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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,637,906 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 6.29 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 1.02% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.6% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Tanzania
2100 11,755,442 265,496,854
2099 11,817,924 263,162,785
2098 11,879,803 260,809,535
2097 11,940,419 258,412,520
2096 12,000,555 255,996,677
2095 12,060,069 253,567,416
2094 12,118,654 251,119,386
2093 12,176,599 248,628,881
2092 12,233,202 246,107,108
2091 12,288,843 243,557,182
2090 12,343,449 241,002,065
2089 12,397,117 238,416,591
2088 12,448,937 235,797,530
2087 12,499,836 233,167,455
2086 12,549,728 230,496,041
2085 12,598,025 227,800,292
2084 12,644,824 225,111,530
2083 12,689,496 222,421,279
2082 12,733,459 219,718,263
2081 12,775,420 216,995,478
2080 12,815,910 214,255,926
2079 12,854,359 211,486,253
2078 12,890,869 208,708,063
2077 12,925,976 205,918,120
2076 12,958,723 203,106,125
2075 12,989,393 200,297,474
2074 13,018,904 197,468,017
2073 13,046,123 194,642,633
2072 13,071,419 191,824,103
2071 13,094,322 188,992,017
2070 13,115,831 186,152,377
2069 13,134,880 183,311,218
2068 13,152,005 180,475,586
2067 13,166,684 177,639,469
2066 13,179,129 174,803,090
2065 13,190,090 171,913,445
2064 13,198,640 169,064,549
2063 13,204,377 166,217,933
2062 13,207,634 163,370,044
2061 13,208,504 160,537,159
2060 13,206,457 157,722,273
2059 13,202,056 154,920,005
2058 13,193,952 152,120,539
2057 13,183,598 149,325,489
2056 13,171,348 146,519,472
2055 13,156,150 143,736,540
2054 13,138,158 140,983,905
2053 13,117,191 138,262,668
2052 13,093,170 135,553,723
2051 13,066,002 132,851,383
2050 13,035,234 130,157,751
2049 13,002,830 127,495,278
2048 12,967,608 124,821,109
2047 12,930,516 122,158,290
2046 12,890,728 119,522,516
2045 12,848,424 116,914,785
2044 12,803,661 114,329,740
2043 12,757,329 111,776,234
2042 12,708,719 109,241,835
2041 12,658,252 106,748,632
2040 12,605,551 104,272,418
2039 12,551,490 101,814,304
2038 12,494,079 99,380,232
2037 12,434,782 96,983,729
2036 12,372,929 94,601,865
2035 12,308,672 92,257,269
2034 12,241,776 89,929,444
2033 12,172,910 87,654,982
2032 12,101,471 85,409,993
2031 12,027,275 83,180,507
2030 11,950,238 80,997,163
2029 11,870,540 78,838,461
2028 11,787,795 76,730,649
2027 11,701,862 74,647,063
2026 11,614,193 72,589,279
2025 11,523,092 70,552,589
2024 11,427,557 68,560,157
2023 11,331,265 66,617,606
2022 11,230,734 64,711,821
2021 11,123,476 62,830,412
2020 11,008,300 60,972,798
2019 10,894,043 59,174,891
2018 10,782,053 57,437,145
2017 10,666,843 55,652,890
2016 10,551,430 53,824,013
2015 10,434,829 52,020,962
2014 10,315,528 50,351,512
2013 10,193,833 48,824,128
2012 10,070,411 47,374,260
2011 9,945,621 46,029,367
2010 9,820,175 44,758,488
2009 9,695,265 43,633,982
2008 9,573,130 42,570,728
2007 9,455,658 41,435,512
2006 9,341,183 40,294,902
2005 9,225,034 39,182,076
2004 9,104,892 38,109,668
2003 8,980,620 37,089,555
2002 8,852,235 36,121,304
2001 8,720,283 35,198,299
2000 8,584,190 34,260,139
1999 8,446,208 33,300,330
1998 8,310,362 32,420,458
1997 8,174,078 31,578,089
1996 8,032,894 30,945,762
1995 7,888,115 30,383,497
1994 7,741,694 29,442,356
1993 7,594,572 28,332,692
1992 7,447,474 27,457,588
1991 7,299,853 26,780,436
1990 7,151,166 26,110,207
1989 7,002,295 25,438,759
1988 6,855,734 24,769,686
1987 6,712,515 24,030,378
1986 6,571,208 23,258,959
1985 6,430,404 22,501,693
