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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Dominican Republic was 11,427,557 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominican Republic's population is 11,637,906 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 8.8 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • The Dominican Republic is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.38% of the world: 0.14% for the Dominican Republic vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, the Dominican Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Dominican Republic has increased from 9.34M people to 11.6M (24.6% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Dominican Republic vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominican Republic Vietnam
2100 11,755,442 92,239,801
2099 11,817,924 92,735,968
2098 11,879,803 93,227,318
2097 11,940,419 93,703,343
2096 12,000,555 94,178,675
2095 12,060,069 94,640,859
2094 12,118,654 95,098,747
2093 12,176,599 95,558,233
2092 12,233,202 96,015,030
2091 12,288,843 96,474,248
2090 12,343,449 96,938,026
2089 12,397,117 97,399,661
2088 12,448,937 97,858,300
2087 12,499,836 98,324,127
2086 12,549,728 98,788,452
2085 12,598,025 99,249,444
2084 12,644,824 99,710,990
2083 12,689,496 100,178,339
2082 12,733,459 100,650,389
2081 12,775,420 101,120,279
2080 12,815,910 101,584,408
2079 12,854,359 102,046,677
2078 12,890,869 102,496,244
2077 12,925,976 102,944,347
2076 12,958,723 103,374,514
2075 12,989,393 103,799,405
2074 13,018,904 104,214,107
2073 13,046,123 104,623,307
2072 13,071,419 105,022,092
2071 13,094,322 105,401,255
2070 13,115,831 105,773,681
2069 13,134,880 106,126,787
2068 13,152,005 106,471,025
2067 13,166,684 106,811,324
2066 13,179,129 107,143,716
2065 13,190,090 107,459,475
2064 13,198,640 107,761,108
2063 13,204,377 108,055,355
2062 13,207,634 108,339,650
2061 13,208,504 108,607,597
2060 13,206,457 108,859,065
2059 13,202,056 109,104,391
2058 13,193,952 109,337,395
2057 13,183,598 109,546,926
2056 13,171,348 109,732,352
2055 13,156,150 109,903,830
2054 13,138,158 110,052,946
2053 13,117,191 110,173,868
2052 13,093,170 110,270,266
2051 13,066,002 110,338,539
2050 13,035,234 110,361,987
2049 13,002,830 110,356,819
2048 12,967,608 110,313,849
2047 12,930,516 110,228,852
2046 12,890,728 110,108,051
2045 12,848,424 109,943,449
2044 12,803,661 109,748,671
2043 12,757,329 109,514,717
2042 12,708,719 109,242,604
2041 12,658,252 108,936,706
2040 12,605,551 108,611,523
2039 12,551,490 108,254,640
2038 12,494,079 107,877,983
2037 12,434,782 107,480,286
2036 12,372,929 107,075,099
2035 12,308,672 106,647,378
2034 12,241,776 106,206,100
2033 12,172,910 105,762,219
2032 12,101,471 105,299,476
2031 12,027,275 104,826,346
2030 11,950,238 104,330,461
2029 11,870,540 103,835,790
2028 11,787,795 103,316,499
2027 11,701,862 102,775,814
2026 11,614,193 102,213,157
2025 11,523,092 101,614,413
2024 11,427,557 100,987,686
2023 11,331,265 100,352,192
2022 11,230,734 99,680,655
2021 11,123,476 98,935,098
2020 11,008,300 98,079,191
2019 10,894,043 97,173,776
2018 10,782,053 96,237,319
2017 10,666,843 95,176,977
2016 10,551,430 94,000,117
2015 10,434,829 92,823,254
2014 10,315,528 91,679,578
2013 10,193,833 90,573,104
2012 10,070,411 89,510,356
2011 9,945,621 88,468,314
2010 9,820,175 87,455,152
2009 9,695,265 86,460,018
2008 9,573,130 85,175,788
2007 9,455,658 83,633,375
2006 9,341,183 82,167,897
2005 9,225,034 81,088,313
2004 9,104,892 80,338,971
2003 8,980,620 79,563,777
2002 8,852,235 78,772,224
2001 8,720,283 77,969,361
2000 8,584,190 77,154,011
1999 8,446,208 76,287,452
1998 8,310,362 75,299,660
1997 8,174,078 74,226,889
1996 8,032,894 73,156,447
1995 7,888,115 72,049,940
1994 7,741,694 70,854,391
1993 7,594,572 69,586,384
1992 7,447,474 68,260,337
1991 7,299,853 66,891,775
1990 7,151,166 65,504,552
1989 7,002,295 64,147,348
1988 6,855,734 62,843,228
1987 6,712,515 61,584,651
1986 6,571,208 60,347,048
1985 6,430,404 59,060,622
1984 6,289,040 57,706,067
1983 6,147,248 56,337,921
1982 6,007,114 55,011,289
1981 5,868,453 53,738,141
1980 5,729,037 52,490,101
1979 5,589,690 51,378,211
1978 5,451,882 50,249,552
1977 5,315,443 48,954,872
1976 5,180,404 47,684,931
1975 5,046,776 46,482,903
1974 4,914,197 45,413,537
1973 4,782,227 44,409,861
1972 4,651,883 43,429,168
1971 4,524,234 42,449,276
1970 4,399,290 41,475,230
1969 4,277,035 40,582,096
1968 4,157,189 39,734,609
1967 4,038,928 38,895,080
1966 3,921,847 38,024,836
1965 3,808,963 37,129,656
1964 3,698,559 36,201,563
1963 3,588,287 35,249,101
1962 3,479,936 34,288,560
1961 3,373,233 33,409,059
1960 3,268,336 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Dominican Republic increased by 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Dominican Republic gained 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th most populous country in 2006 and is still 85th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominican Republic Vietnam
2100 -0.53% -0.54%
2099 -0.52% -0.53%
2098 -0.51% -0.51%
2097 -0.5% -0.5%
2096 -0.49% -0.49%
2095 -0.48% -0.48%
2094 -0.48% -0.48%
2093 -0.46% -0.48%
2092 -0.45% -0.48%
2091 -0.44% -0.48%
2090 -0.43% -0.47%
2089 -0.42% -0.47%
2088 -0.41% -0.47%
2087 -0.4% -0.47%
2086 -0.38% -0.46%
2085 -0.37% -0.46%
2084 -0.35% -0.47%
2083 -0.35% -0.47%
2082 -0.33% -0.46%
2081 -0.32% -0.46%
2080 -0.3% -0.45%
2079 -0.28% -0.44%
2078 -0.27% -0.44%
2077 -0.25% -0.42%
2076 -0.24% -0.41%
2075 -0.23% -0.4%
2074 -0.21% -0.39%
2073 -0.19% -0.38%
2072 -0.17% -0.36%
2071 -0.16% -0.35%
2070 -0.15% -0.33%
2069 -0.13% -0.32%
2068 -0.11% -0.32%
2067 -0.09% -0.31%
2066 -0.08% -0.29%
2065 -0.06% -0.28%
2064 -0.04% -0.27%
2063 -0.02% -0.26%
2062 -0.007% -0.25%
2061 0.02% -0.23%
2060 0.03% -0.22%
2059 0.06% -0.21%
2058 0.08% -0.19%
2057 0.09% -0.17%
2056 0.12% -0.16%
2055 0.14% -0.14%
2054 0.16% -0.11%
2053 0.18% -0.09%
2052 0.21% -0.06%
2051 0.24% -0.02%
2050 0.25% 0.005%
2049 0.27% 0.04%
2048 0.29% 0.08%
2047 0.31% 0.11%
2046 0.33% 0.15%
2045 0.35% 0.18%
2044 0.36% 0.21%
2043 0.38% 0.25%
2042 0.4% 0.28%
2041 0.42% 0.3%
2040 0.43% 0.33%
2039 0.46% 0.35%
2038 0.48% 0.37%
2037 0.5% 0.38%
2036 0.52% 0.4%
2035 0.55% 0.42%
2034 0.57% 0.42%
2033 0.59% 0.44%
2032 0.62% 0.45%
2031 0.64% 0.48%
2030 0.67% 0.48%
2029 0.7% 0.5%
2028 0.73% 0.53%
2027 0.75% 0.55%
2026 0.79% 0.59%
2025 0.84% 0.62%
2024 0.85% 0.63%
2023 0.9% 0.67%
2022 0.96% 0.75%
2021 1.05% 0.87%
2020 1.05% 0.93%
2019 1.04% 0.97%
2018 1.08% 1.11%
2017 1.09% 1.25%
2016 1.12% 1.27%
2015 1.16% 1.25%
2014 1.19% 1.22%
2013 1.23% 1.19%
2012 1.25% 1.18%
2011 1.28% 1.16%
2010 1.29% 1.15%
2009 1.28% 1.51%
2008 1.24% 1.84%
2007 1.23% 1.78%
2006 1.26% 1.33%
2005 1.32% 0.93%
2004 1.38% 0.97%
2003 1.45% 1%
2002 1.51% 1.03%
2001 1.59% 1.06%
2000 1.63% 1.14%
1999 1.63% 1.31%
1998 1.67% 1.45%
1997 1.76% 1.46%
1996 1.84% 1.54%
1995 1.89% 1.69%
1994 1.94% 1.82%
1993 1.98% 1.94%
1992 2.02% 2.05%
1991 2.08% 2.12%
1990 2.13% 2.12%
1989 2.14% 2.08%
1988 2.13% 2.04%
1987 2.15% 2.05%
1986 2.19% 2.18%
1985 2.25% 2.35%
1984 2.31% 2.43%
1983 2.33% 2.41%
1982 2.36% 2.37%
1981 2.43% 2.38%
1980 2.49% 2.16%
1979 2.53% 2.25%
1978 2.57% 2.64%
1977 2.61% 2.66%
1976 2.65% 2.59%
1975 2.7% 2.35%
1974 2.76% 2.26%
1973 2.8% 2.26%
1972 2.82% 2.31%
1971 2.84% 2.35%
1970 2.86% 2.2%
1969 2.88% 2.13%
1968 2.93% 2.16%
1967 2.99% 2.29%
1966 2.96% 2.41%
1965 2.99% 2.56%
1964 3.07% 2.7%
1963 3.11% 2.8%
1962 3.16% 2.63%
1961 3.21% 2.7%

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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Dominican Republic Vietnam
Current population
11637906
102365351
Population rank 85/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1.24%
One net population change
5.46 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
2.59 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
7.42 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +264 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +96,292 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 123/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -35,306 -48,171
