Population density in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Population density was 245.63 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
245.63 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
61st
of 235 countries
All-time high
276.73 people per km²
in 2061
All-time low
1.38 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Dominican Republic, 1000–2100

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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

Dominican Republic recorded 245.63 people per km² for population density in 2100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Dominican Republic peaked at 276.73 people per km² in 2061 and was at its lowest, 1.38 people per km², in 1000.

That places Dominican Republic 61st out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Dominican Republic, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 1.38 people per km²
1100 1.72 people per km² +25.0%
1200 2.15 people per km² +25.0%
1300 2.69 people per km² +25.0%
1400 3.37 people per km² +25.0%
1500 4.21 people per km² +25.0%
1600 2.06 people per km² -51.0%
1700 2.15 people per km² +4.2%
1710 2.24 people per km² +4.2%
1720 2.33 people per km² +4.2%
1730 2.43 people per km² +4.2%
1740 2.53 people per km² +4.2%
1750 2.63 people per km² +4.2%
1760 2.74 people per km² +4.2%
1770 2.86 people per km² +4.2%
1780 2.98 people per km² +4.2%
1790 3.1 people per km² +4.2%
1800 3.16 people per km² +1.8%
1801 3.07 people per km² -2.6%
1802 3 people per km² -2.6%
1803 2.92 people per km² -2.6%
1804 2.84 people per km² -2.6%
1805 2.77 people per km² -2.6%
1806 2.7 people per km² -2.6%
1807 2.63 people per km² -2.6%
1808 2.56 people per km² -2.6%
1809 2.5 people per km² -2.6%
1810 2.43 people per km² -2.5%
1811 2.37 people per km² -2.6%
1812 2.31 people per km² -2.6%
1813 2.25 people per km² -2.6%
1814 2.19 people per km² -2.6%
1815 2.13 people per km² -2.6%
1816 2.08 people per km² -2.6%
1817 2.03 people per km² -2.6%
1818 1.97 people per km² -2.6%
1819 1.94 people per km² -1.8%
1820 1.92 people per km² -0.9%
1821 1.92 people per km² -0.1%
1822 1.94 people per km² +0.8%
1823 1.97 people per km² +1.7%
1824 2 people per km² +1.7%
1825 2.03 people per km² +1.7%
1826 2.07 people per km² +1.7%
1827 2.1 people per km² +1.7%
1828 2.14 people per km² +1.7%
1829 2.17 people per km² +1.7%
1830 2.21 people per km² +1.7%
1831 2.25 people per km² +1.7%
1832 2.28 people per km² +1.7%
1833 2.32 people per km² +1.7%
1834 2.36 people per km² +1.7%
1835 2.4 people per km² +1.7%
1836 2.44 people per km² +1.7%
1837 2.48 people per km² +1.7%
1838 2.52 people per km² +1.7%
1839 2.56 people per km² +1.7%
1840 2.61 people per km² +1.7%
1841 2.65 people per km² +1.7%
1842 2.69 people per km² +1.7%
1843 2.74 people per km² +1.7%
1844 2.78 people per km² +1.7%
1845 2.83 people per km² +1.7%
1846 2.88 people per km² +1.7%
1847 2.92 people per km² +1.7%
1848 2.97 people per km² +1.7%
1849 3.03 people per km² +1.8%
1850 3.09 people per km² +2.0%
1851 3.16 people per km² +2.2%
1852 3.23 people per km² +2.4%
1853 3.32 people per km² +2.6%
1854 3.4 people per km² +2.6%
1855 3.49 people per km² +2.6%
1856 3.58 people per km² +2.6%
1857 3.67 people per km² +2.6%
1858 3.77 people per km² +2.6%
1859 3.86 people per km² +2.6%
1860 3.96 people per km² +2.6%
1861 4.07 people per km² +2.6%
1862 4.17 people per km² +2.6%
1863 4.28 people per km² +2.6%
1864 4.39 people per km² +2.6%
1865 4.5 people per km² +2.6%
1866 4.62 people per km² +2.6%
1867 4.74 people per km² +2.6%
1868 4.86 people per km² +2.6%
1869 4.99 people per km² +2.6%
1870 5.11 people per km² +2.6%
1871 5.24 people per km² +2.6%
1872 5.38 people per km² +2.6%
1873 5.52 people per km² +2.6%
1874 5.66 people per km² +2.6%
1875 5.81 people per km² +2.6%
1876 5.95 people per km² +2.6%
1877 6.11 people per km² +2.6%
1878 6.26 people per km² +2.6%
1879 6.42 people per km² +2.6%
1880 6.59 people per km² +2.6%
1881 6.76 people per km² +2.6%
1882 6.93 people per km² +2.6%
1883 7.11 people per km² +2.6%
