Dominica Population 2024 (Live)

73,271

Dominica has a very slow population growth due to high emigration to other countries. Most Dominicans emigrate to the United States, followed by the United Kingdom, Canada and France.

Population Rank
Growth Rate
2024 World Percentage
Land Area
750
The current population of Dominica is 73,271 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2024 population at 73,368.

Dominica Growth Rate

Dominica Population 2024 (Live)

Dominica Population Clock

Dominica Population (as of 3/11/2024)73,271
Next UN Estimate (July 1, 2024)73,368
Births per Day3
Deaths per Day2
Migrations per Day
Net Change per Day1
Population Change Since Jan. 171

Components of Population Change

One birth every 480 minutes
One death every 720 minutes
One immigrant every Infinity minutes
Net gain of one person every 1440 minutes

Dominica Population Clock

City
2024 Population
Roseau16,571
Portsmouth3,633
Berekua2,608
Saint Joseph2,184
Wesley1,933
Soufriere1,416
Pointe Michel1,202
Colihaut890
Rosalie802
Pont Casse702

Dominica Population Density Map

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
202473,3680.54%98205115
202373,0400.62%97205115
202071,9950.79%96205114
201971,4280.85%95205114
201870,8230.6%94205114
201770,4030.47%94205114
201570,0070.36%93205114
201068,7550.02%92205109
200568,6740.1%92206106
200068,346-0.25%91205104
199569,201-0.08%92203103
199069,481-0.6%9320198
198571,596-0.38%9519886
198072,9780.47%9719782
197571,3000.69%9519580
197068,8951.57%9219475
196563,7441.43%8519474
196059,3792.73%7919374
195551,8950.67%6919577

Dominica Population by Year (Historical)

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
202473,3680.54%98205115
202573,6850.46%98205115
203074,9880.35%100205120
203575,6600.18%101205120
204075,6680%101206120
204575,112-0.15%100206123
205074,167-0.25%99206127
205572,959-0.33%97206132
206071,544-0.39%95205131
206569,889-0.47%93205134
207067,939-0.56%91205136
207565,686-0.67%88205138
208063,161-0.78%84206142
208560,513-0.85%81206147
209057,859-0.89%77207151
209555,316-0.9%74207151

Dominica Population by Year (Projections)

Dominica Population Pyramid 2024

Dominica Median Age

34.9

Total

34.4

Male

35.5

Female

Dominica Population by Age

There are people over age 18 in Dominica.

Census Years

Year
Date
20212021
201114 May 2011
200112 May 2001
199112 May 1991

Dominica Population Pyramid

Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Lesser Antilles area of the Caribbean Sea. Dominica has earned the nickname the "Nature Isle of the Caribbean" for its natural beauty, and it was named by Christopher Columbus for the day on which he found it (Sunday, or Dominica in Latin).

Dominica remained isolated for nearly 100 years after it was discovered by Columbus, but more Caribs began to move to the area after they were driven from surrounding islands. France maintained a colony on the island for some time and imported African slaves to the area before it was ceded to Great Britain.

Dominica's population eventually began to grow, although it has remained fairly stagnant for the last four decades. Much of the population is concentrated in the largest city and capital of Roseau, which has 16,500 residents. No other city has more than 5,000 residents.

Dominica Demographics

Most Dominicans are of African descent, with a large mixed population and Indo-Caribbean and East Indian populations. There is still a small group of people of European descent who are descendants of the Irish, British and French colonists, and some Lebanese, Syrians, and Asians.

In 2011 the ethnic breakdown of the country was: black (86.8%), mixed (8.9%), Kalinago (2.9%), European (0.8%), and other (0.7%).

Dominica remains the only Eastern Caribbean country that still has a population of native pre-Columbian Caribs. There are only 3,000 Caribs remaining in the world, and they live in villages on the eastern coast of the island.

Interestingly, Dominica has three times the average number of centenarians of developed countries. This is currently being studied.

Dominica Population Rank 2024
Area (km²)
751
2024 Growth Rate
Capital
GDP (IMF '23)
$0.70
GDP (UN '22)
$612.05 Mn

Dominica - General Info

  1. Central Intelligence Agency
  2. World Population Prospects (2022 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  3. GeoNames

Sources