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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,637,906 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • The Dominican Republic's population is 3.44 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.6% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Uruguay
2100 11,755,442 2,256,741
2099 11,817,924 2,279,899
2098 11,879,803 2,303,351
2097 11,940,419 2,326,987
2096 12,000,555 2,350,799
2095 12,060,069 2,374,835
2094 12,118,654 2,398,960
2093 12,176,599 2,423,269
2092 12,233,202 2,447,646
2091 12,288,843 2,472,126
2090 12,343,449 2,496,514
2089 12,397,117 2,520,852
2088 12,448,937 2,545,052
2087 12,499,836 2,569,100
2086 12,549,728 2,592,974
2085 12,598,025 2,616,629
2084 12,644,824 2,640,001
2083 12,689,496 2,663,150
2082 12,733,459 2,686,021
2081 12,775,420 2,708,594
2080 12,815,910 2,730,883
2079 12,854,359 2,752,831
2078 12,890,869 2,774,432
2077 12,925,976 2,795,709
2076 12,958,723 2,816,677
2075 12,989,393 2,837,308
2074 13,018,904 2,857,709
2073 13,046,123 2,877,721
2072 13,071,419 2,897,543
2071 13,094,322 2,917,097
2070 13,115,831 2,936,478
2069 13,134,880 2,955,616
2068 13,152,005 2,974,445
2067 13,166,684 2,992,987
2066 13,179,129 3,011,309
2065 13,190,090 3,029,441
2064 13,198,640 3,047,343
2063 13,204,377 3,065,064
2062 13,207,634 3,082,642
2061 13,208,504 3,100,006
2060 13,206,457 3,117,149
2059 13,202,056 3,133,952
2058 13,193,952 3,150,250
2057 13,183,598 3,166,055
2056 13,171,348 3,181,373
2055 13,156,150 3,196,072
2054 13,138,158 3,210,110
2053 13,117,191 3,223,395
2052 13,093,170 3,235,973
2051 13,066,002 3,247,888
2050 13,035,234 3,259,108
2049 13,002,830 3,269,675
2048 12,967,608 3,279,610
2047 12,930,516 3,288,969
2046 12,890,728 3,297,696
2045 12,848,424 3,305,917
2044 12,803,661 3,313,556
2043 12,757,329 3,320,565
2042 12,708,719 3,326,955
2041 12,658,252 3,332,884
2040 12,605,551 3,338,277
2039 12,551,490 3,343,295
2038 12,494,079 3,347,790
2037 12,434,782 3,351,911
2036 12,372,929 3,355,671
2035 12,308,672 3,359,126
2034 12,241,776 3,362,276
2033 12,172,910 3,365,250
2032 12,101,471 3,368,057
2031 12,027,275 3,370,727
2030 11,950,238 3,373,273
2029 11,870,540 3,375,805
2028 11,787,795 3,378,198
2027 11,701,862 3,380,504
2026 11,614,193 3,382,789
2025 11,523,092 3,384,805
2024 11,427,557 3,386,588
2023 11,331,265 3,388,081
2022 11,230,734 3,390,913
2021 11,123,476 3,396,695
2020 11,008,300 3,398,968
2019 10,894,043 3,397,206
2018 10,782,053 3,394,534
2017 10,666,843 3,388,438
2016 10,551,430 3,379,283
2015 10,434,829 3,368,017
2014 10,315,528 3,356,334
2013 10,193,833 3,345,337
2012 10,070,411 3,335,401
2011 9,945,621 3,326,825
2010 9,820,175 3,318,580
2009 9,695,265 3,310,091
2008 9,573,130 3,302,177
2007 9,455,658 3,295,153
2006 9,341,183 3,289,506
2005 9,225,034 3,285,771
2004 9,104,892 3,283,148
2003 8,980,620 3,281,186
2002 8,852,235 3,278,867
2001 8,720,283 3,274,251
2000 8,584,190 3,266,206
1999 8,446,208 3,254,015
1998 8,310,362 3,239,280
1997 8,174,078 3,223,345
1996 8,032,894 3,206,324
1995 7,888,115 3,189,440
1994 7,741,694 3,172,834
1993 7,594,572 3,156,345
1992 7,447,474 3,139,702
