Dominican Republic Population Pyramid 2040
Dominican Republic in 2040
By 2040, the population of the Dominican Republic is expected to reach 12,579,320. That would be 5.4% more than in 2030 (11,938,852).
With a projected median age of 34.2 years, the Dominican Republic would have a youth dependency ratio of 32.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 18.7 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 12,579,320 | 34.2 | |
| Haiti | 13,733,853 | 29.3 | |
| Cuba | 10,125,837 | 48.5 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2,853,786 | 52.1 | |
| Jamaica | 2,676,100 | 42.1 |





