Dominican Republic Population
Dominican Republic had an estimated population of 11,520,487 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 84th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.14% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +0.81% a year.
Dominican Republic at a glance
How Dominican Republic's population is changing
Dominican Republic's population is growing: +0.81% a year, which works out to about +93,307 people per year, or +255 a day. Births (17.6 per 1,000) and deaths (6.2 per 1,000) alone would give +1.14% a year; net migration removes about 35,306 people a year (−0.31%). Roughly one in every 713 people on Earth lives in Dominican Republic.
Population of Dominican Republic since 1960
In 1960, Dominican Republic had 3,268,336 people. By 2025 that was 11,520,487 — 3.5× larger. The fastest growth came between 1960 and 1970, when the population rose by 35%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,268,336 | — |
| 1970 | 4,399,290 | +34.6% |
| 1980 | 5,729,037 | +30.2% |
| 1990 | 7,151,166 | +24.8% |
| 2000 | 8,584,190 | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 9,820,175 | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 11,008,300 | +12.1% |
| 2025 | 11,520,487 | +4.7% |
Dominican Republic from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Dominican Republic at about 150,000 people in 1800; the UN estimates 11,520,483 in 2025 (77× 1800) and projects 11,674,908 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 2061 at 13,153,093 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 150,000 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 146,835 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 521,386 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 2,379,896 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 8,584,196 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 11,520,483 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 12,996,292 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 12,920,050 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 11,674,908 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Dominican Republic
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 11,520,487. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 4,600,064 | UN urban centre | 39.93% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 2 | Santo Domingo Oeste | 701,269 | GeoNames settlement | 6.09% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 3 | Santo Domingo Este | 700,000 | GeoNames settlement | 6.08% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 4 | Santiago de los Caballeros | 681,087 | UN urban centre | 5.91% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 5 | La Romana | 250,479 | UN urban centre | 2.17% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 6 | San Pedro de Macorís | 244,148 | UN urban centre | 2.12% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 7 | Salvaleón de Higüey | 158,122 | UN urban centre | 1.37% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 8 | San Cristóbal | 154,040 | GeoNames settlement | 1.34% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 9 | San Francisco de Macorís | 149,230 | UN urban centre | 1.30% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 10 | Puerto Plata | 134,264 | UN urban centre | 1.17% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
How Dominican Republic compares
Dominican Republic has almost the same population as Jordan (11,520,684).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Dominican Republic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #82 |  Haiti | 11,906,095 | +3% | compare → |
| #83 |  Jordan | 11,520,684 | +0% | compare → |
| #85 |  United Arab Emirates | 11,513,149 | −0% | compare → |
| #86 |  Honduras | 11,005,850 | −4% | compare → |
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Land neighbours (1)
Dominican Republic's 1 neighbours together hold 11,906,095 people — 1.0× Dominican Republic's population. The most populous is Haiti (11,906,095).
In its region
Dominican Republic is the 12th most populous of the 42 economies in Latin America & Caribbean, holding 1.7% of the region's 666,592,570 people.
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Cities
Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo Oeste, Santo Domingo Este, Santiago de los Caballeros, La Romana, San Pedro de Macorís, Salvaleón de Higüey, San Cristóbal — all Dominican Republic's cities on the map.
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Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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