The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 46,843 people in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,591,984 people compared to 46,977 in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Population statistics:
- The Dominican Republic's population is 246.8 times bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis'.
- The Dominican Republic is ranked the 84th most populous country in the world, while Saint Kitts and Nevis is the 189th.
- The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.0006% for Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs -0.04% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Since 2005, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.23M people to 11.6M (25.7% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis has grown from 46.4K to 47K (1.16% growth).
- The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people, while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population already peaked in 1960 at 55.8K people and is projected to decrease to 30.2K people by 2100.
Dominican Republic vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: live population counter
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| Current population |
11591984
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46977
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| Population rank | 84/197 | 189/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.14% | 0.0006% |
| One net population change |
5.46 minutes
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4.29 days
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| One birth every |
2.59 minutes
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16 hours
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| One death every |
7.42 minutes
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18.8 hours
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| One migration net change every |
15.1 minutes
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1.86 months
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| Annual migration change | -34,806 | -7 |
| Daily growth/decline | +264 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +96,292 | +85 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.85% | +0.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 114/197 | 154/197 |
the Dominican Republic and Saint Kitts and Nevis: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,268,336 | 55,810 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,373,233 | 55,334 | 3.21% | -0.85% |
| 1962 | 3,479,936 | 54,461 | 3.16% | -1.58% |
| 1963 | 3,588,287 | 53,441 | 3.11% | -1.87% |
| 1964 | 3,698,559 | 52,326 | 3.07% | -2.09% |
| 1965 | 3,808,963 | 51,139 | 2.99% | -2.27% |
| 1966 | 3,921,847 | 49,898 | 2.96% | -2.43% |
| 1967 | 4,038,928 | 48,605 | 2.99% | -2.59% |
| 1968 | 4,157,189 | 47,245 | 2.93% | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 4,277,035 | 45,731 | 2.88% | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 4,399,290 | 44,606 | 2.86% | -2.46% |
| 1971 | 4,524,234 | 44,206 | 2.84% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 4,651,883 | 44,033 | 2.82% | -0.39% |
| 1973 | 4,782,227 | 43,880 | 2.8% | -0.35% |
| 1974 | 4,914,197 | 43,738 | 2.76% | -0.32% |
| 1975 | 5,046,776 | 43,606 | 2.7% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 5,180,404 | 43,482 | 2.65% | -0.28% |
| 1977 | 5,315,443 | 43,358 | 2.61% | -0.29% |
| 1978 | 5,451,882 | 43,217 | 2.57% | -0.33% |
| 1979 | 5,589,690 | 43,033 | 2.53% | -0.43% |
| 1980 | 5,729,037 | 42,850 | 2.49% | -0.43% |
| 1981 | 5,868,453 | 42,698 | 2.43% | -0.35% |
| 1982 | 6,007,114 | 42,532 | 2.36% | -0.39% |
| 1983 | 6,147,248 | 42,334 | 2.33% | -0.47% |
| 1984 | 6,289,040 | 42,113 | 2.31% | -0.52% |
| 1985 | 6,430,404 | 41,874 | 2.25% | -0.57% |
| 1986 | 6,571,208 | 41,618 | 2.19% | -0.61% |
| 1987 | 6,712,515 | 41,348 | 2.15% | -0.65% |
| 1988 | 6,855,734 | 41,062 | 2.13% | -0.69% |
| 1989 | 7,002,295 | 40,758 | 2.14% | -0.74% |
| 1990 | 7,151,166 | 40,432 | 2.13% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 7,299,853 | 40,358 | 2.08% | -0.18% |
| 1992 | 7,447,474 | 40,715 | 2.02% | 0.88% |
| 1993 | 7,594,572 | 41,242 | 1.98% | 1.29% |