1984 6,289,040 21,779,066
1983 6,147,248 21,079,874
1982 6,007,114 20,398,571
1981 5,868,453 19,784,703
1980 5,729,037 19,189,769
1979 5,589,690 18,592,038
1978 5,451,882 17,976,566
1977 5,315,443 17,352,929
1976 5,180,404 16,736,211
1975 5,046,776 16,138,361
1974 4,914,197 15,561,630
1973 4,782,227 15,010,101
1972 4,651,883 14,479,308
1971 4,524,234 13,971,451
1970 4,399,290 13,492,677
1969 4,277,035 13,036,700
1968 4,157,189 12,602,076
1967 4,038,928 12,200,109
1966 3,921,847 11,827,459
1965 3,808,963 11,470,728
1964 3,698,559 11,127,826
1963 3,588,287 10,799,528
1962 3,479,936 10,487,756
1961 3,373,233 10,187,886
1960 3,268,336 9,901,419

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/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Tanzania
2100 -0.53% 0.89%
2099 -0.52% 0.9%
2098 -0.51% 0.93%
2097 -0.5% 0.94%
2096 -0.49% 0.96%
2095 -0.48% 0.97%
2094 -0.48% 1%
2093 -0.46% 1.02%
2092 -0.45% 1.05%
2091 -0.44% 1.06%
2090 -0.43% 1.08%
2089 -0.42% 1.11%
2088 -0.41% 1.13%
2087 -0.4% 1.16%
2086 -0.38% 1.18%
2085 -0.37% 1.19%
2084 -0.35% 1.21%
2083 -0.35% 1.23%
2082 -0.33% 1.25%
2081 -0.32% 1.28%
2080 -0.3% 1.31%
2079 -0.28% 1.33%
2078 -0.27% 1.35%
2077 -0.25% 1.38%
2076 -0.24% 1.4%
2075 -0.23% 1.43%
2074 -0.21% 1.45%
2073 -0.19% 1.47%
2072 -0.17% 1.5%
2071 -0.16% 1.53%
2070 -0.15% 1.55%
2069 -0.13% 1.57%
2068 -0.11% 1.6%
2067 -0.09% 1.62%
2066 -0.08% 1.68%
2065 -0.06% 1.69%
2064 -0.04% 1.71%
2063 -0.02% 1.74%
2062 -0.007% 1.76%
2061 0.02% 1.78%
2060 0.03% 1.81%
2059 0.06% 1.84%
2058 0.08% 1.87%
2057 0.09% 1.92%
2056 0.12% 1.94%
2055 0.14% 1.95%
2054 0.16% 1.97%
2053 0.18% 2%
2052 0.21% 2.03%
2051 0.24% 2.07%
2050 0.25% 2.09%
2049 0.27% 2.14%
2048 0.29% 2.18%
2047 0.31% 2.21%
2046 0.33% 2.23%
2045 0.35% 2.26%
2044 0.36% 2.28%
2043 0.38% 2.32%
2042 0.4% 2.34%
2041 0.42% 2.37%
2040 0.43% 2.41%
2039 0.46% 2.45%
2038 0.48% 2.47%
2037 0.5% 2.52%
2036 0.52% 2.54%
2035 0.55% 2.59%
2034 0.57% 2.59%
2033 0.59% 2.63%
2032 0.62% 2.68%
2031 0.64% 2.7%
2030 0.67% 2.74%
2029 0.7% 2.75%
2028 0.73% 2.79%
2027 0.75% 2.83%
2026 0.79% 2.89%
2025 0.84% 2.91%
2024 0.85% 2.92%
2023 0.9% 2.95%
2022 0.96% 2.99%
2021 1.05% 3.05%
2020 1.05% 3.04%
2019 1.04% 3.03%
2018 1.08% 3.21%
2017 1.09% 3.4%
2016 1.12% 3.47%
2015 1.16% 3.32%
2014 1.19% 3.13%
2013 1.23% 3.06%
2012 1.25% 2.92%
2011 1.28% 2.84%
2010 1.29% 2.58%
2009 1.28% 2.5%
2008 1.24% 2.74%
2007 1.23% 2.83%
2006 1.26% 2.84%
2005 1.32% 2.81%
2004 1.38% 2.75%
2003 1.45% 2.68%
2002 1.51% 2.62%
2001 1.59% 2.74%
2000 1.63% 2.88%
1999 1.63% 2.71%
1998 1.67% 2.67%
1997 1.76% 2.04%
1996 1.84% 1.85%
1995 1.89% 3.2%
1994 1.94% 3.92%
1993 1.98% 3.19%
1992 2.02% 2.53%
1991 2.08% 2.57%
1990 2.13% 2.64%
1989 2.14% 2.7%
1988 2.13% 3.08%
1987 2.15% 3.32%
1986 2.19% 3.37%
1985 2.25% 3.32%
1984 2.31% 3.32%
1983 2.33% 3.34%
1982 2.36% 3.1%
1981 2.43% 3.1%
1980 2.49% 3.21%
1979 2.53% 3.42%
1978 2.57% 3.59%
1977 2.61% 3.68%
1976 2.65% 3.7%
1975 2.7% 3.71%
1974 2.76% 3.67%
1973 2.8% 3.67%
1972 2.82% 3.63%
1971 2.84% 3.55%
1970 2.86% 3.5%
1969 2.88% 3.45%
1968 2.93% 3.29%
1967 2.99% 3.15%
1966 2.96% 3.11%
1965 2.99% 3.08%
1964 3.07% 3.04%
1963 3.11% 2.97%
1962 3.16% 2.94%
1961 3.21% 2.89%

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 Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Tanzania
Current population
11637906
73145892
Population rank 85/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.88%
One net population change
5.46 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
2.59 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
