Dominican Republic
Urban population in Dominican Republic
Urban population in Dominican Republic: 23.8% in 1950 and 72.5% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 72.5%
- Since 1950
- +48.8 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 87 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 89.4%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 89.4% in 2050.
- The highest was 74.2% in 2011, the lowest 23.8% in 1950.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.5 |
| 2024 | 72.4 |
| 2023 | 72.4 |
| 2022 | 72.4 |
| 2021 | 72.9 |
| 2020 | 73.3 |
| 2019 | 73.5 |
| 2018 | 73.8 |
| 2017 | 73.9 |
| 2016 | 74.1 |
| 2015 | 74.1 |
| 2014 | 74.2 |
| 2013 | 74.2 |
| 2012 | 74.2 |
| 2011 | 74.2 |
| 2010 | 74.2 |
| 2009 | 73.6 |
| 2008 | 72.5 |
| 2007 | 71 |
| 2006 | 69.3 |
| 2005 | 67.6 |
| 2004 | 65.9 |
| 2003 | 64.4 |
| 2002 | 63.3 |
| 2001 | 62.3 |
| 2000 | 61.3 |
| 1999 | 60.4 |
| 1998 | 59.5 |
| 1997 | 58.6 |
| 1996 | 57.8 |
| 1995 | 57.1 |
| 1994 | 56.5 |
| 1993 | 56 |
| 1992 | 55.6 |
| 1991 | 55.3 |
| 1990 | 55 |
| 1989 | 54.7 |
| 1988 | 54.5 |
| 1987 | 54.2 |
| 1986 | 54 |
| 1985 | 53.7 |
| 1984 | 53.4 |
| 1983 | 53.1 |
| 1982 | 52.6 |
| 1981 | 52.1 |
| 1980 | 51.5 |
| 1979 | 50.7 |
| 1978 | 49.7 |
| 1977 | 48.6 |
| 1976 | 47.5 |
| 1975 | 46.3 |
| 1974 | 45 |
| 1973 | 43.8 |
| 1972 | 42.6 |
| 1971 | 41.4 |
| 1970 | 40.3 |
| 1969 | 39.2 |
| 1968 | 38.1 |
| 1967 | 37.1 |
| 1966 | 36 |
| 1965 | 34.9 |
| 1964 | 33.9 |
| 1963 | 32.9 |
| 1962 | 31.9 |
| 1961 | 31 |
| 1960 | 30.2 |
| 1959 | 29.4 |
| 1958 | 28.7 |
| 1957 | 27.9 |
| 1956 | 27.3 |
| 1955 | 26.6 |
| 1954 | 26 |
| 1953 | 25.4 |
| 1952 | 24.8 |
| 1951 | 24.3 |
| 1950 | 23.8 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 72.7 |
| 2027 | 72.9 |
| 2028 | 73.1 |
| 2029 | 73.4 |
| 2030 | 73.8 |
| 2031 | 74.2 |
| 2032 | 74.6 |
| 2033 | 75.1 |
| 2034 | 75.6 |
| 2035 | 76.1 |
| 2036 | 76.7 |
| 2037 | 77.4 |
| 2038 | 78.1 |
| 2039 | 78.8 |
| 2040 | 79.6 |
| 2041 | 80.4 |
| 2042 | 81.2 |
| 2043 | 82.1 |
| 2044 | 83.1 |
| 2045 | 84 |
| 2046 | 85 |
| 2047 | 86.1 |
| 2048 | 87.1 |
| 2049 | 88.3 |
| 2050 | 89.4 |
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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- Military spending0.8% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$1.04B in 2025
- Military spending per person$90 in 2025
- Military share of state spending4.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel71,000 people in 2020
- National power0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.48% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports13 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports0 TIV in 2022