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Population in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Population was 11.33 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
11.33 million people
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
85th
of 238 countries
All-time high
11.33 million people
in 2023
All-time low
65,536 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Dominican Republic, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Dominican Republic stood at 11.33 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Dominican Republic peaked at 11.33 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65,536 people, in 1000.

That places Dominican Republic 85th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 65,536 people 65,536 people 65,536 people 1
1100s 81,920 people 81,920 people 81,920 people 1
1200s 102,400 people 102,400 people 102,400 people 1
1300s 128,000 people 128,000 people 128,000 people 1
1400s 160,000 people 160,000 people 160,000 people 1
1500s 200,000 people 200,000 people 200,000 people 1
1600s 97,966 people 97,966 people 97,966 people 1
1700s 102,048 people 102,048 people 102,048 people 1
1710s 106,300 people 106,300 people 106,300 people 1
1720s 110,729 people 110,729 people 110,729 people 1
1730s 115,343 people 115,343 people 115,343 people 1
1740s 120,149 people 120,149 people 120,149 people 1
1750s 125,155 people 125,155 people 125,155 people 1
1760s 130,370 people 130,370 people 130,370 people 1
1770s 135,802 people 135,802 people 135,802 people 1
1780s 141,460 people 141,460 people 141,460 people 1
1790s 147,355 people 147,355 people 147,355 people 1
1800s 133,753 people 118,598 people 150,000 people 10
1810s 103,173 people 92,170 people 115,621 people 10
1820s 96,299 people 91,267 people 103,275 people 10
1830s 113,212 people 104,994 people 121,801 people 10
1840s 133,547 people 123,827 people 143,911 people 10
1850s 164,360 people 146,835 people 183,704 people 10
1860s 211,874 people 188,440 people 236,948 people 10
1870s 273,165 people 243,047 people 305,379 people 10
1880s 352,020 people 313,223 people 393,530 people 10
1890s 453,674 people 403,638 people 507,530 people 10
1900s 595,342 people 521,386 people 675,671 people 10
1910s 779,808 people 694,364 people 871,059 people 10
1920s 1.05 million people 896,843 people 1.23 million people 10
1930s 1.45 million people 1.27 million people 1.65 million people 10
1940s 1.99 million people 1.70 million people 2.30 million people 10
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

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 82 Haiti 11.64 million people compare
  2. 83 South Sudan 11.48 million people compare
  3. 84 Jordan 11.44 million people compare
  4. 86 Cuba 11.02 million people compare
  5. 87 Czechia 10.81 million people compare
  6. 88 Honduras 10.64 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Dominican Republic?
Population in Dominican Republic was 11.33 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 11.33 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 65,536 people in 1000.
How does Dominican Republic rank for population?
Dominican Republic ranks 85th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population 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 volatile.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.