Land covered by forest
63.8%% of land area
#22 of 2132023
201% of world average
SERIAL · 212North America
Dominica
CapitalRoseau
CurrencyXCD · Eastern Caribbean dollar
LanguageEnglish
Area750 km²
Since1978
ISODMA · DM
Population
65,871as of 2025
Watermark portrait: Jean Rhys
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in the Caribbean
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. Dominica's closest neighbours are two constituent territories of the European Union, both overseas departments of France: Guadeloupe to the northwest and Martinique to the south-southeast. Dominica comprises a land area of 750 km2 (290 sq mi), and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at 1,448 m (4,751 ft) in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census.
Text: Wikipedia — DominicaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-31
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Roseau
- Currency
- Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD)
- Official language
- English
- Drives on the
- Left
- Calling code
- +1767
- Licence plate code
- WD
- Top-level domain
- .dm
- Independence / founding
- 1978
- Highest point
- Morne Diablotins (1,447 m)
- Lowest point
- Caribbean Sea (0 m)
- Anthem
- Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour
— LAND —
Forest area
479km²
#166 of 2132023
0% of world average
Agricultural land
33.3%% of land area
#116 of 2092023
90% of world average
Farmable (arable) land
8.0%% of land area
#112 of 2062023
57% of world average
Land area
750km²
#182 of 2152023
0% of world average
— PEOPLE —
Population
65,871people
#198 of 2162025
0% of world average
Population growth
-0.5%% per year
#198 of 2162025
-51% of world average
Population density
89people per km²
#112 of 2152023
20% of world average
People living in cities
74.0%% of population
#77 of 2162025
117% of world average
Urban population growth
0.1%% per year
#177 of 2162025
6% of world average
People living rurally
26.0%% of population
#140 of 2162025
71% of world average
Population aged 0-14
17.6%% of population
#145 of 2162025
70% of world average
Population aged 15-64
69.2%% of population
#35 of 2162025
108% of world average
Population aged 65+
13.2%% of population
#73 of 2162025
122% of world average
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Age dependency ratio
44.5%% of working-age population
#182 of 2162025
78% of world average
Female population
50.1%% of population
#140 of 2162025
100% of world average
Births per woman
1births per woman
#155 of 2162024
63% of world average
Birth rate
11.0 /1,000per 1,000 people
#140 of 2162024
64% of world average
Death rate
12.6 /1,000per 1,000 people
#14 of 2162024
164% of world average
Net migration
-242people (5-year total)
#95 of 2162025
-220% of world average
Migrants living in the country
12.7%% of population
#68 of 2152024
96% of world average
— MONEY —
39 of 39 figures unavailable for Dominica.
— TRADE —
Terms of trade
72index
#201 of 2062024
68% of world average
11 of 12 figures unavailable for Dominica.
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
71.3 yrsyears
#144 of 2162024
96% of world average
Life expectancy, women
74.7 yrsyears
#136 of 2162024
98% of world average
Life expectancy, men
68.4 yrsyears
#145 of 2162024
96% of world average
Infant deaths
33.3 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#158 of 1962024
180% of world average
Deaths under age 5
35.7 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#145 of 1962024
147% of world average
Maternal deaths
36per 100,000 live births
#87 of 1942023
31% of world average
Health spending
5.0%% of GDP
#125 of 1932023
73% of world average
Health spending per person
$492current US$
#93 of 1932023
34% of world average
Physicians
1.2 /1,000per 1,000 people
#111 of 1872018
55% of world average
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Nurses and midwives
6.8 /1,000per 1,000 people
#43 of 1962018
143% of world average
Hospital beds
4.0 /1,000per 1,000 people
#40 of 1572023
134% of world average
Access to clean drinking water
97.0%% of population
#112 of 2142024
107% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
80.4%% of population
#149 of 2132017
100% of world average
HIV prevalence
0.5%% aged 15-49
#88 of 1532024
36% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
5per 100,000 people
#29 of 2082024
5% of world average
Undernourishment
3.6%% of population
#69 of 1682023
36% of world average
Children vaccinated against measles
80.0%% of children 12-23 months
#146 of 1932024
93% of world average
2 of 19 figures unavailable for Dominica.
