Urban population share in Dominican Republic
72.5% of people in Dominican Republic lived in urban areas in 2025.
Dominican Republic, 2025
72.5%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
80th of 217
Urban population share in Dominican Republic 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 | Dominican Republic | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.5% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 72.4% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 72.4% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 72.4% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 72.9% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 73.8% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 73.9% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 74.1% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 74.2% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 74.2% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 74.2% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 73.6% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 72.5% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 69.3% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 64.4% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 63.3% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 62.3% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 72.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 74.1%, the figure has changed by −1.6 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Dominican Republic has the 80th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Dominican Republic
All statistics for 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%
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