Dominican Republic vs Ireland: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Dominican Republic
1.38 million people
in 2050
Ireland
1.57 million people
in 2050
Dominican Republic rank
108th
Ireland rank
105th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Dominican Republic
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.57 million people against 1.38 million people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 196,080 people.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ireland ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 108th and Ireland ranks 105th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 10 and Ireland in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 65,535 people | 300,000 people | 234,465 people | Ireland |
| 1100s | 81,917 people | 400,000 people | 318,083 people | Ireland |
| 1200s | 102,390 people | 600,000 people | 497,610 people | Ireland |
| 1300s | 127,961 people | 800,000 people | 672,039 people | Ireland |
| 1400s | 159,856 people | 600,000 people | 440,144 people | Ireland |
| 1500s | 199,458 people | 800,000 people | 600,542 people | Ireland |
| 1600s | 97,171 people | 1.25 million people | 1.15 million people | Ireland |
| 1700s | 99,562 people | 2.42 million people | 2.32 million people | Ireland |
| 1710s | 103,382 people | 2.91 million people | 2.80 million people | Ireland |
| 1720s | 107,400 people | 2.96 million people | 2.85 million people | Ireland |
| 1730s | 111,545 people | 3.01 million people | 2.90 million people | Ireland |
| 1740s | 115,816 people | 3.07 million people | 2.95 million people | Ireland |
| 1750s | 120,211 people | 3.12 million people | 3.00 million people | Ireland |
| 1760s | 124,730 people | 3.09 million people | 2.96 million people | Ireland |
| 1770s | 129,367 people | 3.06 million people | 2.93 million people | Ireland |
| 1780s | 134,119 people | 3.38 million people | 3.25 million people | Ireland |
| 1790s | 138,979 people | 3.99 million people | 3.85 million people | Ireland |
| 1800s | 143,939 people | 4.24 million people | 4.10 million people | Ireland |
| 1810s | 148,988 people | 4.81 million people | 4.66 million people | Ireland |
| 1820s | 158,518 people | 5.58 million people | 5.42 million people | Ireland |
| 1830s | 168,535 people | 6.04 million people | 5.87 million people | Ireland |
| 1840s | 179,041 people | 6.31 million people | 6.13 million people | Ireland |
| 1850s | 190,032 people | 5.10 million people | 4.91 million people | Ireland |
| 1860s | 201,496 people | 4.23 million people | 4.03 million people | Ireland |
| 1870s | 261,432 people | 3.85 million people | 3.59 million people | Ireland |
| 1880s | 338,770 people | 3.62 million people | 3.28 million people | Ireland |
| 1890s | 440,637 people | 3.21 million people | 2.77 million people | Ireland |
| 1900s | 568,579 people | 2.98 million people | 2.41 million people | Ireland |
| 1910s | 705,418 people | 2.86 million people | 2.15 million people | Ireland |
| 1920s | 909,823 people | 2.78 million people | 1.87 million people | Ireland |
| 1930s | 1.19 million people | 1.82 million people | 633,650 people | Ireland |
| 1940s | 1.39 million people | 1.79 million people | 406,740 people | Ireland |
| 1950s | 2.02 million people | 1.66 million people | 362,388 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 2.45 million people | 1.49 million people | 964,266 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 2.70 million people | 1.46 million people | 1.24 million people | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 2.96 million people | 1.53 million people | 1.43 million people | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 3.34 million people | 1.52 million people | 1.81 million people | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 2.99 million people | 1.64 million people | 1.35 million people | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 2.69 million people | 1.76 million people | 929,437 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 3.12 million people | 1.87 million people | 1.25 million people | Dominican Republic |
| 2030s | 2.93 million people | 1.85 million people | 1.08 million people | Dominican Republic |
| 2040s | 2.08 million people | 1.70 million people | 379,905 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2050s | 1.38 million people | 1.57 million people | 196,080 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Dominican Republic or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1.57 million people against 1.38 million people in Dominican Republic as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Dominican Republic and Ireland?
- 196,080 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ireland?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Dominican Republic and Ireland rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Dominican Republic ranks 108th and Ireland ranks 105th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.