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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 6,586,476 people in Serbia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,637,906 people compared to 6,494,521 in Serbia.

Population statistics:

  • The Dominican Republic's population is 1.79 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.08% for Serbia.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs -0.76% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.6% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.49M (12.4% decline).

Dominican Republic vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Serbia
2100 11,755,442 3,621,418
2099 11,817,924 3,649,584
2098 11,879,803 3,677,789
2097 11,940,419 3,706,279
2096 12,000,555 3,734,933
2095 12,060,069 3,763,769
2094 12,118,654 3,792,851
2093 12,176,599 3,822,147
2092 12,233,202 3,851,865
2091 12,288,843 3,881,833
2090 12,343,449 3,911,964
2089 12,397,117 3,942,571
2088 12,448,937 3,973,274
2087 12,499,836 4,004,485
2086 12,549,728 4,036,066
2085 12,598,025 4,068,021
2084 12,644,824 4,100,403
2083 12,689,496 4,133,391
2082 12,733,459 4,166,924
2081 12,775,420 4,200,811
2080 12,815,910 4,235,306
2079 12,854,359 4,270,442
2078 12,890,869 4,306,246
2077 12,925,976 4,342,382
2076 12,958,723 4,378,754
2075 12,989,393 4,415,505
2074 13,018,904 4,452,888
2073 13,046,123 4,490,589
2072 13,071,419 4,528,672
2071 13,094,322 4,567,167
2070 13,115,831 4,606,212
2069 13,134,880 4,645,524
2068 13,152,005 4,685,090
2067 13,166,684 4,724,796
2066 13,179,129 4,764,445
2065 13,190,090 4,804,405
2064 13,198,640 4,844,434
2063 13,204,377 4,884,574
2062 13,207,634 4,924,899
2061 13,208,504 4,964,985
2060 13,206,457 5,005,138
2059 13,202,056 5,045,125
2058 13,193,952 5,085,292
2057 13,183,598 5,125,901
2056 13,171,348 5,166,530
2055 13,156,150 5,207,137
2054 13,138,158 5,247,793
2053 13,117,191 5,288,369
2052 13,093,170 5,329,487
2051 13,066,002 5,371,281
2050 13,035,234 5,413,067
2049 13,002,830 5,455,402
2048 12,967,608 5,498,031
2047 12,930,516 5,541,158
2046 12,890,728 5,584,824
2045 12,848,424 5,629,108
2044 12,803,661 5,673,908
2043 12,757,329 5,719,287
2042 12,708,719 5,765,400
2041 12,658,252 5,811,936
2040 12,605,551 5,858,464
2039 12,551,490 5,905,404
2038 12,494,079 5,952,107
2037 12,434,782 5,998,763
2036 12,372,929 6,045,097
2035 12,308,672 6,091,385
2034 12,241,776 6,137,447
2033 12,172,910 6,183,536
2032 12,101,471 6,229,136
2031 12,027,275 6,274,395
2030 11,950,238 6,319,422
2029 11,870,540 6,363,799
2028 11,787,795 6,407,914
2027 11,701,862 6,451,609
2026 11,614,193 6,494,521
2025 11,523,092 6,543,364
2024 11,427,557 6,586,476
2023 11,331,265 6,623,183
2022 11,230,734 6,664,449
2021 11,123,476 6,834,326
2020 11,008,300 6,899,126
2019 10,894,043 6,945,235
2018 10,782,053 6,982,604
2017 10,666,843 7,020,858
2016 10,551,430 7,058,322
2015 10,434,829 7,095,383
2014 10,315,528 7,131,787
2013 10,193,833 7,166,553
2012 10,070,411 7,201,497
2011 9,945,621 7,236,519
2010 9,820,175 7,291,436
2009 9,695,265 7,320,807
2008 9,573,130 7,350,222
2007 9,455,658 7,381,579
2006 9,341,183 7,411,569
2005 9,225,034 7,440,769
2004 9,104,892 7,463,157
2003 8,980,620 7,480,591
2002 8,852,235 7,500,031
2001 8,720,283 7,503,433
2000 8,584,190 7,516,346
1999 8,446,208 7,540,401
1998 8,310,362 7,567,745
1997 8,174,078 7,598,538
1996 8,032,894 7,622,185
1995 7,888,115 7,628,264
1994 7,741,694 7,622,711
1993 7,594,572 7,614,328
1992 7,447,474 7,604,063
1991 7,299,853 7,595,636
1990 7,151,166 7,897,937
1989 7,002,295 7,893,787
1988 6,855,734 7,884,218
1987 6,712,515 7,868,027
1986 6,571,208 7,853,824
1985 6,430,404 7,835,902
1984 6,289,040 7,813,549
1983 6,147,248 7,788,100
1982 6,007,114 7,763,335
1981 5,868,453 7,736,787
1980 5,729,037 7,709,544
1979 5,589,690 7,541,997
1978 5,451,882 7,504,017
1977 5,315,443 7,462,783
1976 5,180,404 7,418,973
1975 5,046,776 7,368,717
1974 4,914,197 7,326,043
1973 4,782,227 7,283,902
1972 4,651,883 7,252,012
1971 4,524,234 7,211,716
1970 4,399,290 7,164,993
1969 4,277,035 7,123,249
1968 4,157,189 7,007,586
1967 4,038,928 6,966,522
1966 3,921,847 6,927,969
1965 3,808,963 6,876,624
1964 3,698,559 6,832,855
1963 3,588,287 6,787,950
1962 3,479,936 6,740,264
1961 3,373,233 6,689,077
1960 3,268,336 6,638,992

