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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,637,906 people compared to 36,734,925 in Saudi Arabia.

Population statistics:

  • Saudi Arabia's population is 3.16 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.6% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 21.5M to 36.7M (71.2% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Saudi Arabia: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Saudi Arabia
2100 11,755,442 74,230,118
2099 11,817,924 73,760,045
2098 11,879,803 73,287,526
2097 11,940,419 72,813,125
2096 12,000,555 72,336,039
2095 12,060,069 71,858,206
2094 12,118,654 71,379,928
2093 12,176,599 70,900,460
2092 12,233,202 70,420,464
2091 12,288,843 69,940,749
2090 12,343,449 69,462,214
2089 12,397,117 68,985,976
2088 12,448,937 68,510,277
2087 12,499,836 68,035,545
2086 12,549,728 67,562,521
2085 12,598,025 67,091,615
2084 12,644,824 66,621,667
2083 12,689,496 66,152,653
2082 12,733,459 65,684,321
2081 12,775,420 65,216,102
2080 12,815,910 64,749,128
2079 12,854,359 64,282,393
2078 12,890,869 63,815,918
2077 12,925,976 63,348,712
2076 12,958,723 62,880,120
2075 12,989,393 62,409,793
2074 13,018,904 61,937,628
2073 13,046,123 61,462,662
2072 13,071,419 60,984,202
2071 13,094,322 60,502,791
2070 13,115,831 60,018,216
2069 13,134,880 59,529,456
2068 13,152,005 59,036,086
2067 13,166,684 58,539,487
2066 13,179,129 58,039,687
2065 13,190,090 57,537,106
2064 13,198,640 57,032,172
2063 13,204,377 56,524,331
2062 13,207,634 56,014,549
2061 13,208,504 55,501,467
2060 13,206,457 54,986,901
2059 13,202,056 54,469,809
2058 13,193,952 53,950,469
2057 13,183,598 53,430,639
2056 13,171,348 52,909,061
2055 13,156,150 52,386,571
2054 13,138,158 51,862,312
2053 13,117,191 51,336,335
2052 13,093,170 50,809,100
2051 13,066,002 50,280,719
2050 13,035,234 49,751,739
2049 13,002,830 49,221,828
2048 12,967,608 48,690,143
2047 12,930,516 48,157,605
2046 12,890,728 47,623,246
2045 12,848,424 47,087,215
2044 12,803,661 46,550,306
2043 12,757,329 46,013,232
2042 12,708,719 45,475,200
2041 12,658,252 44,936,131
2040 12,605,551 44,396,093
2039 12,551,490 43,856,006
2038 12,494,079 43,314,707
2037 12,434,782 42,773,375
2036 12,372,929 42,231,639
2035 12,308,672 41,690,245
2034 12,241,776 41,150,029
2033 12,172,910 40,611,021
2032 12,101,471 40,073,144
2031 12,027,275 39,535,357
2030 11,950,238 38,998,581
2029 11,870,540 38,417,447
2028 11,787,795 37,810,902
2027 11,701,862 37,189,969
2026 11,614,193 36,566,201
2025 11,523,092 35,932,673
2024 11,427,557 35,300,280
2023 11,331,265 33,702,731
2022 11,230,734 32,175,224
2021 11,123,476 30,784,383
2020 11,008,300 31,552,510
2019 10,894,043 30,063,799
2018 10,782,053 30,196,281
2017 10,666,843 30,977,355
2016 10,551,430 30,954,198
2015 10,434,829 29,816,382
2014 10,315,528 28,309,273
2013 10,193,833 27,624,004
2012 10,070,411 26,168,861
2011 9,945,621 25,091,867
2010 9,820,175 23,978,487
2009 9,695,265 24,217,654
2008 9,573,130 23,287,877
2007 9,455,658 22,368,313
2006 9,341,183 21,459,144
2005 9,225,034 20,559,890
2004 9,104,892 19,669,480
2003 8,980,620 18,786,767
2002 8,852,235 17,910,910
2001 8,720,283 17,041,397
2000 8,584,190 16,177,722
1999 8,446,208 15,472,075
1998 8,310,362 14,922,185
1997 8,174,078 14,374,943
1996 8,032,894 13,831,009
1995 7,888,115 13,289,245
1994 7,741,694 12,750,040
1993 7,594,572 12,215,862
1992 7,447,474 11,686,676
1991 7,299,853 11,160,744
1990 7,151,166 10,640,691
1989 7,002,295 10,128,394
1988 6,855,734 9,629,165
1987 6,712,515 9,130,194
1986 6,571,208 8,628,639
1985 6,430,404 8,151,779
1984 6,289,040 7,697,307
1983 6,147,248 7,252,941
1982 6,007,114 6,824,486
1981 5,868,453 6,420,551
1980 5,729,037 6,047,997
1979 5,589,690 5,703,698
1978 5,451,882 5,381,902
1977 5,315,443 5,083,048
1976 5,180,404 4,807,933
1975 5,046,776 4,556,287
1974 4,914,197 4,323,632
1973 4,782,227 4,106,344
1972 4,651,883 3,905,722
1971 4,524,234 3,724,031
1970 4,399,290 3,562,470
1969 4,277,035 3,417,114
1968 4,157,189 3,282,711
1967 4,038,928 3,157,242
1966 3,921,847 3,039,887
1965 3,808,963 2,928,771
1964 3,698,559 2,821,968
1963 3,588,287 2,719,341
1962 3,479,936 2,620,910
1961 3,373,233 2,526,347
1960 3,268,336 2,435,403

