Urban population in Dominica

Urban population in Dominica: 35% in 1950 and 74% in 2025, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2025: 74%
Since 1950: +39 percentage points
Rank, 2025: 84 of 229; counting from the highest
Projected, 2050: 87.4%; UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

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% of people · UN

Estimates, UNUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 87.4% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

Year	Dominica
2025	74
2024	73.5
2023	73.1
2022	72.7
2021	72.3
2020	71.9
2019	71.4
2018	71
2017	70.6
2016	70.3
2015	69.9
2014	69.5
2013	69.1
2012	68.8
2011	68.4
2010	68
2009	67.6
2008	67.2
2007	66.9
2006	66.6
2005	66.2
2004	66
2003	65.7
2002	65.5
2001	65.4
2000	65.2
1999	65.1
1998	65.1
1997	65
1996	65
1995	64.9
1994	64.8
1993	64.7
1992	64.6
1991	64.5
1990	64.1
1989	63
1988	61.5
1987	59.6
1986	57.5
1985	55.3
1984	53
1983	51
1982	49.1
1981	47.7
1980	46.5
1979	45.4
1978	44.3
1977	43.3
1976	42.3
1975	41.4
1974	40.5
1973	39.8
1972	39.2
1971	38.8
1970	38.5
1969	38.4
1968	38.3
1967	38.3
1966	38.2
1965	38.2
1964	38.1
1963	38.1
1962	38
1961	37.9
1960	37.9
1959	37.7
1958	37.6
1957	37.4
1956	37.1
1955	36.8
1954	36.5
1953	36.2
1952	35.8
1951	35.4
1950	35

UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050

Year	Dominica
2026	74.4
2027	74.9
2028	75.4
2029	75.8
2030	76.3
2031	76.8
2032	77.3
2033	77.8
2034	78.3
2035	78.8
2036	79.3
2037	79.8
2038	80.4
2039	80.9
2040	81.5
2041	82
2042	82.6
2043	83.2
2044	83.7
2045	84.3
2046	84.9
2047	85.5
2048	86.1
2049	86.8
2050	87.4

Good to know

The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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