Dominican Republic Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Dominican Republic rural population for 2023 was 1,762,730, a 2.81% decline from 2022.
  • Dominican Republic rural population for 2022 was 1,813,679, a 2.82% decline from 2021.
  • Dominican Republic rural population for 2021 was 1,866,357, a 2.82% decline from 2020.
  • Dominican Republic rural population for 2020 was 1,920,541, a 2.88% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Iran 20,280,562
Turkey 19,229,921
South Africa 18,837,844
Iraq 12,923,750
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Turkmenistan 2,997,211
Serbia 2,838,273
Paraguay 2,528,540
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Dominican Republic 1,762,730
Bosnia 1,596,786
Bulgaria 1,498,212
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Namibia 1,174,846
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Jordan 904,697
Mauritius 745,691
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Guyana 592,780
Lebanon 565,803
Equatorial Guinea 438,133
Fiji 386,601
Maldives 302,343
Belize 219,348
Gabon 218,584
Suriname 209,339
Montenegro 194,083
Samoa 186,169
St. Lucia 145,693
Tonga 82,813
Grenada 79,421
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 47,391
Dominica 20,447
Marshall Islands 8,875
American Samoa 5,606
Tuvalu 3,847
Dominican Republic Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 1,762,730 15.55 -2.85%
2022 1,813,679 16.15 -2.86%
2021 1,866,357 16.79 -2.86%
2020 1,920,541 17.46 -2.92%
2019 1,977,456 18.17 -2.99%
2018 2,037,484 18.93 -3.02%
2017 2,099,956 19.72 -3.05%
2016 2,164,894 20.56 -2.98%
2015 2,230,386 21.43 -2.90%
2014 2,295,996 22.33 -2.82%
2013 2,361,616 23.25 -2.74%
2012 2,427,273 24.20 -2.67%
2011 2,493,068 25.17 -2.88%
2010 2,565,842 26.25 -3.20%
2009 2,649,165 27.46 -3.12%
2008 2,733,086 28.70 -3.09%
2007 2,818,781 29.98 -3.01%
2006 2,905,016 31.29 -2.90%
2005 2,990,464 32.63 -2.77%
2004 3,074,392 34.00 -2.66%
2003 3,157,182 35.40 -2.02%
2002 3,221,558 36.63 -0.73%
2001 3,245,255 37.44 -0.66%
2000 3,266,596 38.25 -0.59%
1999 3,286,071 39.07 -0.54%
1998 3,303,989 39.89 -0.45%
1997 3,319,037 40.72 -0.32%
1996 3,329,838 41.56 -0.21%
1995 3,336,933 42.40 -0.11%
1994 3,340,447 43.25 0.29%
1993 3,330,669 43.96 1.37%
1992 3,285,335 44.23 1.42%
1991 3,239,107 44.50 1.47%
1990 3,191,940 44.77 1.51%
1989 3,144,156 45.05 1.51%
1988 3,096,989 45.32 1.49%
1987 3,051,077 45.59 1.49%
1986 3,005,813 45.86 1.51%
1985 2,960,659 46.13 1.55%
1984 2,915,148 46.40 1.58%
1983 2,869,335 46.68 1.59%
1982 2,824,033 46.95 0.81%
1981 2,801,317 47.60 -0.08%
1980 2,803,650 48.71 0.02%
1979 2,803,087 49.83 0.13%
1978 2,799,324 50.94 0.24%
1977 2,792,628 52.05 0.34%
1976 2,783,200 53.16 0.43%
1975 2,771,323 54.27 0.52%
1974 2,756,840 55.37 0.63%
1973 2,739,609 56.47 0.73%
1972 2,719,737 57.56 0.81%
1971 2,697,761 58.65 0.91%
1970 2,673,259 59.73 1.01%
1969 2,646,291 60.79 1.13%
1968 2,616,670 61.85 1.25%
1967 2,584,262 62.89 1.38%
1966 2,548,827 63.93 1.43%
1965 2,512,651 64.95 1.52%
1964 2,474,801 65.95 1.66%
1963 2,434,094 66.95 1.75%
1962 2,391,786 67.93 1.85%
1961 2,347,989 68.89 1.96%
1960 2,302,315 69.81 %