Dominican Republic Population Pyramid 2016
Dominican Republic in 2016
The population of the Dominican Republic in 2016 was 10,551,430. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 13.0%, up from 9,341,183 in 2006.
Half of the population was younger than 26.5 years; 28.8% were children under 15 and 5.9% were 65 or older. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of the Dominican Republic was 2.24 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 73.7 years in 2023: 77.0 for women and 70.5 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
728,647 immigrants live in Dominican Republic, 6.4% of the population.
| Haiti | 535,116 |
| Venezuela | 124,140 |
| United States of America | 15,776 |
| Spain | 7,844 |
| Puerto Rico | 5,156 |
1,907,691 people born in Dominican Republic live in other countries.
| United States of America | 1,483,418 |
| Spain | 202,074 |
| Italy | 50,413 |
| Puerto Rico | 42,387 |
| Chile | 18,210 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 10,551,430 | 26.5 | |
| Haiti | 10,671,457 | 22.8 | |
| Cuba | 11,265,612 | 40.9 | |
| Puerto Rico | 3,476,008 | 41.8 | |
| Jamaica | 2,809,915 | 29.3 |





