Population growth in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Population growth was 0.8% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Population growth in Dominican Republic, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2024, population growth in Dominican Republic stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Dominican Republic peaked at 2.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 119th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More population data for Dominican Republic
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.541 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 543,612 (2100)
- Population density 245.63 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.541 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8255 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.22 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 18 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.22 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.22 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.17 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Dominican Republic?
- Population growth in Dominican Republic was 0.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for population growth?
- Dominican Republic ranks 119th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release