The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,610,440 people compared to 342,645 in Vanuatu.
Population statistics:
- The Dominican Republic's population is 33.9 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
- The Dominican Republic is ranked the 84th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
- The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
- For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
- Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.3% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 343K (58.7% growth).
- The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 875K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.
Dominican Republic vs Vanuatu: live population counter
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| Current population |
11610440
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342645
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| Population rank | 84/197 | 174/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.14% | 0.004% |
| One net population change |
5.46 minutes
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1.19 hours
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| One birth every |
2.59 minutes
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58.5 minutes
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| One death every |
7.42 minutes
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5.38 hours
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| One migration net change every |
15.1 minutes
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1.21 weeks
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| Annual migration change | -34,806 | -43 |
| Daily growth/decline | +264 | +20 |
| Annual growth/decline | +96,292 | +7,368 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.85% | +2.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 112/197 | 38/197 |
the Dominican Republic and Vanuatu: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,268,336 | 64,431 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,373,233 | 66,264 | 3.21% | 2.84% |
| 1962 | 3,479,936 | 68,174 | 3.16% | 2.88% |
| 1963 | 3,588,287 | 70,159 | 3.11% | 2.91% |
| 1964 | 3,698,559 | 72,219 | 3.07% | 2.94% |
| 1965 | 3,808,963 | 74,358 | 2.99% | 2.96% |
| 1966 | 3,921,847 | 76,590 | 2.96% | 3% |
| 1967 | 4,038,928 | 78,921 | 2.99% | 3.04% |
| 1968 | 4,157,189 | 81,314 | 2.93% | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 4,277,035 | 83,755 | 2.88% | 3% |
| 1970 | 4,399,290 | 86,266 | 2.86% | 3% |
| 1971 | 4,524,234 | 88,862 | 2.84% | 3.01% |
| 1972 | 4,651,883 | 91,562 | 2.82% | 3.04% |
| 1973 | 4,782,227 | 94,362 | 2.8% | 3.06% |
| 1974 | 4,914,197 | 97,260 | 2.76% | 3.07% |
| 1975 | 5,046,776 | 100,269 | 2.7% | 3.09% |
| 1976 | 5,180,404 | 103,388 | 2.65% | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 5,315,443 | 106,618 | 2.61% | 3.12% |
| 1978 | 5,451,882 | 109,963 | 2.57% | 3.14% |
| 1979 | 5,589,690 | 113,040 | 2.53% | 2.8% |
| 1980 | 5,729,037 | 115,660 | 2.49% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 5,868,453 | 118,249 | 2.43% | 2.24% |
| 1982 | 6,007,114 | 121,035 | 2.36% | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 6,147,248 | 123,998 | 2.33% | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 6,289,040 | 127,109 | 2.31% | 2.51% |
| 1985 | 6,430,404 | 130,356 | 2.25% | 2.55% |
| 1986 | 6,571,208 | 133,720 | 2.19% | 2.58% |
| 1987 | 6,712,515 | 137,187 | 2.15% | 2.59% |
| 1988 | 6,855,734 | 140,756 | 2.13% | 2.6% |
| 1989 | 7,002,295 | 144,393 | 2.14% | 2.58% |
| 1990 | 7,151,166 | 148,063 | 2.13% | 2.54% |
| 1991 | 7,299,853 | 151,793 | 2.08% | 2.52% |
| 1992 | 7,447,474 | 155,608 | 2.02% | 2.51% |
| 1993 | 7,594,572 | 159,463 | 1.98% | 2.48% |
| 1994 | 7,741,694 | 163,314 | 1.94% | 2.41% |
| 1995 | 7,888,115 | 167,137 | 1.89% | 2.34% |
| 1996 | 8,032,894 | 170,911 | 1.84% | 2.26% |
| 1997 | 8,174,078 | 174,626 | 1.76% | 2.17% |
