Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 8:37 PM

SERIAL · 214North America

Dominican Republic

CapitalSanto Domingo

CurrencyDOP · Dominican peso

LanguageSpanish

Area146,839 km²

Since1844

ISODOM · DO

Population

11.5Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Island country in the Caribbean

The Dominican Republic is an island country on the eastern part of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and a land border with Haiti to the west, occupying the eastern five-eighths of Hispaniola which, along with Saint Martin, is one of only two islands in the Caribbean shared by two sovereign states. In the Antilles, the country is the second-largest country by area after Cuba at 48,671 square kilometers (18,792 sq mi) and the second most populous country after Haiti with approximately 11.4 million people in 2024, of whom 3.6 million reside in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city.

Text: Wikipedia — Dominican RepublicCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-25

— FACTS —

Capital: Santo Domingo
Currency: Dominican peso (DOP)
Official language: Spanish
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +1809
Licence plate code: DOM
Top-level domain: .do
Independence / founding: 1844
Highest point: Pico Duarte (3,101 m)
Lowest point: Lake Enriquillo (-46 m)
Anthem: National Anthem of the Dominican Republic

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

45.0%% of land area

#62 of 2132023

142% of world average

Forest area

21,684km²

#104 of 2132023

11% of world average

Agricultural land

55.4%% of land area

#49 of 2092023

149% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

20.2%% of land area

#54 of 2062023

145% of world average

Land area

146,839km²

#95 of 2152023

22% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

11.5Mpeople

#84 of 2162025

30% of world average

Population growth

0.8%% per year

#114 of 2162025

82% of world average

Population density

235people per km²

#58 of 2152023

52% of world average

People living in cities

72.5%% of population

#80 of 2162025

115% of world average

Urban population growth

1.0%% per year

#126 of 2162025

62% of world average

People living rurally

27.5%% of population

#137 of 2162025

75% of world average

Population aged 0-14

26.2%% of population

#89 of 2162025

104% of world average

Population aged 15-64

65.6%% of population

#86 of 2162025

102% of world average

Population aged 65+

8.2%% of population

#116 of 2162025

76% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

52.4%% of working-age population

#131 of 2162025

91% of world average

Female population

50.3%% of population

#118 of 2162025

101% of world average

Births per woman

2births per woman

#91 of 2162024

95% of world average

Birth rate

17.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#86 of 2162024

102% of world average

Death rate

6.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#146 of 2162024

81% of world average

Net migration

-35,306people (5-year total)

#190 of 2162025

-32064% of world average

Migrants living in the country

6.5%% of population

#99 of 2152024

49% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$127.41Bcurrent US$

#66 of 2112025

23% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$330.88Bcurrent int'l $

#63 of 1992025

32% of world average

GDP per person

$11,059current US$

#98 of 2112025

46% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$28,721current int'l $

#82 of 1992025

86% of world average

GDP growth

2.1%% per year

#142 of 2102025

63% of world average

GDP per person growth

1.3%% per year

#134 of 2102025

54% of world average

Gross national income

$119.67Bcurrent US$

#67 of 2042025

21% of world average

Gross national income per person

$10,620current US$

#91 of 2032025

53% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$26,980current int'l $

#81 of 1972025

85% of world average

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Inflation

3.9%% per year

#123 of 1902025

45% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

4.5%% per year

#136 of 2092025

63% of world average

Real interest rate

10.5%%

#19 of 1342024

255% of world average

Lending interest rate

15.3%%

#29 of 1342024

135% of world average

Government debt

16.4%% of GDP

not enough data to rank1999

28% of world average

Government revenue

17.5%% of GDP

#111 of 1492024

67% of world average

Government spending

18.1%% of GDP

#111 of 1492023

65% of world average

Government consumption

11.7%% of GDP

#142 of 1812025

67% of world average

Household consumption

67.8%% of GDP

#72 of 1812025

105% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

24.7%% of GDP

#73 of 1782025

106% of world average

Fixed investment

24.9%% of GDP

#55 of 1732025

112% of world average

Gross savings

23.3%% of GDP

#76 of 1682025

106% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$4.92Bcurrent US$

#44 of 2012025

58% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

3.9%% of GDP

#57 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

-0.1%% of GDP

#156 of 1792025

-4% of world average

Current account balance

-1.2%% of GDP

#94 of 1912025

no comparison

14 of 39 figures unavailable for Dominican Republic.

— TRADE —

Terms of trade

107index

#87 of 2062024

101% of world average

11 of 12 figures unavailable for Dominican Republic.

