Nations by Numbers

Latin America & Caribbean

Dominica in numbers

Dominica is in Latin America & Caribbean and is classed by the World Bank as upper middle income. Its capital is Roseau. Its population was 65,871 in 2025, ranking 199 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$10,989 in 2025.

Population65,8712025
GDPUS$723.9 million2025
GDP per personUS$10,9892025
Life expectancy71.32024
Area7512024
Urban share74.0%2025

People

Population

65,871
2025 · -4% since 2000 · Rank 199 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

-0.51%
2025 · -0.52% in 2000 · Rank 199 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

88.2
2024 · -3% since 2000 · Rank 113 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

74.0%
2025 · 65.2% in 2000 · Rank 77 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

17.6%
2025 · 30.0% in 2000 · Rank 145 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

13.2%
2025 · 9.9% in 2000 · Rank 74 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

1.48
2024 · -37% since 2000 · Rank 156 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

71.3
2024 · -1% since 2000 · Rank 145 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

35.7
2024 · +84% since 2000 · Rank 52 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$492
2023 · +90% since 2000 · Rank 93 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 81.1% in 2000 · Rank 93 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

82.0%
2024 · 8.8% in 2000 · Rank 95 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

97.7%
2025 · 117.9% in 2000 · Rank 118 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$723.9 million
2025 · +117% since 2000 · Rank 202 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$10,989
2025 · +126% since 2000 · Rank 100 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$22,713
2025 · +219% since 2000 · Rank 96 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

3.05%
2025 · 2.34% in 2000 · Rank 114 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

2.53%
2025 · 0.86% in 2000 · Rank 101 of 180

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

5.5%
2025 · 4.1% in 2000 · Rank 50 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

751
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 182 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

76.4%
2024 · 78.1% in 2000 · Rank 9 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

1.27
2024 · +61% since 2000 · Rank 134 of 203

Elsewhere in Latin America & Caribbean

ArubaArgentinaAntigua and BarbudaBahamas, TheBelizeBoliviaBrazilBarbadosChileColombiaCosta RicaCuba

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Dominica. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.