Dominican Republic — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Dominican Republic, 1960–2025.
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%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 21 of 42 economies; Bolivia (71.56%) is just below it.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1999. Doubling roughly every 51 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 122nd of 217 in 1960 → 107th of 217 in 1970 → 98th of 217 in 1980 → 101st of 217 in 1990 → 93rd of 217 in 2000 → 65th of 217 in 2010 → 74th of 217 in 2020 → 80th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.52% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 72.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 72.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 72.42% | -0.5 pp |
| 2021 | 72.92% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 73.26% | -0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 73.54% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 73.76% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 73.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 74.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 74.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 74.19% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 74.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 74.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 74.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 74.16% | +0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 73.59% | +1.1 pp |
| 2008 | 72.49% | +1.5 pp |
| 2007 | 71.02% | +1.7 pp |
| 2006 | 69.33% | +1.8 pp |
| 2005 | 67.58% | +1.7 pp |
| 2004 | 65.89% | +1.5 pp |
| 2003 | 64.43% | +1.1 pp |
| 2002 | 63.29% | +1.0 pp |
| 2001 | 62.3% | +1.0 pp |
| 2000 | 61.31% | +1.0 pp |
| 1999 | 60.36% | +0.9 pp |
| 1998 | 59.46% | +0.8 pp |
| 1997 | 58.61% | +0.8 pp |
| 1996 | 57.83% | +0.7 pp |
| 1995 | 57.13% | +0.6 pp |
| 1994 | 56.53% | +0.5 pp |
| 1993 | 56.03% | +0.4 pp |
| 1992 | 55.62% | +0.4 pp |
| 1991 | 55.26% | +0.3 pp |
| 1990 | 54.96% | +0.3 pp |
| 1989 | 54.69% | +0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 54.45% | +0.2 pp |
| 1987 | 54.21% | +0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 53.96% | +0.3 pp |
| 1985 | 53.7% | +0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 53.4% | +0.3 pp |
| 1983 | 53.05% | +0.4 pp |
| 1982 | 52.64% | +0.5 pp |
| 1981 | 52.13% | +0.7 pp |
| 1980 | 51.48% | +0.8 pp |
| 1979 | 50.66% | +1.0 pp |
| 1978 | 49.7% | +1.1 pp |
| 1977 | 48.63% | +1.2 pp |
| 1976 | 47.48% | +1.2 pp |
| 1975 | 46.27% | +1.2 pp |
| 1974 | 45.03% | +1.2 pp |
| 1973 | 43.78% | +1.2 pp |
| 1972 | 42.55% | +1.2 pp |
| 1971 | 41.36% | +1.1 pp |
| 1970 | 40.25% | +1.1 pp |
| 1969 | 39.19% | +1.1 pp |
| 1968 | 38.13% | +1.1 pp |
| 1967 | 37.06% | +1.1 pp |
| 1966 | 35.98% | +1.1 pp |
| 1965 | 34.91% | +1.0 pp |
| 1964 | 33.87% | +1.0 pp |
| 1963 | 32.86% | +1.0 pp |
| 1962 | 31.9% | +0.9 pp |
| 1961 | 31% | +0.8 pp |
| 1960 | 30.18% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Dominican Republic’s Urban population in 1961?
31% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Dominican Republic’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +140.3% in total — about 1.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 72.52%; 2024: 72.41%; 2023: 72.36%; 2022: 72.42%; 2021: 72.92%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.