Urban population share in Dominica
74.0% of people in Dominica lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Dominica, 2025
74.0%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
77th of 217
Urban population share in Dominica over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Dominica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74.0% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 73.5% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 73.1% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 72.3% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 71.8% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 67.6% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 65.7% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 65.5% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 65.4% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 73.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 69.9%, the figure has changed by +4.1 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Dominica has the 77th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Dominica
All statistics for Dominica
Population estimates and projections
66,510 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
35.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.48 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-0.47%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
65,871 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.51%
2025 · World Bank