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

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The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,520,487 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,656,588 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • The Dominican Republic's population is 1.49 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.01% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.7M (24.8% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Turkmenistan
2100 11,752,784 10,041,228
2099 11,815,252 10,070,007
2098 11,877,117 10,097,571
2097 11,937,719 10,123,813
2096 11,997,841 10,148,560
2095 12,057,342 10,172,371
2094 12,115,914 10,194,567
2093 12,173,845 10,215,533
2092 12,230,436 10,235,132
2091 12,286,064 10,253,189
2090 12,340,658 10,270,414
2089 12,394,314 10,285,963
2088 12,446,122 10,300,439
2087 12,497,009 10,313,629
2086 12,546,890 10,325,212
2085 12,595,176 10,335,299
2084 12,641,964 10,343,821
2083 12,686,626 10,350,710
2082 12,730,579 10,356,526
2081 12,772,531 10,360,689
2080 12,813,012 10,363,394
2079 12,851,452 10,364,229
2078 12,887,954 10,363,113
2077 12,923,053 10,360,467
2076 12,955,793 10,356,079
2075 12,986,456 10,349,863
2074 13,015,960 10,342,496
2073 13,043,173 10,333,532
2072 13,068,464 10,322,776
2071 13,091,361 10,310,748
2070 13,112,865 10,297,702
2069 13,131,909 10,283,723
2068 13,149,031 10,268,779
2067 13,163,707 10,252,681
2066 13,176,149 10,235,535
2065 13,187,108 10,217,603
2064 13,195,655 10,198,228
2063 13,201,391 10,177,447
2062 13,204,648 10,155,121
2061 13,205,517 10,131,160
2060 13,203,471 10,105,616
2059 13,199,071 10,077,893
2058 13,190,969 10,047,185
2057 13,180,617 10,013,846
2056 13,168,370 9,977,699
2055 13,153,175 9,938,273
2054 13,135,187 9,895,840
2053 13,114,225 9,849,324
2052 13,090,209 9,799,331
2051 13,063,047 9,745,673
2050 13,032,286 9,688,197
2049 12,999,890 9,627,119
2048 12,964,676 9,562,502
2047 12,927,592 9,494,734
2046 12,887,813 9,423,990
2045 12,845,519 9,350,870
2044 12,800,765 9,275,707
2043 12,754,444 9,199,229
2042 12,705,845 9,121,705
2041 12,655,390 9,043,208
2040 12,602,701 8,964,374
2039 12,548,652 8,885,167
2038 12,491,254 8,805,836
2037 12,431,970 8,726,399
2036 12,370,131 8,646,796
2035 12,305,889 8,567,354
2034 12,239,008 8,487,651
2033 12,170,158 8,407,327
2032 12,098,734 8,326,172
2031 12,024,555 8,243,436
2030 11,947,536 8,158,380
2029 11,867,856 8,065,431
2028 11,785,130 7,964,546
2027 11,699,216 7,856,302
2026 11,611,567 7,740,924
2025 11,520,487 7,618,847
2024 11,427,557 7,494,498
2023 11,331,265 7,364,438
2022 11,230,734 7,230,193
2021 11,123,476 7,092,043
2020 11,008,300 6,949,912
2019 10,894,043 6,803,944
2018 10,782,053 6,655,524
2017 10,666,843 6,507,061
2016 10,551,430 6,360,041
2015 10,434,829 6,215,770
2014 10,315,528 6,075,283
2013 10,193,833 5,939,341
2012 10,070,411 5,808,546
2011 9,945,621 5,683,417
2010 9,820,175 5,564,356
2009 9,695,265 5,451,592
2008 9,573,130 5,345,029
2007 9,455,658 5,244,046
2006 9,341,183 5,147,105
2005 9,225,034 5,052,257
2004 9,104,892 4,958,093
2003 8,980,620 4,863,865
2002 8,852,235 4,769,465
2001 8,720,283 4,675,409
2000 8,584,190 4,582,677
1999 8,446,208 4,492,170
1998 8,310,362 4,410,507
1997 8,174,078 4,336,730
1996 8,032,894 4,263,819
1995 7,888,115 4,191,203
