Country profile
Dominican Rep.
- Continent: North America
- Surface area: 146,839 km²
- Population density: 78.5/km²
At a glance
- Dominican Rep. has a population of about 11.5M; its total GDP of $127.4B ranks #64 of 168 countries with data.
- Its surface area of 146,839 km² is about 74% of the world median of 198,330 km².
- Tourism receipts stands out most against the median: $7.6B — rank #26 of 165 countries with data.
Where Dominican Rep. stands
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Dominican Rep.: all 46 metrics vs the world median
| Metric | Value | Trend | Rank | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population & land | ||||
| Population | 11.5M (2025) | +30% | #84 / 169 | median 11.5M · 1.0× |
| Population growth | 0.8% (2025) | −46% | #103 / 169 | median 1.1% · 73% |
| Urban population share | 72.5% (2025) | +15% | #56 / 169 | median 63.8% · 1.1× |
| Population aged 65+ | 8.2% (2025) | +83% | #81 / 169 | median 7.4% · 1.1× |
| Fertility rate | 2.2 (2024) | −20% | #78 / 169 | median 2.1 · 1.1× |
| Birth rate | 17.6‰ (2024) | −28% | #77 / 169 | median 16.0‰ · 1.1× |
| Death rate | 6.2‰ (2024) | +13% | #112 / 169 | median 7.1‰ · 88% |
| Net migration | -35.3K (2025) | #143 / 169 | N/A | |
| Surface area | 146,839 km² (2023) | #98 / 176 | median 198,330 km² · 74% | |
| Population density derived | 78.5/km² (2025) | +30% | #80 / 169 | median 75.5/km² · 1.0× |
| Economy | ||||
| GDP (total) | $127.4B (2025) | +369% | #64 / 168 | median $80.7B · 1.6× |
| GDP per capita | $11,059 (2025) | +261% | #64 / 168 | median $6,834 · 1.6× |
| GNI per capita | $10,620 (2025) | +273% | #64 / 168 | median $6,350 · 1.7× |
| GDP growth (annual) | 2.1% (2025) | −53% | #110 / 168 | median 3.1% · 69% |
| Inflation rate | 3.9% (2025) | −26% | #64 / 162 | median 3.3% · 1.2× |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1% (2025) | −25% | #86 / 168 | median 5.1% · 99% |
| Gini index | 39.0 (2024) | −22% | #51 / 153 | median 35.3 · 1.1× |
| Poverty rate ($2.15/day) | 0.8% (2024) | −91% | #102 / 153 | median 2.5% · 32% |
| Trade & industry | ||||
| Exports share of GDP | 23.6% (2025) | −23% | #113 / 163 | median 35.0% · 68% |
| Imports share of GDP | 27.9% (2025) | −27% | #124 / 163 | median 40.2% · 69% |
| Agriculture share of GDP | 4.6% (2025) | −32% | #101 / 168 | median 7.2% · 64% |
| Manufacturing share of GDP | 12.3% (2025) | −40% | #72 / 165 | median 11.2% · 1.1× |
| International tourist arrivals | 2.7M (2020) | −10% | #50 / 162 | median 1.1M · 2.4× |
| Tourism receipts | $7.6B (2018) | +177% | #26 / 165 | median $705M · 11× |
| Health & education | ||||
| Life expectancy | 73.9 years (2024) | +4% | #84 / 169 | median 73.8 years · 1.0× |
| Infant mortality | 27.7‰ (2024) | −14% | #48 / 166 | median 13.1‰ · 2.1× |
| Under-five mortality | 30.6‰ (2024) | −19% | #54 / 166 | median 15.8‰ · 1.9× |
| DPT immunization | 87.0% (2024) | +6% | #99 / 166 | median 90.5% · 96% |
| Hospital beds | 0.8 per 1,000 (2023) | −38% | #137 / 167 | median 2.0 per 1,000 · 37% |
| Health spending share of GDP | 4.6% (2023) | −8% | #112 / 165 | median 6.5% · 70% |
| Secondary school enrollment | 76.4% (2024) | +13% | #114 / 167 | median 90.5% · 84% |
| Education spending share of GDP | 3.8% (2023) | +96% | #97 / 165 | median 4.1% · 91% |
| Society & living | ||||
| Human Development Index | 0.776 (2023) | +16% | #74 / 165 | median 0.754 · 1.0× |
| Internet users | 91.0% (2024) | +1234% | #43 / 169 | median 81.5% · 1.1× |
| Mobile subscriptions | 93.7 per 100 (2024) | +388% | #123 / 169 | median 116.4 per 100 · 81% |
| Fixed broadband | 11.2 per 100 (2024) | +6608% | #89 / 168 | median 12.1 per 100 · 93% |
| Electricity access | 99.5% (2024) | +11% | #93 / 169 | median 99.9% · 100% |
| Environment & security | ||||
| CO₂ emissions per capita | 3.0 t (2024) | +26% | #78 / 165 | median 2.6 t · 1.1× |
| CO₂ emissions (total) derived | 34.2 Mt (2024) | +63% | #62 / 165 | median 21.3 Mt · 1.6× |
| Renewable electricity share | 17.1% (2021) | +121% | #118 / 169 | median 34.1% · 50% |
| Renewable energy consumption | 14.8% (2021) | −17% | #117 / 169 | median 26.9% · 55% |
| Forest area | 45.0% (2023) | +9% | #48 / 169 | median 32.4% · 1.4× |
| Agricultural land | 55.4% (2023) | +6% | #45 / 169 | median 41.7% · 1.3× |
| Arable land | 20.2% (2023) | +9% | #48 / 168 | median 11.0% · 1.8× |
| PM2.5 exposure | 13.5 µg/m³ (2023) | −9% | #127 / 168 | median 19.8 µg/m³ · 68% |
| Military spending | 0.8% (2024) | −26% | #131 / 157 | median 1.8% · 43% |
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Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).
Reference facts (capital, languages, currencies, subregion): mledoze/countries (ODbL).