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/saudi-arabia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,780,727 people (a 18.7% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.4% to 49,751,739 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 74.2M people in 2100 for Saudi Arabia.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Saudi Arabia
2100 -0.53% 0.64%
2099 -0.52% 0.64%
2098 -0.51% 0.65%
2097 -0.5% 0.66%
2096 -0.49% 0.66%
2095 -0.48% 0.67%
2094 -0.48% 0.68%
2093 -0.46% 0.68%
2092 -0.45% 0.69%
2091 -0.44% 0.69%
2090 -0.43% 0.69%
2089 -0.42% 0.69%
2088 -0.41% 0.7%
2087 -0.4% 0.7%
2086 -0.38% 0.7%
2085 -0.37% 0.71%
2084 -0.35% 0.71%
2083 -0.35% 0.71%
2082 -0.33% 0.72%
2081 -0.32% 0.72%
2080 -0.3% 0.73%
2079 -0.28% 0.73%
2078 -0.27% 0.74%
2077 -0.25% 0.75%
2076 -0.24% 0.75%
2075 -0.23% 0.76%
2074 -0.21% 0.77%
2073 -0.19% 0.78%
2072 -0.17% 0.8%
2071 -0.16% 0.81%
2070 -0.15% 0.82%
2069 -0.13% 0.84%
2068 -0.11% 0.85%
2067 -0.09% 0.86%
2066 -0.08% 0.87%
2065 -0.06% 0.89%
2064 -0.04% 0.9%
2063 -0.02% 0.91%
2062 -0.007% 0.92%
2061 0.02% 0.94%
2060 0.03% 0.95%
2059 0.06% 0.96%
2058 0.08% 0.97%
2057 0.09% 0.99%
2056 0.12% 1%
2055 0.14% 1.01%
2054 0.16% 1.02%
2053 0.18% 1.04%
2052 0.21% 1.05%
2051 0.24% 1.06%
2050 0.25% 1.08%
2049 0.27% 1.09%
2048 0.29% 1.11%
2047 0.31% 1.12%
2046 0.33% 1.14%
2045 0.35% 1.15%
2044 0.36% 1.17%
2043 0.38% 1.18%
2042 0.4% 1.2%
2041 0.42% 1.22%
2040 0.43% 1.23%
2039 0.46% 1.25%
2038 0.48% 1.27%
2037 0.5% 1.28%
2036 0.52% 1.3%
2035 0.55% 1.31%
2034 0.57% 1.33%
2033 0.59% 1.34%
2032 0.62% 1.36%
2031 0.64% 1.38%
2030 0.67% 1.51%
2029 0.7% 1.6%
2028 0.73% 1.67%
2027 0.75% 1.71%
2026 0.79% 1.76%
2025 0.84% 1.79%
2024 0.85% 4.74%
2023 0.9% 4.75%
2022 0.96% 4.52%
2021 1.05% -2.43%
2020 1.05% 4.95%
2019 1.04% -0.44%
2018 1.08% -2.52%
2017 1.09% 0.07%
2016 1.12% 3.82%
2015 1.16% 5.32%
2014 1.19% 2.48%
2013 1.23% 5.56%
2012 1.25% 4.29%
2011 1.28% 4.64%
2010 1.29% -0.99%
2009 1.28% 3.99%
2008 1.24% 4.11%
2007 1.23% 4.24%
2006 1.26% 4.37%
2005 1.32% 4.53%
2004 1.38% 4.7%
2003 1.45% 4.89%
2002 1.51% 5.1%
2001 1.59% 5.34%
2000 1.63% 4.56%
1999 1.63% 3.69%
1998 1.67% 3.81%
1997 1.76% 3.93%
1996 1.84% 4.08%
1995 1.89% 4.23%
1994 1.94% 4.37%
1993 1.98% 4.53%
1992 2.02% 4.71%
1991 2.08% 4.89%
1990 2.13% 5.06%
1989 2.14% 5.18%
1988 2.13% 5.47%
1987 2.15% 5.81%
1986 2.19% 5.85%
1985 2.25% 5.9%
1984 2.31% 6.13%
1983 2.33% 6.28%
1982 2.36% 6.29%
1981 2.43% 6.16%
1980 2.49% 6.04%
1979 2.53% 5.98%
1978 2.57% 5.88%
1977 2.61% 5.72%
1976 2.65% 5.52%
1975 2.7% 5.38%
1974 2.76% 5.29%
1973 2.8% 5.14%
1972 2.82% 4.88%
1971 2.84% 4.54%
1970 2.86% 4.25%
1969 2.88% 4.09%
1968 2.93% 3.97%
1967 2.99% 3.86%
1966 2.96% 3.79%
1965 2.99% 3.78%
1964 3.07% 3.77%
1963 3.11% 3.76%
1962 3.16% 3.74%
1961 3.21% 3.73%

