Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.2002 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.2002 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
32nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.2002 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0219 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic is 0.2002 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.2002 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0219 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
Dominican Republic ranks 32nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0219 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0234 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0249 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0265 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0281 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0299 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0317 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0336 1000 No per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0355 1000 No per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0375 1000 No per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0396 1000 No per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0418 1000 No per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0441 1000 No per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0464 1000 No per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0487 1000 No per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0512 1000 No per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0537 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0563 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.059 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0617 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0645 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0668 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0686 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0705 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0724 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0743 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0762 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0781 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0801 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0821 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0842 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0862 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0883 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0911 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0941 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0971 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1002 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1032 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1063 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1095 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1126 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1159 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1199 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1244 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1288 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1333 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1378 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1422 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1467 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1511 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1553 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1593 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1633 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1673 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1712 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1751 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1789 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1826 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1867 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1902 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1937 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.197 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2002 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0284 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0219 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0355 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0478 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0375 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.059 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0713 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0617 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0801 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0933 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0821 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1063 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1271 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1095 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1467 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1691 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1511 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1867 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1953 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1902 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2002 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 29 Marshall Islands 0.234 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 30 Luxembourg 0.2242 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 31 Barbados 0.2112 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 33 Philippines 0.1854 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 34 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1849 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 35 Germany 0.1837 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Dominican Republic
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5342 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5561 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3757 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,209 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,056 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,888 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,787 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,675 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic?
- Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic was 0.2002 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2002 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0219 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- Dominican Republic ranks 32nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.