Dominica — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Dominica, 1961–2025.
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%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 38 of 42 economies; Puerto Rico (US) (-0.55%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3975% in 2011. That is 16% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 161st of 216 in 1961 → 149th of 216 in 1970 → 200th of 216 in 1980 → 208th of 216 in 1990 → 206th of 217 in 2000 → 184th of 217 in 2010 → 190th of 217 in 2020 → 199th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | -0.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | -0.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | -0.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | -0.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | -0.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | -0.43% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | -0.47% | +1.1 pp |
| 2017 | -1.61% | -0.5 pp |
| 2016 | -1.15% | -1.2 pp |
| 2015 | 0.05% | -0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 0.94% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 0.86% | +0.8 pp |
| 2012 | 0.09% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 0.28% | +0.3 pp |
| 2010 | -0.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 0.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 0.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 0.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 0.12% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 0.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 0.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 0.12% | +0.4 pp |
| 2001 | -0.33% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | -0.52% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | -0.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | -0.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | -0.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | -0.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | -0.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 0.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 0.16% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 0.04% | +0.5 pp |
| 1991 | -0.48% | +0.3 pp |
| 1990 | -0.75% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | -0.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | -0.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | -0.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | -0.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | -0.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | -0.43% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | -0.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 1982 | -0.41% | -0.3 pp |
| 1981 | -0.13% | -0.3 pp |
| 1980 | 0.17% | -0.2 pp |
| 1979 | 0.32% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 0.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 0.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 0.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 0.67% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 0.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 0.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 0.76% | -0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 0.9% | -0.5 pp |
| 1970 | 1.42% | -0.4 pp |
| 1969 | 1.79% | +0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 1.73% | +0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 1.66% | +0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 1.57% | +0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 1.46% | +0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 1.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 1.29% | +0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 1.22% | -0.2 pp |
| 1961 | 1.4% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Dominica’s Population growth in 1962?
1.22% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Dominica’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -136.1% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.51%; 2024: -0.46%; 2023: -0.47%; 2022: -0.56%; 2021: -0.55%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.