Population and Demographics of Dominican Republic
Population changed +0.85% in 2024 · median age 28 years
Age composition is uneven, with 26.58% below age 15 versus 7.88% at 65 and above; the working-age group accounts for 65.54%. By 2050, the medium path points to 13 million, equivalent to a +13.7% change from the 2024 estimate.
Population Over Time in Dominican Republic
A longer view puts Dominican Republic at 8.584M in 2000 and 11.428M in 2024. That works out to a 33.1% gain. The UN medium projection places 2050 at 12.996M, about 13.7% above the 2024 reference point. The chart connects dated reference points only and should not be read as an annual interpolated series.
Age Structure and Sex Balance
The balance between children, working-age adults and older residents gives Dominican Republic a mixed age profile. The youngest broad age group represents 26.58% of residents, against 7.88% in the 65+ group; the working-age band is 65.54%. The age balance is weighted toward younger residents.
Population by broad age group
Dominican Republic's 2024 population is 50.3% female and 49.7% male in the World Bank series. The split is close to even.
Female and male population share
Females made up 50.3% of the population in the World Bank's 2024 series, compared with 49.7% males.
What Is Shaping Population Change
For Dominican Republic, the latest annual population movement is +0.85%, compared with fertility of 2.2, while the age balance leans younger, based on 26.58% under 15 versus 7.88% at 65-plus.
By 2024, Dominican Republic had shifted +33.1% from its 2000 population level, followed by +13.7% projected change from 2024 to 2050; the figures describe direction, not a causal split between migration and natural change.
2024 estimate for the Dominican Republic. The world comparison value is 2.25 children per woman.
Dominican Republic vs. World
Three same-year indicators show where Dominican Republic differs from the world in 2024: population change is close to the global rate, fertility is close to the global figure, and median age is younger than the world benchmark.
| Indicator | Dominican Republic | World | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual population change | +0.85% | +0.87% | 2024 |
| Total fertility rate | 2.2 | 2.25 | 2024 |
| Median age | 28 | 30.6 | 2024 |
All three comparison rows use 2024 values from the same harmonized country table. That table attributes its demographic series to UN World Population Prospects 2024, so no different-year values are mixed into this comparison.
Key Takeaways
The 2024 total is 11,427,557 people. Annual change in the same harmonized table is +0.85%.
The 2024 age structure is 26.58% under 15, 65.54% aged 15 to 64 and 7.88% aged 65 or older.
Females make up 50.3% of the 2024 population in the World Bank indicator, with males at 49.7%.
The 2050 medium projection is 12.996M, 13.7% above the 2024 estimate.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of the Dominican Republic?
The 2024 harmonized population estimate for the Dominican Republic is 11,427,557 people.
Is the population of the Dominican Republic growing or declining?
In the 2024 estimate, Dominican Republic's population is growing, with annual change of +0.85%.
What percentage of the population of the Dominican Republic is aged 65 or older?
People aged 65 or older account for 7.88% of the Dominican Republic's 2024 population in the UN WPP-based broad age data.
What is the projected population of the Dominican Republic in 2050?
The UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection puts Dominican Republic's 2050 population at 12,996,293.
What is the fertility rate in the Dominican Republic?
The 2024 harmonized fertility estimate for the Dominican Republic is 2.2 children per woman.
Sources & methodology
This profile uses United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 as the primary framework for globally comparable population, age, fertility and projection data. The World Bank is the primary source for the female population share. Some country values were accessed through secondary retrieval interfaces that republish or organize UN data; those interfaces are identified below as secondary and are not treated as the original statistical publishers.
View sources used for this page
Primary global framework for the population estimates and projections.
Harmonized 2024 country table based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized broad age shares based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized reference for the 2000 population point.
Harmonized 2050 country projection based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Used for the 2024 female share; the male share is calculated as the remainder to 100%.