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 Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th 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 Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,413,067 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Serbia
2100 -0.53% -0.77%
2099 -0.52% -0.77%
2098 -0.51% -0.77%
2097 -0.5% -0.77%
2096 -0.49% -0.77%
2095 -0.48% -0.77%
2094 -0.48% -0.77%
2093 -0.46% -0.77%
2092 -0.45% -0.77%
2091 -0.44% -0.77%
2090 -0.43% -0.78%
2089 -0.42% -0.77%
2088 -0.41% -0.78%
2087 -0.4% -0.78%
2086 -0.38% -0.79%
2085 -0.37% -0.79%
2084 -0.35% -0.8%
2083 -0.35% -0.8%
2082 -0.33% -0.81%
2081 -0.32% -0.81%
2080 -0.3% -0.82%
2079 -0.28% -0.83%
2078 -0.27% -0.83%
2077 -0.25% -0.83%
2076 -0.24% -0.83%
2075 -0.23% -0.84%
2074 -0.21% -0.84%
2073 -0.19% -0.84%
2072 -0.17% -0.84%
2071 -0.16% -0.85%
2070 -0.15% -0.85%
2069 -0.13% -0.84%
2068 -0.11% -0.84%
2067 -0.09% -0.83%
2066 -0.08% -0.83%
2065 -0.06% -0.83%
2064 -0.04% -0.82%
2063 -0.02% -0.82%
2062 -0.007% -0.81%
2061 0.02% -0.8%
2060 0.03% -0.79%
2059 0.06% -0.79%
2058 0.08% -0.79%
2057 0.09% -0.79%
2056 0.12% -0.78%
2055 0.14% -0.77%
2054 0.16% -0.77%
2053 0.18% -0.77%
2052 0.21% -0.78%
2051 0.24% -0.77%
2050 0.25% -0.78%
2049 0.27% -0.78%
2048 0.29% -0.78%
2047 0.31% -0.78%
2046 0.33% -0.79%
2045 0.35% -0.79%
2044 0.36% -0.79%
2043 0.38% -0.8%
2042 0.4% -0.8%
2041 0.42% -0.79%
2040 0.43% -0.79%
2039 0.46% -0.78%
2038 0.48% -0.78%
2037 0.5% -0.77%
2036 0.52% -0.76%
2035 0.55% -0.75%
2034 0.57% -0.75%
2033 0.59% -0.73%
2032 0.62% -0.72%
2031 0.64% -0.71%
2030 0.67% -0.7%
2029 0.7% -0.69%
2028 0.73% -0.68%
2027 0.75% -0.66%
2026 0.79% -0.75%
2025 0.84% -0.65%
2024 0.85% -0.55%
2023 0.9% -0.62%
2022 0.96% -2.49%
2021 1.05% -0.94%
2020 1.05% -0.66%
2019 1.04% -0.54%
2018 1.08% -0.54%
2017 1.09% -0.53%
2016 1.12% -0.52%
2015 1.16% -0.51%
2014 1.19% -0.49%
2013 1.23% -0.49%
2012 1.25% -0.48%
2011 1.28% -0.75%
2010 1.29% -0.4%
2009 1.28% -0.4%
2008 1.24% -0.42%
2007 1.23% -0.4%
2006 1.26% -0.39%
2005 1.32% -0.3%
2004 1.38% -0.23%
2003 1.45% -0.26%
2002 1.51% -0.05%
2001 1.59% -0.17%
2000 1.63% -0.32%
1999 1.63% -0.36%
1998 1.67% -0.41%
1997 1.76% -0.31%
1996 1.84% -0.08%
1995 1.89% 0.07%
1994 1.94% 0.11%
1993 1.98% 0.13%
1992 2.02% 0.11%
1991 2.08% -3.83%
1990 2.13% 0.05%
1989 2.14% 0.12%
1988 2.13% 0.21%
1987 2.15% 0.18%
1986 2.19% 0.23%
1985 2.25% 0.29%
1984 2.31% 0.33%
1983 2.33% 0.32%
1982 2.36% 0.34%
1981 2.43% 0.35%
1980 2.49% 2.22%
1979 2.53% 0.51%
1978 2.57% 0.55%
1977 2.61% 0.59%
1976 2.65% 0.68%
1975 2.7% 0.58%
1974 2.76% 0.58%
1973 2.8% 0.44%
1972 2.82% 0.56%
1971 2.84% 0.65%
1970 2.86% 0.59%
1969 2.88% 1.65%
1968 2.93% 0.59%
1967 2.99% 0.56%
1966 2.96% 0.75%
1965 2.99% 0.64%
1964 3.07% 0.66%
1963 3.11% 0.71%
1962 3.16% 0.77%
1961 3.21% 0.75%

