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

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The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,520,487 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,656,588 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 7.4 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.18% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.01% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.7M (24.8% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Turkey
2100 11,752,784 64,394,191
2099 11,815,252 65,045,868
2098 11,877,117 65,690,351
2097 11,937,719 66,342,622
2096 11,997,841 66,990,674
2095 12,057,342 67,642,188
2094 12,115,914 68,296,562
2093 12,173,845 68,963,773
2092 12,230,436 69,625,957
2091 12,286,064 70,290,255
2090 12,340,658 70,960,483
2089 12,394,314 71,623,547
2088 12,446,122 72,281,102
2087 12,497,009 72,928,397
2086 12,546,890 73,576,610
2085 12,595,176 74,223,570
2084 12,641,964 74,853,312
2083 12,686,626 75,483,067
2082 12,730,579 76,111,533
2081 12,772,531 76,726,689
2080 12,813,012 77,339,541
2079 12,851,452 77,938,889
2078 12,887,954 78,532,577
2077 12,923,053 79,120,573
2076 12,955,793 79,705,459
2075 12,986,456 80,277,544
2074 13,015,960 80,848,141
2073 13,043,173 81,396,237
2072 13,068,464 81,938,080
2071 13,091,361 82,465,112
2070 13,112,865 82,981,973
2069 13,131,909 83,480,362
2068 13,149,031 83,963,140
2067 13,163,707 84,428,242
2066 13,176,149 84,886,666
2065 13,187,108 85,336,225
2064 13,195,655 85,771,285
2063 13,201,391 86,187,013
2062 13,204,648 86,587,114
2061 13,205,517 86,962,577
2060 13,203,471 87,319,314
2059 13,199,071 87,663,392
2058 13,190,969 87,973,789
2057 13,180,617 88,264,809
2056 13,168,370 88,534,755
2055 13,153,175 88,764,080
2054 13,135,187 88,972,362
2053 13,114,225 89,151,673
2052 13,090,209 89,310,785
2051 13,063,047 89,437,110
2050 13,032,286 89,541,520
2049 12,999,890 89,614,107
2048 12,964,676 89,651,068
2047 12,927,592 89,659,415
2046 12,887,813 89,634,354
2045 12,845,519 89,608,012
2044 12,800,765 89,557,421
2043 12,754,444 89,493,042
2042 12,705,845 89,404,193
2041 12,655,390 89,303,546
2040 12,602,701 89,187,952
2039 12,548,652 89,051,669
2038 12,491,254 88,901,719
2037 12,431,970 88,727,471
2036 12,370,131 88,537,927
2035 12,305,889 88,343,153
2034 12,239,008 88,139,515
2033 12,170,158 87,918,397
2032 12,098,734 87,687,495
2031 12,024,555 87,437,150
2030 11,947,536 87,166,904
2029 11,867,856 86,903,490
2028 11,785,130 86,627,469
2027 11,699,216 86,350,539
2026 11,611,567 86,093,293
2025 11,520,487 85,878,556
2024 11,427,557 85,518,661
2023 11,331,265 85,325,965
2022 11,230,734 84,979,913
2021 11,123,476 84,147,318
2020 11,008,300 83,384,680
2019 10,894,043 82,579,440
2018 10,782,053 81,407,204
2017 10,666,843 80,312,698
2016 10,551,430 79,277,962
2015 10,434,829 78,218,479
2014 10,315,528 77,181,884
2013 10,193,833 76,147,624
2012 10,070,411 75,175,827
2011 9,945,621 74,223,629
2010 9,820,175 73,142,150
2009 9,695,265 72,039,206
2008 9,573,130 71,051,678
2007 9,455,658 70,158,112
2006 9,341,183 70,045,349
2005 9,225,034 69,329,557
2004 9,104,892 68,592,617
2003 8,980,620 67,831,730
2002 8,852,235 67,048,795
2001 8,720,283 66,245,128
2000 8,584,190 65,425,961
1999 8,446,208 64,591,923
1998 8,310,362 63,734,383
1997 8,174,078 62,852,966
1996 8,032,894 61,951,134
1995 7,888,115 61,024,503
1994 7,741,694 60,033,836
1993 7,594,572 58,999,167
1992 7,447,474 57,990,118
1991 7,299,853 57,009,887
1990 7,151,166 56,015,628
1989 7,002,295 54,976,723
1988 6,855,734 53,909,626
1987 6,712,515 52,843,670
1986 6,571,208 51,777,772
1985 6,430,404 50,687,115
