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Population in the Dominican Republic compared to Sao Tome and Principe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,637,906 people compared to 246,362 in Sao Tome and Principe.

Population statistics:

  • The Dominican Republic's population is 47.2 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.6% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 166K to 246K (48.7% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Sao Tome and Principe: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Sao Tome and Principe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Sao Tome
2100 11,755,442 538,729
2099 11,817,924 537,330
2098 11,879,803 535,787
2097 11,940,419 534,124
2096 12,000,555 532,353
2095 12,060,069 530,576
2094 12,118,654 528,656
2093 12,176,599 526,643
2092 12,233,202 524,507
2091 12,288,843 522,325
2090 12,343,449 519,999
2089 12,397,117 517,612
2088 12,448,937 515,098
2087 12,499,836 512,568
2086 12,549,728 510,018
2085 12,598,025 507,340
2084 12,644,824 504,584
2083 12,689,496 501,679
2082 12,733,459 498,722
2081 12,775,420 495,689
2080 12,815,910 492,482
2079 12,854,359 489,244
2078 12,890,869 485,930
2077 12,925,976 482,450
2076 12,958,723 478,942
2075 12,989,393 475,380
2074 13,018,904 471,763
2073 13,046,123 468,114
2072 13,071,419 464,348
2071 13,094,322 460,509
2070 13,115,831 456,552
2069 13,134,880 452,449
2068 13,152,005 448,367
2067 13,166,684 444,152
2066 13,179,129 439,833
2065 13,190,090 435,561
2064 13,198,640 431,126
2063 13,204,377 426,703
2062 13,207,634 422,184
2061 13,208,504 417,686
2060 13,206,457 413,117
2059 13,202,056 408,577
2058 13,193,952 404,024
2057 13,183,598 399,413
2056 13,171,348 394,844
2055 13,156,150 390,153
2054 13,138,158 385,468
2053 13,117,191 380,737
2052 13,093,170 376,015
2051 13,066,002 371,194
2050 13,035,234 366,397
2049 13,002,830 361,591
2048 12,967,608 356,742
2047 12,930,516 351,861
2046 12,890,728 346,888
2045 12,848,424 341,838
2044 12,803,661 336,792
2043 12,757,329 331,713
2042 12,708,719 326,652
2041 12,658,252 321,594
2040 12,605,551 316,457
2039 12,551,490 311,279
2038 12,494,079 306,071
2037 12,434,782 300,875
2036 12,372,929 295,624
2035 12,308,672 290,400
2034 12,241,776 285,183
2033 12,172,910 279,990
2032 12,101,471 274,835
2031 12,027,275 269,740
2030 11,950,238 264,723
2029 11,870,540 259,705
2028 11,787,795 254,751
2027 11,701,862 249,860
2026 11,614,193 245,066
2025 11,523,092 240,286
2024 11,427,557 235,536
2023 11,331,265 230,871
2022 11,230,734 226,305
2021 11,123,476 221,961
2020 11,008,300 217,435
2019 10,894,043 213,392
2018 10,782,053 210,187
2017 10,666,843 206,970
2016 10,551,430 203,689
2015 10,434,829 200,291
2014 10,315,528 196,767
2013 10,193,833 193,148
2012 10,070,411 189,439
2011 9,945,621 185,649
2010 9,820,175 181,802
2009 9,695,265 177,853
2008 9,573,130 173,793
2007 9,455,658 169,700
2006 9,341,183 165,638
2005 9,225,034 161,639
2004 9,104,892 157,705
2003 8,980,620 153,814
2002 8,852,235 149,922
2001 8,720,283 146,375
2000 8,584,190 144,018
1999 8,446,208 142,442
1998 8,310,362 140,751
1997 8,174,078 138,922
1996 8,032,894 136,962
1995 7,888,115 134,895
1994 7,741,694 132,732
1993 7,594,572 130,467
1992 7,447,474 128,110
1991 7,299,853 125,697
1990 7,151,166 122,980
1989 7,002,295 119,979
1988 6,855,734 116,939
1987 6,712,515 113,919
1986 6,571,208 111,150
1985 6,430,404 108,658
1984 6,289,040 106,394
1983 6,147,248 104,380
1982 6,007,114 102,508
1981 5,868,453 100,615
1980 5,729,037 98,544
1979 5,589,690 96,252
1978 5,451,882 93,794
1977 5,315,443 91,301
1976 5,180,404 88,922
1975 5,046,776 86,708
1974 4,914,197 84,672
1973 4,782,227 82,798
1972 4,651,883 81,041
1971 4,524,234 79,330
1970 4,399,290 77,626
1969 4,277,035 76,083
1968 4,157,189 74,765
1967 4,038,928 73,596
1966 3,921,847 72,576
1965 3,808,963 71,680
1964 3,698,559 70,865
1963 3,588,287 70,112
1962 3,479,936 69,403
1961 3,373,233 68,707
1960 3,268,336 68,012