1884 7.29 people per km² +2.6%
1885 7.48 people per km² +2.6%
1886 7.67 people per km² +2.6%
1887 7.87 people per km² +2.6%
1888 8.07 people per km² +2.6%
1889 8.28 people per km² +2.6%
1890 8.49 people per km² +2.6%
1891 8.71 people per km² +2.6%
1892 8.93 people per km² +2.6%
1893 9.16 people per km² +2.6%
1894 9.4 people per km² +2.6%
1895 9.64 people per km² +2.6%
1896 9.89 people per km² +2.6%
1897 10.14 people per km² +2.6%
1898 10.4 people per km² +2.6%
1899 10.68 people per km² +2.7%
1900 10.97 people per km² +2.7%
1901 11.28 people per km² +2.8%
1902 11.6 people per km² +2.9%
1903 11.95 people per km² +3.0%
1904 12.3 people per km² +3.0%
1905 12.66 people per km² +3.0%
1906 13.04 people per km² +3.0%
1907 13.42 people per km² +3.0%
1908 13.82 people per km² +3.0%
1909 14.22 people per km² +2.9%
1910 14.61 people per km² +2.8%
1911 15 people per km² +2.7%
1912 15.39 people per km² +2.6%
1913 15.77 people per km² +2.5%
1914 16.17 people per km² +2.5%
1915 16.57 people per km² +2.5%
1916 16.98 people per km² +2.5%
1917 17.41 people per km² +2.5%
1918 17.84 people per km² +2.5%
1919 18.33 people per km² +2.7%
1920 18.87 people per km² +3.0%
1921 19.47 people per km² +3.2%
1922 20.14 people per km² +3.4%
1923 20.87 people per km² +3.6%
1924 21.63 people per km² +3.6%
1925 22.41 people per km² +3.6%
1926 23.23 people per km² +3.6%
1927 24.07 people per km² +3.6%
1928 24.94 people per km² +3.6%
1929 25.81 people per km² +3.5%
1930 26.67 people per km² +3.3%
1931 27.52 people per km² +3.2%
1932 28.36 people per km² +3.0%
1933 29.19 people per km² +2.9%
1934 30.04 people per km² +2.9%
1935 30.91 people per km² +2.9%
1936 31.82 people per km² +2.9%
1937 32.74 people per km² +2.9%
1938 33.7 people per km² +2.9%
1939 34.72 people per km² +3.0%
1940 35.81 people per km² +3.1%
1941 36.98 people per km² +3.3%
1942 38.22 people per km² +3.4%
1943 39.54 people per km² +3.5%
1944 40.91 people per km² +3.5%
1945 42.33 people per km² +3.5%
1946 43.79 people per km² +3.5%
1947 45.31 people per km² +3.5%
1948 46.88 people per km² +3.5%
1949 48.48 people per km² +3.4%
1950 50.07 people per km² +3.3%
1951 51.55 people per km² +3.0%
1952 53.12 people per km² +3.1%
1953 54.8 people per km² +3.2%
1954 56.58 people per km² +3.2%
1955 58.44 people per km² +3.3%
1956 60.38 people per km² +3.3%
1957 62.4 people per km² +3.3%
1958 64.47 people per km² +3.3%
1959 66.59 people per km² +3.3%
1960 68.76 people per km² +3.3%
1961 70.97 people per km² +3.2%
1962 73.21 people per km² +3.2%
1963 75.49 people per km² +3.1%
1964 77.81 people per km² +3.1%
1965 80.14 people per km² +3.0%
1966 82.51 people per km² +3.0%
1967 84.97 people per km² +3.0%
1968 87.46 people per km² +2.9%
1969 89.98 people per km² +2.9%
1970 92.56 people per km² +2.9%
1971 95.19 people per km² +2.8%
1972 97.87 people per km² +2.8%
1973 100.61 people per km² +2.8%
1974 103.39 people per km² +2.8%
1975 106.18 people per km² +2.7%
1976 108.99 people per km² +2.6%
1977 111.83 people per km² +2.6%
1978 114.7 people per km² +2.6%
1979 117.6 people per km² +2.5%
1980 120.53 people per km² +2.5%
1981 123.47 people per km² +2.4%
1982 126.38 people per km² +2.4%
1983 129.33 people per km² +2.3%
1984 132.31 people per km² +2.3%
1985 135.29 people per km² +2.2%
1986 138.25 people per km² +2.2%
1987 141.22 people per km² +2.2%
1988 144.24 people per km² +2.1%
1989 147.32 people per km² +2.1%
1990 150.45 people per km² +2.1%
1991 153.58 people per km² +2.1%
1992 156.69 people per km² +2.0%
1993 159.78 people per km² +2.0%
1994 162.88 people per km² +1.9%
1995 165.96 people per km² +1.9%
1996 169 people per km² +1.8%
1997 171.97 people per km² +1.8%
1998 174.84 people per km² +1.7%
1999 177.7 people per km² +1.6%
2000 180.6 people per km² +1.6%
2001 183.47 people per km² +1.6%
2002 186.24 people per km² +1.5%
2003 188.94 people per km² +1.5%
2004 191.56 people per km² +1.4%
2005 194.09 people per km² +1.3%
2006 196.53 people per km² +1.3%
2007 198.94 people per km² +1.2%
2008 201.41 people per km² +1.2%
