Dominican Republic Demographics

Population of the Dominican Republic (2025)

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Dominican Republic Population
11,520,487
see live
Yearly Change
+0.81%
Global Share
0.14%
Global Rank
85

Median Age

The median age in the Dominican Republic is 28.3 years (2025).

Fertility in the Dominican Republic

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline


Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
2.2
(Live Births per Woman, 2025)

Life Expectancy in the Dominican Republic

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
74.0
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
77.2
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
70.8
(life expectancy at birth, males)


Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in the Dominican Republic


Infant Mortality
24.8
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
30.8
(per 1,000 live births)


Dominican Republic Urban Population

Currently, 86.4% of the population of the Dominican Republic is urban (9,950,299 people in 2025)


Population Density

The 2025 population density in the Dominican Republic is 238 people per Km2 (618 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 48,320 Km2 (18,656 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in the Dominican Republic

# City Population
1 Santo Domingo 2,201,941
2 Santiago de los Caballeros 1,200,000
3 Santo Domingo Oeste 701,269
4 Santo Domingo Este 700,000
5 San Pedro de Macoris 217,899
6 La Romana 208,437
7 Bella Vista 175,683
8 San Cristobal 154,040
9 Puerto Plata 146,000
10 San Francisco de Macoris 124,763
11 Salvaleon de Higueey 123,787
12 Concepcion de La Vega 102,426
13 Punta Cana 100,023
14 Santa Cruz de Barahona 77,160
15 Bonao 73,269
16 San Juan de la Maguana 72,950
17 Bajos de Haina 66,784
18 Bani 66,709
19 Moca 61,834
20 Azua 59,139
21 Villa Francisca 50,185
22 Mao 48,297
23 Boca Chica 46,300
24 Salcedo 45,299
25 Esperanza 42,169
26 Cotui 41,641
27 Villa Altagracia 40,027
28 Hato Mayor del Rey 35,999
29 Nagua 33,862
30 Villa Bisono 33,137

See also

Sources

Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigeria Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

Population pyramid stages

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio

Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio

Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio

Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.

Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.