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

73.9 yrsyears

#115 of 2162024

100% of world average

Life expectancy, women

77.1 yrsyears

#115 of 2162024

101% of world average

Life expectancy, men

70.7 yrsyears

#114 of 2162024

99% of world average

Infant deaths

27.7 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#146 of 1962024

149% of world average

Deaths under age 5

30.6 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#140 of 1962024

126% of world average

Maternal deaths

124per 100,000 live births

#137 of 1942023

107% of world average

Health spending

4.6%% of GDP

#134 of 1932023

67% of world average

Health spending per person

$489current US$

#96 of 1932023

34% of world average

Physicians

2.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#78 of 1872023

115% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

2.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#134 of 1962023

44% of world average

Hospital beds

0.8 /1,000per 1,000 people

#136 of 1572023

25% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

97.5%% of population

#106 of 2142024

107% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

90.1%% of population

#123 of 2132024

112% of world average

Suicide rate

4per 100,000 people

#45 of 1852021

49% of world average

HIV prevalence

1.0%% aged 15-49

#115 of 1532024

73% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

51per 100,000 people

#118 of 2082024

51% of world average

Undernourishment

3.6%% of population

#70 of 1682023

36% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

89.0%% of children 12-23 months

#104 of 1932024

104% of world average

1 of 19 figures unavailable for Dominican Republic.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

3.8%% of GDP

#113 of 1902023

87% of world average

Education spending

20.9%% of government spending

#14 of 1892025

154% of world average

Adult literacy

94.0%% aged 15+

#53 of 1192024

112% of world average

Youth literacy

98.2%% aged 15-24

#57 of 1262024

108% of world average

Primary school enrolment

101.9%% gross

#80 of 2002024

101% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

76.4%% gross

#140 of 1882024

88% of world average

University enrolment

57.7%% gross

#66 of 1672024

116% of world average

Primary school completion

90.0%% of relevant age group

#120 of 1802024

100% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

19pupils per teacher

#85 of 1602018

85% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

15.0 yrsyears

#3 of 1972025

149% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

5.1%% of labour force

#92 of 1862025

74% of world average

Youth unemployment

12.3%% of labour force aged 15-24

#91 of 1862025

79% of world average

Labour force participation

64.8%% aged 15+

#63 of 1862025

107% of world average

Women in the labour force

53.7%% of women aged 15+

#90 of 1862025

105% of world average

8 of 12 figures unavailable for Dominican Republic.

— CONNECTED —

Money earned from tourism

$7.56Bcurrent US$

#24 of 1752018

204% of world average

17 of 18 figures unavailable for Dominican Republic.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

3tonnes per person

#111 of 2032024

67% of world average

Carbon emissions

34Mt CO2

#139 of 2032024

18% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

52Mt CO2-equivalent

#127 of 2032024

20% of world average

Protected land

26.3%% of land area

#56 of 2132025

139% of world average

Protected coastal waters

13.3%% of territorial waters

#43 of 1742025

129% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

30.4%% of internal resources

#131 of 1772022

24% of world average

Renewable water available per person

2,092m³ per person

#105 of 1832022

15% of world average

Renewable energy use

14.8%% of final energy consumption

#124 of 2122021

51% of world average

Electricity from renewables

17.1%% of total

#124 of 2062021

49% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

84.4%% of total

#139 of 2092022

142% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#78 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

94.4%% of energy use

#11 of 1432022

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

0.8%% of GDP

#128 of 1562024

35% of world average

Military spending

$981.0Mcurrent US$

#83 of 1602024

6% of world average

Military spending

4.0%% of government spending

#105 of 1532024

54% of world average

Armed forces personnel

71,000people

#60 of 1702020

44% of world average

Armed forces

1.5%% of labour force

#42 of 1682020

118% of world average

Tax revenue

14.7%% of GDP

#92 of 1492024

88% of world average

Homicides

11per 100,000 people

#125 of 1582023

140% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Dominican Republic.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

National Anthem of the Dominican RepublicAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Santo Domingo · approx. UTC-5

Neighbours

Haiti

Landmarks

Iglesia de Las MercedesImage: Wikimedia Commons

Colonial City of Santo DomingoImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Mario Vargas LlosaPeruvian, Spanish and Dominican novelist and writer (1936–2025)

Rafael TrujilloPresident of the Dominican Republic (1891-1961)

Felipe GonzálezPrime Minister of Spain from 1982 to 1996

Danilo Medinaformer president of the Dominican Republic

Leonel Fernándezformer president of the Dominican Republic

Alejandro BaldeSpanish-Dominican association football player

Mariano DíazSpanish-Dominican Republic association football player

Amaury NolascoPuerto Rican actor

Junot Díazauthor

Félix SánchezDominican track and field athlete

Salvador Jorge BlancoPresident of the Dominican Republic (1926-2010)

Karl-Anthony TownsDominican-American basketball player

History

1844Dominican Republic — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population11.5M2025

GDP$127.41B2025

GDP per person$11,0592025