The population of Dominican Republic is expected to grow by 116,000 in 2018 and reach 10,997,000 in 2019. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 30,267 people yearly. On average there are 212,475 births and 67,074 deaths in Dominican Republic per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.34 percent per year. The population density of Dominican Republic has changed from 120.2 in 1980 to 220.4 in 2016.
| Current population | 10,992,627 people at present (Monday 17th of December 2018) | |
| Median Age | 30.3 years |
| Life expectancy | 74.3 years | |
| Population density | 225.2 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 10,883,000 | 116,000 (1.1%) | -30,267 | 30.3 | 2.37 | 225 | 8,859,000 (81.4%) |
| 2017 | 10,767,000 | 118,209 (1.1%) | -30,267 | 30.0 | 2.39 | 223 | 8,683,000 (80.6%) |
| 2016 | 10,648,791 | 120,397 (1.1%) | -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 2017 the population of Dominican Republic was 10,767,000 and the average age increased from 21.0 in 1960 to 30.0. Urban population has increased from 5,287,077 (61.7%) in 2000 to 8,859,000 (81.4%) in the current year. The population density of Dominican Republic has changed from 120.2 in 1980 to 220.4 in 2016.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11,108,000 | 111,000 (1.0%) | -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%) |
Total Dominican Republic population should reach 11,108,000 by 2020 and should increase to 13,265,000 people by year 2050. 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 1.08% (118,209 residents, including 65,047 deaths). The demographics of Dominican Republic constitutes of 5,466,000 women and 5,417,000 men, which means there are 991 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 38.1% of population (4,142,070) is 19 or younger, 54.8% of population (5,962,796) is between age 20 and 64 and 7.2% of population (780,311) is over 65.