Dominican Republic Population Pyramid 2026
Dominican Republic in 2026
The population of the Dominican Republic in 2026 is estimated at 11,609,500. A decade earlier, in 2016, the population was 10,551,430; it has grown by 10.0% since.
With a median age of 29.7 years, the Dominican Republic has a youth dependency ratio of 39.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 12.9 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 11,609,500 | 29.7 | |
| Haiti | 12,037,506 | 25.4 | |
| Cuba | 10,892,659 | 43.6 | |
| Puerto Rico | 3,222,688 | 47.2 | |
| Jamaica | 2,833,404 | 34.3 |