1991 7,299,853 3,122,354
1990 7,151,166 3,104,403
1989 7,002,295 3,086,255
1988 6,855,734 3,067,961
1987 6,712,515 3,049,896
1986 6,571,208 3,032,845
1985 6,430,404 3,017,037
1984 6,289,040 3,002,488
1983 6,147,248 2,988,778
1982 6,007,114 2,975,492
1981 5,868,453 2,963,246
1980 5,729,037 2,951,953
1979 5,589,690 2,939,903
1978 5,451,882 2,925,715
1977 5,315,443 2,909,461
1976 5,180,404 2,891,392
1975 5,046,776 2,872,320
1974 4,914,197 2,853,944
1973 4,782,227 2,837,133
1972 4,651,883 2,821,644
1971 4,524,234 2,806,462
1970 4,399,290 2,790,807
1969 4,277,035 2,773,974
1968 4,157,189 2,754,606
1967 4,038,928 2,732,277
1966 3,921,847 2,707,646
1965 3,808,963 2,681,169
1964 3,698,559 2,653,180
1963 3,588,287 2,623,766
1962 3,479,936 2,593,298
1961 3,373,233 2,562,044
1960 3,268,336 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Uruguay
2100 -0.53% -1.02%
2099 -0.52% -1.02%
2098 -0.51% -1.02%
2097 -0.5% -1.01%
2096 -0.49% -1.01%
2095 -0.48% -1.01%
2094 -0.48% -1%
2093 -0.46% -1%
2092 -0.45% -0.99%
2091 -0.44% -0.98%
2090 -0.43% -0.97%
2089 -0.42% -0.95%
2088 -0.41% -0.94%
2087 -0.4% -0.92%
2086 -0.38% -0.9%
2085 -0.37% -0.89%
2084 -0.35% -0.87%
2083 -0.35% -0.85%
2082 -0.33% -0.83%
2081 -0.32% -0.82%
2080 -0.3% -0.8%
2079 -0.28% -0.78%
2078 -0.27% -0.76%
2077 -0.25% -0.74%
2076 -0.24% -0.73%
2075 -0.23% -0.71%
2074 -0.21% -0.7%
2073 -0.19% -0.68%
2072 -0.17% -0.67%
2071 -0.16% -0.66%
2070 -0.15% -0.65%
2069 -0.13% -0.63%
2068 -0.11% -0.62%
2067 -0.09% -0.61%
2066 -0.08% -0.6%
2065 -0.06% -0.59%
2064 -0.04% -0.58%
2063 -0.02% -0.57%
2062 -0.007% -0.56%
2061 0.02% -0.55%
2060 0.03% -0.54%
2059 0.06% -0.52%
2058 0.08% -0.5%
2057 0.09% -0.48%
2056 0.12% -0.46%
2055 0.14% -0.44%
2054 0.16% -0.41%
2053 0.18% -0.39%
2052 0.21% -0.37%
2051 0.24% -0.34%
2050 0.25% -0.32%
2049 0.27% -0.3%
2048 0.29% -0.28%
2047 0.31% -0.26%
2046 0.33% -0.25%
2045 0.35% -0.23%
2044 0.36% -0.21%
2043 0.38% -0.19%
2042 0.4% -0.18%
2041 0.42% -0.16%
2040 0.43% -0.15%
2039 0.46% -0.13%
2038 0.48% -0.12%
2037 0.5% -0.11%
2036 0.52% -0.1%
2035 0.55% -0.09%
2034 0.57% -0.09%
2033 0.59% -0.08%
2032 0.62% -0.08%
2031 0.64% -0.08%
2030 0.67% -0.08%
2029 0.7% -0.07%
2028 0.73% -0.07%
2027 0.75% -0.07%
2026 0.79% -0.06%
2025 0.84% -0.05%
2024 0.85% -0.04%
2023 0.9% -0.08%
2022 0.96% -0.17%
2021 1.05% -0.07%
2020 1.05% 0.05%
2019 1.04% 0.08%
2018 1.08% 0.18%
2017 1.09% 0.27%
2016 1.12% 0.33%
2015 1.16% 0.35%
2014 1.19% 0.33%
2013 1.23% 0.3%
2012 1.25% 0.26%
2011 1.28% 0.25%
2010 1.29% 0.26%
2009 1.28% 0.24%
2008 1.24% 0.21%
2007 1.23% 0.17%
2006 1.26% 0.11%
2005 1.32% 0.08%
2004 1.38% 0.06%
2003 1.45% 0.07%
2002 1.51% 0.14%
2001 1.59% 0.25%
2000 1.63% 0.37%
1999 1.63% 0.45%
1998 1.67% 0.49%
1997 1.76% 0.53%
1996 1.84% 0.53%
1995 1.89% 0.52%
1994 1.94% 0.52%
1993 1.98% 0.53%
1992 2.02% 0.56%
1991 2.08% 0.58%
1990 2.13% 0.59%
1989 2.14% 0.6%
1988 2.13% 0.59%
1987 2.15% 0.56%
1986 2.19% 0.52%
1985 2.25% 0.48%
1984 2.31% 0.46%
1983 2.33% 0.45%
1982 2.36% 0.41%
1981 2.43% 0.38%
1980 2.49% 0.41%
1979 2.53% 0.48%
1978 2.57% 0.56%
1977 2.61% 0.62%
1976 2.65% 0.66%
1975 2.7% 0.64%
1974 2.76% 0.59%
1973 2.8% 0.55%
1972 2.82% 0.54%
1971 2.84% 0.56%
