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Dominica — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Dominica, 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
-0.51%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · -136.1% since 1961
Population growth for Dominica was -0.51% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1.79% in 1969. The lowest was -1.61% in 2017 (about 3.2× the latest value).
Dominica ranks 199 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 92%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Dominica sits below it. It peaked in 1969 and has fallen 128% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 1062%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
-0.51%
First (1961)
1.40%
Change
-136.1%
Highest
1.79%
in 1969
Lowest
-1.61%
in 2017
Average
0.16%
Annual growth (CAGR)
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Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.51% |
| 2024 | -0.46% |
| 2023 | -0.47% |
| 2022 | -0.56% |
| 2021 | -0.55% |
| 2020 | -0.45% |
| 2019 | -0.43% |
| 2018 | -0.47% |
| 2017 | -1.61% |
| 2016 | -1.15% |
| 2015 | 0.05% |
| 2014 | 0.94% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.