Population density in Dominica

Dominica: Population density was 65.52 people per km² in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
65.52 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
156th
of 235 countries
All-time high
97.47 people per km²
in 1980
All-time low
0.5947 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Dominica, 1000–2100

020406080100100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

Dominica recorded 65.52 people per km² for population density in 2100.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Dominica peaked at 97.47 people per km² in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.5947 people per km², in 1000.

That places Dominica 156th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.

Population density in Dominica, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Dominica, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.5947 people per km²
1100 0.744 people per km² +25.1%
1200 0.9293 people per km² +24.9%
1300 1.16 people per km² +25.0%
1400 1.45 people per km² +25.0%
1500 1.82 people per km² +25.1%
1600 2.27 people per km² +25.0%
1700 2.84 people per km² +25.0%
1710 3.31 people per km² +16.7%
1720 3.86 people per km² +16.7%
1730 4.51 people per km² +16.7%
1740 5.26 people per km² +16.7%
1750 6.13 people per km² +16.7%
1760 7.16 people per km² +16.7%
1770 8.35 people per km² +16.7%
1780 9.74 people per km² +16.7%
1790 11.37 people per km² +16.7%
1800 26.6 people per km² +134.0%
1801 26.6 people per km² +0.0%
1802 26.6 people per km² +0.0%
1803 26.6 people per km² +0.0%
1804 26.6 people per km² +0.0%
1805 26.6 people per km² +0.0%
1806 26.6 people per km² +0.0%
1807 26.6 people per km² +0.0%
1808 26.6 people per km² +0.0%
1809 26.6 people per km² +0.0%
1810 26.6 people per km² +0.0%
1811 26.6 people per km² +0.0%
1812 26.6 people per km² +0.0%
1813 26.6 people per km² +0.0%
1814 26.6 people per km² +0.0%
1815 26.6 people per km² +0.0%
1816 26.6 people per km² +0.0%
1817 26.6 people per km² +0.0%
1818 26.6 people per km² +0.0%
1819 26.63 people per km² +0.1%
1820 26.68 people per km² +0.2%
1821 26.76 people per km² +0.3%
1822 26.86 people per km² +0.4%
1823 26.99 people per km² +0.5%
1824 27.13 people per km² +0.5%
1825 27.26 people per km² +0.5%
1826 27.39 people per km² +0.5%
1827 27.53 people per km² +0.5%
1828 27.66 people per km² +0.5%
1829 27.8 people per km² +0.5%
1830 27.93 people per km² +0.5%
1831 28.07 people per km² +0.5%
1832 28.21 people per km² +0.5%
1833 28.35 people per km² +0.5%
1834 28.49 people per km² +0.5%
1835 28.63 people per km² +0.5%
1836 28.77 people per km² +0.5%
1837 28.91 people per km² +0.5%
1838 29.05 people per km² +0.5%
1839 29.2 people per km² +0.5%
1840 29.36 people per km² +0.6%
1841 29.53 people per km² +0.6%
1842 29.71 people per km² +0.6%
1843 29.9 people per km² +0.6%
1844 30.09 people per km² +0.6%
1845 30.29 people per km² +0.6%
1846 30.48 people per km² +0.6%
1847 30.68 people per km² +0.6%
1848 30.87 people per km² +0.6%
1849 31.07 people per km² +0.6%
1850 31.27 people per km² +0.6%
1851 31.46 people per km² +0.6%
1852 31.65 people per km² +0.6%
1853 31.83 people per km² +0.6%
1854 32.02 people per km² +0.6%
1855 32.22 people per km² +0.6%
1856 32.41 people per km² +0.6%
1857 32.6 people per km² +0.6%
1858 32.8 people per km² +0.6%
1859 33 people per km² +0.6%
1860 33.21 people per km² +0.7%
1861 33.44 people per km² +0.7%
1862 33.67 people per km² +0.7%
1863 33.92 people per km² +0.7%
1864 34.17 people per km² +0.7%
1865 34.41 people per km² +0.7%
1866 34.67 people per km² +0.7%
1867 34.92 people per km² +0.7%
1868 35.17 people per km² +0.7%
1869 35.4 people per km² +0.6%