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 Serbia's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Serbia
Current population
11637906
6494521
Population rank 85/197 110/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.08%
One net population change
5.46 minutes
14.3 minutes
One birth every
2.59 minutes
8.63 minutes
One death every
7.42 minutes
5.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +264 -101
Annual growth/decline +96,292 -36,707
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 189/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
40.3 minutes
Annual migration change -35,306 -13,086
Net migration rank 170/196 140/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 712,550
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 70/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 64/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Serbia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Serbia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - -13,086
2024 - -34,806 - -8,132
2023 132,360 -34,915 -36,427 4,348
2022 138,767 -35,153 -46,651 40,118
2021 128,866 -17,957 -74,494 -8,974
2020 137,417 -17,957 -55,193 -10,220
2019 144,869 -35,797 -36,810 -18,891
2018 150,852 -35,934 -37,707 -18,883
2017 151,565 -36,069 -39,317 -18,651
2016 151,550 -36,219 -35,998 -18,322
2015 154,258 -36,375 -37,605 -18,789
2014 157,260 -36,543 -34,946 -18,846
2013 159,330 -36,673 -34,399 -17,866
2012 160,915 -36,737 -35,288 -18,513
2011 162,094 -36,687 -36,906 611
2010 162,072 -36,587 -34,999 3,632
2009 160,893 -36,561 -33,676 6,043
2008 156,664 -36,723 -33,590 7,070
2007 152,066 -37,076 -34,693 7,045
2006 151,122 -37,170 -31,870 8,018
2005 155,405 -37,063 -34,227 7,945
2004 158,789 -36,851 -26,121 7,300
2003 163,267 -36,657 -24,686 6,854
2002 166,740 -36,575 -24,750 1,562
2001 170,193 -36,441 -20,259 -12,007
2000 171,684 -33,256 -30,065 -14,368
1999 167,742 -30,228 -29,408 -4,073
1998 164,287 -30,108 -23,006 -5,665
1997 168,419 -30,034 -18,389 -5,817
1996 174,008 -30,018 -16,007 -5,598
1995 175,439 -29,873 -7,628 -6,019
1994 176,882 -29,610 -7,157 -5,934
1993 177,691 -30,719 -5,703 -5,972
1992 177,481 -30,262 -3,779 -4,415
1991 177,371 -29,351 2,210 -8,483
1990 176,748 -27,397 7,416 -16,260
1989 175,365 -26,984 11,872 -16,360
1988 171,291 -26,552 13,852 -15,715
1987 167,552 -25,850 16,711 -16,686
1986 165,674 -24,772 19,407 -17,990
1985 164,091 -23,388 22,090 -17,646
1984 164,263 -22,239 23,815 -15,567
1983 163,136 -21,582 27,515 -15,301
1982 159,597 -20,886 30,603 -13,550
1981 158,419 -19,809 34,304 -8,531
1980 157,697 -17,485 36,273 287
1979 154,779 -16,296 39,022 -960
1978 154,043 -16,909 43,636 -1,481
1977 152,825 -17,077 48,105 -1,953
1976 151,201 -16,866 51,399 -2,744
1975 149,339 -16,425 52,502 -3,490
1974 147,652 -15,402 51,583 -3,525
1973 146,283 -14,594 49,596 -2,396
1972 143,255 -14,262 48,248 -348
1971 140,473 -14,156 47,424 1,655
1970 137,835 -14,255 48,343 1,861
1969 135,445 -14,531 50,304 4,112
1968 133,666 -14,901 51,653 5,430
1967 133,091 -15,324 53,120 6,114
1966 132,096 -15,701 53,338 7,037
1965 125,345 -15,978 53,383 7,957
1964 127,504 -16,059 54,185 8,045
1963 124,994 -15,889 55,580 8,276
1962 122,977 -15,389 59,307 6,064
1961 120,316 -14,511 61,065 6,422
1960 117,346 -13,344 63,642 4,377

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 Serbia 83.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 435,148 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 87,110 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 712,550 people or 10.6% in Serbia.

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
Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K

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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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