Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Dominica
Dominica: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 8,482 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Dominica, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Dominica is 8,482 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Dominica peaked at 8,482 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,187 people, in 1958.
Dominica ranks 204th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3,385 people | 3,187 people | 3,848 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,539 people | 3,241 people | 3,946 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,439 people | 4,042 people | 4,980 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,683 people | 5,145 people | 6,136 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,355 people | 6,253 people | 6,615 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,111 people | 6,767 people | 7,518 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,478 people | 6,715 people | 8,127 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,369 people | 8,235 people | 8,482 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 201 Antigua and Barbuda 10,484 people compare
- 202 Faroe Islands 9,701 people compare
- 203 Sao Tome and Principe 8,935 people compare
- 207 San Marino 7,320 people compare
More population data for Dominica
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,064 people (2100)
- Population density 65.52 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.48 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.48 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.48 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.48 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Dominica?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Dominica was 8,482 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 8,482 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,187 people in 1958.
- How does Dominica rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Dominica ranks 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.