Dominican Republic Population Pyramid 2044
Dominican Republic in 2044
By 2044, the population of the Dominican Republic is expected to reach 12,772,652. Ten years before, in 2034, the projected population is 12,224,127 — 4.5% lower.
With a projected median age of 35.4 years, the Dominican Republic would have a youth dependency ratio of 30.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 20.4 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 12,772,653 | 35.4 | |
| Haiti | 14,153,899 | 30.5 | |
| Cuba | 9,848,745 | 49.6 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2,719,772 | 53.5 | |
| Jamaica | 2,596,168 | 44.2 |