7.42 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +264 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +96,292 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 18/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -35,306 -12,730
Net migration rank 170/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - -12,730
2024 - -34,806 - -29,865
2023 132,360 -34,915 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 138,767 -35,153 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 128,866 -17,957 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 137,417 -17,957 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 144,869 -35,797 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 150,852 -35,934 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 151,565 -36,069 1,726,909 119,142
2016 151,550 -36,219 1,659,502 152,194
2015 154,258 -36,375 1,592,882 201,495
2014 157,260 -36,543 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 159,330 -36,673 1,509,008 1,241
2012 160,915 -36,737 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 162,094 -36,687 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 162,072 -36,587 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 160,893 -36,561 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 156,664 -36,723 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 152,066 -37,076 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 151,122 -37,170 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 155,405 -37,063 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 158,789 -36,851 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 163,267 -36,657 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 166,740 -36,575 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 170,193 -36,441 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 171,684 -33,256 985,185 -9,701
1999 167,742 -30,228 948,659 -4,489
1998 164,287 -30,108 920,806 -105,184
1997 168,419 -30,034 882,544 -13,400
1996 174,008 -30,018 868,524 -473,007
1995 175,439 -29,873 838,980 -109,971
1994 176,882 -29,610 803,953 349,348
1993 177,691 -30,719 778,044 288,004
1992 177,481 -30,262 767,961 -83,825
1991 177,371 -29,351 762,011 -91,851
1990 176,748 -27,397 750,825 -80,529
1989 175,365 -26,984 743,854 -71,268
1988 171,291 -26,552 736,551 -71,012
1987 167,552 -25,850 718,580 94,498
1986 165,674 -24,772 705,677 24,101
1985 164,091 -23,388 697,867 86,864
1984 164,263 -22,239 687,435 -26,938
1983 163,136 -21,582 679,720 58,161
1982 159,597 -20,886 662,627 -37,883
1981 158,419 -19,809 645,496 -42,485
1980 157,697 -17,485 629,444 -42,588
1979 154,779 -16,296 613,388 -4,792
1978 154,043 -16,909 595,024 27,307
1977 152,825 -17,077 574,938 49,997
1976 151,201 -16,866 553,617 54,875
1975 149,339 -16,425 533,906 53,290
1974 147,652 -15,402 515,152 51,127
1973 146,283 -14,594 488,429 48,363
1972 143,255 -14,262 467,305 57,489
1971 140,473 -14,156 449,014 41,900
1970 137,835 -14,255 427,988 38,635
1969 135,445 -14,531 408,322 37,006
1968 133,666 -14,901 389,467 34,455
1967 133,091 -15,324 374,763 5,265
1966 132,096 -15,701 360,229 5,049
1965 125,345 -15,978 343,456 4,742
1964 127,504 -16,059 328,527 9,090
1963 124,994 -15,889 314,644 4,333
1962 122,977 -15,389 300,663 3,916
1961 120,316 -14,511 286,839 8,338
1960 117,346 -13,344 275,814 1,946

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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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