.28%
2030 0.67% -0.27%
2029 0.7% -0.26%
2028 0.73% -0.26%
2027 0.75% -0.23%
2026 0.79% -0.61%
2025 0.84% -0.53%
2024 0.85% -0.2%
2023 0.9% -0.28%
2022 0.96% -0.35%
2021 1.05% -0.34%
2020 1.05% -0.14%
2019 1.04% 0.04%
2018 1.08% 0.07%
2017 1.09% 0.19%
2016 1.12% 0.26%
2015 1.16% 0.28%
2014 1.19% 0.3%
2013 1.23% 0.3%
2012 1.25% 0.25%
2011 1.28% 0.12%
2010 1.29% 0.04%
2009 1.28% 0.03%
2008 1.24% -0.04%
2007 1.23% -0.17%
2006 1.26% -0.33%
2005 1.32% -0.38%
2004 1.38% -0.4%
2003 1.45% -0.45%
2002 1.51% -0.46%
2001 1.59% -0.42%
2000 1.63% -0.42%
1999 1.63% -0.31%
1998 1.67% -0.17%
1997 1.76% -0.17%
1996 1.84% -0.15%
1995 1.89% -0.02%
1994 1.94% -0.03%
1993 1.98% -0.05%
1992 2.02% 0.1%
1991 2.08% 0.29%
1990 2.13% 0.17%
1989 2.14% 0.59%
1988 2.13% 0.65%
1987 2.15% 0.7%
1986 2.19% 0.72%
1985 2.25% 0.78%
1984 2.31% 0.76%
1983 2.33% 0.6%
1982 2.36% 0.63%
1981 2.43% 0.67%
1980 2.49% 0.71%
1979 2.53% 0.71%
1978 2.57% 0.71%
1977 2.61% 0.71%
1976 2.65% 0.71%
1975 2.7% 0.58%
1974 2.76% 0.58%
1973 2.8% 0.58%
1972 2.82% 0.57%
1971 2.84% 0.58%
1970 2.86% 0.57%
1969 2.88% 0.57%
1968 2.93% 0.57%
1967 2.99% 0.57%
1966 2.96% 0.57%
1965 2.99% 1.12%
1964 3.07% 1.12%
1963 3.11% 1.12%
1962 3.16% 1.12%
1961 3.21% 1.12%

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 Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Russia
Current population
11637906
141906741
Population rank 85/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1.71%
One net population change
5.46 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
2.59 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
7.42 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +264 -801
Annual growth/decline +96,292 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 177/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -35,306 -251,822
Net migration rank 170/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - -251,822
2024 - -34,806 - -178,042
2023 132,360 -34,915 -503,392 27,807
2022 138,767 -35,153 -576,948 765,629
2021 128,866 -17,957 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 137,417 -17,957 -697,177 334,094
2019 144,869 -35,797 -319,997 336,494
2018 150,852 -35,934 -232,637 339,972
2017 151,565 -36,069 -130,764 396,619
2016 151,550 -36,219 0 447,645
2015 154,258 -36,375 43,392 384,756
2014 157,260 -36,543 28,848 264,698
2013 159,330 -36,673 28,761 289,872
2012 160,915 -36,737 0 285,977
2011 162,094 -36,687 -128,716 309,377
2010 162,072 -36,587 -242,844 307,555
2009 160,893 -36,561 -257,014 350,206
2008 156,664 -36,723 -356,856 360,840
2007 152,066 -37,076 -471,257 365,717
2006 151,122 -37,170 -686,638 308,370
2005 155,405 -37,063 -846,761 263,541
2004 158,789 -36,851 -792,370 261,519
2003 163,267 -36,657 -896,822 256,804
2002 166,740 -36,575 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 170,193 -36,441 -963,445 259,614
2000 171,684 -33,256 -967,540 550,401
1999 167,742 -30,228 -927,453 375,468
1998 164,287 -30,108 -694,053 528,135
1997 168,419 -30,034 -769,159 541,387
1996 174,008 -30,018 -785,248 587,171
1995 175,439 -29,873 -845,742 723,875
1994 176,882 -29,610 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 177,691 -30,719 -757,140 507,229
1992 177,481 -30,262 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 177,371 -29,351 103,876 125,505
1990 176,748 -27,397 325,533 299,863
1989 175,365 -26,984 576,112 89,400
1988 171,291 -26,552 778,343 269,862
1987 167,552 -25,850 977,583 275,611
1986 165,674 -24,772 985,279 283,553
1985 164,091 -23,388 762,447 280,614
1984 164,263 -22,239 756,548 247,026
1983 163,136 -21,582 906,676 200,159
1982 159,597 -20,886 830,855 107,520
1981 158,419 -19,809 713,700 36,686
1980 157,697 -17,485 681,149 10,440
1979 154,779 -16,296 690,135 -5,791
1978 154,043 -16,909 812,766 108,882
1977 152,825 -17,077 832,932 122,316
1976 151,201 -16,866 852,237 113,851
1975 149,339 -16,425 843,850 80,069
1974 147,652 -15,402 883,186 -51,759
1973 146,283 -14,594 846,561 -107,568
1972 143,255 -14,262 872,050 -111,168
1971 140,473 -14,156 854,999 -134,968
1970 137,835 -14,255 785,554 -264,464
1969 135,445 -14,531 753,088 -64,643
1968 133,666 -14,901 787,621 -83,221
1967 133,091 -15,324 854,554 -116,029
1966 132,096 -15,701 989,279 -111,360
1965 125,345 -15,978 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 127,504 -16,059 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 124,994 -15,889 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 122,977 -15,389 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 120,316 -14,511 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 117,346 -13,344 1,962,834 -234,895

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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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