Population in cities over 1 million — all countries

Population in cities over 1 million — Dominican Republic

Population in cities over 1 million in the Dominican Republic in 2025 — 3,648,106 people. Ranked 60 in the world out of 121. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 893.1%.

2025 3.65M people +1.69% vs 2024
World rank 60of 121
Period maximum 3.65M people2025
Period minimum 367,328 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population in cities over 1 million — Dominican Republic, 1960–202501M2M3M4M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 367,328 people1962: 416,786 people1964: 472,585 people1966: 535,761 people1968: 607,487 people1970: 686,692 people1972: 769,094 people1974: 861,250 people1976: 964,599 people1978: 1,080,181 people1980: 1,209,802 people1982: 1,325,737 people1984: 1,372,422 people1986: 1,420,684 people1988: 1,470,713 people1990: 1,522,431 people1992: 1,576,043 people1994: 1,649,733 people1996: 1,758,167 people1998: 1,873,565 people2000: 1,996,712 people2002: 2,127,767 people2004: 2,240,880 people2006: 2,354,888 people2008: 2,474,865 people2010: 2,600,776 people2012: 2,733,281 people2014: 2,872,340 people2016: 3,018,681 people2018: 3,172,152 people2020: 3,317,784 people2022: 3,457,626 people2024: 3,587,402 people2025: 3,648,106 people
Change over the period: +3.28M (+893.15%) Average annual rate: 3.59 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Dominican Republic 3.65M people
World computed 2.01B people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 261M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 837M people
Population in cities over 1 million — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 3.65M +60,704 +1.69%
2024 3.59M +63,512 +1.8%
2023 3.52M +66,264 +1.92%
2022 3.46M +68,817 +2.03%
2021 3.39M +71,025 +2.14%
2020 3.32M +72,763 +2.24%
2019 3.25M +72,869 +2.3%
2018 3.17M +77,687 +2.51%
2017 3.09M +75,784 +2.51%
2016 3.02M +74,130 +2.52%
2015 2.94M +72,211 +2.51%
2014 2.87M +70,440 +2.51%
2013 2.8M +68,619 +2.51%
2012 2.73M +67,121 +2.52%
2011 2.67M +65,384 +2.51%
2010 2.6M +63,780 +2.51%
2009 2.54M +62,131 +2.51%
2008 2.47M +60,775 +2.52%
2007 2.41M +59,202 +2.51%
2006 2.35M +57,751 +2.51%
2005 2.3M +56,257 +2.51%
2004 2.24M +55,029 +2.52%
2003 2.19M +58,084 +2.73%
2002 2.13M +66,614 +3.23%
2001 2.06M +64,441 +3.23%
2000 2M +62,596 +3.24%
1999 1.93M +60,551 +3.23%
1998 1.87M +58,655 +3.23%
1997 1.81M +56,743 +3.23%
1996 1.76M +55,117 +3.24%
1995 1.7M +53,317 +3.23%
1994 1.65M +46,237 +2.88%
1993 1.6M +27,453 +1.74%
1992 1.58M +27,056 +1.75%
1991 1.55M +26,556 +1.74%
1990 1.52M +26,100 +1.74%
1989 1.5M +25,618 +1.74%
1988 1.47M +25,248 +1.75%
1987 1.45M +24,781 +1.74%
1986 1.42M +24,356 +1.74%
1985 1.4M +23,906 +1.74%
1984 1.37M +23,561 +1.75%
1983 1.35M +23,124 +1.74%
1982 1.33M +45,554 +3.56%
1981 1.28M +70,381 +5.82%
1980 1.21M +66,691 +5.83%
1979 1.14M +62,930 +5.83%
1978 1.08M +59,465 +5.83%
1977 1.02M +56,117 +5.82%
1976 964,599 +53,174 +5.83%
1975 911,425 +50,175 +5.83%
1974 861,250 +47,413 +5.83%
1973 813,837 +44,743 +5.82%
1972 769,094 +42,396 +5.83%
1971 726,698 +40,006 +5.83%
1970 686,692 +39,901 +6.17%
1969 646,791 +39,304 +6.47%
1968 607,487 +37,014 +6.49%
1967 570,473 +34,712 +6.48%
1966 535,761 +32,601 +6.48%
1965 503,160 +30,575 +6.47%
1964 472,585 +28,795 +6.49%
1963 443,790 +27,004 +6.48%
1962 416,786 +25,361 +6.48%
1961 391,425 +24,097 +6.56%
1960 367,328

Caribbean, 2025

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About the indicator

The population of urban agglomerations with more than one million residents. The unit of count is the agglomeration, not the city within its administrative boundaries, and that is essential: along administrative lines many of the largest concentrations of people break up into dozens of municipalities. The indicator measures not urbanization as such but its concentration in large centers — a country can be highly urbanized without a single million-plus city.

Important: The table covers about 120 territories — the rest have no agglomerations of this size, and that is a zero, not a gap. Aggregates for groups of countries are therefore calculated at a lowered coverage threshold.

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