Cuba vs Dominican Republic: Has the population peaked?

Cuba
11.02 million people
in 2023
Dominican Republic
11.33 million people
in 2023
Cuba rank
86th
Dominican Republic rank
85th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Cuba
  • Dominican Republic
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 11.33 million people against 11.02 million people in Cuba, a difference of 311,400 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 86th and Dominican Republic ranks 85th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and Dominican Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1950s 6.49 million people 2.75 million people 3.74 million people Cuba
1960s 7.95 million people 3.76 million people 4.19 million people Cuba
1970s 9.37 million people 4.99 million people 4.39 million people Cuba
1980s 10.13 million people 6.36 million people 3.77 million people Cuba
1990s 10.89 million people 7.81 million people 3.08 million people Cuba
2000s 11.23 million people 9.15 million people 2.08 million people Cuba
2010s 11.27 million people 10.37 million people 903,010 people Cuba
2020s 11.09 million people 11.17 million people 78,900 people Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Cuba or Dominican Republic?
Dominican Republic, at 11.33 million people against 11.02 million people in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Cuba and Dominican Republic?
311,400 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Dominican Republic?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Dominican Republic rank globally for has the population peaked??
Cuba ranks 86th and Dominican Republic ranks 85th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.