Has the population peaked? in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Has the population peaked? was 11.33 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11.33 million people
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
85th
of 236 countries
All-time high
11.33 million people
in 2023
All-time low
2.38 million people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Has the population peaked? in Dominican Republic, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 11.33 million people for has the population peaked? in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, has the population peaked? in Dominican Republic peaked at 11.33 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.38 million people, in 1950.
That places Dominican Republic 85th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Has the population peaked? in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.38 million people | — |
| 1951 | 2.45 million people | +3.0% |
| 1952 | 2.53 million people | +3.1% |
| 1953 | 2.60 million people | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 2.69 million people | +3.2% |
| 1955 | 2.78 million people | +3.3% |
| 1956 | 2.87 million people | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 2.97 million people | +3.3% |
| 1958 | 3.06 million people | +3.3% |
| 1959 | 3.17 million people | +3.3% |
| 1960 | 3.27 million people | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 3.37 million people | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 3.48 million people | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 3.59 million people | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 3.70 million people | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 3.81 million people | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 3.92 million people | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 4.04 million people | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 4.16 million people | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 4.28 million people | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 4.40 million people | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 4.52 million people | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 4.65 million people | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 4.78 million people | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 4.91 million people | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 5.05 million people | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 5.18 million people | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 5.32 million people | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 5.45 million people | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 5.59 million people | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 5.73 million people | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 5.87 million people | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 6.01 million people | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 6.15 million people | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 6.29 million people | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 6.43 million people | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 6.57 million people | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 6.71 million people | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 6.86 million people | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 7.00 million people | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 7.15 million people | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 7.30 million people | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 7.45 million people | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 7.59 million people | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 7.74 million people | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 7.89 million people | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 8.03 million people | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 8.17 million people | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 8.31 million people | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 8.45 million people | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 8.58 million people | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 8.72 million people | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 8.85 million people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 8.98 million people | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 9.10 million people | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 9.23 million people | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 9.34 million people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.46 million people | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 9.57 million people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 9.70 million people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 9.82 million people | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 9.95 million people | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 10.07 million people | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 10.19 million people | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 10.32 million people | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 10.43 million people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 10.55 million people | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 10.67 million people | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 10.78 million people | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 10.89 million people | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 11.01 million people | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 11.12 million people | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 11.23 million people | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 11.33 million people | +0.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 11.33 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.81 million people, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 11.33 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.04 million people, 3.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.75 million people | 2.38 million people | 3.17 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.76 million people | 3.27 million people | 4.28 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.99 million people | 4.40 million people | 5.59 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.36 million people | 5.73 million people | 7.00 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.81 million people | 7.15 million people | 8.45 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.15 million people | 8.58 million people | 9.70 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.37 million people | 9.82 million people | 10.89 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.17 million people | 11.01 million people | 11.33 million people | 4 |
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More population data for Dominican Republic
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5342 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -9.52 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5342 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5703 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 13,180 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.714 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8255 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 245.63 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 543,612 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is has the population peaked? in Dominican Republic?
- Has the population peaked? in Dominican Republic was 11.33 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest has the population peaked? recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 11.33 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest has the population peaked? recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 million people in 1950.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for has the population peaked??
- Dominican Republic ranks 85th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is has the population peaked? rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Has the population peaked?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.