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 Saudi Arabia's population grew by 4.74%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Saudi Arabia
Current population
11637906
36734925
Population rank 85/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.44%
One net population change
5.46 minutes
19.7 seconds
One birth every
2.59 minutes
57 seconds
One death every
7.42 minutes
6.66 minutes
Daily growth/decline +264 +4,377
Annual growth/decline +96,292 +1,597,549
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +4.74%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 4/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
4.4 minutes
Annual migration change -35,306 +119,738
Net migration rank 170/196 13/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 13,683,841
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 3/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 40.3%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 14/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Saudi Arabia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Saudi Arabia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - 119,738
2024 - -34,806 - 122,170
2023 132,360 -34,915 474,366 325,691
2022 138,767 -35,153 406,920 977,072
2021 128,866 -17,957 409,032 -106,287
2020 137,417 -17,957 447,036 -74,725
2019 144,869 -35,797 474,407 191,582
2018 150,852 -35,934 528,767 -988,751
2017 151,565 -36,069 546,751 -920,812
2016 151,550 -36,219 537,829 -26,997
2015 154,258 -36,375 511,023 465,292
2014 157,260 -36,543 493,431 469,144
2013 159,330 -36,673 475,299 485,794
2012 160,915 -36,737 465,649 479,206
2011 162,094 -36,687 443,675 491,253
2010 162,072 -36,587 418,641 504,955
2009 160,893 -36,561 438,557 496,229
2008 156,664 -36,723 433,457 491,337
2007 152,066 -37,076 425,199 489,136
2006 151,122 -37,170 399,333 504,661
2005 155,405 -37,063 375,938 518,565
2004 158,789 -36,851 362,843 523,472
2003 163,267 -36,657 364,520 514,606
2002 166,740 -36,575 372,099 500,508
2001 170,193 -36,441 382,153 484,252
2000 171,684 -33,256 392,407 468,515
1999 167,742 -30,228 390,112 160,263
1998 164,287 -30,108 389,499 159,898
1997 168,419 -30,034 385,033 160,066
1996 174,008 -30,018 382,248 160,532
1995 175,439 -29,873 380,231 160,512
1994 176,882 -29,610 377,351 160,306
1993 177,691 -30,719 372,621 158,074
1992 177,481 -30,262 366,763 160,908
1991 177,371 -29,351 361,329 162,857
1990 176,748 -27,397 355,495 160,416
1989 175,365 -26,984 349,399 159,273
1988 171,291 -26,552 342,865 146,918
1987 167,552 -25,850 333,088 175,075
1986 165,674 -24,772 322,340 172,606
1985 164,091 -23,388 310,558 148,208
1984 164,263 -22,239 296,615 153,562
1983 163,136 -21,582 280,616 157,930
1982 159,597 -20,886 264,831 153,528
1981 158,419 -19,809 249,156 140,355
1980 157,697 -17,485 234,372 121,220
1979 154,779 -16,296 220,186 112,826
1978 154,043 -16,909 205,331 105,263
1977 152,825 -17,077 191,103 96,015
1976 151,201 -16,866 178,024 85,083
1975 149,339 -16,425 166,223 73,960
1974 147,652 -15,402 155,478 69,653
1973 146,283 -14,594 145,450 63,995
1972 143,255 -14,262 136,360 55,439
1971 140,473 -14,156 127,600 43,989
1970 137,835 -14,255 120,440 31,097
1969 135,445 -14,531 113,859 25,312
1968 133,666 -14,901 108,281 21,366
1967 133,091 -15,324 103,343 17,947
1966 132,096 -15,701 98,361 15,054
1965 125,345 -15,978 93,820 15,000
1964 127,504 -16,059 89,776 15,000
1963 124,994 -15,889 85,480 15,000
1962 122,977 -15,389 81,393 15,000
1961 120,316 -14,511 77,743 15,000
1960 117,346 -13,344 74,143 15,000

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 Saudi Arabia 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,829,562 people) and 6.05% is from migration (a gain of 311,209 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 13,683,841 people or 40.3% in Saudi Arabia.

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
Saudi Arabia
City Population
Riyadh 7.01M
Jeddah 4.7M
Mecca 2.43M
Medina 1.41M
Dammam 903K
Tabuk 886K
Qatif 625K
Jubail 379K
Ha'il 311K
Yanbu 299K

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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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