| 1998 | 8,310,362 | 178,313 | 1.67% | 2.11% |
| 1999 | 8,446,208 | 182,048 | 1.63% | 2.09% |
| 2000 | 8,584,190 | 186,281 | 1.63% | 2.33% |
| 2001 | 8,720,283 | 191,031 | 1.59% | 2.55% |
| 2002 | 8,852,235 | 195,863 | 1.51% | 2.53% |
| 2003 | 8,980,620 | 200,746 | 1.45% | 2.49% |
| 2004 | 9,104,892 | 205,711 | 1.38% | 2.47% |
| 2005 | 9,225,034 | 210,760 | 1.32% | 2.45% |
| 2006 | 9,341,183 | 215,923 | 1.26% | 2.45% |
| 2007 | 9,455,658 | 221,276 | 1.23% | 2.48% |
| 2008 | 9,573,130 | 226,896 | 1.24% | 2.54% |
| 2009 | 9,695,265 | 232,731 | 1.28% | 2.57% |
| 2010 | 9,820,175 | 238,248 | 1.29% | 2.37% |
| 2011 | 9,945,621 | 243,474 | 1.28% | 2.19% |
| 2012 | 10,070,411 | 248,883 | 1.25% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 10,193,833 | 254,482 | 1.23% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 10,315,528 | 260,240 | 1.19% | 2.26% |
| 2015 | 10,434,829 | 266,101 | 1.16% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 10,551,430 | 272,087 | 1.12% | 2.25% |
| 2017 | 10,666,843 | 278,507 | 1.09% | 2.36% |
| 2018 | 10,782,053 | 285,259 | 1.08% | 2.42% |
| 2019 | 10,894,043 | 291,985 | 1.04% | 2.36% |
| 2020 | 11,008,300 | 298,858 | 1.05% | 2.35% |
| 2021 | 11,123,476 | 305,868 | 1.05% | 2.35% |
| 2022 | 11,230,734 | 313,046 | 0.96% | 2.35% |
| 2023 | 11,331,265 | 320,409 | 0.9% | 2.35% |
| 2024 | 11,427,557 | 327,777 | 0.85% | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 11,520,480 | 335,169 | 0.81% | 2.26% |
| 2026 | 11,609,496 | 342,565 | 0.77% | 2.21% |
| 2027 | 11,695,935 | 349,970 | 0.74% | 2.16% |
| 2028 | 11,779,929 | 357,397 | 0.72% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 11,860,814 | 364,883 | 0.69% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 11,938,853 | 372,429 | 0.66% | 2.07% |
| 2031 | 12,014,148 | 380,015 | 0.63% | 2.04% |
| 2032 | 12,086,669 | 387,657 | 0.6% | 2.01% |
| 2033 | 12,156,523 | 395,366 | 0.58% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 12,224,121 | 403,188 | 0.56% | 1.98% |
| 2035 | 12,289,431 | 411,061 | 0.53% | 1.95% |
| 2036 | 12,352,228 | 419,006 | 0.51% | 1.93% |
| 2037 | 12,412,542 | 427,031 | 0.49% | 1.92% |
| 2038 | 12,470,656 | 435,150 | 0.47% | 1.9% |
| 2039 | 12,526,156 | 443,311 | 0.45% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 12,579,320 | 451,509 | 0.42% | 1.85% |
| 2041 | 12,630,679 | 459,733 | 0.41% | 1.82% |
| 2042 | 12,680,019 | 468,003 | 0.39% | 1.8% |
| 2043 | 12,727,289 | 476,308 | 0.37% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 12,772,651 | 484,636 | 0.36% | 1.75% |
| 2045 | 12,816,003 | 492,989 | 0.34% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 12,856,883 | 501,316 | 0.32% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 12,895,158 | 509,621 | 0.3% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 12,931,165 | 517,889 | 0.28% | 1.62% |
| 2049 | 12,964,841 | 526,138 | 0.26% | 1.59% |
| 2050 | 12,996,290 | 534,374 | 0.24% | 1.57% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,059,010 (a 10% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 70,558 (a 25.9% growth).
The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is 84th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the Dominican Republic's population will grow by 11.9% to 12,996,290 people with a rank change from 84th to 90th. The population of Vanuatu will increase by 56% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.
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 |
| Port Vila | 49K |
| Luganville | 17.7K |
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Population differences between the Dominican Republic and Vanuatu
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| Life expectancy | 74.1 years | 72 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 25.6 years |
| Median age | 29 years | 21.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.24 births per woman | 3.6 births per woman |
| Population density | 614 ppl/mi² | 69.6 ppl/mi² |
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