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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,637,906 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 4.58 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.78% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.6% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Sudan
2100 11,755,442 137,695,876
2099 11,817,924 137,114,644
2098 11,879,803 136,500,499
2097 11,940,419 135,860,701
2096 12,000,555 135,222,218
2095 12,060,069 134,553,615
2094 12,118,654 133,902,112
2093 12,176,599 133,186,791
2092 12,233,202 132,427,642
2091 12,288,843 131,674,049
2090 12,343,449 130,893,042
2089 12,397,117 130,075,970
2088 12,448,937 129,234,968
2087 12,499,836 128,358,981
2086 12,549,728 127,463,823
2085 12,598,025 126,555,673
2084 12,644,824 125,612,419
2083 12,689,496 124,663,868
2082 12,733,459 123,716,124
2081 12,775,420 122,772,016
2080 12,815,910 121,805,246
2079 12,854,359 120,822,781
2078 12,890,869 119,802,944
2077 12,925,976 118,776,597
2076 12,958,723 117,748,457
2075 12,989,393 116,688,549
2074 13,018,904 115,601,159
2073 13,046,123 114,499,847
2072 13,071,419 113,374,089
2071 13,094,322 112,235,978
2070 13,115,831 111,102,687
2069 13,134,880 109,945,533
2068 13,152,005 108,791,037
2067 13,166,684 107,581,192
2066 13,179,129 106,357,353
2065 13,190,090 105,145,307
2064 13,198,640 103,903,801
2063 13,204,377 102,642,643
2062 13,207,634 101,354,095
2061 13,208,504 100,067,335
2060 13,206,457 98,765,585
2059 13,202,056 97,461,067
2058 13,193,952 96,135,716
2057 13,183,598 94,800,344
2056 13,171,348 93,458,640
2055 13,156,150 92,089,717
2054 13,138,158 90,711,253
2053 13,117,191 89,342,122
2052 13,093,170 87,962,125
2051 13,066,002 86,581,277
2050 13,035,234 85,194,794
2049 13,002,830 83,803,171
2048 12,967,608 82,442,635
2047 12,930,516 81,085,689
2046 12,890,728 79,725,126
2045 12,848,424 78,359,927
2044 12,803,661 77,006,049
2043 12,757,329 75,652,858
2042 12,708,719 74,312,465
2041 12,658,252 72,968,877
2040 12,605,551 71,640,015
2039 12,551,490 70,319,906
2038 12,494,079 69,001,239
2037 12,434,782 67,665,904
2036 12,372,929 66,337,650
2035 12,308,672 65,001,359
2034 12,241,776 63,664,516
2033 12,172,910 62,329,849
2032 12,101,471 61,007,985
2031 12,027,275 59,695,860
2030 11,950,238 58,384,521
2029 11,870,540 57,082,767
2028 11,787,795 55,800,806
2027 11,701,862 54,523,219
2026 11,614,193 52,894,744
2025 11,523,092 51,256,148
2024 11,427,557 50,448,963
2023 11,331,265 50,042,791
2022 11,230,734 49,383,346
2021 11,123,476 48,066,924
2020 11,008,300 46,789,231
2019 10,894,043 45,548,175
2018 10,782,053 44,230,596
2017 10,666,843 42,714,306
2016 10,551,430 41,259,892
2015 10,434,829 40,024,431
2014 10,315,528 38,823,318
2013 10,193,833 37,785,849
2012 10,070,411 36,923,178
2011 9,945,621 36,140,806
2010 9,820,175 35,414,399
2009 9,695,265 34,569,113
2008 9,573,130 33,623,980
2007 9,455,658 32,764,135
2006 9,341,183 31,992,435
2005 9,225,034 31,262,444
2004 9,104,892 30,556,637
2003 8,980,620 29,896,035
2002 8,852,235 29,228,727
2001 8,720,283 28,516,770
2000 8,584,190 27,816,745
1999 8,446,208 27,130,613
1998 8,310,362 26,458,999
1997 8,174,078 25,799,821
1996 8,032,894 25,231,528
1995 7,888,115 24,672,143
1994 7,741,694 24,043,948
1993 7,594,572 23,445,592
1992 7,447,474 22,927,355
1991 7,299,853 22,470,676
1990 7,151,166 22,021,481
1989 7,002,295 21,578,022
1988 6,855,734 21,138,431