2009 203.98 people per km² +1.3%
2010 206.61 people per km² +1.3%
2011 209.25 people per km² +1.3%
2012 211.87 people per km² +1.3%
2013 214.47 people per km² +1.2%
2014 217.03 people per km² +1.2%
2015 219.54 people per km² +1.2%
2016 221.99 people per km² +1.1%
2017 224.42 people per km² +1.1%
2018 226.84 people per km² +1.1%
2019 229.2 people per km² +1.0%
2020 231.6 people per km² +1.0%
2021 234.03 people per km² +1.0%
2022 236.28 people per km² +1.0%
2023 238.4 people per km² +0.9%
2024 240.42 people per km² +0.8%
2025 242.38 people per km² +0.8%
2026 244.25 people per km² +0.8%
2027 246.07 people per km² +0.7%
2028 247.84 people per km² +0.7%
2029 249.54 people per km² +0.7%
2030 251.18 people per km² +0.7%
2031 252.76 people per km² +0.6%
2032 254.29 people per km² +0.6%
2033 255.76 people per km² +0.6%
2034 257.18 people per km² +0.6%
2035 258.56 people per km² +0.5%
2036 259.88 people per km² +0.5%
2037 261.15 people per km² +0.5%
2038 262.37 people per km² +0.5%
2039 263.54 people per km² +0.4%
2040 264.65 people per km² +0.4%
2041 265.74 people per km² +0.4%
2042 266.77 people per km² +0.4%
2043 267.77 people per km² +0.4%
2044 268.72 people per km² +0.4%
2045 269.63 people per km² +0.3%
2046 270.5 people per km² +0.3%
2047 271.3 people per km² +0.3%
2048 272.06 people per km² +0.3%
2049 272.77 people per km² +0.3%
2050 273.43 people per km² +0.2%
2051 274.04 people per km² +0.2%
2052 274.57 people per km² +0.2%
2053 275.04 people per km² +0.2%
2054 275.45 people per km² +0.1%
2055 275.8 people per km² +0.1%
2056 276.09 people per km² +0.1%
2057 276.32 people per km² +0.1%
2058 276.52 people per km² +0.1%
2059 276.65 people per km² +0.0%
2060 276.71 people per km² +0.0%
2061 276.73 people per km² +0.0%
2062 276.68 people per km² -0.0%
2063 276.59 people per km² -0.0%
2064 276.44 people per km² -0.1%
2065 276.24 people per km² -0.1%
2066 275.99 people per km² -0.1%
2067 275.71 people per km² -0.1%
2068 275.37 people per km² -0.1%
2069 274.99 people per km² -0.1%
2070 274.57 people per km² -0.2%
2071 274.1 people per km² -0.2%
2072 273.6 people per km² -0.2%
2073 273.05 people per km² -0.2%
2074 272.45 people per km² -0.2%
2075 271.82 people per km² -0.2%
2076 271.16 people per km² -0.2%
2077 270.45 people per km² -0.3%
2078 269.7 people per km² -0.3%
2079 268.91 people per km² -0.3%
2080 268.09 people per km² -0.3%
2081 267.22 people per km² -0.3%
2082 266.32 people per km² -0.3%
2083 265.39 people per km² -0.3%
2084 264.44 people per km² -0.4%
2085 263.44 people per km² -0.4%
2086 262.41 people per km² -0.4%
2087 261.36 people per km² -0.4%
2088 260.28 people per km² -0.4%
2089 259.17 people per km² -0.4%
2090 258.04 people per km² -0.4%
2091 256.88 people per km² -0.4%
2092 255.71 people per km² -0.5%
2093 254.51 people per km² -0.5%
2094 253.29 people per km² -0.5%
2095 252.05 people per km² -0.5%
2096 250.8 people per km² -0.5%
2097 249.53 people per km² -0.5%
2098 248.25 people per km² -0.5%
2099 246.95 people per km² -0.5%
2100 245.63 people per km² -0.5%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 245.63 people per km² is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23 people per km², 3.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 245.63 people per km² is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05 people per km², 2.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Dominican Republic 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
1600 -51.0% 4.21 people per km² 2.06 people per km²
1300 +25.0% 2.15 people per km² 2.69 people per km²
1500 +25.0% 3.37 people per km² 4.21 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 1.38 people per km² 1.38 people per km² 1.38 people per km² 1
1100s 1.72 people per km² 1.72 people per km² 1.72 people per km² 1
1200s 2.15 people per km² 2.15 people per km² 2.15 people per km² 1
1300s 2.69 people per km² 2.69 people per km² 2.69 people per km² 1
1400s 3.37 people per km² 3.37 people per km² 3.37 people per km² 1
