Dominican Republic
Population 2026
11,609,499
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.77%
- Density
- 241 per km²
- Land area
- 48,198 km²
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
- Currency
- Peso (DOP)
- Official languages
- ES-DO
- Urban population
- 72.5%
- Continent
- NA
Demographics
- Births
- 196,9292026
- Deaths
- 74,5762026
- Birth rate
- 17.6per 1,000
- Death rate
- 6.2per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 2.22
- Life expectancy
- 73.9At birth, years
- Median age
- 28.7
- Net migration
- -35,306
Age distribution
- 0–1426.2%
- 15–6465.6%
- 65+8.2%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $127B
- GDP per capita
- $11.1K
- GDP growth
- +2.1%
- Inflation
- 3.9%
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
- Exports
- $30.1B
- Imports
- $35.5B
- Tourism receipts
- 37.7%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture4.6%
- Industry28.4%
- Manufacturing12.3%
- Services60.1%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture7.0%
- Industry19.0%
- Services74.0%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo DomingoNacional | 2,201,9412025 |
| 2 | Santiago de los CaballerosSantiago Province | 1,200,0002026 |
| 3 | Santo Domingo OesteSanto Domingo Province | 701,2692026 |
| 4 | Santo Domingo EsteSanto Domingo Province | 700,0002026 |
| 5 | San Pedro de MacorísSan Pedro de Macorís | 217,8992026 |
| 6 | La RomanaLa Romana | 208,4372026 |
| 7 | San CristóbalSan Cristóbal | 154,0402026 |
| 8 | Puerto PlataPuerto Plata | 146,0002026 |
| 9 | San Francisco de MacorísDuarte Province | 124,7632026 |
| 10 | Salvaleón de HigüeyLa Altagracia Province | 123,7872026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11,609,499 | 197K | 74.6K |
| 2020 | 11,008,298 | 209K | 71.3K |
| 2010 | 9,820,180 | 218K | 55.6K |
| 2000 | 8,584,196 | 219K | 47.7K |
| 1990 | 7,151,165 | 220K | 43.3K |
| 1980 | 5,729,043 | 201K | 43.6K |
| 1970 | 4,399,294 | 184K | 46.5K |
| 1960 | 3,268,341 | 170K | 52.7K |
| 1950 | 2,379,896 | 126K | 51.9K |