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
Latest (2023)
8,482 people
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
204th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8,482 people
in 2023
All-time low
3,187 people
in 1958
Years of data
74
1950–2023
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.
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Dominica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,848 people | — |
| 1951 | 3,675 people | -4.5% |
| 1952 | 3,530 people | -3.9% |
| 1953 | 3,413 people | -3.3% |
| 1954 | 3,324 people | -2.6% |
| 1955 | 3,260 people | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 3,215 people | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 3,188 people | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 3,187 people | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 3,206 people | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 3,241 people | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 3,284 people | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 3,336 people | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 3,397 people | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 3,465 people | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 3,543 people | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 3,630 people | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 3,724 people | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 3,827 people | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 3,946 people | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 4,042 people | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 4,098 people | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 4,161 people | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 4,244 people | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 4,336 people | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 4,441 people | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 4,567 people | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 4,694 people | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 4,826 people | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 4,980 people | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 5,145 people | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 5,298 people | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 5,421 people | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 5,533 people | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 5,644 people | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 5,761 people | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 5,877 people | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 5,970 people | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 6,049 people | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 6,136 people | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 6,253 people | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 6,326 people | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 6,302 people | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 6,276 people | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 6,264 people | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 6,289 people | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 6,336 people | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 6,398 people | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 6,493 people | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 6,615 people | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 6,767 people | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 6,887 people | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 6,949 people | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 6,997 people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 7,045 people | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 7,098 people | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 7,178 people | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 7,279 people | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 7,391 people | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 7,518 people | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 7,658 people | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 7,556 people | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 7,468 people | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 7,079 people | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 6,715 people | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 6,793 people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 7,359 people | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 7,983 people | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 8,041 people | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 8,127 people | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 8,235 people | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 8,344 people | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 8,415 people | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 8,482 people | +0.8% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 8,482 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 499,572 people, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 8,482 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 295,138 people, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
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
- 205 Mayotte 8,431 people compare
- 206 Liechtenstein 7,989 people compare
- 207 San Marino 7,320 people compare
More population data for Dominica
- 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)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 65.52 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,064 people (2100)
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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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.