Dominican Republic
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Overview Population Over Time Population By Age and Gender Projected Population Human Development Index (HDI) Weather Provinces in Dominican Republic
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Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a country located in the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that are shared by two sovereign states. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Dominican Republic 48,209.6 km²
Population 10.4 million
Male Population 5,240,726 (50.2%)
Female Population 5,203,180 (49.8%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +104.4%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +23%
Median Age 25.3 years
Male Median Age 25.1 years
Female Median Age 25.5 years
Timezone Atlantic Standard Time

Map of Dominican Republic

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 5,109,787 7,111,955 8,489,468 10,443,874
Population Density 106.0 / km² 147.5 / km² 176.1 / km² 216.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Dominican Republic Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 505,118 487,196 992,315
5-9 527,259 511,353 1,038,612
10-14 545,640 532,230 1,077,871
15-19 543,186 544,638 1,087,824
20-24 487,259 482,423 969,683
25-29 425,201 421,713 846,915
30-34 396,094 391,729 787,824
35-39 351,196 352,366 703,563
40-44 322,549 318,789 641,338
45-49 276,178 275,666 551,844
50-54 225,159 220,940 446,100
55-59 176,219 178,266 354,486
60-64 147,415 149,389 296,805
65-69 102,183 103,833 206,016
70-74 84,930 89,149 174,079
75-79 54,569 59,614 114,183
80-84 40,104 44,762 84,867
85 Plus 30,465 39,123 69,588
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1850 to 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
1900 681,049 n/a n/a
1910 855,952 25.7% 174,903
1920 1,121,085 31% 265,133
1930 1,487,859 32.7% 366,774
1940 1,782,213 19.8% 294,354
1950 2,417,604 35.7% 635,391
1960 3,333,472 37.9% 915,868
1970 4,486,482 34.6% 1,153,010
1990 7,111,955 25.9% 1,312,736
2000 8,489,468 19.4% 1,377,513
2020 11,010,329 13.9% 1,260,430
2030 11,945,418 8.5% 935,089
2040 12,632,311 5.8% 686,893
2050 13,065,873 3.4% 433,562
2060 13,227,586 1.2% 161,713
2070 13,194,901 -0.2% -32,685
2080 13,014,208 -1.4% -180,693
2090 12,705,114 -2.4% -309,094
2100 12,329,665 -3% -375,449
Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.
Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Provinces in Dominican Republic

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