1994 7,741,694 4,116,662
1993 7,594,572 4,032,407
1992 7,447,474 3,944,689
1991 7,299,853 3,855,894
1990 7,151,166 3,760,562
1989 7,002,295 3,662,459
1988 6,855,734 3,559,363
1987 6,712,515 3,452,731
1986 6,571,208 3,347,809
1985 6,430,404 3,247,534
1984 6,289,040 3,154,079
1983 6,147,248 3,067,534
1982 6,007,114 2,985,557
1981 5,868,453 2,907,187
1980 5,729,037 2,832,203
1979 5,589,690 2,760,358
1978 5,451,882 2,691,088
1977 5,315,443 2,623,948
1976 5,180,404 2,558,521
1975 5,046,776 2,494,570
1974 4,914,197 2,432,028
1973 4,782,227 2,370,919
1972 4,651,883 2,311,430
1971 4,524,234 2,253,119
1970 4,399,290 2,195,616
1969 4,277,035 2,139,024
1968 4,157,189 2,083,069
1967 4,038,928 2,027,403
1966 3,921,847 1,971,737
1965 3,808,963 1,915,916
1964 3,698,559 1,859,997
1963 3,588,287 1,804,272
1962 3,479,936 1,749,214
1961 3,373,233 1,695,400
1960 3,268,336 1,643,457

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 Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,105,158 people (a 10.5% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Turkmenistan
2100 -0.53% -0.29%
2099 -0.52% -0.27%
2098 -0.51% -0.26%
2097 -0.5% -0.24%
2096 -0.49% -0.23%
2095 -0.48% -0.22%
2094 -0.48% -0.21%
2093 -0.46% -0.19%
2092 -0.45% -0.18%
2091 -0.44% -0.17%
2090 -0.43% -0.15%
2089 -0.42% -0.14%
2088 -0.41% -0.13%
2087 -0.4% -0.11%
2086 -0.38% -0.1%
2085 -0.37% -0.08%
2084 -0.35% -0.07%
2083 -0.35% -0.06%
2082 -0.33% -0.04%
2081 -0.32% -0.03%
2080 -0.3% -0.008%
2079 -0.28% 0.01%
2078 -0.27% 0.03%
2077 -0.25% 0.04%
2076 -0.24% 0.06%
2075 -0.23% 0.07%
2074 -0.21% 0.09%
2073 -0.19% 0.1%
2072 -0.17% 0.12%
2071 -0.16% 0.13%
2070 -0.15% 0.14%
2069 -0.13% 0.15%
2068 -0.11% 0.16%
2067 -0.09% 0.17%
2066 -0.08% 0.18%
2065 -0.06% 0.19%
2064 -0.04% 0.2%
2063 -0.02% 0.22%
2062 -0.007% 0.24%
2061 0.02% 0.25%
2060 0.03% 0.28%
2059 0.06% 0.31%
2058 0.08% 0.33%
2057 0.09% 0.36%
2056 0.12% 0.4%
2055 0.14% 0.43%
2054 0.16% 0.47%
2053 0.18% 0.51%
2052 0.21% 0.55%
2051 0.24% 0.59%
2050 0.25% 0.63%
2049 0.27% 0.68%
2048 0.29% 0.71%
2047 0.31% 0.75%
2046 0.33% 0.78%
2045 0.35% 0.81%
2044 0.36% 0.83%
2043 0.38% 0.85%
2042 0.4% 0.87%
2041 0.42% 0.88%
2040 0.43% 0.89%
2039 0.46% 0.9%
2038 0.48% 0.91%
2037 0.5% 0.92%
2036 0.52% 0.93%
2035 0.55% 0.94%
2034 0.57% 0.96%
2033 0.59% 0.97%
2032 0.62% 1%
2031 0.64% 1.04%
2030 0.67% 1.15%
2029 0.7% 1.27%
2028 0.73% 1.38%
2027 0.75% 1.49%
2026 0.79% 1.6%
2025 0.81% 1.66%
2024 0.85% 1.77%
2023 0.9% 1.86%
2022 0.96% 1.95%
2021 1.05% 2.05%
2020 1.05% 2.15%
2019 1.04% 2.23%
2018 1.08% 2.28%
2017 1.09% 2.31%
2016 1.12% 2.32%
2015 1.16% 2.31%
2014 1.19% 2.29%
2013 1.23% 2.25%
2012 1.25% 2.2%
2011 1.28% 2.14%
2010 1.29% 2.07%
2009 1.28% 1.99%
2008 1.24% 1.93%
2007 1.23% 1.88%
2006 1.26% 1.88%
2005 1.32% 1.9%
2004 1.38% 1.94%
2003 1.45% 1.98%
2002 1.51% 2.01%
2001 1.59% 2.02%
2000 1.63% 2.01%
1999 1.63% 1.85%
1998 1.67% 1.7%
1997 1.76% 1.71%
1996 1.84% 1.73%
1995 1.89% 1.81%
1994 1.94% 2.09%
1993 1.98% 2.22%
1992 2.02% 2.3%
1991 2.08% 2.54%
1990 2.13% 2.68%
1989 2.14% 2.9%
1988 2.13% 3.09%
1987 2.15% 3.13%
1986 2.19% 3.09%
1985 2.25% 2.96%
1984 2.31% 2.82%
1983 2.33% 2.75%
1982 2.36% 2.7%
1981 2.43% 2.65%
1980 2.49% 2.6%
1979 2.53% 2.57%
1978 2.57% 2.56%
1977 2.61% 2.56%
1976 2.65% 2.56%
1975 2.7% 2.57%
1974 2.76% 2.58%
1973 2.8% 2.57%
