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Urban population — Dominican Republic

Urban population in the Dominican Republic in 2025 — 8,354,392 people. Ranked 74 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 747%.

2025 8.35M people +0.96% vs 2024
World rank 74of 217
Period maximum 8.35M people2025
Period minimum 986,351 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Dominican Republic, 1960–202502.5M5M7.5M10M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 986,351 people1962: 1,110,028 people1964: 1,252,524 people1966: 1,411,004 people1968: 1,585,240 people1970: 1,770,666 people1972: 1,979,415 people1974: 2,213,002 people1976: 2,459,847 people1978: 2,709,630 people1980: 2,949,406 people1982: 3,162,257 people1984: 3,358,323 people1986: 3,546,148 people1988: 3,732,859 people1990: 3,930,415 people1992: 4,141,936 people1994: 4,376,243 people1996: 4,645,322 people1998: 4,940,974 people2000: 5,263,212 people2002: 5,602,704 people2004: 5,999,342 people2006: 6,476,602 people2008: 6,939,228 people2010: 7,283,062 people2012: 7,476,260 people2014: 7,653,416 people2016: 7,813,405 people2018: 7,952,726 people2020: 8,065,163 people2022: 8,133,333 people2024: 8,274,944 people2025: 8,354,392 people
Change over the period: +7.37M (+747%) Average annual rate: 3.34 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Dominican Republic 8.35M people
World 4.75B people
Caribbean computed 30.1M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.88B people
Urban population — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 8.35M +79,448 +0.96%
2024 8.27M +75,890 +0.93%
2023 8.2M +65,721 +0.81%
2022 8.13M +21,612 +0.27%
2021 8.11M +46,558 +0.58%
2020 8.07M +53,646 +0.67%
2019 8.01M +58,791 +0.74%
2018 7.95M +67,070 +0.85%
2017 7.89M +72,251 +0.92%
2016 7.81M +77,312 +1%
2015 7.74M +82,677 +1.08%
2014 7.65M +87,030 +1.15%
2013 7.57M +90,126 +1.21%
2012 7.48M +92,229 +1.25%
2011 7.38M +100,969 +1.39%
2010 7.28M +148,365 +2.08%
2009 7.13M +195,469 +2.82%
2008 6.94M +223,882 +3.33%
2007 6.72M +238,744 +3.69%
2006 6.48M +242,701 +3.89%
2005 6.23M +234,559 +3.91%
2004 6M +213,470 +3.69%
2003 5.79M +183,168 +3.27%
2002 5.6M +170,147 +3.13%
2001 5.43M +169,345 +3.22%
2000 5.26M +164,962 +3.24%
1999 5.1M +157,276 +3.18%
1998 4.94M +150,362 +3.14%
1997 4.79M +145,290 +3.13%
1996 4.65M +138,707 +3.08%
1995 4.51M +130,372 +2.98%
1994 4.38M +121,025 +2.84%
1993 4.26M +113,282 +2.74%
1992 4.14M +107,736 +2.67%
1991 4.03M +103,785 +2.64%
1990 3.93M +100,531 +2.62%
1989 3.83M +97,025 +2.6%
1988 3.73M +93,999 +2.58%
1987 3.64M +92,712 +2.61%
1986 3.55M +93,060 +2.69%
1985 3.45M +94,765 +2.82%
1984 3.36M +97,102 +2.98%
1983 3.26M +98,964 +3.13%
1982 3.16M +102,740 +3.36%
1981 3.06M +110,111 +3.73%
1980 2.95M +117,755 +4.16%
1979 2.83M +122,021 +4.5%
1978 2.71M +124,511 +4.82%
1977 2.59M +125,272 +5.09%
1976 2.46M +124,461 +5.33%
1975 2.34M +122,384 +5.53%
1974 2.21M +119,196 +5.69%
1973 2.09M +114,391 +5.78%
1972 1.98M +108,126 +5.78%
1971 1.87M +100,623 +5.68%
1970 1.77M +94,375 +5.63%
1969 1.68M +91,051 +5.74%
1968 1.59M +88,551 +5.92%
1967 1.5M +85,685 +6.07%
1966 1.41M +81,298 +6.11%
1965 1.33M +77,182 +6.16%
1964 1.25M +73,525 +6.24%
1963 1.18M +68,971 +6.21%
1962 1.11M +64,277 +6.15%
1961 1.05M +59,400 +6.02%
1960 986,351

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.