Dominican Republic Population (LIVE)

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Dominican Republic Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of the Dominican Republic is 11,494,247 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • the Dominican Republic 2025 population is estimated at 11,520,487 people at mid-year.
  • the Dominican Republic population is equivalent to 0.14% of the total world population.
  • the Dominican Republic ranks number 85 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in the Dominican Republic is 238 per Km² (618 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 48,320 Km² (18,656 sq. miles).
  • 86.37% of the population is urban (9,950,299 people in 2025)
  • The median age in the Dominican Republic is 28.3 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of the Dominican Republic (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Dominican Republic
Global
Rank
2025 11,520,487 0.81% 92,930 −35,306 28.3 2.19 238 86.4% 9,950,299 0.14% 8,231,613,070 85
2024 11,427,557 0.85% 96,292 −34,806 28 2.22 236 85.8% 9,803,213 0.14% 8,161,972,572 85
2023 11,331,265 0.9% 100,531 −34,915 27.7 2.24 235 85.2% 9,651,617 0.14% 8,091,734,930 85
2022 11,230,734 1.01% 111,217 −35,153 27.3 2.27 232 84.5% 9,495,433 0.14% 8,021,407,192 84
2020 11,008,300 1.08% 114,694 −17,957 26.7 2.33 228 83.3% 9,168,876 0.14% 7,887,001,292 84
2015 10,434,829 1.22% 122,931 −36,375 25.1 2.43 216 79.3% 8,271,702 0.14% 7,470,491,872 87
2010 9,820,175 1.26% 119,028 −36,587 23.7 2.56 203 74.3% 7,300,054 0.14% 7,021,732,148 85
2005 9,225,034 1.45% 128,169 −37,063 22.3 2.57 191 67.5% 6,223,375 0.14% 6,586,970,132 85
2000 8,584,190 1.71% 139,215 −33,256 21.1 2.87 178 61.6% 5,287,718 0.14% 6,171,702,993 84
1995 7,888,115 1.98% 147,390 −29,873 19.9 3.1 163 57.6% 4,545,858 0.14% 5,758,878,982 84
1990 7,151,166 2.15% 144,152 −27,397 18.9 3.41 148 55.5% 3,967,238 0.13% 5,327,803,110 87
1985 6,430,404 2.34% 140,273 −23,388 17.8 3.69 133 54.4% 3,495,415 0.13% 4,868,943,465 87
1980 5,729,037 2.57% 136,452 −17,485 16.7 4.3 119 52% 2,979,572 0.13% 4,447,606,236 88
1975 5,046,776 2.78% 129,497 −16,425 15.7 5.24 104 46.7% 2,355,019 0.12% 4,070,735,277 88
1970 4,399,290 2.92% 118,065 −14,255 14.7 6.18 91 41.2% 1,813,592 0.12% 3,694,683,794 92
1965 3,808,963 3.11% 108,125 −15,978 14.3 7.05 79 35.7% 1,359,650 0.11% 3,334,533,703 94
1960 3,268,336 3.31% 98,142 −13,344 14.7 7.55 68 30.4% 994,518 0.11% 3,015,470,894 95
1955 2,777,628 3.14% 79,547 −7,403 15.5 7.67 57 26.9% 746,422 0.10% 2,740,213,792 96

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Dominican Republic Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Dominican Republic
Global
Rank
2030 11,938,852 0.72% 83,673 −31,785 30 2.08 247 88.9% 10,618,075 0.14% 8,569,124,911 85
2035 12,289,431 0.58% 70,116 −28,352 31.7 2 254 90.9% 11,170,096 0.14% 8,885,210,181 88
2040 12,579,320 0.47% 57,978 −24,830 33.2 1.94 260 92.3% 11,615,620 0.14% 9,177,190,203 89
2045 12,816,005 0.37% 47,337 −20,762 34.6 1.9 265 93.3% 11,952,241 0.14% 9,439,639,668 89
2050 12,996,293 0.28% 36,058 −16,816 36.2 1.86 269 93.9% 12,208,878 0.13% 9,664,378,587 90

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Dominican Republic Demographics

Life Expectancy
74.0 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
24.8

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
30.8

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Dominican Republic Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Dominican Republic delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Dominican Republic (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.