1984 6,289,040 49,574,069
1983 6,147,248 48,447,410
1982 6,007,114 47,322,096
1981 5,868,453 46,321,190
1980 5,729,037 45,408,815
1979 5,589,690 44,510,429
1978 5,451,882 43,645,306
1977 5,315,443 42,773,298
1976 5,180,404 41,899,984
1975 5,046,776 41,053,126
1974 4,914,197 40,210,234
1973 4,782,227 39,329,533
1972 4,651,883 38,430,221
1971 4,524,234 37,518,611
1970 4,399,290 36,638,465
1969 4,277,035 35,787,774
1968 4,157,189 34,921,684
1967 4,038,928 34,050,421
1966 3,921,847 33,177,672
1965 3,808,963 32,345,220
1964 3,698,559 31,543,072
1963 3,588,287 30,726,841
1962 3,479,936 29,916,147
1961 3,373,233 29,119,238
1960 3,268,336 28,329,898

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 Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,105,158 people (a 10.5% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Turkey
2100 -0.53% -1%
2099 -0.52% -0.98%
2098 -0.51% -0.98%
2097 -0.5% -0.97%
2096 -0.49% -0.96%
2095 -0.48% -0.96%
2094 -0.48% -0.97%
2093 -0.46% -0.95%
2092 -0.45% -0.95%
2091 -0.44% -0.94%
2090 -0.43% -0.93%
2089 -0.42% -0.91%
2088 -0.41% -0.89%
2087 -0.4% -0.88%
2086 -0.38% -0.87%
2085 -0.37% -0.84%
2084 -0.35% -0.83%
2083 -0.35% -0.83%
2082 -0.33% -0.8%
2081 -0.32% -0.79%
2080 -0.3% -0.77%
2079 -0.28% -0.76%
2078 -0.27% -0.74%
2077 -0.25% -0.73%
2076 -0.24% -0.71%
2075 -0.23% -0.71%
2074 -0.21% -0.67%
2073 -0.19% -0.66%
2072 -0.17% -0.64%
2071 -0.16% -0.62%
2070 -0.15% -0.6%
2069 -0.13% -0.57%
2068 -0.11% -0.55%
2067 -0.09% -0.54%
2066 -0.08% -0.53%
2065 -0.06% -0.51%
2064 -0.04% -0.48%
2063 -0.02% -0.46%
2062 -0.007% -0.43%
2061 0.02% -0.41%
2060 0.03% -0.39%
2059 0.06% -0.35%
2058 0.08% -0.33%
2057 0.09% -0.3%
2056 0.12% -0.26%
2055 0.14% -0.23%
2054 0.16% -0.2%
2053 0.18% -0.18%
2052 0.21% -0.14%
2051 0.24% -0.12%
2050 0.25% -0.08%
2049 0.27% -0.04%
2048 0.29% -0.009%
2047 0.31% 0.03%
2046 0.33% 0.03%
2045 0.35% 0.06%
2044 0.36% 0.07%
2043 0.38% 0.1%
2042 0.4% 0.11%
2041 0.42% 0.13%
2040 0.43% 0.15%
2039 0.46% 0.17%
2038 0.48% 0.2%
2037 0.5% 0.21%
2036 0.52% 0.22%
2035 0.55% 0.23%
2034 0.57% 0.25%
2033 0.59% 0.26%
2032 0.62% 0.29%
2031 0.64% 0.31%
2030 0.67% 0.3%
2029 0.7% 0.32%
2028 0.73% 0.32%
2027 0.75% 0.3%
2026 0.79% 0.25%
2025 0.81% 0.42%
2024 0.85% 0.23%
2023 0.9% 0.41%
2022 0.96% 0.99%
2021 1.05% 0.91%
2020 1.05% 0.98%
2019 1.04% 1.44%
2018 1.08% 1.36%
2017 1.09% 1.31%
2016 1.12% 1.35%
2015 1.16% 1.34%
2014 1.19% 1.36%
2013 1.23% 1.29%
2012 1.25% 1.28%
2011 1.28% 1.48%
2010 1.29% 1.53%
2009 1.28% 1.39%
2008 1.24% 1.27%
2007 1.23% 0.16%
2006 1.26% 1.03%
2005 1.32% 1.07%
2004 1.38% 1.12%
2003 1.45% 1.17%
2002 1.51% 1.21%
2001 1.59% 1.25%
2000 1.63% 1.29%
1999 1.63% 1.35%
1998 1.67% 1.4%
1997 1.76% 1.46%
1996 1.84% 1.52%
1995 1.89% 1.65%
1994 1.94% 1.75%
1993 1.98% 1.74%
1992 2.02% 1.72%
1991 2.08% 1.77%
1990 2.13% 1.89%
1989 2.14% 1.98%
1988 2.13% 2.02%
1987 2.15% 2.06%
1986 2.19% 2.15%
1985 2.25% 2.25%
1984 2.31% 2.33%
1983 2.33% 2.38%
1982 2.36% 2.16%
1981 2.43% 2.01%
1980 2.49% 2.02%
1979 2.53% 1.98%
1978 2.57% 2.04%
1977 2.61% 2.08%
1976 2.65% 2.06%
1975 2.7% 2.1%
1974 2.76% 2.24%
1973 2.8% 2.34%
1972 2.82% 2.43%
1971 2.84% 2.4%
1970 2.86% 2.38%
1969 2.88% 2.48%
1968 2.93% 2.56%
1967 2.99% 2.63%
1966 2.96% 2.57%
1965 2.99% 2.54%
1964 3.07% 2.66%
1963 3.11% 2.71%
1962 3.16% 2.74%
1961 3.21% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Turkey
Current population
11656588
86225430
Population rank 85/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1.04%
One net population change
5.67 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
2.61 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
7.36 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +255 +986
