Population, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Population, female was 5.79 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Dominican Republic, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Dominican Republic is 5.79 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 5.79 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.62 million, in 1960.
Dominican Republic ranks 83rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.87 million | 1.62 million | 2.13 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.48 million | 2.19 million | 2.78 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.17 million | 2.85 million | 3.49 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.90 million | 3.57 million | 4.22 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.58 million | 4.29 million | 4.85 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.20 million | 4.92 million | 5.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.67 million | 5.53 million | 5.79 million | 6 |
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More health data for Dominican Republic
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 96,116 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 93,194 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 98,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 94,949 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 98,239 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 94,941 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Dominican Republic?
- Population, female in Dominican Republic was 5.79 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5.79 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 million in 1960.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for population, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.