Nations by Numbers

Latin America & Caribbean

Dominican Republic in numbers

Dominican Republic is in Latin America & Caribbean and is classed by the World Bank as upper middle income. Its capital is Santo Domingo. Its population was 11.52 million in 2025, ranking 84 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$11,059 in 2025.

Population11.52 million2025
GDPUS$127.4 billion2025
GDP per personUS$11,0592025
Life expectancy73.92024
Area146,8392024
Urban share72.5%2025

People

Population

11.52 million
2025 · +34% since 2000 · Rank 84 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

0.81%
2025 · 1.62% in 2000 · Rank 114 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

237.1
2024 · +33% since 2000 · Rank 59 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

72.5%
2025 · 61.3% in 2000 · Rank 80 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

26.2%
2025 · 35.3% in 2000 · Rank 89 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

8.2%
2025 · 4.3% in 2000 · Rank 117 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

2.22
2024 · -23% since 2000 · Rank 91 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

73.9
2024 · +5% since 2000 · Rank 116 of 217

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

30.6
2024 · -23% since 2000 · Rank 57 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$489
2023 · +253% since 2000 · Rank 96 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

99.5%
2024 · 88.8% in 2000 · Rank 131 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

91.0%
2024 · 3.7% in 2000 · Rank 51 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

101.9%
2024 · 115.3% in 2000 · Rank 76 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$127.4 billion
2025 · +424% since 2000 · Rank 66 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$11,059
2025 · +291% since 2000 · Rank 99 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$28,721
2025 · +333% since 2000 · Rank 82 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

2.12%
2025 · 4.65% in 2000 · Rank 143 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

3.87%
2025 · 7.72% in 2000 · Rank 64 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

5.1%
2025 · 6.4% in 2000 · Rank 96 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

23.6%
2025 · 35.5% in 2000 · Rank 128 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

9.7%
2025 · 7.6% in 2000 · Rank 30 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

146,839
2024 · +202% since 2000 · Rank 95 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

46.7%
2024 · 44.8% in 2000 · Rank 65 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

2.99
2024 · +35% since 2000 · Rank 93 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 Dominican Republic. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.