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

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The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,520,487 in 2025 vs 2,130,986 people in Slovenia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,656,588 people compared to 2,128,778 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • The Dominican Republic's population is 5.48 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.01% per year vs +0.3% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.7M (24.8% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.13M (6.07% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Slovenia
2100 11,752,784 1,644,125
2099 11,815,252 1,648,345
2098 11,877,117 1,652,436
2097 11,937,719 1,656,808
2096 11,997,841 1,661,055
2095 12,057,342 1,665,286
2094 12,115,914 1,669,464
2093 12,173,845 1,673,724
2092 12,230,436 1,677,938
2091 12,286,064 1,682,129
2090 12,340,658 1,686,674
2089 12,394,314 1,691,063
2088 12,446,122 1,695,484
2087 12,497,009 1,700,115
2086 12,546,890 1,705,042
2085 12,595,176 1,709,916
2084 12,641,964 1,714,895
2083 12,686,626 1,720,145
2082 12,730,579 1,725,470
2081 12,772,531 1,731,075
2080 12,813,012 1,737,192
2079 12,851,452 1,743,318
2078 12,887,954 1,749,967
2077 12,923,053 1,756,612
2076 12,955,793 1,763,483
2075 12,986,456 1,770,727
2074 13,015,960 1,778,405
2073 13,043,173 1,786,591
2072 13,068,464 1,794,570
2071 13,091,361 1,802,890
2070 13,112,865 1,811,432
2069 13,131,909 1,820,576
2068 13,149,031 1,829,837
2067 13,163,707 1,838,874
2066 13,176,149 1,848,063
2065 13,187,108 1,857,701
2064 13,195,655 1,867,621
2063 13,201,391 1,877,265
2062 13,204,648 1,886,945
2061 13,205,517 1,896,873
2060 13,203,471 1,907,096
2059 13,199,071 1,917,040
2058 13,190,969 1,926,374
2057 13,180,617 1,936,340
2056 13,168,370 1,945,710
2055 13,153,175 1,955,123
2054 13,135,187 1,964,235
2053 13,114,225 1,972,942
2052 13,090,209 1,981,547
2051 13,063,047 1,989,616
2050 13,032,286 1,997,469
2049 12,999,890 2,004,847
2048 12,964,676 2,011,668
2047 12,927,592 2,018,540
2046 12,887,813 2,025,170
2045 12,845,519 2,031,795
2044 12,800,765 2,038,314
2043 12,754,444 2,044,630
2042 12,705,845 2,050,809
2041 12,655,390 2,056,524
2040 12,602,701 2,061,772
2039 12,548,652 2,067,224
2038 12,491,254 2,072,439
2037 12,431,970 2,078,235
2036 12,370,131 2,083,743
2035 12,305,889 2,089,024
2034 12,239,008 2,093,994
2033 12,170,158 2,099,177
2032 12,098,734 2,104,208
2031 12,024,555 2,109,288
2030 11,947,536 2,114,024
2029 11,867,856 2,118,491
2028 11,785,130 2,122,680
2027 11,699,216 2,125,958
2026 11,611,567 2,128,778
2025 11,520,487 2,130,986
2024 11,427,557 2,127,400
2023 11,331,265 2,120,461
2022 11,230,734 2,112,076
2021 11,123,476 2,108,079
2020 11,008,300 2,102,419
2019 10,894,043 2,088,385
2018 10,782,053 2,073,894
2017 10,666,843 2,066,388
2016 10,551,430 2,065,042
2015 10,434,829 2,063,531
2014 10,315,528 2,061,980
2013 10,193,833 2,059,953
2012 10,070,411 2,057,159
2011 9,945,621 2,052,843
2010 9,820,175 2,048,583
2009 9,695,265 2,039,669
2008 9,573,130 2,021,316
2007 9,455,658 2,018,122
2006 9,341,183 2,006,868
2005 9,225,034 2,000,474
2004 9,104,892 1,997,012
2003 8,980,620 1,995,733
2002 8,852,235 1,994,530
2001 8,720,283 1,992,060
2000 8,584,190 1,988,925
1999 8,446,208 1,983,045
1998 8,310,362 1,981,629
1997 8,174,078 1,985,956
1996 8,032,894 1,988,628
1995 7,888,115 1,989,872
1994 7,741,694 1,989,443
1993 7,594,572 1,991,746
1992 7,447,474 1,996,498
1991 7,299,853 1,999,429
1990 7,151,166 1,998,161
1989 7,002,295 1,996,351
1988 6,855,734 1,995,196
1987 6,712,515 1,989,776
