Life expectancy estimates and projections in Dominican Republic

Life expectancy at birth in Dominican Republic was 73.7 years in 2023.

Dominican Republic, 2023 (latest estimate) 73.7 Years
Change from 2022 −0.7% 2022: 74.2 years
Projection for 2030 74.6 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 77.2 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 83.5 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 114th of 216 See the full ranking

Life expectancy estimates and projections in Dominican Republic over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Life expectancy at birth, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Dominican Republic
2100 83.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 82.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 82.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 81.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 81.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 80.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 79.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 79.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 78.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 77.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 77.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 76.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 75.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 75.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 74.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 74.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 73.7 years
2022 74.2 years
2021 71.8 years
2020 72.6 years
2019 73.1 years
2018 73.6 years
2017 73.4 years
2016 72.9 years
2015 73.0 years
2014 73.1 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7% from 74.2 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 73.0 years, the figure has changed by +0.9%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Dominican Republic has the 114th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Dominican Republic
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024