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Dominican Republic

Population

11,637,941

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026View source
Population rank
84th
Share of world
0.14%
Annual change
+89,0130.77%

Population of Dominican Republic

2M4M6M8M10M12M14M16M18M20M95% prediction intervalProjected peak202611.6M2050 projection13M↑ 12% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 11,637,941. 2050 projection: 12,996,293.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Dominican Republic. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202611,609,5000.77%84
202511,520,4870.81%85
202011,008,3001.05%84
201910,894,0431.04%84
201810,782,0531.08%84
201710,666,8431.09%85
201510,434,8291.16%87
20109,820,1751.29%85
20059,225,0341.32%85
20008,584,1901.63%84

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Santo Domingo is home to 1,001,525 people, 8.63% of Dominican Republic's population.

City population1M400K200K
Santo Domingo 1.0MSanto Domingo Este 842.6KSantiago 817.1KSanto Domingo Norte 730.3KHiguey 507.0KSanto Domingo Oeste 350.0KLos Alcarrizos 341.3KLa Vega 334.9KSan Cristobal 316.3K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Santo Domingo1.0M8.63%
2Santo Domingo Este842.6K7.26%
3Santiago817.1K7.04%
4Santo Domingo Norte730.3K6.29%
5Higuey507.0K4.37%
6Santo Domingo Oeste350.0K3.01%
7Los Alcarrizos341.3K2.94%
8La Vega334.9K2.88%
9San Cristobal316.3K2.72%
10San Pedro de Macoris244.8K2.11%

Dominican Republic by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026

Population
Dominican Republic is home to an estimated 11,637,941 people, the 84th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Dominican Republic has a net population change of approximately 239 people per day, driven by 539 births, 204 deaths, and net emigration of 96 people.
Share of world
Dominican Republic makes up 0.14% of the world's population and 1.87% of North America's.
Density
240.3 people per km² of land (622.4 per mi²), ranking 67th among countries and territories.
Urban living
72.52% of people live in urban areas.

Dominican Republic Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 194100+ years, female: 1,31795–99 years, male: 1,27695–99 years, female: 5,12390–94 years, male: 5,70190–94 years, female: 15,18585–89 years, male: 16,43985–89 years, female: 31,80380–84 years, male: 35,16380–84 years, female: 54,01975–79 years, male: 70,99975–79 years, female: 94,27670–74 years, male: 122,28770–74 years, female: 149,34565–69 years, male: 177,76665–69 years, female: 205,67260–64 years, male: 221,97560–64 years, female: 246,54955–59 years, male: 256,16855–59 years, female: 275,04150–54 years, male: 297,69150–54 years, female: 309,72645–49 years, male: 335,16245–49 years, female: 341,13440–44 years, male: 371,61640–44 years, female: 373,40435–39 years, male: 416,36535–39 years, female: 414,04430–34 years, male: 454,21430–34 years, female: 446,09025–29 years, male: 467,87325–29 years, female: 454,83120–24 years, male: 483,96720–24 years, female: 466,45915–19 years, male: 507,09015–19 years, female: 486,80010–14 years, male: 519,53310–14 years, female: 499,6235–9 years, male: 512,4285–9 years, female: 493,4130–4 years, male: 495,2290–4 years, female: 476,510100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4200K200K400K400K

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Median age

29.7 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

74.1 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.69%

Female

50.31%

Life expectancy 70.9Life expectancy 77.4

Ethnicity

70.4%

Mixed

  • Mixed70.4%
  • Black15.8%
  • White13.5%
  • Other0.3%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2014 est.

Mixed refers to people of Mixed African and European ancestry

Religion

44.3%

Roman Catholic, the largest religion

  • Roman Catholic44.3%
  • None39.8%
  • Evangelical13%
  • Other1.9%
  • Unspecified1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2018 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Dominican Republic United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Statistics Office