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/sao-tome-and-principe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,051 people (a 23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 42,673 people (a 21% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2006 and ranked 176th 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 Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 48.7% to 366,397 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 539K people in 2100 for Sao Tome and Principe.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Sao Tome and Principe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Sao Tome
2100 -0.53% 0.26%
2099 -0.52% 0.29%
2098 -0.51% 0.31%
2097 -0.5% 0.33%
2096 -0.49% 0.33%
2095 -0.48% 0.36%
2094 -0.48% 0.38%
2093 -0.46% 0.41%
2092 -0.45% 0.42%
2091 -0.44% 0.45%
2090 -0.43% 0.46%
2089 -0.42% 0.49%
2088 -0.41% 0.49%
2087 -0.4% 0.5%
2086 -0.38% 0.53%
2085 -0.37% 0.55%
2084 -0.35% 0.58%
2083 -0.35% 0.59%
2082 -0.33% 0.61%
2081 -0.32% 0.65%
2080 -0.3% 0.66%
2079 -0.28% 0.68%
2078 -0.27% 0.72%
2077 -0.25% 0.73%
2076 -0.24% 0.75%
2075 -0.23% 0.77%
2074 -0.21% 0.78%
2073 -0.19% 0.81%
2072 -0.17% 0.83%
2071 -0.16% 0.87%
2070 -0.15% 0.91%
2069 -0.13% 0.91%
2068 -0.11% 0.95%
2067 -0.09% 0.98%
2066 -0.08% 0.98%
2065 -0.06% 1.03%
2064 -0.04% 1.04%
2063 -0.02% 1.07%
2062 -0.007% 1.08%
2061 0.02% 1.11%
2060 0.03% 1.11%
2059 0.06% 1.13%
2058 0.08% 1.15%
2057 0.09% 1.16%
2056 0.12% 1.2%
2055 0.14% 1.22%
2054 0.16% 1.24%
2053 0.18% 1.26%
2052 0.21% 1.3%
2051 0.24% 1.31%
2050 0.25% 1.33%
2049 0.27% 1.36%
2048 0.29% 1.39%
2047 0.31% 1.43%
2046 0.33% 1.48%
2045 0.35% 1.5%
2044 0.36% 1.53%
2043 0.38% 1.55%
2042 0.4% 1.57%
2041 0.42% 1.62%
2040 0.43% 1.66%
2039 0.46% 1.7%
2038 0.48% 1.73%
2037 0.5% 1.78%
2036 0.52% 1.8%
2035 0.55% 1.83%
2034 0.57% 1.85%
2033 0.59% 1.88%
2032 0.62% 1.89%
2031 0.64% 1.9%
2030 0.67% 1.93%
2029 0.7% 1.94%
2028 0.73% 1.96%
2027 0.75% 1.96%
2026 0.79% 1.99%
2025 0.84% 2.02%
2024 0.85% 2.02%
2023 0.9% 2.02%
2022 0.96% 1.96%
2021 1.05% 2.08%
2020 1.05% 1.89%
2019 1.04% 1.52%
2018 1.08% 1.55%
2017 1.09% 1.61%
2016 1.12% 1.7%
2015 1.16% 1.79%
2014 1.19% 1.87%
2013 1.23% 1.96%
2012 1.25% 2.04%
2011 1.28% 2.12%
2010 1.29% 2.22%
2009 1.28% 2.34%
2008 1.24% 2.41%
2007 1.23% 2.45%
2006 1.26% 2.47%
2005 1.32% 2.49%
2004 1.38% 2.53%
2003 1.45% 2.6%
2002 1.51% 2.42%
2001 1.59% 1.64%
2000 1.63% 1.11%
1999 1.63% 1.2%
1998 1.67% 1.32%
1997 1.76% 1.43%
1996 1.84% 1.53%
1995 1.89% 1.63%
1994 1.94% 1.74%
1993 1.98% 1.84%
1992 2.02% 1.92%
1991 2.08% 2.21%
1990 2.13% 2.5%
1989 2.14% 2.6%
1988 2.13% 2.65%
1987 2.15% 2.49%
1986 2.19% 2.29%
1985 2.25% 2.13%
1984 2.31% 1.93%
1983 2.33% 1.83%
1982 2.36% 1.88%
1981 2.43% 2.1%
1980 2.49% 2.38%
1979 2.53% 2.62%
1978 2.57% 2.73%
1977 2.61% 2.68%
1976 2.65% 2.55%
1975 2.7% 2.4%
1974 2.76% 2.26%
1973 2.8% 2.17%
1972 2.82% 2.16%
1971 2.84% 2.2%
1970 2.86% 2.03%
1969 2.88% 1.76%
1968 2.93% 1.59%
1967 2.99% 1.41%
1966 2.96% 1.25%
1965 2.99% 1.15%
1964 3.07% 1.07%
1963 3.11% 1.02%
1962 3.16% 1.01%
1961 3.21% 1.02%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/dominican-republic/sao-tome-and-principe | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Dominican Republic grew by 0.85%, while Sao Tome and Principe's population grew by 2.02%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Sao Tome
Current population
11637906
246362
Population rank 85/197 176/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.003%
One net population change
5.46 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
2.59 minutes
1.35 hours
One death every
7.42 minutes
6.81 hours
Daily growth/decline +264 +13
Annual growth/decline +96,292 +4,665
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +2.02%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 49/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
13.5 hours
Annual migration change -35,306 -650
Net migration rank 170/196 90/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 1,955
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 194/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 162/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Sao Tome and Principe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Sao Tome
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - -650
2024 - -34,806 - -604
2023 132,360 -34,915 5,221 -592
2022 138,767 -35,153 5,102 -592
2021 128,866 -17,957 4,954 -782
2020 137,417 -17,957 4,874 0
2019 144,869 -35,797 4,932 -1,716
2018 150,852 -35,934 4,957 -1,757
2017 151,565 -36,069 5,007 -1,779
2016 151,550 -36,219 5,125 -1,793
2015 154,258 -36,375 5,269 -1,809
2014 157,260 -36,543 5,381 -1,801
2013 159,330 -36,673 5,449 -1,787
2012 160,915 -36,737 5,501 -1,739
2011 162,094 -36,687 5,445 -1,616
2010 162,072 -36,587 5,391 -1,529
2009 160,893 -36,561 5,349 -1,328
2008 156,664 -36,723 5,297 -1,203
2007 152,066 -37,076 5,226 -1,127
2006 151,122 -37,170 5,057 -1,031
2005 155,405 -37,063 4,897 -941
2004 158,789 -36,851 4,810 -894
2003 163,267 -36,657 4,702 -816
2002 166,740 -36,575 4,591 -690
2001 170,193 -36,441 4,471 -1,289
2000 171,684 -33,256 4,334 -2,798
1999 167,742 -30,228 4,221 -2,594
1998 164,287 -30,108 4,120 -2,364
1997 168,419 -30,034 4,041 -2,153
1996 174,008 -30,018 3,993 -1,974
1995 175,439 -29,873 3,948 -1,829
1994 176,882 -29,610 3,860 -1,644
1993 177,691 -30,719 3,841 -1,527
1992 177,481 -30,262 3,822 -1,432
1991 177,371 -29,351 3,801 -1,362
1990 176,748 -27,397 3,719 -727
1989 175,365 -26,984 3,576 -571
1988 171,291 -26,552 3,544 -465
1987 167,552 -25,850 3,440 -470
1986 165,674 -24,772 3,180 -614
1985 164,091 -23,388 3,242 -828
1984 164,263 -22,239 3,163 -1,041
1983 163,136 -21,582 3,100 -1,203
1982 159,597 -20,886 3,047 -1,203
1981 158,419 -19,809 3,015 -1,067
1980 157,697 -17,485 2,965 -770
1979 154,779 -16,296 2,893 -491
1978 154,043 -16,909 2,800 -279
1977 152,825 -17,077 2,705 -255
1976 151,201 -16,866 2,608 -302
1975 149,339 -16,425 2,515 -392
1974 147,652 -15,402 2,422 -474
1973 146,283 -14,594 2,329 -525
1972 143,255 -14,262 2,232 -517
1971 140,473 -14,156 2,127 -430
1970 137,835 -14,255 1,980 -279
1969 135,445 -14,531 1,862 -469
1968 133,666 -14,901 1,767 -520
1967 133,091 -15,324 1,693 -606
1966 132,096 -15,701 1,642 -688
1965 125,345 -15,978 1,611 -765
1964 127,504 -16,059 1,600 -819
1963 124,994 -15,889 1,609 -886
1962 122,977 -15,389 1,625 -927
1961 120,316 -14,511 1,657 -960
1960 117,346 -13,344 1,547 -860

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

GeoRank.org/population/dominican-republic/sao-tome-and-principe | CC BY

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 Sao Tome and Principe 80.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 50,822 people) and 19.9% is from migration (a loss of 12,621 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 1,955 people or 0.8% in Sao Tome and Principe.

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
Sao Tome
City Population
Sao Tome 65.5K
Trindade 6.64K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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