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 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.
  • Dominican Republic rural population for 2019 was 1,977,456, a 2.95% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Turkey 19,526,684
South Africa 18,965,399
Iraq 12,746,359
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Maldives 306,227
Gabon 221,340
Belize 217,242
Suriname 208,236
Montenegro 196,496
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St. Lucia 145,594
Tonga 82,147
Grenada 79,192
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 47,946
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Marshall Islands 8,929
American Samoa 5,669
Tuvalu 3,900
Nauru 0
Dominican Republic Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
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 0.00%