Demographics of Dominica
| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 10 May 2024 |
There are 36k males and 37k females in Dominica. The percentage of the male population is 49.64%, compared to 50.37% of the female population. Dominica has 530 more females than males. The sex ratio in Dominica in 2024 will be 98.567 males per 100 females. Dominica is in the 118th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 50,188 | 0.31 |
| 1955 | 51,895 | 1.76 |
| 1960 | 59,379 | 2.02 |
| 1965 | 63,744 | 1.51 |
| 1970 | 68,895 | 0.92 |
| 1975 | 71,300 | 0.65 |
| 1980 | 72,978 | 0.21 |
| 1985 | 71,596 | -0.51 |
| 1990 | 69,481 | -0.79 |
| 1995 | 69,201 | -0.01 |
| 2000 | 68,346 | -0.58 |
| 2005 | 68,674 | 0.13 |
| 2010 | 68,755 | -0.11 |
| 2015 | 70,007 | -0.31 |
| 2020 | 71,995 | 0.64 |
| 2021 | 72,412 | 0.52 |
| 2022 | 72,737 | 0.38 |
| 2023 | 73,040 | 0.45 |
| 2024 | 73,368 | 0.44 |
- Population
- Growth
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 1,125 | 1,739 | 22.315 | 34.488 |
| 1955 | 978 | 1,927 | 18.827 | 37.104 |
| 1960 | 838 | 2,731 | 14.029 | 45.714 |
| 1965 | 623 | 1,956 | 9.760 | 30.664 |
| 1970 | 654 | 2,135 | 9.454 | 30.852 |
| 1975 | 526 | 1,710 | 7.346 | 23.899 |
| 1980 | 491 | 1,571 | 6.689 | 21.401 |
| 1985 | 586 | 1,726 | 8.097 | 23.852 |
| 1990 | 697 | 1,704 | 9.915 | 24.243 |
| 1995 | 646 | 1,482 | 9.281 | 21.287 |
| 2000 | 629 | 1,219 | 9.141 | 17.709 |
| 2005 | 677 | 1,074 | 9.837 | 15.615 |
| 2010 | 797 | 965 | 11.573 | 14.009 |
| 2015 | 767 | 944 | 10.930 | 13.447 |
| 2020 | 588 | 957 | 8.177 | 13.301 |
| 2021 | 651 | 965 | 8.986 | 13.326 |
| 2022 | 649 | 966 | 8.921 | 13.278 |
| 2023 | 593 | 964 | 8.113 | 13.189 |
| 2024 | 602 | 961 | 8.205 | 13.096 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 17,730 | 33,370 | 34.697 |
| 1955 | 19,798 | 34,762 | 36.286 |
| 1960 | 22,711 | 37,300 | 37.846 |
| 1965 | 24,831 | 40,207 | 38.180 |
| 1970 | 27,493 | 43,580 | 38.683 |
| 1975 | 30,763 | 41,331 | 42.671 |
| 1980 | 35,216 | 40,098 | 46.759 |
| 1985 | 40,290 | 33,353 | 54.710 |
| 1990 | 44,739 | 26,187 | 63.079 |
| 1995 | 46,268 | 25,100 | 64.831 |
| 2000 | 45,474 | 24,202 | 65.265 |
| 2005 | 47,038 | 23,589 | 66.601 |
| 2010 | 48,647 | 22,793 | 68.094 |
| 2015 | 50,906 | 22,256 | 69.579 |
| 2020 | 53,355 | 21,697 | 71.090 |
| 2021 | 53,833 | 21,568 | 71.395 |
| 2022 | 54,312 | 21,436 | 71.700 |
| 2023 | 54,775 | 21,295 | 72.006 |
| 2024 | 55,224 | 21,145 | 72.312 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 2,405 | 2,341 | 4,745 | 6.47 | 102.734 |
| 05-09 | 2,318 | 2,243 | 4,561 | 6.22 | 103.344 |
| 10-14 | 2,420 | 2,320 | 4,739 | 6.46 | 104.310 |
| 15-19 | 2,662 | 2,670 | 5,332 | 7.27 | 99.700 |
| 20-24 | 2,908 | 2,998 | 5,906 | 8.05 | 96.998 |
| 25-29 | 3,139 | 3,275 | 6,414 | 8.74 | 95.847 |
| 30-34 | 3,253 | 3,227 | 6,480 | 8.83 | 100.806 |
| 35-39 | 2,721 | 2,735 | 5,455 | 7.44 | 99.488 |
| 40-44 | 2,450 | 2,433 | 4,883 | 6.66 | 100.699 |
| 45-49 | 2,106 | 2,025 | 4,130 | 5.63 | 104.000 |
| 50-54 | 2,407 | 2,386 | 4,793 | 6.53 | 100.880 |
| 55-59 | 2,334 | 2,308 | 4,642 | 6.33 | 101.127 |
| 60-64 | 1,944 | 1,862 | 3,806 | 5.19 | 104.404 |
| 65-69 | 1,440 | 1,442 | 2,882 | 3.93 | 99.861 |
| 70-74 | 889 | 1,046 | 1,935 | 2.64 | 84.990 |
| 75-79 | 550 | 763 | 1,313 | 1.79 | 72.084 |
| 80-84 | 300 | 504 | 805 | 1.10 | 59.524 |
| 85-89 | 130 | 269 | 399 | 0.54 | 48.327 |
| 90-94 | 38 | 88 | 126 | 0.17 | 43.182 |
| 95-99 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 0.02 | 26.667 |
| 100+ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| Total | 36,418 | 36,951 | 73,365 | 98.558 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio