Demographics of Dominican Republic
| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 14 Nov 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of Dominican Republic is projected at 11.43 million, compared to 11.33 million in 2023. It is the sixth-most populous country in North America and ranks 85th in the world. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 0.83 percent, the 118th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 5.68 million males and 5.75 million females in Dominican Republic. The percentage of the male population is 49.71%, compared to 50.29% of the female population. Dominican Republic has 65k more females than males. The sex ratio in Dominican Republic in 2024 will be 98.866 males per 100 females. Dominican Republic is in the 136th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
- Population
- Growth
- Gender
| Year | Population | Growth (%) | M per 100 F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |||
| 1950 | 1,204,283 | 1,175,611 | 2,379,894 | 2.86 | 102.439 |
| 1955 | 1,402,215 | 1,375,414 | 2,777,628 | 3.26 | 101.949 |
| 1960 | 1,646,978 | 1,621,358 | 3,268,336 | 3.18 | 101.580 |
| 1965 | 1,916,182 | 1,892,781 | 3,808,963 | 2.87 | 101.236 |
| 1970 | 2,210,203 | 2,189,087 | 4,399,290 | 2.81 | 100.965 |
| 1975 | 2,533,910 | 2,512,867 | 5,046,776 | 2.63 | 100.837 |
| 1980 | 2,875,436 | 2,853,601 | 5,729,037 | 2.45 | 100.765 |
| 1985 | 3,226,066 | 3,204,338 | 6,430,404 | 2.19 | 100.678 |
| 1990 | 3,584,758 | 3,566,407 | 7,151,166 | 2.09 | 100.515 |
| 1995 | 3,950,220 | 3,937,895 | 7,888,115 | 1.85 | 100.313 |
| 2000 | 4,294,340 | 4,289,850 | 8,584,190 | 1.61 | 100.105 |
| 2005 | 4,610,699 | 4,614,334 | 9,225,034 | 1.28 | 99.921 |
| 2010 | 4,904,853 | 4,915,322 | 9,820,175 | 1.28 | 99.787 |
| 2015 | 5,203,140 | 5,231,690 | 10,434,829 | 1.13 | 99.454 |
| 2020 | 5,480,943 | 5,527,357 | 11,008,300 | 1.08 | 99.160 |
| 2021 | 5,535,229 | 5,588,247 | 11,123,476 | 1.00 | 99.051 |
| 2022 | 5,586,214 | 5,644,520 | 11,230,734 | 0.92 | 98.967 |
| 2023 | 5,634,533 | 5,696,733 | 11,331,265 | 0.86 | 98.908 |
| 2024 | 5,681,194 | 5,746,364 | 11,427,557 | 0.83 | 98.866 |
| Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 44.065 | 15.850 | 7.507 |
| 1955 | 47.925 | 15.538 | 7.672 |
| 1960 | 51.705 | 14.668 | 7.555 |
| 1965 | 52.842 | 14.264 | 7.053 |
| 1970 | 58.493 | 14.719 | 6.184 |
| 1975 | 61.254 | 15.650 | 5.235 |
| 1980 | 63.391 | 16.744 | 4.302 |
| 1985 | 65.614 | 17.843 | 3.686 |
| 1990 | 67.746 | 18.857 | 3.411 |
| 1995 | 69.394 | 19.876 | 3.101 |
| 2000 | 70.365 | 21.083 | 2.869 |
| 2005 | 71.043 | 22.346 | 2.574 |
| 2010 | 72.039 | 23.723 | 2.556 |
| 2015 | 72.982 | 25.138 | 2.430 |
| 2020 | 72.636 | 26.697 | 2.329 |
| 2021 | 71.757 | 26.998 | 2.294 |
| 2022 | 74.211 | 27.317 | 2.267 |
| 2023 | 73.720 | 27.653 | 2.243 |
| 2024 | 73.868 | 27.991 | 2.222 |
- Life expectancy
- Median age
- Fertility rate
| Year | Total | Crude (per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 51,902 | 126,330 | 21.808 | 53.082 |
| 1955 | 53,007 | 150,990 | 19.084 | 54.359 |
| 1960 | 52,669 | 170,015 | 16.115 | 52.019 |
| 1965 | 53,701 | 179,049 | 14.099 | 47.007 |
| 1970 | 46,526 | 184,362 | 10.576 | 41.907 |
| 1975 | 44,283 | 193,626 | 8.775 | 38.366 |
| 1980 | 43,609 | 201,307 | 7.612 | 35.138 |
| 1985 | 43,077 | 207,169 | 6.699 | 32.217 |
| 1990 | 43,347 | 220,101 | 6.062 | 30.778 |
| 1995 | 44,454 | 219,900 | 5.636 | 27.877 |
| 2000 | 47,699 | 219,389 | 5.557 | 25.557 |
| 2005 | 51,827 | 207,235 | 5.618 | 22.464 |
| 2010 | 55,609 | 217,689 | 5.663 | 22.167 |
| 2015 | 60,055 | 214,311 | 5.755 | 20.538 |
| 2020 | 71,263 | 208,680 | 6.474 | 18.957 |
| 2021 | 77,714 | 206,574 | 6.986 | 18.571 |
| 2022 | 66,252 | 205,012 | 5.899 | 18.255 |
| 2023 | 70,823 | 203,183 | 6.250 | 17.931 |
| 2024 | 71,407 | 201,350 | 6.249 | 17.620 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 561,399 | 1,803,255 | 23.741 |
| 1955 | 746,422 | 2,034,230 | 26.843 |
| 1960 | 994,518 | 2,299,524 | 30.191 |
| 1965 | 1,359,650 | 2,519,298 | 35.052 |
| 1970 | 1,813,592 | 2,689,522 | 40.274 |
| 1975 | 2,355,019 | 2,794,916 | 45.729 |
| 1980 | 2,979,572 | 2,829,697 | 51.290 |
| 1985 | 3,495,415 | 2,993,441 | 53.868 |
| 1990 | 3,967,238 | 3,216,409 | 55.226 |
| 1995 | 4,545,858 | 3,346,565 | 57.598 |
| 2000 | 5,287,718 | 3,274,904 | 61.753 |
| 2005 | 6,223,375 | 3,014,191 | 67.370 |
| 2010 | 7,300,054 | 2,597,931 | 73.753 |
| 2015 | 8,271,702 | 2,256,692 | 78.566 |
| 2020 | 9,168,876 | 1,939,482 | 82.540 |
| 2021 | 9,334,544 | 1,883,112 | 83.213 |
| 2022 | 9,495,433 | 1,829,181 | 83.848 |
| 2023 | 9,651,617 | 1,777,658 | 84.446 |
| 2024 | 9,803,213 | 1,728,512 | 85.011 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 505,908 | 487,147 | 993,054 | 8.69 | 103.851 |
| 05-09 | 518,634 | 499,351 | 1,017,985 | 8.91 | 103.862 |
| 10-14 | 523,399 | 502,852 | 1,026,251 | 8.98 | 104.086 |
| 15-19 | 496,632 | 476,390 | 973,023 | 8.51 | 104.249 |
| 20-24 | 492,601 | 475,400 | 968,001 | 8.47 | 103.618 |
| 25-29 | 466,935 | 454,345 | 921,280 | 8.06 | 102.771 |
| 30-34 | 448,717 | 442,171 | 890,889 | 7.80 | 101.480 |
| 35-39 | 400,204 | 398,783 | 798,987 | 6.99 | 100.356 |
| 40-44 | 361,827 | 363,803 | 725,630 | 6.35 | 99.457 |
| 45-49 | 325,298 | 332,150 | 657,447 | 5.75 | 97.937 |
| 50-54 | 285,982 | 298,960 | 584,942 | 5.12 | 95.659 |
| 55-59 | 249,113 | 268,457 | 517,571 | 4.53 | 92.794 |
| 60-64 | 214,007 | 238,057 | 452,064 | 3.96 | 89.897 |
| 65-69 | 165,815 | 191,757 | 357,572 | 3.13 | 86.471 |
| 70-74 | 109,483 | 133,357 | 242,839 | 2.13 | 82.098 |
| 75-79 | 62,623 | 83,356 | 145,978 | 1.28 | 75.127 |
| 80-84 | 31,953 | 49,649 | 81,603 | 0.71 | 64.358 |
| 85-89 | 15,542 | 30,514 | 46,056 | 0.40 | 50.934 |
| 90-94 | 5,181 | 14,018 | 19,198 | 0.17 | 36.960 |
| 95-99 | 1,156 | 4,657 | 5,813 | 0.05 | 24.823 |
| 100+ | 181 | 1,190 | 1,371 | 0.01 | 15.210 |
| Total | 5,681,191 | 5,746,364 | 11,427,554 | 98.866 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio