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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,637,906 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 1.76 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.39% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.6% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Somalia
2100 11,755,442 68,384,185
2099 11,817,924 68,040,371
2098 11,879,803 67,702,230
2097 11,940,419 67,362,336
2096 12,000,555 66,972,933
2095 12,060,069 66,585,659
2094 12,118,654 66,179,819
2093 12,176,599 65,760,590
2092 12,233,202 65,324,261
2091 12,288,843 64,852,843
2090 12,343,449 64,362,727
2089 12,397,117 63,922,797
2088 12,448,937 63,464,036
2087 12,499,836 62,987,028
2086 12,549,728 62,447,029
2085 12,598,025 61,873,597
2084 12,644,824 61,318,916
2083 12,689,496 60,761,800
2082 12,733,459 60,187,980
2081 12,775,420 59,676,722
2080 12,815,910 59,100,915
2079 12,854,359 58,477,428
2078 12,890,869 57,852,528
2077 12,925,976 57,211,821
2076 12,958,723 56,602,463
2075 12,989,393 56,005,600
2074 13,018,904 55,330,165
2073 13,046,123 54,651,918
2072 13,071,419 53,978,548
2071 13,094,322 53,284,016
2070 13,115,831 52,573,210
2069 13,134,880 51,878,214
2068 13,152,005 51,197,653
2067 13,166,684 50,493,028
2066 13,179,129 49,779,172
2065 13,190,090 49,024,665
2064 13,198,640 48,265,876
2063 13,204,377 47,522,361
2062 13,207,634 46,785,920
2061 13,208,504 46,037,526
2060 13,206,457 45,220,507
2059 13,202,056 44,397,936
2058 13,193,952 43,659,021
2057 13,183,598 42,897,422
2056 13,171,348 42,121,542
2055 13,156,150 41,318,179
2054 13,138,158 40,513,141
2053 13,117,191 39,744,995
2052 13,093,170 38,992,177
2051 13,066,002 38,228,872
2050 13,035,234 37,471,735
2049 13,002,830 36,739,905
2048 12,967,608 35,984,999
2047 12,930,516 35,218,863
2046 12,890,728 34,462,403
2045 12,848,424 33,717,596
2044 12,803,661 32,977,674
2043 12,757,329 32,247,710
2042 12,708,719 31,537,272
2041 12,658,252 30,794,853
2040 12,605,551 30,032,324
2039 12,551,490 29,312,883
2038 12,494,079 28,583,386
2037 12,434,782 27,838,646
2036 12,372,929 27,114,453
2035 12,308,672 26,385,421
2034 12,241,776 25,687,629
2033 12,172,910 25,018,509
2032 12,101,471 24,338,597
2031 12,027,275 23,657,353
2030 11,950,238 22,965,742
2029 11,870,540 22,299,610
2028 11,787,795 21,651,582
2027 11,701,862 20,991,860
2026 11,614,193 20,322,668
2025 11,523,092 19,666,990
2024 11,427,557 19,009,151
2023 11,331,265 18,358,615
2022 11,230,734 17,801,897
2021 11,123,476 17,271,431
2020 11,008,300 16,651,191
2019 10,894,043 16,030,971
2018 10,782,053 15,452,487
2017 10,666,843 14,916,629
2016 10,551,430 14,348,740
2015 10,434,829 13,806,963
2014 10,315,528 13,339,491
2013 10,193,833 12,869,594
2012 10,070,411 12,461,160
2011 9,945,621 12,348,830
2010 9,820,175 12,261,756
2009 9,695,265 11,961,201
2008 9,573,130 11,663,084
2007 9,455,658 11,322,582
2006 9,341,183 10,975,502
2005 9,225,034 10,644,228
2004 9,104,892 10,280,998
2003 8,980,620 9,909,157
2002 8,852,235 9,550,063
2001 8,720,283 9,198,493
2000 8,584,190 8,838,713
1999 8,446,208 8,492,059
1998 8,310,362 8,155,417
1997 8,174,078 7,824,525
1996 8,032,894 7,554,474
1995 7,888,115 7,285,007
1994 7,741,694 7,026,797
1993 7,594,572 6,681,399
1992 7,447,474 6,495,107
1991 7,299,853 6,813,760
1990 7,151,166 7,082,811
1989 7,002,295 7,114,817