1986 6,571,208 1,965,964
1985 6,430,404 1,941,641
1984 6,289,040 1,932,154
1983 6,147,248 1,922,321
1982 6,007,114 1,910,334
1981 5,868,453 1,906,531
1980 5,729,037 1,901,315
1979 5,589,690 1,882,599
1978 5,451,882 1,862,548
1977 5,315,443 1,842,377
1976 5,180,404 1,820,249
1975 5,046,776 1,793,581
1974 4,914,197 1,776,132
1973 4,782,227 1,766,697
1972 4,651,883 1,752,233
1971 4,524,234 1,738,335
1970 4,399,290 1,724,891
1969 4,277,035 1,713,874
1968 4,157,189 1,704,546
1967 4,038,928 1,689,528
1966 3,921,847 1,669,905
1965 3,808,963 1,649,160
1964 3,698,559 1,632,114
1963 3,588,287 1,616,971
1962 3,479,936 1,603,649
1961 3,373,233 1,594,131
1960 3,268,336 1,584,720

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,105,158 people (a 10.5% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 63,736 people (a 3.09% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Dominican Republic's population will grow by 11.8% to 13,032,286 people with a rank change from 85th to 90th. The population of Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,997,469 people and will still be ranked 147th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2025 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Slovenia
2100 -0.53% -0.26%
2099 -0.52% -0.25%
2098 -0.51% -0.26%
2097 -0.5% -0.26%
2096 -0.49% -0.25%
2095 -0.48% -0.25%
2094 -0.48% -0.25%
2093 -0.46% -0.25%
2092 -0.45% -0.25%
2091 -0.44% -0.27%
2090 -0.43% -0.26%
2089 -0.42% -0.26%
2088 -0.41% -0.27%
2087 -0.4% -0.29%
2086 -0.38% -0.29%
2085 -0.37% -0.29%
2084 -0.35% -0.31%
2083 -0.35% -0.31%
2082 -0.33% -0.32%
2081 -0.32% -0.35%
2080 -0.3% -0.35%
2079 -0.28% -0.38%
2078 -0.27% -0.38%
2077 -0.25% -0.39%
2076 -0.24% -0.41%
2075 -0.23% -0.43%
2074 -0.21% -0.46%
2073 -0.19% -0.44%
2072 -0.17% -0.46%
2071 -0.16% -0.47%
2070 -0.15% -0.5%
2069 -0.13% -0.51%
2068 -0.11% -0.49%
2067 -0.09% -0.5%
2066 -0.08% -0.52%
2065 -0.06% -0.53%
2064 -0.04% -0.51%
2063 -0.02% -0.51%
2062 -0.007% -0.52%
2061 0.02% -0.54%
2060 0.03% -0.52%
2059 0.06% -0.48%
2058 0.08% -0.51%
2057 0.09% -0.48%
2056 0.12% -0.48%
2055 0.14% -0.46%
2054 0.16% -0.44%
2053 0.18% -0.43%
2052 0.21% -0.41%
2051 0.24% -0.39%
2050 0.25% -0.37%
2049 0.27% -0.34%
2048 0.29% -0.34%
2047 0.31% -0.33%
2046 0.33% -0.33%
2045 0.35% -0.32%
2044 0.36% -0.31%
2043 0.38% -0.3%
2042 0.4% -0.28%
2041 0.42% -0.25%
2040 0.43% -0.26%
2039 0.46% -0.25%
2038 0.48% -0.28%
2037 0.5% -0.26%
2036 0.52% -0.25%
2035 0.55% -0.24%
2034 0.57% -0.25%
2033 0.59% -0.24%
2032 0.62% -0.24%
2031 0.64% -0.22%
2030 0.67% -0.21%
2029 0.7% -0.2%
2028 0.73% -0.15%
2027 0.75% -0.13%
2026 0.79% -0.1%
2025 0.81% 0.17%
2024 0.85% 0.33%
2023 0.9% 0.4%
2022 0.96% 0.19%
2021 1.05% 0.27%
2020 1.05% 0.67%
2019 1.04% 0.7%
2018 1.08% 0.36%
2017 1.09% 0.07%
2016 1.12% 0.07%
2015 1.16% 0.08%
2014 1.19% 0.1%
2013 1.23% 0.14%
2012 1.25% 0.21%
2011 1.28% 0.21%
2010 1.29% 0.44%
2009 1.28% 0.91%
2008 1.24% 0.16%
2007 1.23% 0.56%
2006 1.26% 0.32%
2005 1.32% 0.17%
2004 1.38% 0.06%
2003 1.45% 0.06%
2002 1.51% 0.12%
2001 1.59% 0.16%
2000 1.63% 0.3%
1999 1.63% 0.07%
1998 1.67% -0.22%
1997 1.76% -0.13%
1996 1.84% -0.06%
1995 1.89% 0.02%
1994 1.94% -0.12%
1993 1.98% -0.24%
1992 2.02% -0.15%
1991 2.08% 0.06%
1990 2.13% 0.09%
1989 2.14% 0.06%
1988 2.13% 0.27%
1987 2.15% 1.21%
1986 2.19% 1.25%
1985 2.25% 0.49%
1984 2.31% 0.51%
1983 2.33% 0.63%
1982 2.36% 0.2%
1981 2.43% 0.27%
1980 2.49% 0.99%
1979 2.53% 1.08%
1978 2.57% 1.09%
1977 2.61% 1.22%
1976 2.65% 1.49%
1975 2.7% 0.98%
1974 2.76% 0.53%
1973 2.8% 0.83%
1972 2.82% 0.8%
1971 2.84% 0.78%
1970 2.86% 0.64%
1969 2.88% 0.55%
1968 2.93% 0.89%
1967 2.99% 1.18%
1966 2.96% 1.26%