| 1994 | 7,741,694 | 41,776 | 1.94% | 1.29% |
| 1995 | 7,888,115 | 42,326 | 1.89% | 1.32% |
| 1996 | 8,032,894 | 42,877 | 1.84% | 1.3% |
| 1997 | 8,174,078 | 43,428 | 1.76% | 1.29% |
| 1998 | 8,310,362 | 43,998 | 1.67% | 1.31% |
| 1999 | 8,446,208 | 44,601 | 1.63% | 1.37% |
| 2000 | 8,584,190 | 45,248 | 1.63% | 1.45% |
| 2001 | 8,720,283 | 45,761 | 1.59% | 1.13% |
| 2002 | 8,852,235 | 46,020 | 1.51% | 0.57% |
| 2003 | 8,980,620 | 46,176 | 1.45% | 0.34% |
| 2004 | 9,104,892 | 46,315 | 1.38% | 0.3% |
| 2005 | 9,225,034 | 46,437 | 1.32% | 0.26% |
| 2006 | 9,341,183 | 46,569 | 1.26% | 0.28% |
| 2007 | 9,455,658 | 46,706 | 1.23% | 0.29% |
| 2008 | 9,573,130 | 46,835 | 1.24% | 0.28% |
| 2009 | 9,695,265 | 46,916 | 1.28% | 0.17% |
| 2010 | 9,820,175 | 46,846 | 1.29% | -0.15% |
| 2011 | 9,945,621 | 46,886 | 1.28% | 0.09% |
| 2012 | 10,070,411 | 47,033 | 1.25% | 0.31% |
| 2013 | 10,193,833 | 47,069 | 1.23% | 0.08% |
| 2014 | 10,315,528 | 47,089 | 1.19% | 0.04% |
| 2015 | 10,434,829 | 47,087 | 1.16% | -0.004% |
| 2016 | 10,551,430 | 47,075 | 1.12% | -0.03% |
| 2017 | 10,666,843 | 47,050 | 1.09% | -0.05% |
| 2018 | 10,782,053 | 47,008 | 1.08% | -0.09% |
| 2019 | 10,894,043 | 46,952 | 1.04% | -0.12% |
| 2020 | 11,008,300 | 46,870 | 1.05% | -0.17% |
| 2021 | 11,123,476 | 46,763 | 1.05% | -0.23% |
| 2022 | 11,230,734 | 46,709 | 0.96% | -0.12% |
| 2023 | 11,331,265 | 46,758 | 0.9% | 0.1% |
| 2024 | 11,427,557 | 46,843 | 0.85% | 0.18% |
| 2025 | 11,520,480 | 46,920 | 0.81% | 0.17% |
| 2026 | 11,609,496 | 46,992 | 0.77% | 0.15% |
| 2027 | 11,695,935 | 47,049 | 0.74% | 0.12% |
| 2028 | 11,779,929 | 47,093 | 0.72% | 0.09% |
| 2029 | 11,860,814 | 47,112 | 0.69% | 0.04% |
| 2030 | 11,938,853 | 47,132 | 0.66% | 0.04% |
| 2031 | 12,014,148 | 47,125 | 0.63% | -0.01% |
| 2032 | 12,086,669 | 47,105 | 0.6% | -0.04% |
| 2033 | 12,156,523 | 47,066 | 0.58% | -0.08% |
| 2034 | 12,224,121 | 47,007 | 0.56% | -0.13% |
| 2035 | 12,289,431 | 46,930 | 0.53% | -0.16% |
| 2036 | 12,352,228 | 46,825 | 0.51% | -0.23% |
| 2037 | 12,412,542 | 46,717 | 0.49% | -0.23% |
| 2038 | 12,470,656 | 46,594 | 0.47% | -0.26% |
| 2039 | 12,526,156 | 46,463 | 0.45% | -0.28% |
| 2040 | 12,579,320 | 46,315 | 0.42% | -0.32% |
| 2041 | 12,630,679 | 46,154 | 0.41% | -0.35% |
| 2042 | 12,680,019 | 45,983 | 0.39% | -0.37% |
| 2043 | 12,727,289 | 45,783 | 0.37% | -0.43% |
| 2044 | 12,772,651 | 45,579 | 0.36% | -0.45% |
| 2045 | 12,816,003 | 45,362 | 0.34% | -0.48% |
| 2046 | 12,856,883 | 45,147 | 0.32% | -0.47% |
| 2047 | 12,895,158 | 44,925 | 0.3% | -0.49% |
| 2048 | 12,931,165 | 44,699 | 0.28% | -0.51% |
| 2049 | 12,964,841 | 44,478 | 0.26% | -0.49% |
| 2050 | 12,996,290 | 44,251 | 0.24% | -0.51% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,209,795 people (a 13.1% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis gained 650 people (a 1.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Dominican Republic gained 1,157,155 (a 11.1% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population decreased by -110 (a 0.23% decline).
The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2005 and is 84th in 2025. Saint Kitts and Nevis was ranked 190th in 2005 and ranked 189th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Dominican Republic's population will grow by 12.1% to 12,996,290 people with a rank change from 84th to 90th. The population of Saint Kitts and Nevis will decrease by 5.8% to 44,251 people and will still be ranked 189th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Santiago de los Caballeros | 1.34M |
| Santo Domingo | 1.13M |
| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Basseterre | 13.2K |
| Cayon | 3K |
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Population differences between the Dominican Republic and Saint Kitts and Nevis
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| Life expectancy | 74 years | 72.4 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 37.2 years |
| Median age | 29 years | 36.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 47.9:52.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.24 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman |
| Population density | 614 ppl/mi² | 467 ppl/mi² |
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