Annual growth/decline +92,930 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 138/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -35,306 -258,205
Net migration rank 170/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - -258,205
2024 129,943 -34,806 453,249 -275,952
2023 132,360 -34,915 426,630 -318,070
2022 138,767 -35,153 535,373 -301,544
2021 128,866 -17,957 521,713 20,283
2020 137,417 -17,957 608,708 37,934
2019 144,869 -35,797 751,472 -15,690
2018 150,852 -35,934 830,353 187,570
2017 151,565 -36,069 875,408 659,846
2016 151,550 -36,219 895,841 352,063
2015 154,258 -36,375 930,799 1,063,140
2014 157,260 -36,543 957,055 1,033,384
2013 159,330 -36,673 921,386 438,618
2012 160,915 -36,737 917,145 258,623
2011 162,094 -36,687 875,839 68,849
2010 162,072 -36,587 892,334 55,532
2009 160,893 -36,561 900,491 24,276
2008 156,664 -36,723 868,749 47,915
2007 152,066 -37,076 876,626 -186,402
2006 151,122 -37,170 897,351 -190,194
2005 155,405 -37,063 898,650 -174,177
2004 158,789 -36,851 896,025 -146,574
2003 163,267 -36,657 893,683 -121,383
2002 166,740 -36,575 922,927 -129,444
2001 170,193 -36,441 980,560 -166,759
2000 171,684 -33,256 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 167,742 -30,228 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 164,287 -30,108 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 168,419 -30,034 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 174,008 -30,018 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 175,439 -29,873 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 176,882 -29,610 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 177,691 -30,719 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 177,481 -30,262 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 177,371 -29,351 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 176,748 -27,397 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 175,365 -26,984 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 171,291 -26,552 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 167,552 -25,850 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 165,674 -24,772 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 164,091 -23,388 1,098,846 8,960
1984 164,263 -22,239 1,096,529 21,787
1983 163,136 -21,582 1,095,106 39,871
1982 159,597 -20,886 1,091,863 23,728
1981 158,419 -19,809 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 157,697 -17,485 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 154,779 -16,296 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 154,043 -16,909 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 152,825 -17,077 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 151,201 -16,866 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 149,339 -16,425 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 147,652 -15,402 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 146,283 -14,594 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 143,255 -14,262 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 140,473 -14,156 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 137,835 -14,255 991,950 -150,924
1969 135,445 -14,531 970,958 -110,578
1968 133,666 -14,901 950,778 -78,973
1967 133,091 -15,324 936,727 -65,993
1966 132,096 -15,701 925,790 -50,999
1965 125,345 -15,978 904,016 -113,911
1964 127,504 -16,059 884,152 -69,978
1963 124,994 -15,889 862,626 -44,317
1962 122,977 -15,389 837,473 -34,353
1961 120,316 -14,511 816,911 -26,187
1960 117,346 -13,344 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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