Rural population in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Rural population was 3.17 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in Dominican Republic, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 3.17 million for rural population in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Dominican Republic peaked at 3.39 million in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.28 million, in 1960.
That places Dominican Republic 89th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 2.45 million | 2.28 million | 2.60 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.70 million | 2.63 million | 2.76 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.96 million | 2.78 million | 3.17 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.34 million | 3.22 million | 3.39 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.99 million | 2.56 million | 3.32 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.69 million | 2.54 million | 2.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.08 million | 2.94 million | 3.17 million | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Rural population 27.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.86 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 235,617 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 4,455 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 1.05 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 89.55 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Dominican Republic?
- Rural population in Dominican Republic was 3.17 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.39 million in 1996.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 million in 1960.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for rural population?
- Dominican Republic ranks 89th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.