The population of Dominican Republic is expected to grow by 110,000 in 2021 and reach 11,325,000 in 2022. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 29,534 people yearly. The population density of Dominican Republic has changed from 120.2 in 1980 to 227.6 in 2019.
| Current population | 11,303,014 people at present (Sunday 17th of October 2021) | |
| Median Age | 31.0 years |
| Population density | 232.2 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11,218,000 | 110,000 (1.0%) | -29,534 | 31.0 | 232 | 9,352,000 (83.4%) | |
| 2020 | 11,108,000 | 111,000 (1.0%) | -29,534 | 30.8 | 2.31 | 230 | 9,193,000 (82.8%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -30,267 | 30.5 | 2.34 | 228 | 9,029,000 (82.1%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -30,267 | 30.3 | 2.37 | 225 | 8,859,000 (81.4%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -30,267 | 30.0 | 2.39 | 223 | 8,683,000 (80.6%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -30,267 | 29.8 | 2.42 | 220 | 8,502,101 (79.8%) |
| 2015 | 10,528,394 | 122,550 (1.2%) | -30,267 | 29.6 | 2.45 | 218 | 8,315,326 (79.0%) |
| 2010 | 9,897,985 | 130,227 (1.3%) | -30,602 | 28.5 | 2.60 | 205 | 7,299,962 (73.8%) |
| 2005 | 9,237,566 | 134,568 (1.5%) | -30,755 | 27.4 | 2.75 | 191 | 6,222,794 (67.4%) |
| 2000 | 8,562,622 | 133,510 (1.6%) | -30,511 | 26.4 | 2.89 | 177 | 5,287,077 (61.7%) |
| 1995 | 7,892,423 | 139,371 (1.8%) | -30,029 | 25.3 | 3.13 | 163 | 4,545,720 (57.6%) |
| 1990 | 7,183,647 | 140,710 (2.0%) | -28,831 | 24.4 | 3.47 | 149 | 3,967,241 (55.2%) |
| 1985 | 6,488,856 | 137,284 (2.1%) | -26,894 | 23.5 | 3.88 | 134 | 3,495,417 (53.9%) |
| 1980 | 5,809,269 | 133,338 (2.3%) | -23,620 | 22.7 | 4.42 | 120 | 2,979,051 (51.3%) |
| 1975 | 5,149,935 | 130,462 (2.5%) | -17,420 | 22.0 | 5.19 | 107 | 2,353,057 (45.7%) |
| 1970 | 4,503,114 | 127,060 (2.8%) | -14,165 | 21.4 | 6.18 | 93 | 1,810,657 (40.2%) |
| 1965 | 3,878,948 | 120,992 (3.1%) | -11,234 | 21.0 | 7.05 | 80 | 1,359,145 (35.0%) |
| 1960 | 3,294,042 | 112,257 (3.3%) | -8,698 | 21.0 | 7.56 | 68 | 995,756 (30.2%) |
In 2020 the population of Dominican Republic was 11,108,000 and the average age increased from 21.0 in 1960 to 30.8. Urban population has increased from 5,287,077 (61.7%) in 2000 to 9,352,000 (83.4%) in the current year. The population density of Dominican Republic has changed from 120.2 in 1980 to 227.6 in 2019.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -29,534 | 30.8 | 2.31 | 230 | 9,193,000 (82.8%) |
| 2025 | 11,632,000 | 100,000 (0.9%) | -28,069 | 32.0 | 2.19 | 241 | 9,935,000 (85.4%) |
| 2030 | 12,098,000 | 88,000 (0.7%) | -27,629 | 33.3 | 2.08 | 250 | 10,548,000 (87.2%) |
| 2035 | 12,497,000 | 75,000 (0.6%) | -25,629 | 34.7 | 1.99 | 259 | 11,033,000 (88.3%) |
| 2040 | 12,831,000 | 61,000 (0.5%) | -25,629 | 36.0 | 1.91 | 266 | 11,411,000 (88.9%) |
| 2045 | 13,087,000 | 45,000 (0.3%) | -25,629 | 37.3 | 1.86 | 271 | 11,717,000 (89.5%) |
| 2050 | 13,265,000 | 30,000 (0.2%) | -25,629 | 38.6 | 1.82 | 275 | 11,952,000 (90.1%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 79.7 (77.2 years for male and 82.3 years for females). Population density will go up to 274.5 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 0.99% (111,000 residents, including 68,078 deaths). The demographics of Dominican Republic constitutes of 5,639,000 women and 5,578,000 men, which means there are 989 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 36.9% of population (4,142,807) is 19 or younger, 55.3% of population (6,201,310) is between age 20 and 64 and 7.8% of population (875,004) is over 65.