1970 2.86% 0.61%
1969 2.88% 0.7%
1968 2.93% 0.82%
1967 2.99% 0.91%
1966 2.96% 0.99%
1965 2.99% 1.05%
1964 3.07% 1.12%
1963 3.11% 1.17%
1962 3.16% 1.22%
1961 3.21% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Uruguay
Current population
11637906
3382789
Population rank 85/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.04%
One net population change
5.46 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
2.59 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
7.42 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +264 -4
Annual growth/decline +96,292 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 167/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -35,306 -1,338
Net migration rank 170/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - -1,338
2024 - -34,806 - -1,348
2023 132,360 -34,915 298 -1,501
2022 138,767 -35,153 -2,964 -1,501
2021 128,866 -17,957 -5,621 -1,482
2020 137,417 -17,957 4,048 -1,482
2019 144,869 -35,797 3,873 -2,899
2018 150,852 -35,934 7,322 -2,963
2017 151,565 -36,069 10,907 -3,091
2016 151,550 -36,219 14,008 -3,506
2015 154,258 -36,375 16,194 -4,157
2014 157,260 -36,543 16,238 -4,919
2013 159,330 -36,673 16,318 -5,647
2012 160,915 -36,737 15,520 -6,317
2011 162,094 -36,687 14,934 -6,982
2010 162,072 -36,587 16,231 -7,696
2009 160,893 -36,561 16,947 -8,510
2008 156,664 -36,723 16,838 -9,458
2007 152,066 -37,076 17,422 -10,750
2006 151,122 -37,170 17,783 -13,161
2005 155,405 -37,063 18,926 -16,086
2004 158,789 -36,851 18,067 -15,668
2003 163,267 -36,657 18,628 -17,105
2002 166,740 -36,575 20,073 -16,957
2001 170,193 -36,441 20,729 -14,620
2000 171,684 -33,256 21,060 -11,076
1999 167,742 -30,228 21,844 -7,441
1998 164,287 -30,108 22,114 -7,048
1997 168,419 -30,034 23,737 -6,938
1996 174,008 -30,018 24,635 -7,397
1995 175,439 -29,873 24,872 -8,339
1994 176,882 -29,610 24,637 -7,955
1993 177,691 -30,719 24,212 -7,922
1992 177,481 -30,262 24,847 -7,850
1991 177,371 -29,351 25,422 -7,714
1990 176,748 -27,397 25,699 -7,499
1989 175,365 -26,984 25,322 -7,229
1988 171,291 -26,552 25,071 -6,582
1987 167,552 -25,850 24,469 -6,833
1986 165,674 -24,772 24,505 -8,046
1985 164,091 -23,388 23,988 -8,832
1984 164,263 -22,239 23,684 -9,730
1983 163,136 -21,582 24,146 -10,671
1982 159,597 -20,886 25,224 -12,131
1981 158,419 -19,809 24,968 -13,577
1980 157,697 -17,485 25,451 -14,252
1979 154,779 -16,296 27,456 -14,552
1978 154,043 -16,909 30,076 -14,611
1977 152,825 -17,077 31,321 -14,280
1976 151,201 -16,866 33,199 -14,096
1975 149,339 -16,425 33,393 -14,350
1974 147,652 -15,402 32,221 -14,512
1973 146,283 -14,594 30,213 -14,312
1972 143,255 -14,262 28,896 -13,817
1971 140,473 -14,156 28,584 -13,288
1970 137,835 -14,255 28,737 -12,727
1969 135,445 -14,531 28,805 -11,149
1968 133,666 -14,901 29,103 -8,028
1967 133,091 -15,324 29,514 -5,938
1966 132,096 -15,701 30,293 -4,599
1965 125,345 -15,978 30,807 -3,542
1964 127,504 -16,059 31,340 -2,623
1963 124,994 -15,889 31,824 -1,707
1962 122,977 -15,389 31,441 -623
1961 120,316 -14,511 30,975 703
1960 117,346 -13,344 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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