Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7252 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Dominican Republic, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.7252 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.7424 people per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3018 people per person, in 1960.
That places Dominican Republic 79th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3018 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.31 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 0.319 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3286 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3387 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3491 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3598 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3706 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3813 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3919 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4025 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.4136 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4255 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4378 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4503 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4627 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4748 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4863 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.497 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5066 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5148 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5214 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5264 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5305 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.534 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.537 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5396 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5421 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5445 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5469 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5496 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5526 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5562 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5603 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5653 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5713 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5783 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5861 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5946 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6036 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6131 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.623 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6329 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6443 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6589 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6758 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6933 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7102 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7249 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7359 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7416 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7424 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7424 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7423 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7419 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7414 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7405 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7393 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7376 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7354 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7326 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7292 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7242 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7236 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7241 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7252 people per person | +0.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.7252 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.7252 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3451 people per person | 0.3018 people per person | 0.3919 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4557 people per person | 0.4025 people per person | 0.5066 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5337 people per person | 0.5148 people per person | 0.5469 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5718 people per person | 0.5496 people per person | 0.6036 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6712 people per person | 0.6131 people per person | 0.7359 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7405 people per person | 0.7354 people per person | 0.7424 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7265 people per person | 0.7236 people per person | 0.7326 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More population data for Dominican Republic
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5342 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -9.52 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5342 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5703 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 13,180 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.714 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8255 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 245.63 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 543,612 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.7252 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7424 people per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3018 people per person in 1960.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 79th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.