🇩🇴 Dominican Republic Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Dominican Republic is 11,609,500, ranking #84 in the world (0.14% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.75% per year. The biggest city is Santo Domingo with 2,201,941 inhabitants.
Live estimate
11,611,003
Growth rate
0.75%
Density
240
people / km² (622 / mi²)
Median age
28.7
Fertility rate
2.17
births per woman
Life expectancy
74.1
years
Dominican Republic population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Dominican Republic is projected to reach 12,996,293, and 11,674,910 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2061 at 13,153,089, then decline.
Dominican Republic population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11,609,500 | 0.75% | 240.3 | 28.7 |
| 2025 | 11,520,487 | 0.79% | 238.5 | 28.3 |
| 2024 | 11,427,557 | 0.83% | 236.5 | 28.0 |
| 2023 | 11,331,266 | 0.86% | 234.5 | 27.7 |
| 2022 | 11,230,734 | 0.92% | 232.5 | 27.3 |
| 2021 | 11,123,476 | 1.00% | 230.2 | 27.0 |
| 2020 | 11,008,300 | 1.08% | 227.9 | 26.7 |
| 2019 | 10,894,044 | 1.00% | 225.5 | 26.4 |
| 2018 | 10,782,054 | 1.07% | 223.2 | 26.1 |
| 2017 | 10,666,843 | 1.08% | 220.8 | 25.8 |
| 2016 | 10,551,430 | 1.09% | 218.4 | 25.4 |
| 2015 | 10,434,829 | 1.13% | 216.0 | 25.1 |
| 2014 | 10,315,528 | 1.17% | 213.5 | 24.8 |
| 2013 | 10,193,832 | 1.20% | 211.0 | 24.5 |
| 2012 | 10,070,411 | 1.23% | 208.4 | 24.3 |
| 2011 | 9,945,622 | 1.26% | 205.9 | 24.0 |
| 2010 | 9,820,175 | 1.28% | 203.3 | 23.7 |
| 2009 | 9,695,265 | 1.28% | 200.7 | 23.5 |
| 2008 | 9,573,130 | 1.25% | 198.2 | 23.2 |
| 2007 | 9,455,658 | 1.22% | 195.7 | 22.9 |
| 2006 | 9,341,182 | 1.22% | 193.4 | 22.6 |
| 2005 | 9,225,034 | 1.28% | 191.0 | 22.3 |
| 2004 | 9,104,892 | 1.34% | 188.5 | 22.1 |
| 2003 | 8,980,620 | 1.41% | 185.9 | 21.8 |
| 2002 | 8,852,235 | 1.47% | 183.2 | 21.6 |
| 2001 | 8,720,284 | 1.53% | 180.5 | 21.3 |
| 2000 | 8,584,190 | 1.61% | 177.7 | 21.1 |
| 1999 | 8,446,208 | 1.63% | 174.8 | 20.8 |
| 1998 | 8,310,362 | 1.61% | 172.0 | 20.6 |
| 1997 | 8,174,078 | 1.69% | 169.2 | 20.3 |
| 1996 | 8,032,894 | 1.79% | 166.3 | 20.1 |
| 1995 | 7,888,116 | 1.85% | 163.3 | 19.9 |
| 1994 | 7,741,694 | 1.90% | 160.2 | 19.7 |
| 1993 | 7,594,572 | 1.94% | 157.2 | 19.4 |
| 1992 | 7,447,474 | 1.98% | 154.2 | 19.2 |
| 1991 | 7,299,853 | 2.03% | 151.1 | 19.0 |
| 1990 | 7,151,166 | 2.09% | 148.0 | 18.9 |
| 1989 | 7,002,295 | 2.12% | 144.9 | 18.7 |
| 1988 | 6,855,734 | 2.11% | 141.9 | 18.5 |
| 1987 | 6,712,514 | 2.11% | 138.9 | 18.3 |
| 1986 | 6,571,208 | 2.14% | 136.0 | 18.1 |
| 1985 | 6,430,404 | 2.19% | 133.1 | 17.8 |
