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Urban population share in Dominican Republic

Urban population share in the Dominican Republic was 72.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 80th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202572.5%
Change on 2024+0.1 pts
Rank80th of 215Countries ranked
Series high74.22011
Series low30.21960

Urban population share in Dominican Republic, 1960 to 2025

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304050607080196019701980199020002010202020251960: 30.2 %1961: 31 %1962: 31.9 %1963: 32.9 %1964: 33.9 %1965: 34.9 %1966: 36 %1967: 37.1 %1968: 38.1 %1969: 39.2 %1970: 40.2 %1971: 41.4 %1972: 42.6 %1973: 43.8 %1974: 45 %1975: 46.3 %1976: 47.5 %1977: 48.6 %1978: 49.7 %1979: 50.7 %1980: 51.5 %1981: 52.1 %1982: 52.6 %1983: 53.1 %1984: 53.4 %1985: 53.7 %1986: 54 %1987: 54.2 %1988: 54.4 %1989: 54.7 %1990: 55 %1991: 55.3 %1992: 55.6 %1993: 56 %1994: 56.5 %1995: 57.1 %1996: 57.8 %1997: 58.6 %1998: 59.5 %1999: 60.4 %2000: 61.3 %2001: 62.3 %2002: 63.3 %2003: 64.4 %2004: 65.9 %2005: 67.6 %2006: 69.3 %2007: 71 %2008: 72.5 %2009: 73.6 %2010: 74.2 %2011: 74.2 %2012: 74.2 %2013: 74.2 %2014: 74.2 %2015: 74.1 %2016: 74.1 %2017: 73.9 %2018: 73.8 %2019: 73.5 %2020: 73.3 %2021: 72.9 %2022: 72.4 %2023: 72.4 %2024: 72.4 %2025: 72.5 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202572.5
202472.4
202372.4
202272.4
202172.9
202073.3
201973.5
201873.8
201773.9
201674.1
201574.1
201474.2
201374.2
201274.2
201174.2
201074.2
200973.6
200872.5
200771
200669.3
200567.6
200465.9
200364.4
200263.3
200162.3
200061.3
199960.4
199859.5
199758.6
199657.8
199557.1
199456.5
199356
199255.6
199155.3
199055
198954.7
198854.4
198754.2
198654
198553.7
198453.4
198353.1
198252.6
198152.1
198051.5
197950.7
197849.7
197748.6
197647.5
197546.3
197445
197343.8
197242.6
197141.4
197040.2
196939.2
196838.1
196737.1
196636
196534.9
196433.9
196332.9
196231.9
196131
196030.2

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Dominican Republic?

Urban population share in the Dominican Republic was 72.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 80th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Dominican Republic?

74.2% in 2011, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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