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Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic / DO

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Dominican Republic in numbers.

Area146,839 kmยฒWorld # 95 โ†’Population11.5MWorld # 84 โ†’Population density78.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 121 โ†’Life expectancy73.9 yearsWorld # 114 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 11,059World # 98 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Dominican Republic across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area146,839 kmยฒWorld # 95 / 2023 โ†’Population11.5MWorld # 84 / 2025 โ†’Population density78.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 121 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,844World # 149 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.8%World # 114 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.2World # 91 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate17.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 86 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 146 / 2024 โ†’Median age27.7 yearsWorld # 149 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+8.2%World # 115 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1426.2%World # 89 / 2025 โ†’Urban population72.5%World # 80 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-35.3KWorld # 189 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-3.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 175 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share6.5%World # 99 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy73.9 yearsWorld # 114 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy63.6 yearsWorld # 83 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people2.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 78 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 11,059World # 98 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 127.4BWorld # 66 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 28,721World # 82 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.1%World # 142 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.9%World # 69 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment5.1%World # 95 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment12.3%World # 96 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,072 hours/yearWorld # 52 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)39World # 52 / 2024 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.8%World # 113 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people20 per million peopleWorld # 130 / 2022 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million people0.6 per million peopleWorld # 125 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,313 kcal/dayWorld # 52 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person61.6 kg/person/yearWorld # 87 / 2023 โ†’Rice production958K tWorld # 43 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production24.8K tWorld # 29 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area45%World # 62 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person1,867 kWh/personWorld # 87 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person2.9 tWorld # 113 / 2024 โ†’Internet use91%World # 55 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions93.7 per 100 peopleWorld # 153 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate10.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 38 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate64.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 1 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.8%World # 130 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament37.4%World # 39 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals2.7MWorld # 54 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 7.6BWorld # 26 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2023 / 80.3%Main languageSpanishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceCoal2025Top export categoryPrecision and other manufactured goods2023Most mapped OSM sportBasketball3,453 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSpanishLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyDominican PesoDOPDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsSanto Domingo