1972 2.82% 2.59%
1971 2.84% 2.62%
1970 2.86% 2.65%
1969 2.88% 2.69%
1968 2.93% 2.75%
1967 2.99% 2.82%
1966 2.96% 2.91%
1965 2.99% 3.01%
1964 3.07% 3.09%
1963 3.11% 3.15%
1962 3.16% 3.17%
1961 3.21% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Turkmenistan
Current population
11656588
7800189
Population rank 85/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.09%
One net population change
5.67 minutes
4.24 minutes
One birth every
2.61 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
7.36 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +255 +341
Annual growth/decline +92,930 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +0.81% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 63/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -35,306 +13,268
Net migration rank 170/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - 13,268
2024 129,943 -34,806 112,942 14,646
2023 132,360 -34,915 117,529 15,005
2022 138,767 -35,153 121,814 14,141
2021 128,866 -17,957 122,721 17,617
2020 137,417 -17,957 124,014 19,913
2019 144,869 -35,797 128,275 19,735
2018 150,852 -35,934 129,537 19,293
2017 151,565 -36,069 131,417 16,678
2016 151,550 -36,219 132,581 13,365
2015 154,258 -36,375 132,663 9,936
2014 157,260 -36,543 129,677 8,696
2013 159,330 -36,673 126,217 7,287
2012 160,915 -36,737 120,957 7,125
2011 162,094 -36,687 115,197 6,992
2010 162,072 -36,587 109,318 6,621
2009 160,893 -36,561 102,931 6,656
2008 156,664 -36,723 96,815 6,734
2007 152,066 -37,076 92,038 6,388
2006 151,122 -37,170 87,840 7,613
2005 155,405 -37,063 83,968 10,263
2004 158,789 -36,851 79,850 14,242
2003 163,267 -36,657 76,737 17,625
2002 166,740 -36,575 75,639 18,803
2001 170,193 -36,441 76,682 16,982
2000 171,684 -33,256 76,875 14,925
1999 167,742 -30,228 76,362 12,859
1998 164,287 -30,108 77,342 -3,239
1997 168,419 -30,034 79,045 -5,600
1996 174,008 -30,018 80,996 -8,627
1995 175,439 -29,873 86,289 -13,423
1994 176,882 -29,610 89,319 -13,094
1993 177,691 -30,719 92,596 -312
1992 177,481 -30,262 96,668 -13,517
1991 177,371 -29,351 99,297 -4,864
1990 176,748 -27,397 101,099 -4,864
1989 175,365 -26,984 103,553 -3,576
1988 171,291 -26,552 104,802 1,408
1987 167,552 -25,850 103,885 3,161
1986 165,674 -24,772 100,930 1,878
1985 164,091 -23,388 95,890 1,861
1984 164,263 -22,239 90,591 -1,427
1983 163,136 -21,582 85,183 -1,264
1982 159,597 -20,886 80,989 -961
1981 158,419 -19,809 77,829 -1,102
1980 157,697 -17,485 74,394 -1,152
1979 154,779 -16,296 71,135 -677
1978 154,043 -16,909 68,437 -350
1977 152,825 -17,077 66,318 -132
1976 151,201 -16,866 64,513 160
1975 149,339 -16,425 62,681 550
1974 147,652 -15,402 60,925 924
1973 146,283 -14,594 59,169 1,194
1972 143,255 -14,262 57,326 1,293
1971 140,473 -14,156 56,666 1,348
1970 137,835 -14,255 55,617 1,376
1969 135,445 -14,531 54,791 1,397
1968 133,666 -14,901 54,324 1,401
1967 133,091 -15,324 54,209 1,397
1966 132,096 -15,701 54,353 1,377
1965 125,345 -15,978 54,558 1,366
1964 127,504 -16,059 54,574 1,340
1963 124,994 -15,889 54,203 1,332
1962 122,977 -15,389 53,248 1,337
1961 120,316 -14,511 51,659 1,372
1960 117,346 -13,344 49,436 1,421

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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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