1988 6,855,734 7,235,360
1987 6,712,515 7,228,302
1986 6,571,208 6,974,788
1985 6,430,404 6,693,289
1984 6,289,040 6,428,389
1983 6,147,248 6,198,430
1982 6,007,114 6,003,840
1981 5,868,453 5,982,849
1980 5,729,037 5,936,154
1979 5,589,690 5,449,117
1978 5,451,882 4,814,892
1977 5,315,443 4,484,050
1976 5,180,404 4,365,812
1975 5,046,776 4,257,535
1974 4,914,197 4,151,842
1973 4,782,227 4,045,592
1972 4,651,883 3,939,436
1971 4,524,234 3,837,691
1970 4,399,290 3,738,448
1969 4,277,035 3,641,015
1968 4,157,189 3,546,590
1967 4,038,928 3,454,537
1966 3,921,847 3,365,106
1965 3,808,963 3,277,874
1964 3,698,559 3,192,796
1963 3,588,287 3,110,361
1962 3,479,936 3,030,091
1961 3,373,233 2,952,054
1960 3,268,336 2,876,331

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/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 68.4M people in 2100 for Somalia.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Somalia
2100 -0.53% 0.51%
2099 -0.52% 0.5%
2098 -0.51% 0.5%
2097 -0.5% 0.58%
2096 -0.49% 0.58%
2095 -0.48% 0.61%
2094 -0.48% 0.64%
2093 -0.46% 0.67%
2092 -0.45% 0.73%
2091 -0.44% 0.76%
2090 -0.43% 0.69%
2089 -0.42% 0.72%
2088 -0.41% 0.76%
2087 -0.4% 0.86%
2086 -0.38% 0.93%
2085 -0.37% 0.9%
2084 -0.35% 0.92%
2083 -0.35% 0.95%
2082 -0.33% 0.86%
2081 -0.32% 0.97%
2080 -0.3% 1.07%
2079 -0.28% 1.08%
2078 -0.27% 1.12%
2077 -0.25% 1.08%
2076 -0.24% 1.07%
2075 -0.23% 1.22%
2074 -0.21% 1.24%
2073 -0.19% 1.25%
2072 -0.17% 1.3%
2071 -0.16% 1.35%
2070 -0.15% 1.34%
2069 -0.13% 1.33%
2068 -0.11% 1.4%
2067 -0.09% 1.43%
2066 -0.08% 1.54%
2065 -0.06% 1.57%
2064 -0.04% 1.56%
2063 -0.02% 1.57%
2062 -0.007% 1.63%
2061 0.02% 1.81%
2060 0.03% 1.85%
2059 0.06% 1.69%
2058 0.08% 1.78%
2057 0.09% 1.84%
2056 0.12% 1.94%
2055 0.14% 1.99%
2054 0.16% 1.93%
2053 0.18% 1.93%
2052 0.21% 2%
2051 0.24% 2.02%
2050 0.25% 1.99%
2049 0.27% 2.1%
2048 0.29% 2.18%
2047 0.31% 2.2%
2046 0.33% 2.21%
2045 0.35% 2.24%
2044 0.36% 2.26%
2043 0.38% 2.25%
2042 0.4% 2.41%
2041 0.42% 2.54%
2040 0.43% 2.45%
2039 0.46% 2.55%
2038 0.48% 2.68%
2037 0.5% 2.67%
2036 0.52% 2.76%
2035 0.55% 2.72%
2034 0.57% 2.67%
2033 0.59% 2.79%
2032 0.62% 2.88%
2031 0.64% 3.01%
2030 0.67% 2.99%
2029 0.7% 2.99%
2028 0.73% 3.14%
2027 0.75% 3.29%
2026 0.79% 3.33%
2025 0.84% 3.46%
2024 0.85% 3.54%
2023 0.9% 3.13%
2022 0.96% 3.07%
2021 1.05% 3.72%
2020 1.05% 3.87%
2019 1.04% 3.74%
2018 1.08% 3.59%
2017 1.09% 3.96%
2016 1.12% 3.92%
2015 1.16% 3.5%
2014 1.19% 3.65%
2013 1.23% 3.28%
2012 1.25% 0.91%
2011 1.28% 0.71%
2010 1.29% 2.51%
2009 1.28% 2.56%
2008 1.24% 3.01%
2007 1.23% 3.16%
2006 1.26% 3.11%
2005 1.32% 3.53%
2004 1.38% 3.75%
2003 1.45% 3.76%
2002 1.51% 3.82%
2001 1.59% 4.07%
2000 1.63% 4.08%
1999 1.63% 4.13%
1998 1.67% 4.23%
1997 1.76% 3.57%
1996 1.84% 3.7%
1995 1.89% 3.67%
1994 1.94% 5.17%
1993 1.98% 2.87%
1992 2.02% -4.68%
1991 2.08% -3.8%
1990 2.13% -0.45%
1989 2.14% -1.67%
1988 2.13% 0.1%
1987 2.15% 3.63%
1986 2.19% 4.21%
1985 2.25% 4.12%
1984 2.31% 3.71%
1983 2.33% 3.24%
1982 2.36% 0.35%
1981 2.43% 0.79%
1980 2.49% 8.94%
1979 2.53% 13.2%
1978 2.57% 7.38%
1977 2.61% 2.71%
1976 2.65% 2.54%
1975 2.7% 2.55%
1974 2.76% 2.63%
1973 2.8% 2.69%
1972 2.82% 2.65%
1971 2.84% 2.65%
1970 2.86% 2.68%
1969 2.88% 2.66%
1968 2.93% 2.66%
1967 2.99% 2.66%
1966 2.96% 2.66%
1965 2.99% 2.66%
1964 3.07% 2.65%
1963 3.11% 2.65%
1962 3.16% 2.64%
1961 3.21% 2.63%