1987 6,712,515 20,704,904
1986 6,571,208 20,288,238
1985 6,430,404 19,905,872
1984 6,289,040 19,546,528
1983 6,147,248 19,109,770
1982 6,007,114 18,486,645
1981 5,868,453 17,780,572
1980 5,729,037 17,058,905
1979 5,589,690 16,355,352
1978 5,451,882 15,695,003
1977 5,315,443 15,086,614
1976 5,180,404 14,569,716
1975 5,046,776 14,064,798
1974 4,914,197 13,580,723
1973 4,782,227 13,049,315
1972 4,651,883 12,527,856
1971 4,524,234 12,105,539
1970 4,399,290 11,695,771
1969 4,277,035 11,298,936
1968 4,157,189 10,917,999
1967 4,038,928 10,550,597
1966 3,921,847 10,197,578
1965 3,808,963 9,858,030
1964 3,698,559 9,531,109
1963 3,588,287 9,218,077
1962 3,479,936 8,919,028
1961 3,373,233 8,634,941
1960 3,268,336 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Sudan
2100 -0.53% 0.42%
2099 -0.52% 0.45%
2098 -0.51% 0.47%
2097 -0.5% 0.47%
2096 -0.49% 0.5%
2095 -0.48% 0.49%
2094 -0.48% 0.54%
2093 -0.46% 0.57%
2092 -0.45% 0.57%
2091 -0.44% 0.6%
2090 -0.43% 0.63%
2089 -0.42% 0.65%
2088 -0.41% 0.68%
2087 -0.4% 0.7%
2086 -0.38% 0.72%
2085 -0.37% 0.75%
2084 -0.35% 0.76%
2083 -0.35% 0.77%
2082 -0.33% 0.77%
2081 -0.32% 0.79%
2080 -0.3% 0.81%
2079 -0.28% 0.85%
2078 -0.27% 0.86%
2077 -0.25% 0.87%
2076 -0.24% 0.91%
2075 -0.23% 0.94%
2074 -0.21% 0.96%
2073 -0.19% 0.99%
2072 -0.17% 1.01%
2071 -0.16% 1.02%
2070 -0.15% 1.05%
2069 -0.13% 1.06%
2068 -0.11% 1.12%
2067 -0.09% 1.15%
2066 -0.08% 1.15%
2065 -0.06% 1.19%
2064 -0.04% 1.23%
2063 -0.02% 1.27%
2062 -0.007% 1.29%
2061 0.02% 1.32%
2060 0.03% 1.34%
2059 0.06% 1.38%
2058 0.08% 1.41%
2057 0.09% 1.44%
2056 0.12% 1.49%
2055 0.14% 1.52%
2054 0.16% 1.53%
2053 0.18% 1.57%
2052 0.21% 1.59%
2051 0.24% 1.63%
2050 0.25% 1.66%
2049 0.27% 1.65%
2048 0.29% 1.67%
2047 0.31% 1.71%
2046 0.33% 1.74%
2045 0.35% 1.76%
2044 0.36% 1.79%
2043 0.38% 1.8%
2042 0.4% 1.84%
2041 0.42% 1.85%
2040 0.43% 1.88%
2039 0.46% 1.91%
2038 0.48% 1.97%
2037 0.5% 2%
2036 0.52% 2.06%
2035 0.55% 2.1%
2034 0.57% 2.14%
2033 0.59% 2.17%
2032 0.62% 2.2%
2031 0.64% 2.25%
2030 0.67% 2.28%
2029 0.7% 2.3%
2028 0.73% 2.34%
2027 0.75% 3.08%
2026 0.79% 3.2%
2025 0.84% 1.6%
2024 0.85% 0.81%
2023 0.9% 1.34%
2022 0.96% 2.74%
2021 1.05% 2.73%
2020 1.05% 2.72%
2019 1.04% 2.98%
2018 1.08% 3.55%
2017 1.09% 3.53%
2016 1.12% 3.09%
2015 1.16% 3.09%
2014 1.19% 2.75%
2013 1.23% 2.34%
2012 1.25% 2.16%
2011 1.28% 2.05%
2010 1.29% 2.45%
2009 1.28% 2.81%
2008 1.24% 2.62%
2007 1.23% 2.41%
2006 1.26% 2.34%
2005 1.32% 2.31%
2004 1.38% 2.21%
2003 1.45% 2.28%
2002 1.51% 2.5%
2001 1.59% 2.52%
2000 1.63% 2.53%
1999 1.63% 2.54%
1998 1.67% 2.55%
1997 1.76% 2.25%
1996 1.84% 2.27%
1995 1.89% 2.61%
1994 1.94% 2.55%
1993 1.98% 2.26%
1992 2.02% 2.03%
1991 2.08% 2.04%
1990 2.13% 2.06%
1989 2.14% 2.08%
1988 2.13% 2.09%
1987 2.15% 2.05%
1986 2.19% 1.92%
1985 2.25% 1.84%
1984 2.31% 2.29%
1983 2.33% 3.37%
1982 2.36% 3.97%
1981 2.43% 4.23%
1980 2.49% 4.3%
1979 2.53% 4.21%
1978 2.57% 4.03%
1977 2.61% 3.55%
1976 2.65% 3.59%
1975 2.7% 3.56%
1974 2.76% 4.07%
1973 2.8% 4.16%
1972 2.82% 3.49%
1971 2.84% 3.5%
1970 2.86% 3.51%
1969 2.88% 3.49%
1968 2.93% 3.48%
1967 2.99% 3.46%
1966 2.96% 3.44%
1965 2.99% 3.43%
1964 3.07% 3.4%
1963 3.11% 3.35%
1962 3.16% 3.29%
1961 3.21% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Dominican Republic grew by 0.85%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Sudan
Current population
11637906
53335233
Population rank 85/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.64%
