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 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,591,984 people compared to 52,963,918 in Sudan.
Population statistics:
- Sudan's population is 4.57 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
- The Dominican Republic is ranked the 84th 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 2005, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.23M people to 11.6M (25.7% growth), while Sudan has grown from 31.3M to 53M (69.4% growth).
- The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 137M people in 2100 for Sudan.
Dominican Republic vs Sudan: live population counter
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| Current population |
11591984
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52963918
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| Population rank | 84/197 | 29/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.14% | 0.64% |
| One net population change |
5.46 minutes
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1.29 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.59 minutes
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18.7 seconds
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| One death every |
7.42 minutes
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1.64 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
15.1 minutes
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57.9 seconds
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| Annual migration change | -34,806 | -544,257 |
| 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 | 114/197 | 118/197 |
the Dominican Republic and Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,268,336 | 8,364,489 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,373,233 | 8,634,941 | 3.21% | 3.23% |
| 1962 | 3,479,936 | 8,919,028 | 3.16% | 3.29% |
| 1963 | 3,588,287 | 9,218,077 | 3.11% | 3.35% |
| 1964 | 3,698,559 | 9,531,109 | 3.07% | 3.4% |
| 1965 | 3,808,963 | 9,858,030 | 2.99% | 3.43% |
| 1966 | 3,921,847 | 10,197,578 | 2.96% | 3.44% |
| 1967 | 4,038,928 | 10,550,597 | 2.99% | 3.46% |
| 1968 | 4,157,189 | 10,917,999 | 2.93% | 3.48% |
| 1969 | 4,277,035 | 11,298,936 | 2.88% | 3.49% |
| 1970 | 4,399,290 | 11,695,771 | 2.86% | 3.51% |
| 1971 | 4,524,234 | 12,105,539 | 2.84% | 3.5% |
| 1972 | 4,651,883 | 12,527,856 | 2.82% | 3.49% |
| 1973 | 4,782,227 | 13,049,315 | 2.8% | 4.16% |
| 1974 | 4,914,197 | 13,580,723 | 2.76% | 4.07% |
| 1975 | 5,046,776 | 14,064,798 | 2.7% | 3.56% |
| 1976 | 5,180,404 | 14,569,716 | 2.65% | 3.59% |
| 1977 | 5,315,443 | 15,086,614 | 2.61% | 3.55% |
| 1978 | 5,451,882 | 15,695,003 | 2.57% | 4.03% |
| 1979 | 5,589,690 | 16,355,352 | 2.53% | 4.21% |
| 1980 | 5,729,037 | 17,058,905 | 2.49% | 4.3% |
| 1981 | 5,868,453 | 17,780,572 | 2.43% | 4.23% |
| 1982 | 6,007,114 | 18,486,645 | 2.36% | 3.97% |
| 1983 | 6,147,248 | 19,109,770 | 2.33% | 3.37% |
| 1984 | 6,289,040 | 19,546,528 | 2.31% | 2.29% |
| 1985 | 6,430,404 | 19,905,872 | 2.25% | 1.84% |
| 1986 | 6,571,208 | 20,288,238 | 2.19% | 1.92% |
| 1987 | 6,712,515 | 20,704,904 | 2.15% | 2.05% |
| 1988 | 6,855,734 | 21,138,431 | 2.13% | 2.09% |
| 1989 | 7,002,295 | 21,578,022 | 2.14% | 2.08% |
| 1990 | 7,151,166 | 22,021,481 | 2.13% | 2.06% |
| 1991 | 7,299,853 | 22,470,676 | 2.08% | 2.04% |
| 1992 | 7,447,474 | 22,927,355 | 2.02% | 2.03% |
| 1993 | 7,594,572 | 23,445,592 | 1.98% | 2.26% |
| 1994 | 7,741,694 | 24,043,948 | 1.94% | 2.55% |
| 1995 | 7,888,115 | 24,672,143 | 1.89% | 2.61% |
| 1996 | 8,032,894 | 25,231,528 | 1.84% | 2.27% |
| 1997 | 8,174,078 | 25,799,821 | 1.76% | 2.25% |
| 1998 | 8,310,362 | 26,458,999 | 1.67% | 2.55% |
| 1999 | 8,446,208 | 27,130,613 | 1.63% | 2.54% |
| 2000 | 8,584,190 | 27,816,745 | 1.63% | 2.53% |
| 2001 | 8,720,283 | 28,516,770 | 1.59% | 2.52% |
| 2002 | 8,852,235 | 29,228,727 | 1.51% | 2.5% |
| 2003 | 8,980,620 | 29,896,035 | 1.45% | 2.28% |