| 1984 | 6,289,040 | 2.26% | 130.2 | 17.6 |
| 1983 | 6,147,248 | 2.30% | 127.2 | 17.4 |
| 1982 | 6,007,114 | 2.31% | 124.3 | 17.2 |
| 1981 | 5,868,453 | 2.36% | 121.5 | 17.0 |
| 1980 | 5,729,037 | 2.45% | 118.6 | 16.7 |
| 1979 | 5,589,690 | 2.48% | 115.7 | 16.5 |
| 1978 | 5,451,882 | 2.52% | 112.8 | 16.3 |
| 1977 | 5,315,443 | 2.55% | 110.0 | 16.1 |
| 1976 | 5,180,404 | 2.59% | 107.2 | 15.9 |
| 1975 | 5,046,776 | 2.63% | 104.5 | 15.7 |
| 1974 | 4,914,197 | 2.69% | 101.7 | 15.4 |
| 1973 | 4,782,228 | 2.75% | 99.0 | 15.3 |
| 1972 | 4,651,883 | 2.77% | 96.3 | 15.1 |
| 1971 | 4,524,234 | 2.79% | 93.6 | 14.9 |
| 1970 | 4,399,290 | 2.81% | 91.1 | 14.7 |
| 1969 | 4,277,035 | 2.83% | 88.5 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 4,157,189 | 2.86% | 86.1 | 14.4 |
| 1967 | 4,038,928 | 2.92% | 83.6 | 14.3 |
| 1966 | 3,921,847 | 2.97% | 81.2 | 14.3 |
| 1965 | 3,808,963 | 2.87% | 78.8 | 14.3 |
| 1964 | 3,698,559 | 3.01% | 76.6 | 14.3 |
| 1963 | 3,588,287 | 3.04% | 74.3 | 14.3 |
| 1962 | 3,479,936 | 3.09% | 72.0 | 14.4 |
| 1961 | 3,373,232 | 3.14% | 69.8 | 14.5 |
| 1960 | 3,268,336 | 3.18% | 67.7 | 14.7 |
| 1959 | 3,165,302 | 3.23% | 65.5 | 14.9 |
| 1958 | 3,064,343 | 3.26% | 63.4 | 15.1 |
| 1957 | 2,965,774 | 3.28% | 61.4 | 15.2 |
| 1956 | 2,870,022 | 3.28% | 59.4 | 15.4 |
| 1955 | 2,777,628 | 3.26% | 57.5 | 15.5 |
| 1954 | 2,689,095 | 3.22% | 55.7 | 15.6 |
| 1953 | 2,604,812 | 3.15% | 53.9 | 15.7 |
| 1952 | 2,525,048 | 3.07% | 52.3 | 15.8 |
| 1951 | 2,450,148 | 2.95% | 50.7 | 15.8 |
| 1950 | 2,379,894 | 2.86% | 49.3 | 15.8 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 11,695,940 | 0.73% | 242.1 | 29.0 |
| 2028 | 11,779,928 | 0.70% | 243.8 | 29.3 |
| 2029 | 11,860,811 | 0.67% | 245.5 | 29.7 |
| 2030 | 11,938,852 | 0.64% | 247.1 | 30.0 |
| 2031 | 12,014,154 | 0.61% | 248.7 | 30.3 |
| 2032 | 12,086,668 | 0.59% | 250.2 | 30.7 |
| 2033 | 12,156,528 | 0.56% | 251.6 | 31.0 |
| 2034 | 12,224,127 | 0.55% | 253.0 | 31.4 |
| 2035 | 12,289,430 | 0.52% | 254.4 | 31.7 |
| 2036 | 12,352,223 | 0.50% | 255.7 | 32.0 |
| 2037 | 12,412,546 | 0.48% | 256.9 | 32.3 |
| 2038 | 12,470,657 | 0.46% | 258.1 | 32.6 |
| 2039 | 12,526,161 | 0.43% | 259.3 | 32.9 |
| 2040 | 12,579,320 | 0.42% | 260.4 | 33.2 |
| 2041 | 12,630,689 | 0.40% | 261.4 | 33.5 |
| 2042 | 12,680,021 | 0.38% | 262.5 | 33.8 |
| 2043 | 12,727,294 | 0.36% | 263.4 | 34.0 |
| 2044 | 12,772,652 | 0.35% | 264.4 | 34.3 |
| 2045 | 12,816,005 | 0.33% | 265.3 | 34.6 |
| 2046 | 12,856,880 | 0.31% | 266.1 | 35.0 |
| 2047 | 12,895,160 | 0.29% | 266.9 | 35.3 |
| 2048 | 12,931,166 | 0.27% | 267.7 | 35.6 |