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/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Dominican Republic grew by 0.85%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Somalia
Current population
11637906
20503678
Population rank 85/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.25%
One net population change
5.46 minutes
48.5 seconds
One birth every
2.59 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
7.42 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +264 +1,782
Annual growth/decline +96,292 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 8/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -35,306 +12,077
Net migration rank 170/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - 12,077
2024 - -34,806 - 26,859
2023 132,360 -34,915 608,203 46,217
2022 138,767 -35,153 551,450 -92,434
2021 128,866 -17,957 566,399 35,506
2020 137,417 -17,957 561,311 77,259
2019 144,869 -35,797 548,756 53,124
2018 150,852 -35,934 514,244 40,844
2017 151,565 -36,069 478,556 38,067
2016 151,550 -36,219 495,132 124,017
2015 154,258 -36,375 481,573 -17,178
2014 157,260 -36,543 464,481 6,065
2013 159,330 -36,673 448,518 20,723
2012 160,915 -36,737 399,468 -51,833
2011 162,094 -36,687 203,213 -326,192
2010 162,072 -36,587 385,571 -88,448
2009 160,893 -36,561 405,784 -101,795
2008 156,664 -36,723 394,258 -102,035
2007 152,066 -37,076 380,303 8,476
2006 151,122 -37,170 372,597 -67,200
2005 155,405 -37,063 363,117 -5,955
2004 158,789 -36,851 351,959 17,353
2003 163,267 -36,657 341,192 33,174
2002 166,740 -36,575 331,215 12,603
2001 170,193 -36,441 319,059 40,274
2000 171,684 -33,256 306,651 53,580
1999 167,742 -30,228 295,523 37,548
1998 164,287 -30,108 284,779 55,426
1997 168,419 -30,034 271,894 49,692
1996 174,008 -30,018 264,807 -46,291
1995 175,439 -29,873 254,509 65,888
1994 176,882 -29,610 246,950 -50,921
1993 177,691 -30,719 232,960 261,815
1992 177,481 -30,262 57,495 -179,675
1991 177,371 -29,351 53,052 -568,166
1990 176,748 -27,397 225,162 -248,155
1989 175,365 -26,984 225,255 -266,281
1988 171,291 -26,552 215,599 -415,660
1987 167,552 -25,850 231,580 -17,391
1986 165,674 -24,772 218,416 74,424
1985 164,091 -23,388 207,960 62,183
1984 164,263 -22,239 199,017 60,630
1983 163,136 -21,582 190,775 9,505
1982 159,597 -20,886 182,793 6,115
1981 158,419 -19,809 185,211 -332,129
1980 157,697 -17,485 174,790 65,519
1979 154,779 -16,296 151,016 582,746
1978 154,043 -16,909 132,689 402,005
1977 152,825 -17,077 124,818 2,170
1976 151,201 -16,866 113,319 -3,831
1975 149,339 -16,425 108,998 -1,934
1974 147,652 -15,402 104,813 -495
1973 146,283 -14,594 108,038 143
1972 143,255 -14,262 104,493 -351
1971 140,473 -14,156 101,196 -1,850
1970 137,835 -14,255 98,025 1,104
1969 135,445 -14,531 95,045 690
1968 133,666 -14,901 92,208 906
1967 133,091 -15,324 89,497 1,498
1966 132,096 -15,701 86,930 941
1965 125,345 -15,978 84,448 2,142
1964 127,504 -16,059 82,042 1,518
1963 124,994 -15,889 79,859 1,449
1962 122,977 -15,389 77,737 1,496
1961 120,316 -14,511 75,513 1,336
1960 117,346 -13,344 73,850 750

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

GeoRank.org/population/dominican-republic/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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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