1965 2.99% 1.04%
1964 3.07% 0.94%
1963 3.11% 0.83%
1962 3.16% 0.6%
1961 3.21% 0.59%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of the Dominican Republic grew by 0.81%, while Slovenia's population grew by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Slovenia
Current population
11656588
2128778
Population rank 85/197 147/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.03%
One net population change
5.67 minutes
2.45 hours
One birth every
2.61 minutes
31.3 minutes
One death every
7.36 minutes
24.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +255 +10
Annual growth/decline +92,930 +3,586
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% +0.17%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 153/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change -35,306 +2,711
Net migration rank 170/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - 2,711
2024 129,943 -34,806 -4,680 3,319
2023 132,360 -34,915 -4,665 5,339
2022 138,767 -35,153 -4,858 9,014
2021 128,866 -17,957 -4,216 2,477
2020 137,417 -17,957 -5,256 28,514
2019 144,869 -35,797 -1,254 16,352
2018 150,852 -35,934 -1,037 14,640
2017 151,565 -36,069 -207 1,359
2016 151,550 -36,219 826 1,195
2015 154,258 -36,375 826 712
2014 157,260 -36,543 2,268 -70
2013 159,330 -36,673 1,648 639
2012 160,915 -36,737 2,674 1,117
2011 162,094 -36,687 3,285 2,190
2010 162,072 -36,587 3,687 -410
2009 160,893 -36,561 3,060 11,594
2008 156,664 -36,723 3,437 2,971
2007 152,066 -37,076 1,211 14,191
2006 151,122 -37,170 602 6,081
2005 155,405 -37,063 -600 6,317
2004 158,789 -36,851 -599 1,759
2003 163,267 -36,657 -1,996 3,218
2002 166,740 -36,575 -1,197 1,975
2001 170,193 -36,441 -996 4,527
2000 171,684 -33,256 -398 3,124
1999 167,742 -30,228 -1,388 10,291
1998 164,287 -30,108 -1,189 -5,280
1997 168,419 -30,034 -794 -1,298
1996 174,008 -30,018 0 -2,456
1995 175,439 -29,873 0 356
1994 176,882 -29,610 199 -153
1993 177,691 -30,719 -199 -4,641
1992 177,481 -30,262 598 -5,547
1991 177,371 -29,351 2,199 -3,325
1990 176,748 -27,397 3,797 618
1989 175,365 -26,984 4,592 -2,718
1988 171,291 -26,552 5,986 -3,023
1987 167,552 -25,850 5,771 2,972
1986 165,674 -24,772 6,094 32,700
1985 164,091 -23,388 6,213 3,404
1984 164,263 -22,239 5,990 3,280
1983 163,136 -21,582 6,343 3,613
1982 159,597 -20,886 9,170 -8,695
1981 158,419 -19,809 10,485 -5,016
1980 157,697 -17,485 11,027 3,128
1979 154,779 -16,296 12,614 2,107
1978 154,043 -16,909 11,920 2,113
1977 152,825 -17,077 12,160 2,584
1976 151,201 -16,866 12,196 2,226
1975 149,339 -16,425 11,658 2,421
1974 147,652 -15,402 11,367 3,145
1973 146,283 -14,594 11,837 2,175
1972 143,255 -14,262 10,513 2,924
1971 140,473 -14,156 10,951 2,286
1970 137,835 -14,255 10,004 260
1969 135,445 -14,531 9,427 685
1968 133,666 -14,901 11,250 438
1967 133,091 -15,324 13,516 -192
1966 132,096 -15,701 15,697 -1,262
1965 125,345 -15,978 14,513 -1,421
1964 127,504 -16,059 12,567 -349
1963 124,994 -15,889 14,068 -180
1962 122,977 -15,389 13,150 148
1961 120,316 -14,511 14,985 -306
1960 117,346 -13,344 12,678 -929

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 81.6% of the population change in the Dominican Republic is from natural causes (a gain of 1,420,447 people) and 18.4% is from migration (a loss of 321,182 people). In Slovenia 22.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 24,521 people) and 77.2% is from migration (a gain of 82,921 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

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
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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