Population growth rate in Dominica
Dominica: Population growth rate was -0.774 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.774
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
195th
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.72
in 1959
All-time low
-2.67
in 2016
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Dominica, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Dominica stood at -0.774.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Dominica peaked at 2.72 in 1959 and was at its lowest, -2.67, in 2016.
That places Dominica 195th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.2228 | — |
| 1800 | 0.7709 | +246.0% |
| 1900 | 1.03 | +33.0% |
| 1905 | 1.55 | +50.7% |
| 1910 | 1.24 | -19.6% |
| 1915 | 0.8012 | -35.5% |
| 1920 | 1.11 | +38.9% |
| 1925 | 1.5 | +35.2% |
| 1930 | 1.34 | -10.9% |
| 1935 | 1.1 | -17.8% |
| 1940 | 0.9338 | -15.2% |
| 1945 | 0.6908 | -26.0% |
| 1950 | 0.343 | -50.3% |
| 1951 | 0.63 | +83.7% |
| 1952 | 0.934 | +48.3% |
| 1953 | 1.2 | +28.4% |
| 1954 | 1.51 | +25.7% |
| 1955 | 1.8 | +19.3% |
| 1956 | 2.06 | +14.8% |
| 1957 | 2.37 | +14.6% |
| 1958 | 2.6 | +9.7% |
| 1959 | 2.72 | +4.9% |
| 1960 | 1.6 | -41.3% |
| 1961 | 1.2 | -24.6% |
| 1962 | 1.24 | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 1.34 | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 1.39 | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 1.52 | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 1.61 | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 1.7 | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 1.77 | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 1.8 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 1.05 | -41.9% |
| 1971 | 0.756 | -27.9% |
| 1972 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.735 | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.693 | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.653 | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.592 | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.488 | -17.6% |
| 1978 | 0.386 | -20.9% |
| 1979 | 0.26 | -32.6% |
| 1980 | 0.079 | -69.6% |
| 1981 | -0.345 | -536.7% |
| 1982 | -0.475 | +37.7% |
| 1983 | -0.416 | -12.4% |
| 1984 | -0.439 | +5.5% |
| 1985 | -0.429 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | -0.514 | +19.8% |
| 1987 | -0.563 | +9.5% |
| 1988 | -0.61 | +8.3% |
| 1989 | -0.68 | +11.5% |
| 1990 | -0.827 | +21.6% |
| 1991 | -0.123 | -85.1% |
| 1992 | 0.205 | -266.7% |
| 1993 | 0.105 | -48.8% |
| 1994 | 0.022 | -79.0% |
| 1995 | -0.045 | -304.5% |
| 1996 | -0.124 | +175.6% |
| 1997 | -0.196 | +58.1% |
| 1998 | -0.308 | +57.1% |
| 1999 | -0.431 | +39.9% |
| 2000 | -0.613 | +42.2% |
| 2001 | -0.038 | -93.8% |
| 2002 | 0.269 | -807.9% |
| 2003 | 0.21 | -21.9% |
| 2004 | 0.134 | -36.2% |
| 2005 | 0.115 | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 0.094 | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 0.025 | -73.4% |
| 2008 | -0.006 | -124.0% |
| 2009 | 0.035 | -683.3% |
| 2010 | -0.051 | -245.7% |
| 2011 | 0.615 | -1305.9% |
| 2012 | -0.43 | -169.9% |
| 2013 | 2.14 | -597.7% |
| 2014 | -0.25 | -111.7% |
| 2015 | 0.355 | -242.0% |
| 2016 | -2.67 | -851.5% |
| 2017 | -0.53 | -80.1% |
| 2018 | -0.412 | -22.3% |
| 2019 | -0.452 | +9.7% |
| 2020 | -0.456 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | -0.646 | +41.7% |
| 2022 | -0.474 | -26.6% |
| 2023 | -0.474 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -0.447 | -5.7% |
| 2025 | -0.563 | +26.0% |
| 2026 | -0.534 | -5.2% |
| 2027 | -0.546 | +2.2% |
| 2028 | -0.531 | -2.7% |
| 2029 | -0.51 | -4.0% |
| 2030 | -0.43 | -15.7% |
| 2031 | -0.253 | -41.2% |
| 2032 | -0.133 | -47.4% |
| 2033 | -0.03 | -77.4% |
| 2034 | -0.008 | -73.3% |
| 2035 | 0.005 | -162.5% |
| 2036 | -0.003 | -160.0% |
| 2037 | 0.027 | -1000.0% |
| 2038 | 0.019 | -29.6% |
| 2039 | 0.009 | -52.6% |
| 2040 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 2041 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2042 | -0.066 | — |
| 2043 | -0.088 | +33.3% |
| 2044 | -0.082 | -6.8% |
| 2045 | -0.074 | -9.8% |
| 2046 | -0.096 | +29.7% |
| 2047 | -0.134 | +39.6% |
| 2048 | -0.159 | +18.7% |
| 2049 | -0.164 | +3.1% |
| 2050 | -0.196 | +19.5% |
| 2051 | -0.217 | +10.7% |
| 2052 | -0.269 | +24.0% |