— LEARNING —
Education spending
5.4%% of GDP
#43 of 1902024
124% of world average
Education spending
5.8%% of government spending
#185 of 1892025
43% of world average
Primary school enrolment
97.7%% gross
#124 of 2002025
97% of world average
Secondary school enrolment
102.6%% gross
#51 of 1882023
118% of world average
University enrolment
6.9%% gross
not enough data to rank1993
14% of world average
Primary school completion
91.1%% of relevant age group
#114 of 1802025
101% of world average
Pupils per teacher, primary school
13pupils per teacher
#38 of 1602016
59% of world average
Years of compulsory education
12.0 yrsyears
#40 of 1972025
120% of world average
2 of 10 figures unavailable for Dominica.
— WORK —
12 of 12 figures unavailable for Dominica.
— CONNECTED —
People online
82.0%% of population
#100 of 2072024
115% of world average
Mobile phone subscriptions
85per 100 people
#163 of 2102022
74% of world average
Fixed broadband subscriptions
21per 100 people
#87 of 2082022
115% of world average
Fixed telephone lines
11per 100 people
#101 of 2132021
75% of world average
Access to electricity
100.0%% of population
#30 of 2142024
113% of world average
Access to clean cooking fuel
86.2%% of population
#105 of 1892023
124% of world average
Energy used per person
625kg oil equivalent per person
not enough data to rank2007
28% of world average
Container port traffic
7,401TEU
#162 of 1672020
0% of world average
Scientific journal articles published
4count
#190 of 1972023
0% of world average
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Tourists arriving
140,000count
#160 of 1942020
3% of world average
Money earned from tourism
$111.0Mcurrent US$
#140 of 1752018
3% of world average
7 of 18 figures unavailable for Dominica.
— NATURE —
Carbon emissions per person
1tonnes per person
#70 of 2032024
28% of world average
Carbon emissions
0Mt CO2
#11 of 2032024
0% of world average
Greenhouse gas emissions
0Mt CO2-equivalent
#12 of 2032024
0% of world average
Protected land
21.4%% of land area
#82 of 2132025
113% of world average
Protected coastal waters
0.1%% of territorial waters
#142 of 1742025
1% of world average
Freshwater withdrawn
10.0%% of internal resources
#92 of 1772022
8% of world average
Renewable water available per person
2,993m³ per person
#84 of 1832022
21% of world average
Renewable energy use
8.9%% of final energy consumption
#151 of 2122022
31% of world average
Electricity from renewables
20.3%% of total
#113 of 2062021
59% of world average
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Electricity from fossil fuels
79.7%% of total
#127 of 2092021
134% of world average
Electricity from nuclear power
0.0%% of total
#77 of 2082021
0% of world average
1 of 12 figures unavailable for Dominica.
— STATE —
Homicides
27per 100,000 people
#146 of 1582023
347% of world average
6 of 7 figures unavailable for Dominica.
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Dominica.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
Isle of Beauty, Isle of SplendourAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Roseau · approx. UTC-4
Neighbours
Dominica has no land borders
Landmarks
Morne Trois Pitons National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
Jean RhysBritish novelist (1890–1979)
Roosevelt SkerritPrime Minister of Dominica
Nicholas LiverpoolPresident of Dominica (1934-2015)
Eugenia CharlesPrime Minister of Dominica
Charles SavarinPresident of Dominica (2013–2023)
Thea LaFondDominica triple jumper (born 1994)
Sylvanie BurtonDominican politician
His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Orgyen Trinley DorjeTibetan Lama
Kelvin FelixDominican Catholic cardinal (1933–2024)
Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of AsthalBritish barrister and baroness
Henry Wilcoxonactor of British West Indian origin (1905–1984)
Eliud WilliamsPresident of Dominica
History
1978Dominica — founding / independence (Wikidata)
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1960 → now
2026
Population65,8712025
GDP$723.9M2025
GDP per person$10,9892025