Long term urban population region in Dominica
Dominica: Long term urban population region was 71.48 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
71.48
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
84th
of 202 countries
All-time high
71.48
in 2025
All-time low
0
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Long term urban population region in Dominica, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long term urban population region in Dominica is 71.48, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long term urban population region in Dominica peaked at 71.48 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1000.
That places Dominica 84th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long term urban population region in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0001 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0004 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0012 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0037 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.0111 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.0333 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 0.1 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 0.1033 | +3.3% |
| 1720 | 0.1291 | +25.0% |
| 1730 | 0.1614 | +25.0% |
| 1740 | 0.2018 | +25.0% |
| 1750 | 0.2522 | +25.0% |
| 1760 | 0.3153 | +25.0% |
| 1770 | 0.3941 | +25.0% |
| 1780 | 0.4926 | +25.0% |
| 1790 | 0.6157 | +25.0% |
| 1800 | 0.7697 | +25.0% |
| 1810 | 0.9621 | +25.0% |
| 1820 | 1.2 | +25.0% |
| 1830 | 1.5 | +25.0% |
| 1840 | 1.88 | +25.0% |
| 1850 | 2.35 | +25.0% |
| 1860 | 2.94 | +25.0% |
| 1870 | 3.67 | +25.0% |
| 1880 | 4.59 | +25.0% |
| 1890 | 5.73 | +25.0% |
| 1900 | 7.17 | +25.0% |
| 1910 | 8.96 | +25.0% |
| 1920 | 11.2 | +25.0% |
| 1930 | 14 | +25.0% |
| 1940 | 20 | +42.9% |
| 1950 | 24.92 | +24.6% |
| 1951 | 25.81 | +3.5% |
| 1952 | 26.48 | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 26.95 | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 27.23 | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 27.33 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 27.29 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 27.15 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 26.96 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 26.75 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 26.92 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 28.28 | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 29.73 | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 31.26 | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 32.82 | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 34.39 | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 35.95 | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 37.52 | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 39.15 | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 40.88 | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 42.68 | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 44.51 | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 46.31 | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 48.13 | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 50.05 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 52.11 | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 54.02 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 56.06 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 58.1 | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 59.96 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 61.5 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 63.21 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 63.73 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 64.01 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 64.15 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 64.26 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 64.51 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 64.72 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 64.95 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 65.26 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 65.71 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 65.73 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 65.91 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 66.19 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 66.51 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 66.79 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 67.44 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 68.06 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 68.66 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 69.25 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 69.84 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 69.84 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69.84 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 69.84 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 69.84 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 69.84 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 69.84 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 69.84 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 69.84 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 69.84 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 69.84 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 69.84 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 69.84 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 69.84 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 69.84 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 69.84 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.84 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.84 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.84 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.84 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 69.84 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 70.17 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 70.5 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 70.82 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 71.15 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 71.48 | +0.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 71.48 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.17, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 71.48 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.48, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long term urban population region in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0 | 0.0001 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0001 | 0.0004 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0004 | 0.0012 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0012 | 0.0037 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0037 | 0.0111 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.0111 | 0.0333 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0012 | 0.0012 | 0.0012 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0037 | 0.0037 | 0.0037 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0111 | 0.0111 | 0.0111 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.0333 | 0.0333 | 0.0333 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.1033 | 0.1033 | 0.1033 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.1291 | 0.1291 | 0.1291 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.1614 | 0.1614 | 0.1614 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.2018 | 0.2018 | 0.2018 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.2522 | 0.2522 | 0.2522 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.3153 | 0.3153 | 0.3153 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.3941 | 0.3941 | 0.3941 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.4926 | 0.4926 | 0.4926 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.6157 | 0.6157 | 0.6157 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.7697 | 0.7697 | 0.7697 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.9621 | 0.9621 | 0.9621 | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.35 | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.94 | 2.94 | 2.94 | 1 |
| 1870s | 3.67 | 3.67 | 3.67 | 1 |
| 1880s | 4.59 | 4.59 | 4.59 | 1 |
| 1890s | 5.73 | 5.73 | 5.73 | 1 |
| 1900s | 7.17 | 7.17 | 7.17 | 1 |
| 1910s | 8.96 | 8.96 | 8.96 | 1 |
| 1920s | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 1 |
| 1930s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 1940s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 1950s | 26.69 | 24.92 | 27.33 | 10 |
| 1960s | 33.69 | 26.92 | 40.88 | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.19 | 42.68 | 59.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.03 | 61.5 | 65.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.02 | 65.71 | 69.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.84 | 69.84 | 69.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.84 | 69.84 | 69.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.66 | 69.84 | 71.48 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long term urban population region in Dominica?
- Long term urban population region in Dominica was 71.48 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long term urban population region recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 71.48 in 2025.
- What is the lowest long term urban population region recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1000.
- How does Dominica rank for long term urban population region?
- Dominica ranks 84th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long term urban population region rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long term urban population region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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