Dominican Republic Population Pyramid 2018
Dominican Republic in 2018
In 2018, the Dominican Republic had a total population of 10,782,053 people. A decade earlier, in 2008, the population was 9,573,130; it has grown by 12.6% since.
Half of the population was younger than 27.1 years; 28.2% were children under 15 and 6.4% were 65 or older. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 10,782,054 | 27.1 | |
| Haiti | 10,962,363 | 23.3 | |
| Cuba | 11,227,118 | 41.6 | |
| Puerto Rico | 3,290,068 | 44.1 | |
| Jamaica | 2,820,098 | 30.3 |





