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Dominica

Dominica / DM

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Dominica in numbers.

Area750 kmยฒWorld # 182 โ†’Population65.9KWorld # 197 โ†’Population density87.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 110 โ†’Life expectancy71.3 yearsWorld # 143 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 10,989World # 99 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Dominica across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area750 kmยฒWorld # 182 / 2023 โ†’Population65.9KWorld # 197 / 2025 โ†’Population density87.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 110 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,978World # 34 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.5%World # 198 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.5World # 154 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate11 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 139 / 2024 โ†’Death rate12.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 14 / 2024 โ†’Median age35.6 yearsWorld # 95 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+13.2%World # 73 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1417.6%World # 144 / 2025 โ†’Urban population74%World # 77 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-242World # 95 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-3.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 182 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share12.7%World # 68 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy71.3 yearsWorld # 143 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 113 / 2018 โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 10,989World # 99 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 723.9MWorld # 204 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 22,713World # 96 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.1%World # 113 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.5%World # 107 / 2025 โ†’UnemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Youth unemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.4%World # 43 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,278 kcal/dayWorld # 57 / 2022 โ†’Meat supply per person86.4 kg/person/yearWorld # 33 / 2022 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production361.7 tWorld # 63 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area63.8%World # 22 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person2.6 tWorld # 119 / 2024 โ†’Internet use82%World # 99 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions85.2 per 100 peopleWorld # 163 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate27.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 14 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate10.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 122 / 2016 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament40.6%World # 27 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals140KWorld # 164 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 111MWorld # 146 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2011 / 83.7%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2023Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal31 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2013Current currencyEast Caribbean DollarXCDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originHistory, institutions and periodsSunday