1870 35.6 people per km² +0.6%
1871 35.77 people per km² +0.5%
1872 35.91 people per km² +0.4%
1873 36.03 people per km² +0.3%
1874 36.14 people per km² +0.3%
1875 36.26 people per km² +0.3%
1876 36.37 people per km² +0.3%
1877 36.49 people per km² +0.3%
1878 36.61 people per km² +0.3%
1879 36.67 people per km² +0.2%
1880 36.68 people per km² +0.0%
1881 36.64 people per km² -0.1%
1882 36.54 people per km² -0.3%
1883 36.39 people per km² -0.4%
1884 36.25 people per km² -0.4%
1885 36.1 people per km² -0.4%
1886 35.95 people per km² -0.4%
1887 35.81 people per km² -0.4%
1888 35.66 people per km² -0.4%
1889 35.59 people per km² -0.2%
1890 35.6 people per km² +0.0%
1891 35.68 people per km² +0.2%
1892 35.85 people per km² +0.5%
1893 36.09 people per km² +0.7%
1894 36.33 people per km² +0.7%
1895 36.57 people per km² +0.7%
1896 36.82 people per km² +0.7%
1897 37.07 people per km² +0.7%
1898 37.32 people per km² +0.7%
1899 37.64 people per km² +0.9%
1900 38.02 people per km² +1.0%
1901 38.48 people per km² +1.2%
1902 39.02 people per km² +1.4%
1903 39.62 people per km² +1.6%
1904 40.24 people per km² +1.6%
1905 40.87 people per km² +1.6%
1906 41.5 people per km² +1.6%
1907 42.15 people per km² +1.6%
1908 42.81 people per km² +1.6%
1909 43.41 people per km² +1.4%
1910 43.95 people per km² +1.3%
1911 44.43 people per km² +1.1%
1912 44.86 people per km² +1.0%
1913 45.22 people per km² +0.8%
1914 45.58 people per km² +0.8%
1915 45.95 people per km² +0.8%
1916 46.32 people per km² +0.8%
1917 46.69 people per km² +0.8%
1918 47.08 people per km² +0.8%
1919 47.55 people per km² +1.0%
1920 48.08 people per km² +1.1%
1921 48.68 people per km² +1.3%
1922 49.36 people per km² +1.4%
1923 50.1 people per km² +1.5%
1924 50.86 people per km² +1.5%
1925 51.63 people per km² +1.5%
1926 52.41 people per km² +1.5%
1927 53.21 people per km² +1.5%
1928 54.01 people per km² +1.5%
1929 54.79 people per km² +1.4%
1930 55.52 people per km² +1.3%
1931 56.23 people per km² +1.3%
1932 56.89 people per km² +1.2%
1933 57.52 people per km² +1.1%
1934 58.16 people per km² +1.1%
1935 58.8 people per km² +1.1%
1936 59.45 people per km² +1.1%
1937 60.11 people per km² +1.1%
1938 60.77 people per km² +1.1%
1939 61.4 people per km² +1.0%
1940 61.97 people per km² +0.9%
1941 62.5 people per km² +0.9%
1942 62.98 people per km² +0.8%
1943 63.42 people per km² +0.7%
1944 63.86 people per km² +0.7%
1945 64.3 people per km² +0.7%
1946 64.74 people per km² +0.7%
1947 65.19 people per km² +0.7%
1948 65.64 people per km² +0.7%
1949 66.22 people per km² +0.9%
1950 66.96 people per km² +1.1%
1951 67.29 people per km² +0.5%
1952 67.82 people per km² +0.8%
1953 68.53 people per km² +1.1%
1954 69.47 people per km² +1.4%
1955 70.63 people per km² +1.7%
1956 72.01 people per km² +1.9%
1957 73.62 people per km² +2.2%
1958 75.47 people per km² +2.5%
1959 77.5 people per km² +2.7%
1960 79.18 people per km² +2.2%
1961 80.31 people per km² +1.4%
1962 81.29 people per km² +1.2%
1963 82.35 people per km² +1.3%
1964 83.47 people per km² +1.4%
1965 84.7 people per km² +1.5%
1966 86.03 people per km² +1.6%
1967 87.46 people per km² +1.7%
1968 89 people per km² +1.8%
1969 90.61 people per km² +1.8%
1970 91.9 people per km² +1.4%
1971 92.73 people per km² +0.9%
1972 93.43 people per km² +0.8%
1973 94.14 people per km² +0.8%
1974 94.81 people per km² +0.7%
1975 95.45 people per km² +0.7%
1976 96.05 people per km² +0.6%
1977 96.57 people per km² +0.5%
1978 96.99 people per km² +0.4%
1979 97.3 people per km² +0.3%
1980 97.47 people per km² +0.2%
1981 97.34 people per km² -0.1%
1982 96.94 people per km² -0.4%
1983 96.51 people per km² -0.4%
1984 96.1 people per km² -0.4%
1985 95.69 people per km² -0.4%
