Population growth rate in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Population growth rate was -0.541 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.541
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
159th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.57
in 1925
All-time low
-1.1
in 1800
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Dominican Republic, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Dominican Republic stood at -0.541.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Dominican Republic peaked at 3.57 in 1925 and was at its lowest, -1.1, in 1800.
That places Dominican Republic 159th out of 239 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 growth rate in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.0408 | — |
| 1800 | -1.1 | -2796.4% |
| 1900 | 2.69 | -344.7% |
| 1905 | 2.91 | +8.2% |
| 1910 | 2.73 | -6.4% |
| 1915 | 2.47 | -9.5% |
| 1920 | 2.92 | +18.2% |
| 1925 | 3.57 | +22.3% |
| 1930 | 3.28 | -8.2% |
| 1935 | 2.87 | -12.3% |
| 1940 | 3.1 | +7.7% |
| 1945 | 3.4 | +10.0% |
| 1950 | 2.86 | -15.9% |
| 1951 | 2.95 | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 3.07 | +3.9% |
| 1953 | 3.15 | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 3.22 | +2.1% |
| 1955 | 3.26 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 3.28 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 3.28 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 3.26 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 3.23 | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 3.18 | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 3.14 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 3.09 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 3.04 | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 3.01 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 2.87 | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 2.97 | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 2.92 | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 2.86 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 2.83 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 2.81 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 2.79 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 2.77 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 2.75 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 2.69 | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 2.63 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 2.59 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 2.55 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 2.52 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 2.48 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 2.45 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 2.36 | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 2.31 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.3 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.26 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 2.19 | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 2.14 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 2.11 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 2.11 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.12 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.09 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 2.03 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.98 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.94 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.9 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.85 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.79 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.69 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 1.61 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 1.63 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.61 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.53 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.47 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.41 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.34 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.28 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.22 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.22 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.25 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.28 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.28 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.26 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.23 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.2 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.17 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.13 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.09 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.08 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.07 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 1.08 | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.997 | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.923 | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.86 | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 0.833 | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 0.787 | -5.5% |
| 2026 | 0.752 | -4.4% |
| 2027 | 0.732 | -2.7% |
| 2028 | 0.7 | -4.4% |
| 2029 | 0.669 | -4.4% |
| 2030 | 0.643 | -3.9% |
| 2031 | 0.615 | -4.4% |
| 2032 | 0.589 | -4.2% |
| 2033 | 0.564 | -4.2% |
| 2034 | 0.545 | -3.4% |
| 2035 | 0.521 | -4.4% |
| 2036 | 0.499 | -4.2% |
| 2037 | 0.476 | -4.6% |
| 2038 | 0.458 | -3.8% |
| 2039 | 0.43 | -6.1% |
| 2040 | 0.417 | -3.0% |
| 2041 | 0.398 | -4.6% |
| 2042 | 0.382 | -4.0% |
| 2043 | 0.363 | -5.0% |
| 2044 | 0.349 | -3.9% |
| 2045 | 0.329 | -5.7% |
| 2046 | 0.308 | -6.4% |
| 2047 | 0.286 | -7.1% |
| 2048 | 0.271 | -5.2% |
| 2049 | 0.249 | -8.1% |
| 2050 | 0.236 | -5.2% |
| 2051 | 0.208 | -11.9% |
| 2052 | 0.183 | -12.0% |
| 2053 | 0.16 | -12.6% |
| 2054 | 0.137 | -14.4% |
| 2055 | 0.115 | -16.1% |
| 2056 | 0.093 | -19.1% |
| 2057 | 0.079 | -15.1% |
| 2058 | 0.061 | -22.8% |
| 2059 | 0.033 | -45.9% |
| 2060 | 0.015 | -54.5% |
| 2061 | -0.007 | -146.7% |
| 2062 | -0.025 | +257.1% |
| 2063 | -0.043 | +72.0% |
| 2064 | -0.065 | +51.2% |
| 2065 | -0.083 | +27.7% |
| 2066 | -0.094 | +13.3% |
| 2067 | -0.112 | +19.1% |
| 2068 | -0.13 | +16.1% |
| 2069 | -0.145 | +11.5% |
| 2070 | -0.164 | +13.1% |
| 2071 | -0.175 | +6.7% |
| 2072 | -0.194 | +10.9% |
| 2073 | -0.209 | +7.7% |
| 2074 | -0.227 | +8.6% |
| 2075 | -0.236 | +4.0% |
| 2076 | -0.253 | +7.2% |
| 2077 | -0.272 | +7.5% |
| 2078 | -0.284 | +4.4% |
| 2079 | -0.3 | +5.6% |
| 2080 | -0.316 | +5.3% |
| 2081 | -0.329 | +4.1% |
| 2082 | -0.346 | +5.2% |
| 2083 | -0.353 | +2.0% |
| 2084 | -0.371 | +5.1% |
| 2085 | -0.384 | +3.5% |
| 2086 | -0.398 | +3.6% |
| 2087 | -0.408 | +2.5% |
| 2088 | -0.417 | +2.2% |
| 2089 | -0.434 | +4.1% |
| 2090 | -0.443 | +2.1% |
| 2091 | -0.454 | +2.5% |
| 2092 | -0.464 | +2.2% |
| 2093 | -0.477 | +2.8% |
| 2094 | -0.485 | +1.7% |
| 2095 | -0.495 | +2.1% |
| 2096 | -0.502 | +1.4% |
| 2097 | -0.509 | +1.4% |
| 2098 | -0.522 | +2.6% |
| 2099 | -0.53 | +1.5% |
| 2100 | -0.541 | +2.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's -0.541 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's -0.541 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.711, 76% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | -2796.4% | 0.0408 | -1.1 |
| 1900 | +344.7% | -1.1 | 2.69 |
| 2062 | -257.1% | -0.007 | -0.025 |
| 2061 | -146.7% | 0.015 | -0.007 |
| 2063 | -72.0% | -0.025 | -0.043 |
| 2060 | -54.5% | 0.033 | 0.015 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0408 | 0.0408 | 0.0408 | 1 |
| 1800s | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.8 | 2.69 | 2.91 | 2 |
| 1910s | 2.6 | 2.47 | 2.73 | 2 |
| 1920s | 3.24 | 2.92 | 3.57 | 2 |
| 1930s | 3.07 | 2.87 | 3.28 | 2 |
| 1940s | 3.25 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2 |
| 1950s | 3.16 | 2.86 | 3.28 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.99 | 2.83 | 3.18 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.66 | 2.48 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.24 | 2.11 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.85 | 1.61 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 | 1.22 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 | 1 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8338 | 0.669 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.534 | 0.43 | 0.643 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.3352 | 0.249 | 0.417 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.1305 | 0.033 | 0.236 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.0689 | -0.145 | 0.015 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.2314 | -0.3 | -0.164 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.3756 | -0.434 | -0.316 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.4881 | -0.53 | -0.443 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.541 | -0.541 | -0.541 | 1 |
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5703 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8255 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 245.63 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 543,612 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.541 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Dominican Republic?
- Population growth rate in Dominican Republic was -0.541 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.57 in 1925.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1 in 1800.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for population growth rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 159th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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