Rural population in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Rural population was 3.17 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.17 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
89th
of 218 countries
All-time high
3.39 million
in 1996
All-time low
2.28 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Rural population in Dominican Republic, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 3.17 million for rural population in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Dominican Republic peaked at 3.39 million in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.28 million, in 1960.
That places Dominican Republic 89th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.28 million | — |
| 1961 | 2.33 million | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 2.37 million | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 2.41 million | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 2.45 million | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 2.48 million | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 2.51 million | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 2.54 million | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 2.57 million | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 2.60 million | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 2.63 million | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 2.65 million | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 2.67 million | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 2.69 million | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 2.70 million | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 2.71 million | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 2.72 million | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 2.73 million | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 2.74 million | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 2.76 million | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.78 million | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 2.81 million | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 2.84 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 2.89 million | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 2.93 million | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 2.98 million | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 3.03 million | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 3.07 million | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 3.12 million | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 3.17 million | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 3.22 million | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 3.27 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 3.31 million | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 3.34 million | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 3.37 million | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 3.38 million | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 3.39 million | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 3.38 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 3.37 million | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 3.35 million | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.32 million | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 3.29 million | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.25 million | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.19 million | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.11 million | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.99 million | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.86 million | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.74 million | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.63 million | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 2.56 million | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.54 million | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.56 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.59 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.63 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.66 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.70 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.74 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.78 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.83 million | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.88 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.94 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 3.01 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 3.10 million | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 3.13 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.15 million | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 3.17 million | +0.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 3.17 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.53 million, 2.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 3.17 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 622,054, 5.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.45 million | 2.28 million | 2.60 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.70 million | 2.63 million | 2.76 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.96 million | 2.78 million | 3.17 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.34 million | 3.22 million | 3.39 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.99 million | 2.56 million | 3.32 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.69 million | 2.54 million | 2.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.08 million | 2.94 million | 3.17 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Dominican Republic?
- Rural population in Dominican Republic was 3.17 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.39 million in 1996.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 million in 1960.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for rural population?
- Dominican Republic ranks 89th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.