1986 95.23 people per km² -0.5%
1987 94.73 people per km² -0.5%
1988 94.17 people per km² -0.6%
1989 93.56 people per km² -0.6%
1990 92.86 people per km² -0.8%
1991 92.43 people per km² -0.5%
1992 92.46 people per km² +0.0%
1993 92.6 people per km² +0.2%
1994 92.66 people per km² +0.1%
1995 92.65 people per km² -0.0%
1996 92.56 people per km² -0.1%
1997 92.42 people per km² -0.2%
1998 92.19 people per km² -0.2%
1999 91.84 people per km² -0.4%
2000 91.37 people per km² -0.5%
2001 91.07 people per km² -0.3%
2002 91.18 people per km² +0.1%
2003 91.4 people per km² +0.2%
2004 91.55 people per km² +0.2%
2005 91.67 people per km² +0.1%
2006 91.76 people per km² +0.1%
2007 91.82 people per km² +0.1%
2008 91.82 people per km² +0.0%
2009 91.84 people per km² +0.0%
2010 91.83 people per km² -0.0%
2011 92.1 people per km² +0.3%
2012 92.18 people per km² +0.1%
2013 92.98 people per km² +0.9%
2014 93.85 people per km² +0.9%
2015 93.91 people per km² +0.1%
2016 92.84 people per km² -1.1%
2017 91.35 people per km² -1.6%
2018 90.93 people per km² -0.5%
2019 90.53 people per km² -0.4%
2020 90.12 people per km² -0.5%
2021 89.63 people per km² -0.5%
2022 89.13 people per km² -0.6%
2023 88.71 people per km² -0.5%
2024 88.3 people per km² -0.5%
2025 87.86 people per km² -0.5%
2026 87.37 people per km² -0.5%
2027 86.91 people per km² -0.5%
2028 86.44 people per km² -0.5%
2029 85.99 people per km² -0.5%
2030 85.59 people per km² -0.5%
2031 85.29 people per km² -0.3%
2032 85.13 people per km² -0.2%
2033 85.06 people per km² -0.1%
2034 85.04 people per km² -0.0%
2035 85.05 people per km² +0.0%
2036 85.04 people per km² -0.0%
2037 85.06 people per km² +0.0%
2038 85.07 people per km² +0.0%
2039 85.08 people per km² +0.0%
2040 85.09 people per km² +0.0%
2041 85.1 people per km² +0.0%
2042 85.07 people per km² -0.0%
2043 85 people per km² -0.1%
2044 84.93 people per km² -0.1%
2045 84.87 people per km² -0.1%
2046 84.79 people per km² -0.1%
2047 84.7 people per km² -0.1%
2048 84.58 people per km² -0.1%
2049 84.43 people per km² -0.2%
2050 84.28 people per km² -0.2%
2051 84.12 people per km² -0.2%
2052 83.91 people per km² -0.2%
2053 83.7 people per km² -0.3%
2054 83.49 people per km² -0.2%
2055 83.26 people per km² -0.3%
2056 83.03 people per km² -0.3%
2057 82.77 people per km² -0.3%
2058 82.49 people per km² -0.3%
2059 82.22 people per km² -0.3%
2060 81.93 people per km² -0.4%
2061 81.63 people per km² -0.4%
2062 81.32 people per km² -0.4%
2063 81.02 people per km² -0.4%
2064 80.72 people per km² -0.4%
2065 80.39 people per km² -0.4%
2066 80.06 people per km² -0.4%
2067 79.73 people per km² -0.4%
2068 79.38 people per km² -0.4%
2069 79.02 people per km² -0.5%
2070 78.64 people per km² -0.5%
2071 78.25 people per km² -0.5%
2072 77.85 people per km² -0.5%
2073 77.43 people per km² -0.5%
2074 77.02 people per km² -0.5%
2075 76.6 people per km² -0.5%
2076 76.18 people per km² -0.6%
2077 75.77 people per km² -0.5%
2078 75.35 people per km² -0.5%
2079 74.91 people per km² -0.6%
2080 74.48 people per km² -0.6%
2081 74.07 people per km² -0.6%
2082 73.66 people per km² -0.5%
2083 73.23 people per km² -0.6%
2084 72.81 people per km² -0.6%
2085 72.38 people per km² -0.6%
2086 71.94 people per km² -0.6%
2087 71.5 people per km² -0.6%
2088 71.04 people per km² -0.6%
2089 70.58 people per km² -0.7%
2090 70.12 people per km² -0.6%
2091 69.67 people per km² -0.6%
2092 69.24 people per km² -0.6%
2093 68.81 people per km² -0.6%
2094 68.37 people per km² -0.6%
2095 67.91 people per km² -0.7%
2096 67.46 people per km² -0.7%
2097 67.02 people per km² -0.7%
2098 66.53 people per km² -0.7%
2099 66.02 people per km² -0.8%
2100 65.52 people per km² -0.8%