| 2049 | 12,964,838 | 0.25% | 268.4 | 35.9 |
| 2050 | 12,996,293 | 0.24% | 269.0 | 36.2 |
| 2051 | 13,025,140 | 0.21% | 269.6 | 36.5 |
| 2052 | 13,050,628 | 0.18% | 270.1 | 36.8 |
| 2053 | 13,073,029 | 0.16% | 270.6 | 37.1 |
| 2054 | 13,092,428 | 0.14% | 271.0 | 37.3 |
| 2055 | 13,108,954 | 0.12% | 271.3 | 37.6 |
| 2056 | 13,122,621 | 0.09% | 271.6 | 37.9 |
| 2057 | 13,133,876 | 0.08% | 271.9 | 38.2 |
| 2058 | 13,143,066 | 0.06% | 272.1 | 38.5 |
| 2059 | 13,149,292 | 0.03% | 272.2 | 38.8 |
| 2060 | 13,152,503 | 0.01% | 272.2 | 39.1 |
| 2061 | 13,153,089 | -0.01% | 272.3 | 39.3 |
| 2062 | 13,151,034 | -0.03% | 272.2 | 39.6 |
| 2063 | 13,146,556 | -0.04% | 272.1 | 39.8 |
| 2064 | 13,139,442 | -0.07% | 272.0 | 40.1 |
| 2065 | 13,129,727 | -0.08% | 271.8 | 40.3 |
| 2066 | 13,118,072 | -0.09% | 271.5 | 40.6 |
| 2067 | 13,104,567 | -0.11% | 271.3 | 40.8 |
| 2068 | 13,088,731 | -0.13% | 270.9 | 41.0 |
| 2069 | 13,070,720 | -0.14% | 270.6 | 41.3 |
| 2070 | 13,050,525 | -0.16% | 270.1 | 41.5 |
| 2071 | 13,028,412 | -0.17% | 269.7 | 41.7 |
| 2072 | 13,004,412 | -0.19% | 269.2 | 41.9 |
| 2073 | 12,978,264 | -0.21% | 268.6 | 42.1 |
| 2074 | 12,950,017 | -0.23% | 268.1 | 42.3 |
| 2075 | 12,920,052 | -0.24% | 267.4 | 42.4 |
| 2076 | 12,888,476 | -0.25% | 266.8 | 42.6 |
| 2077 | 12,854,690 | -0.27% | 266.1 | 42.8 |
| 2078 | 12,819,030 | -0.28% | 265.3 | 43.0 |
| 2079 | 12,781,706 | -0.30% | 264.6 | 43.1 |
| 2080 | 12,742,402 | -0.32% | 263.8 | 43.3 |
| 2081 | 12,701,348 | -0.33% | 262.9 | 43.5 |
| 2082 | 12,658,564 | -0.35% | 262.0 | 43.6 |
| 2083 | 12,614,431 | -0.35% | 261.1 | 43.8 |
| 2084 | 12,568,886 | -0.37% | 260.2 | 44.0 |
| 2085 | 12,521,536 | -0.38% | 259.2 | 44.1 |
| 2086 | 12,472,646 | -0.40% | 258.2 | 44.3 |
| 2087 | 12,422,460 | -0.41% | 257.1 | 44.4 |
| 2088 | 12,371,315 | -0.42% | 256.1 | 44.6 |
| 2089 | 12,318,790 | -0.43% | 255.0 | 44.7 |
| 2090 | 12,264,878 | -0.44% | 253.9 | 44.9 |
| 2091 | 12,209,984 | -0.45% | 252.7 | 45.1 |
| 2092 | 12,154,096 | -0.46% | 251.6 | 45.2 |
| 2093 | 12,097,060 | -0.48% | 250.4 | 45.4 |
| 2094 | 12,039,038 | -0.48% | 249.2 | 45.5 |
| 2095 | 11,980,234 | -0.49% | 248.0 | 45.6 |
| 2096 | 11,920,658 | -0.50% | 246.7 | 45.8 |
| 2097 | 11,860,534 | -0.51% | 245.5 | 45.9 |
| 2098 | 11,799,542 | -0.52% | 244.2 | 46.1 |
| 2099 | 11,737,620 | -0.53% | 243.0 | 46.2 |
| 2100 | 11,674,910 | -0.54% | 241.7 | 46.3 |
States & provinces of Dominican Republic by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 2,995,211 | 25.8% |
| 2 | Distrito Nacional | 965,040 | 8.3% |
| 3 | Santiago | 908,250 | 7.8% |