Net migration rank 170/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 738,667 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 69/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 81/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominican Republic Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -35,306 - -48,171
2024 - -34,806 - -59,645
2023 132,360 -34,915 727,955 -81,789
2022 138,767 -35,153 775,914 -78,977
2021 128,866 -17,957 799,593 -5,418
2020 137,417 -17,957 924,004 -6,457
2019 144,869 -35,797 895,262 -2,051
2018 150,852 -35,934 882,977 96,650
2017 151,565 -36,069 1,001,833 139,245
2016 151,550 -36,219 1,045,094 167,652
2015 154,258 -36,375 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 157,260 -36,543 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 159,330 -36,673 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 160,915 -36,737 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 162,094 -36,687 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 162,072 -36,587 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 160,893 -36,561 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 156,664 -36,723 1,008,141 571,113
2007 152,066 -37,076 981,689 523,784
2006 151,122 -37,170 943,041 482,399
2005 155,405 -37,063 942,084 -208,337
2004 158,789 -36,851 985,438 -220,458
2003 163,267 -36,657 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 166,740 -36,575 991,427 -193,766
2001 170,193 -36,441 985,610 -177,586
2000 171,684 -33,256 966,894 -144,298
1999 167,742 -30,228 925,519 -15,010
1998 164,287 -30,108 959,016 106,091
1997 168,419 -30,034 1,028,116 52,382
1996 174,008 -30,018 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 175,439 -29,873 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 176,882 -29,610 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 177,691 -30,719 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 177,481 -30,262 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 177,371 -29,351 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 176,748 -27,397 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 175,365 -26,984 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 171,291 -26,552 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 167,552 -25,850 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 165,674 -24,772 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 164,091 -23,388 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 164,263 -22,239 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 163,136 -21,582 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 159,597 -20,886 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 158,419 -19,809 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 157,697 -17,485 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 154,779 -16,296 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 154,043 -16,909 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 152,825 -17,077 1,259,315 49,655
1976 151,201 -16,866 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 149,339 -16,425 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 147,652 -15,402 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 146,283 -14,594 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 143,255 -14,262 921,524 -1,920
1971 140,473 -14,156 963,259 76,961
1970 137,835 -14,255 905,902 1,997
1969 135,445 -14,531 878,359 0
1968 133,666 -14,901 815,116 1,489
1967 133,091 -15,324 862,071 394
1966 132,096 -15,701 876,283 1,769
1965 125,345 -15,978 913,761 -1,438
1964 127,504 -16,059 950,219 -6,328
1963 124,994 -15,889 961,067 0
1962 122,977 -15,389 960,046 0
1961 120,316 -14,511 798,978 0
1960 117,346 -13,344 955,268 0

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 738,667 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in the Dominican Republic, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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