Dominica compared with similar countries

  • Dominica's 65.52 people per km² is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23 people per km², 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Dominica's 65.52 people per km² is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05 people per km², 74% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density 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.

YearChange FromTo
1800 +134.0% 11.37 people per km² 26.6 people per km²
1100 +25.1% 0.5947 people per km² 0.744 people per km²
1500 +25.1% 1.45 people per km² 1.82 people per km²
1400 +25.0% 1.16 people per km² 1.45 people per km²
1600 +25.0% 1.82 people per km² 2.27 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.5947 people per km² 0.5947 people per km² 0.5947 people per km² 1
1100s 0.744 people per km² 0.744 people per km² 0.744 people per km² 1
1200s 0.9293 people per km² 0.9293 people per km² 0.9293 people per km² 1
1300s 1.16 people per km² 1.16 people per km² 1.16 people per km² 1
1400s 1.45 people per km² 1.45 people per km² 1.45 people per km² 1
1500s 1.82 people per km² 1.82 people per km² 1.82 people per km² 1
1600s 2.27 people per km² 2.27 people per km² 2.27 people per km² 1
1700s 2.84 people per km² 2.84 people per km² 2.84 people per km² 1
1710s 3.31 people per km² 3.31 people per km² 3.31 people per km² 1
1720s 3.86 people per km² 3.86 people per km² 3.86 people per km² 1
1730s 4.51 people per km² 4.51 people per km² 4.51 people per km² 1
1740s 5.26 people per km² 5.26 people per km² 5.26 people per km² 1
1750s 6.13 people per km² 6.13 people per km² 6.13 people per km² 1
1760s 7.16 people per km² 7.16 people per km² 7.16 people per km² 1
1770s 8.35 people per km² 8.35 people per km² 8.35 people per km² 1
1780s 9.74 people per km² 9.74 people per km² 9.74 people per km² 1
1790s 11.37 people per km² 11.37 people per km² 11.37 people per km² 1
1800s 26.6 people per km² 26.6 people per km² 26.6 people per km² 10
1810s 26.6 people per km² 26.6 people per km² 26.63 people per km² 10
1820s 27.21 people per km² 26.68 people per km² 27.8 people per km² 10
1830s 28.56 people per km² 27.93 people per km² 29.2 people per km² 10
1840s 30.2 people per km² 29.36 people per km² 31.07 people per km² 10
1850s 32.13 people per km² 31.27 people per km² 33 people per km² 10
1860s 34.3 people per km² 33.21 people per km² 35.4 people per km² 10
1870s 36.19 people per km² 35.6 people per km² 36.67 people per km² 10
1880s 36.16 people per km² 35.59 people per km² 36.68 people per km² 10
1890s 36.5 people per km² 35.6 people per km² 37.64 people per km² 10
1900s 40.61 people per km² 38.02 people per km² 43.41 people per km² 10
1910s 45.76 people per km² 43.95 people per km² 47.55 people per km² 10
1920s 51.31 people per km² 48.08 people per km² 54.79 people per km² 10
1930s 58.49 people per km² 55.52 people per km² 61.4 people per km² 10
1940s 64.08 people per km² 61.97 people per km² 66.22 people per km² 10
1950s 70.93 people per km² 66.96 people per km² 77.5 people per km² 10
1960s 84.44 people per km² 79.18 people per km² 90.61 people per km² 10
1970s 94.94 people per km² 91.9 people per km² 97.3 people per km² 10
1980s 95.77 people per km² 93.56 people per km² 97.47 people per km² 10
1990s 92.47 people per km² 91.84 people per km² 92.86 people per km² 10
2000s 91.55 people per km² 91.07 people per km² 91.84 people per km² 10
2010s 92.25 people per km² 90.53 people per km² 93.91 people per km² 10
2020s 88.05 people per km² 85.99 people per km² 90.12 people per km² 10
2030s 85.14 people per km² 85.04 people per km² 85.59 people per km² 10
2040s 84.86 people per km² 84.43 people per km² 85.1 people per km² 10
2050s 83.33 people per km² 82.22 people per km² 84.28 people per km² 10
2060s 80.52 people per km² 79.02 people per km² 81.93 people per km² 10
2070s 76.8 people per km² 74.91 people per km² 78.64 people per km² 10
2080s 72.57 people per km² 70.58 people per km² 74.48 people per km² 10
2090s 68.11 people per km² 66.02 people per km² 70.12 people per km² 10
2100s 65.52 people per km² 65.52 people per km² 65.52 people per km² 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Dominica?
Population density in Dominica was 65.52 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Dominica?
The highest recorded value was 97.47 people per km² in 1980.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Dominica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5947 people per km² in 1000.
How does Dominica rank for population density?
Dominica ranks 156th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Dominica?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominica data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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