| 2004 | 9,104,892 | 30,556,637 | 1.38% | 2.21% |
| 2005 | 9,225,034 | 31,262,444 | 1.32% | 2.31% |
| 2006 | 9,341,183 | 31,992,435 | 1.26% | 2.34% |
| 2007 | 9,455,658 | 32,764,135 | 1.23% | 2.41% |
| 2008 | 9,573,130 | 33,623,980 | 1.24% | 2.62% |
| 2009 | 9,695,265 | 34,569,113 | 1.28% | 2.81% |
| 2010 | 9,820,175 | 35,414,399 | 1.29% | 2.45% |
| 2011 | 9,945,621 | 36,140,806 | 1.28% | 2.05% |
| 2012 | 10,070,411 | 36,923,178 | 1.25% | 2.16% |
| 2013 | 10,193,833 | 37,785,849 | 1.23% | 2.34% |
| 2014 | 10,315,528 | 38,823,318 | 1.19% | 2.75% |
| 2015 | 10,434,829 | 40,024,431 | 1.16% | 3.09% |
| 2016 | 10,551,430 | 41,259,892 | 1.12% | 3.09% |
| 2017 | 10,666,843 | 42,714,306 | 1.09% | 3.53% |
| 2018 | 10,782,053 | 44,230,596 | 1.08% | 3.55% |
| 2019 | 10,894,043 | 45,548,175 | 1.04% | 2.98% |
| 2020 | 11,008,300 | 46,789,231 | 1.05% | 2.72% |
| 2021 | 11,123,476 | 48,066,924 | 1.05% | 2.73% |
| 2022 | 11,230,734 | 49,383,346 | 0.96% | 2.74% |
| 2023 | 11,331,265 | 50,042,791 | 0.9% | 1.34% |
| 2024 | 11,427,557 | 50,448,963 | 0.85% | 0.81% |
| 2025 | 11,520,480 | 51,662,152 | 0.81% | 2.4% |
| 2026 | 11,609,496 | 53,282,718 | 0.77% | 3.14% |
| 2027 | 11,695,935 | 54,724,215 | 0.74% | 2.71% |
| 2028 | 11,779,929 | 55,993,833 | 0.72% | 2.32% |
| 2029 | 11,860,814 | 57,275,443 | 0.69% | 2.29% |
| 2030 | 11,938,853 | 58,571,624 | 0.66% | 2.26% |
| 2031 | 12,014,148 | 59,872,936 | 0.63% | 2.22% |
| 2032 | 12,086,669 | 61,179,476 | 0.6% | 2.18% |
| 2033 | 12,156,523 | 62,497,205 | 0.58% | 2.15% |
| 2034 | 12,224,121 | 63,822,356 | 0.56% | 2.12% |
| 2035 | 12,289,431 | 65,148,317 | 0.53% | 2.08% |
| 2036 | 12,352,228 | 66,470,018 | 0.51% | 2.03% |
| 2037 | 12,412,542 | 67,791,240 | 0.49% | 1.99% |
| 2038 | 12,470,656 | 69,107,712 | 0.47% | 1.94% |
| 2039 | 12,526,156 | 70,416,631 | 0.45% | 1.89% |
| 2040 | 12,579,320 | 71,730,604 | 0.42% | 1.87% |
| 2041 | 12,630,679 | 73,056,213 | 0.41% | 1.85% |
| 2042 | 12,680,019 | 74,387,562 | 0.39% | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 12,727,289 | 75,723,670 | 0.37% | 1.8% |
| 2044 | 12,772,651 | 77,066,454 | 0.36% | 1.77% |
| 2045 | 12,816,003 | 78,415,205 | 0.34% | 1.75% |
| 2046 | 12,856,883 | 79,767,271 | 0.32% | 1.72% |
| 2047 | 12,895,158 | 81,115,241 | 0.3% | 1.69% |
| 2048 | 12,931,165 | 82,463,202 | 0.28% | 1.66% |
| 2049 | 12,964,841 | 83,828,356 | 0.26% | 1.66% |
| 2050 | 12,996,290 | 85,206,384 | 0.24% | 1.64% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,209,795 people (a 13.1% growth), while Sudan gained 8,761,987 people (a 28% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Dominican Republic gained 1,157,155 (a 11.1% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,939,487 (a 32.3% growth).
The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2005 and is 84th in 2025. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2005 and ranked 29th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Dominican Republic's population will grow by 12.1% to 12,996,290 people with a rank change from 84th to 90th. The population of Sudan will increase by 60.9% to 85,206,384 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Santiago de los Caballeros | 1.34M |
| Santo Domingo | 1.13M |
| 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 |
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| 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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Population differences between the Dominican Republic and Sudan
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| Life expectancy | 74 years | 66.7 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 23.6 years |
| Median age | 29 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 49.6:50.4 |
| Fertility rate | 2.24 births per woman | 4.32 births per woman |
| Population density | 614 ppl/mi² | 69.9 ppl/mi² |
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