| 2053 | -0.237 | -11.9% |
| 2054 | -0.251 | +5.9% |
| 2055 | -0.295 | +17.5% |
| 2056 | -0.283 | -4.1% |
| 2057 | -0.334 | +18.0% |
| 2058 | -0.327 | -2.1% |
| 2059 | -0.334 | +2.1% |
| 2060 | -0.373 | +11.7% |
| 2061 | -0.371 | -0.5% |
| 2062 | -0.381 | +2.7% |
| 2063 | -0.351 | -7.9% |
| 2064 | -0.413 | +17.7% |
| 2065 | -0.418 | +1.2% |
| 2066 | -0.39 | -6.7% |
| 2067 | -0.432 | +10.8% |
| 2068 | -0.46 | +6.5% |
| 2069 | -0.439 | -4.6% |
| 2070 | -0.509 | +15.9% |
| 2071 | -0.506 | -0.6% |
| 2072 | -0.519 | +2.6% |
| 2073 | -0.543 | +4.6% |
| 2074 | -0.535 | -1.5% |
| 2075 | -0.555 | +3.7% |
| 2076 | -0.56 | +0.9% |
| 2077 | -0.519 | -7.3% |
| 2078 | -0.582 | +12.1% |
| 2079 | -0.579 | -0.5% |
| 2080 | -0.577 | -0.3% |
| 2081 | -0.535 | -7.3% |
| 2082 | -0.57 | +6.5% |
| 2083 | -0.577 | +1.2% |
| 2084 | -0.579 | +0.3% |
| 2085 | -0.608 | +5.0% |
| 2086 | -0.617 | +1.5% |
| 2087 | -0.627 | +1.6% |
| 2088 | -0.674 | +7.5% |
| 2089 | -0.624 | -7.4% |
| 2090 | -0.681 | +9.1% |
| 2091 | -0.62 | -9.0% |
| 2092 | -0.607 | -2.1% |
| 2093 | -0.636 | +4.8% |
| 2094 | -0.654 | +2.8% |
| 2095 | -0.682 | +4.3% |
| 2096 | -0.645 | -5.4% |
| 2097 | -0.697 | +8.1% |
| 2098 | -0.75 | +7.6% |
| 2099 | -0.788 | +5.1% |
| 2100 | -0.774 | -1.8% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's -0.774 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's -0.774 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.711, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1305.9% | -0.051 | 0.615 |
| 2037 | +1000.0% | -0.003 | 0.027 |
| 2016 | -851.5% | 0.355 | -2.67 |
| 2002 | +807.9% | -0.038 | 0.269 |
| 2009 | +683.3% | -0.006 | 0.035 |
| 2013 | +597.7% | -0.43 | 2.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2228 | 0.2228 | 0.2228 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.7709 | 0.7709 | 0.7709 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.29 | 1.03 | 1.55 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.02 | 0.8012 | 1.24 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.31 | 1.11 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.22 | 1.1 | 1.34 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.8123 | 0.6908 | 0.9338 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.62 | 0.343 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.52 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6367 | 0.26 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4392 | -0.68 | 0.079 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1722 | -0.827 | 0.205 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0225 | -0.613 | 0.269 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1683 | -2.67 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5181 | -0.646 | -0.447 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.0797 | -0.43 | 0.027 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.0854 | -0.164 | 0.009 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.2743 | -0.334 | -0.196 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.4028 | -0.46 | -0.351 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.5407 | -0.582 | -0.506 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.5988 | -0.674 | -0.535 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.676 | -0.788 | -0.607 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.774 | -0.774 | -0.774 | 1 |
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7694 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.92 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7694 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 74.17 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2916 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8169 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 65.52 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2,064 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.774 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Dominica?
- Population growth rate in Dominica was -0.774 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 in 1959.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.67 in 2016.
- How does Dominica rank for population growth rate?
- Dominica ranks 195th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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