Dominican Republic

Population estimates and projections 11,331,266 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 27.7 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 2.24 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 0.86% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 11,520,487 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 0.81% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 8.2% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 26.2% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 2.22 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 17.6 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 6.2 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 72.5% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 50.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 52.4 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 237.1 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 0.96% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -3.1 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -35,306 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 6.5% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 9.7% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 5.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 12.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 64.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 53.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 61.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 7.0% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 19.0% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 74.0% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$127.4 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$11,059 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$24,543 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$10,620 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 2.1% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 60.1% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 24.7% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 23.3% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$6,427 per person 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 3.9% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 181.7 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 4.5% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 61.987 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 11.2% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 25.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 90.1% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 84.0% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 63.8% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 4.9% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 9.8% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 31.1% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 95.1% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 98.2% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 100.0% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 20.9% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 3.8% 2023 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 101.9% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 57.7% 2024 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 94.0% 2024 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 90.0% 2024 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 76.4% 2024 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 73.7 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 17.1 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 64.0 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 73 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 4.59 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 30.8% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 49.1% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 9.3 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 15.7% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 36.8% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 87% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 22.4% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.1 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 17.6 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 2.83 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 73.9 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 77.1 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 70.7 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 4.6% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 30.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 27.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 124 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 2.43 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Hospital beds 0.8 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Measles immunisation 89% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 25.1% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$489 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 17.6% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 21.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 6.7% 2019 · World Bank Malaria incidence 0.2 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 51 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.57 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 91.0% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 94 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 11.2 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 28.4% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 10,204 companies 2018 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 12.3% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 23.6% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 27.9% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 51.5% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 3.9% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -1.4% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 7.7% 2024 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 64.6 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 996,238 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 99.5% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 93.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 14.8% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 84.0% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports 94.2% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.12e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 2.36e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 51.6 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 4.5 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 2.99 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 12.2 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 3.14 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 33.3 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 46.7% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 15.3% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 13.5 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 26.3% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 97.5% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 45.3% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 90.1% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 39.6% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 2,092 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 43.0% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$5.60e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 16.2%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 2.16e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 131.0e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 4.6% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 4,455 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 51.5% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 19,844 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 2.5% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 173.2 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 188.1 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 48,198 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 39.0 (0 to 100) 2024 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 29.5% 2024 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 0.8% 2024 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 17.3% 2025 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 2.0% 2024 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 14.0% 2024 · World Bank

Tax revenue 14.7% 2024 · World Bank Central government expense 18.1% 2023 · World Bank

Researchers per million people 20 per million people 2022 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 105 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 10.9 per 100,000 people 2023 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 37.4% 2025 · World Bank