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Dominican Republic — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Dominican Republic, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
72.52%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +140.3% since 1960
Urban population for Dominican Republic was 72.52% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 74.24% in 2011. The lowest was 30.18% in 1960 (about 2.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.36% per year.
Dominican Republic ranks 80 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 37%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 72.52%, so Dominican Republic sits level with it. It peaked in 2011 and has fallen 2% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 2%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
72.52%
First (1960)
30.18%
Change
+140.3%
Highest
74.24%
in 2011
Lowest
30.18%
in 1960
Average
56.88%
Annual growth (CAGR)
1.36%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.52% |
| 2024 | 72.41% |
| 2023 | 72.36% |
| 2022 | 72.42% |
| 2021 | 72.92% |
| 2020 | 73.26% |
| 2019 | 73.54% |
| 2018 | 73.76% |
| 2017 | 73.93% |
| 2016 | 74.05% |
| 2015 | 74.14% |
| 2014 | 74.19% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. 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.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.