Rural population, per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Rural population, per capita was 0.2748 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Dominican Republic, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Dominican Republic stood at 0.2748 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.6982 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2576 units per person, in 2011.
Dominican Republic ranks 137th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6549 units per person | 0.6081 units per person | 0.6982 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5443 units per person | 0.4934 units per person | 0.5975 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4663 units per person | 0.4531 units per person | 0.4852 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4282 units per person | 0.3964 units per person | 0.4504 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3288 units per person | 0.2641 units per person | 0.3869 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2595 units per person | 0.2576 units per person | 0.2646 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2735 units per person | 0.2674 units per person | 0.2764 units per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.6 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.6 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Rural population 27.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Rural population, per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.2748 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6982 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2576 units per person in 2011.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for rural population, per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 137th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.