1500s 4.21 people per km² 4.21 people per km² 4.21 people per km² 1
1600s 2.06 people per km² 2.06 people per km² 2.06 people per km² 1
1700s 2.15 people per km² 2.15 people per km² 2.15 people per km² 1
1710s 2.24 people per km² 2.24 people per km² 2.24 people per km² 1
1720s 2.33 people per km² 2.33 people per km² 2.33 people per km² 1
1730s 2.43 people per km² 2.43 people per km² 2.43 people per km² 1
1740s 2.53 people per km² 2.53 people per km² 2.53 people per km² 1
1750s 2.63 people per km² 2.63 people per km² 2.63 people per km² 1
1760s 2.74 people per km² 2.74 people per km² 2.74 people per km² 1
1770s 2.86 people per km² 2.86 people per km² 2.86 people per km² 1
1780s 2.98 people per km² 2.98 people per km² 2.98 people per km² 1
1790s 3.1 people per km² 3.1 people per km² 3.1 people per km² 1
1800s 2.81 people per km² 2.5 people per km² 3.16 people per km² 10
1810s 2.17 people per km² 1.94 people per km² 2.43 people per km² 10
1820s 2.03 people per km² 1.92 people per km² 2.17 people per km² 10
1830s 2.38 people per km² 2.21 people per km² 2.56 people per km² 10
1840s 2.81 people per km² 2.61 people per km² 3.03 people per km² 10
1850s 3.46 people per km² 3.09 people per km² 3.86 people per km² 10
1860s 4.46 people per km² 3.96 people per km² 4.99 people per km² 10
1870s 5.75 people per km² 5.11 people per km² 6.42 people per km² 10
1880s 7.41 people per km² 6.59 people per km² 8.28 people per km² 10
1890s 9.54 people per km² 8.49 people per km² 10.68 people per km² 10
1900s 12.53 people per km² 10.97 people per km² 14.22 people per km² 10
1910s 16.41 people per km² 14.61 people per km² 18.33 people per km² 10
1920s 22.14 people per km² 18.87 people per km² 25.81 people per km² 10
1930s 30.57 people per km² 26.67 people per km² 34.72 people per km² 10
1940s 41.82 people per km² 35.81 people per km² 48.48 people per km² 10
1950s 57.84 people per km² 50.07 people per km² 66.59 people per km² 10
1960s 79.13 people per km² 68.76 people per km² 89.98 people per km² 10
1970s 104.89 people per km² 92.56 people per km² 117.6 people per km² 10
1980s 133.83 people per km² 120.53 people per km² 147.32 people per km² 10
1990s 164.29 people per km² 150.45 people per km² 177.7 people per km² 10
2000s 192.57 people per km² 180.6 people per km² 203.98 people per km² 10
2010s 218.12 people per km² 206.61 people per km² 229.2 people per km² 10
2020s 241.08 people per km² 231.6 people per km² 249.54 people per km² 10
2030s 257.67 people per km² 251.18 people per km² 263.54 people per km² 10
2040s 268.99 people per km² 264.65 people per km² 272.77 people per km² 10
2050s 275.39 people per km² 273.43 people per km² 276.65 people per km² 10
2060s 276.14 people per km² 274.99 people per km² 276.73 people per km² 10
2070s 271.98 people per km² 268.91 people per km² 274.57 people per km² 10
2080s 263.81 people per km² 259.17 people per km² 268.09 people per km² 10
2090s 252.6 people per km² 246.95 people per km² 258.04 people per km² 10
2100s 245.63 people per km² 245.63 people per km² 245.63 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 58 Curacao 271.32 people per km² compare
  2. 59 Seychelles 252.12 people per km² compare
  3. 60 Netherlands Antilles 247.51 people per km² compare
  4. 62 El Salvador 244.85 people per km² compare
  5. 63 Senegal 244.19 people per km² compare
  6. 64 Guatemala 241.81 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Dominican Republic?
Population density in Dominican Republic was 245.63 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 Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 276.73 people per km² in 2061.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 1.38 people per km² in 1000.
How does Dominican Republic rank for population density?
Dominican Republic ranks 61st out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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
Unit
people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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