| 4 | San Cristóbal | 532,880 | 4.6% |
| 5 | La Vega | 385,101 | 3.3% |
| 6 | Puerto Plata | 312,706 | 2.7% |
| 7 | San Pedro de Macorís | 301,744 | 2.6% |
| 8 | Duarte | 283,805 | 2.4% |
| 9 | San Juan | 241,105 | 2.1% |
| 10 | Espaillat | 225,091 | 1.9% |
| 11 | La Romana | 219,812 | 1.9% |
| 12 | Azua | 208,857 | 1.8% |
| 13 | La Altagracia | 182,020 | 1.6% |
| 14 | Monte Plata | 180,376 | 1.6% |
| 15 | Barahona | 179,239 | 1.5% |
| 16 | Peravia | 169,865 | 1.5% |
| 17 | Monseñor Nouel | 167,618 | 1.4% |
| 18 | Valverde | 158,293 | 1.4% |
| 19 | Sánchez Ramírez | 151,179 | 1.3% |
| 20 | María Trinidad Sánchez | 135,727 | 1.2% |
| 21 | Monte Cristi | 111,014 | 1.0% |
| 22 | Hermanas | 96,356 | 0.8% |
| 23 | Samaná | 91,875 | 0.8% |
| 24 | Bahoruco | 91,480 | 0.8% |
| 25 | El Seybo | 89,261 | 0.8% |
| 26 | Hato Mayor | 87,631 | 0.8% |
| 27 | La Estrelleta | 63,879 | 0.6% |
| 28 | San José de Ocoa | 62,368 | 0.5% |
| 29 | Dajabón | 62,046 | 0.5% |
| 30 | Santiago Rodríguez | 59,629 | 0.5% |
| 31 | Independencia | 50,833 | 0.4% |
| 32 | Pedernales | 21,207 | 0.2% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Dominican Republic
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo capital | Nacional | 2,201,941 |
| 2 | Santiago de los Caballeros | Santiago Province | 1,200,000 |
| 3 | Santo Domingo Oeste | Santo Domingo Province | 701,269 |
| 4 | Santo Domingo Este | Santo Domingo Province | 700,000 |
| 5 | San Pedro de Macorís | San Pedro de Macorís | 217,899 |
| 6 | La Romana | La Romana | 208,437 |
| 7 | San Cristóbal | San Cristóbal | 154,040 |
| 8 | Puerto Plata | Puerto Plata | 146,000 |
| 9 | San Francisco de Macorís | Duarte Province | 124,763 |
| 10 | Salvaleón de Higüey | La Altagracia Province | 123,787 |
| 11 | La Vega | La Vega | 102,426 |
| 12 | Punta Cana | La Altagracia Province | 100,023 |
| 13 | Santa Cruz de Barahona | Barahona Province | 77,160 |
| 14 | Bonao | Monseñor Nouel | 73,269 |
| 15 | San Juan de la Maguana | San Juan Province | 72,950 |
FAQ
What is the population of Dominican Republic in 2026?
The population of Dominican Republic is 11,609,500 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Dominican Republic?
Santo Domingo is the biggest city in Dominican Republic with 2,201,941 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Dominican Republic growing or shrinking?
The population of Dominican Republic is growing at 0.75% per year, and is projected to peak in 2061 at 13,153,089.
Neighboring countries
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
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