Population density — all countries

Population density — Dominican Republic

Population density in the Dominican Republic in 2023 — 235.1 per km². Ranked 58 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 236.7%.

2023 235.1 per km² +0.9% vs 2022
World rank 58of 215
Period maximum 235.1 per km²2023
Period minimum 69.8 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Dominican Republic, 1961–2023010020030019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 69.8 per km²1963: 74.3 per km²1965: 78.8 per km²1967: 83.6 per km²1969: 88.5 per km²1971: 93.7 per km²1973: 99 per km²1975: 104.5 per km²1977: 110 per km²1979: 115.7 per km²1981: 121.5 per km²1983: 127.2 per km²1985: 133.1 per km²1987: 138.9 per km²1989: 144.9 per km²1991: 151.1 per km²1993: 157.2 per km²1995: 163.3 per km²1997: 169.2 per km²1999: 174.8 per km²2001: 180.5 per km²2003: 185.9 per km²2005: 191 per km²2007: 195.7 per km²2009: 200.7 per km²2011: 205.9 per km²2013: 211 per km²2015: 216 per km²2017: 220.8 per km²2019: 226 per km²2021: 230.8 per km²2023: 235.1 per km²
Change over the period: +165.3 (+236.7%) Average annual rate: 1.98 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic 235.1 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Caribbean computed 196.7 per km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 65.7 per km²
Population density — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 235.1 +2.1 +0.9%
2022 233 +2.2 +0.96%
2021 230.8 +2.4 +1.05%
2020 228.4 +2.4 +1.05%
2019 226 +2.8 +1.27%
2018 223.2 +2.4 +1.08%
2017 220.8 +2.4 +1.09%
2016 218.4 +2.4 +1.12%
2015 216 +2.5 +1.16%
2014 213.5 +2.5 +1.19%
2013 211 +2.6 +1.23%
2012 208.5 +2.6 +1.25%
2011 205.9 +2.6 +1.28%
2010 203.3 +2.6 +1.29%
2009 200.7 +2.5 +1.28%
2008 198.2 +2.4 +1.24%
2007 195.7 +2.4 +1.23%
2006 193.4 +2.4 +1.26%
2005 191 +2.5 +1.32%
2004 188.5 +2.6 +1.38%
2003 185.9 +2.7 +1.45%
2002 183.2 +2.7 +1.51%
2001 180.5 +2.8 +1.59%
2000 177.7 +2.9 +1.63%
1999 174.8 +2.8 +1.63%
1998 172 +2.8 +1.67%
1997 169.2 +2.9 +1.76%
1996 166.3 +3 +1.84%
1995 163.3 +3 +1.89%
1994 160.3 +3 +1.94%
1993 157.2 +3 +1.98%
1992 154.2 +3.1 +2.02%
1991 151.1 +3.1 +2.08%
1990 148 +3.1 +2.13%
1989 144.9 +3 +2.14%
1988 141.9 +3 +2.13%
1987 138.9 +2.9 +2.15%
1986 136 +2.9 +2.19%
1985 133.1 +2.9 +2.25%
1984 130.2 +2.9 +2.31%
1983 127.2 +2.9 +2.33%
1982 124.3 +2.9 +2.36%
1981 121.5 +2.9 +2.43%
1980 118.6 +2.9 +2.49%
1979 115.7 +2.9 +2.53%
1978 112.9 +2.8 +2.57%
1977 110 +2.8 +2.61%
1976 107.2 +2.8 +2.65%
1975 104.5 +2.7 +2.7%
1974 101.7 +2.7 +2.76%
1973 99 +2.7 +2.8%
1972 96.3 +2.6 +2.82%
1971 93.7 +2.6 +2.84%
1970 91.1 +2.5 +2.86%
1969 88.5 +2.5 +2.88%
1968 86.1 +2.4 +2.93%
1967 83.6 +2.4 +2.99%
1966 81.2 +2.3 +2.96%
1965 78.8 +2.3 +2.99%
1964 76.6 +2.3 +3.07%
1963 74.3 +2.2 +3.11%
1962 72 +2.2 +3.16%
1961 69.8

About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.