One net population change
5.46 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
2.59 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
7.42 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +264 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +96,292 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 116/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -35,306 +291,469
Net migration rank 170/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - 291,469
2024 - -34,806 - -544,257
2023 132,360 -34,915 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 138,767 -35,153 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 128,866 -17,957 1,293,817 31,664
2020 137,417 -17,957 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 144,869 -35,797 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 150,852 -35,934 1,257,387 125,499
2017 151,565 -36,069 1,208,046 441,623
2016 151,550 -36,219 1,174,422 84,728
2015 154,258 -36,375 1,145,259 66,476
2014 157,260 -36,543 1,097,962 92,504
2013 159,330 -36,673 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 160,915 -36,737 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 162,094 -36,687 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 162,072 -36,587 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 160,893 -36,561 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 156,664 -36,723 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 152,066 -37,076 992,819 -201,769
2006 151,122 -37,170 963,740 -211,387
2005 155,405 -37,063 907,017 -199,378
2004 158,789 -36,851 889,382 -185,392
2003 163,267 -36,657 898,226 -281,001
2002 166,740 -36,575 897,965 -180,603
2001 170,193 -36,441 880,284 -173,745
2000 171,684 -33,256 858,536 -165,030
1999 167,742 -30,228 835,840 -157,090
1998 164,287 -30,108 814,752 -150,271
1997 168,419 -30,034 802,245 -148,368
1996 174,008 -30,018 792,926 -310,221
1995 175,439 -29,873 780,700 -144,670
1994 176,882 -29,610 764,645 -144,324
1993 177,691 -30,719 743,249 -166,861
1992 177,481 -30,262 731,177 -271,093
1991 177,371 -29,351 714,612 -261,341
1990 176,748 -27,397 699,953 -254,825
1989 175,365 -26,984 683,743 -241,979
1988 171,291 -26,552 672,604 -235,213
1987 167,552 -25,850 658,416 -228,756
1986 165,674 -24,772 649,649 -245,968
1985 164,091 -23,388 583,382 -222,315
1984 164,263 -22,239 577,405 -219,755
1983 163,136 -21,582 570,198 -54,325
1982 159,597 -20,886 606,362 124,007
1981 158,419 -19,809 585,087 96,697
1980 157,697 -17,485 552,930 208,602
1979 154,779 -16,296 524,942 120,613
1978 154,043 -16,909 497,987 177,153
1977 152,825 -17,077 483,089 58,540
1976 151,201 -16,866 470,019 22,147
1975 149,339 -16,425 454,813 62,843
1974 147,652 -15,402 444,456 6,023
1973 146,283 -14,594 439,201 173,143
1972 143,255 -14,262 428,340 2,238
1971 140,473 -14,156 417,641 -3,577
1970 137,835 -14,255 401,013 4,479
1969 135,445 -14,531 385,712 2,476
1968 133,666 -14,901 370,917 2,776
1967 133,091 -15,324 356,599 4,508
1966 132,096 -15,701 342,118 2,813
1965 125,345 -15,978 327,799 6,367
1964 127,504 -16,059 315,166 4,505
1963 124,994 -15,889 302,132 4,263
1962 122,977 -15,389 287,317 4,387
1961 120,316 -14,511 272,562 3,904
1960 117,346 -13,344 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/dominican-republic/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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