Demographics of Dominica

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date23 May 2025

As of 2025, the population of Dominica is projected at 66k, compared to 66k in 2024. It ranks 206th in the world by population and 29th in North America. The population growth rate in 2025 is projected at -0.56 percent, the 203rd highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 33k males and 33k females in Dominica. The percentage of the male population is 49.94%, compared to 50.07% of the female population. Dominica has 85 more females than males. The sex ratio in Dominica in 2025 will be 99.741 males per 100 females. Dominica is in the 157th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Dominica population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
195025,12225,07450,1960.34100.191
195525,26527,68852,9521.8091.249
196027,36232,01059,3721.6085.480
196529,48634,01863,5051.5286.678
197032,09936,80968,9081.0587.204
197534,29137,28071,5700.6591.982
198035,92837,15673,0830.0896.695
198535,47936,26571,744-0.4397.833
199034,30335,32469,627-0.8397.110
199534,30935,16069,469-0.0497.580
200033,95934,55368,511-0.6198.281
200534,24634,48968,7340.1299.295
201034,42534,43468,859-0.0599.974
201535,06535,34570,4100.3599.208
202033,90033,67367,573-0.46100.674
202133,71133,49267,202-0.65100.654
202233,49833,32866,826-0.47100.510
202333,29833,21266,510-0.47100.259
202433,10233,10366,205-0.4599.997
202532,89332,97865,871-0.5699.742
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195044.49017.6195.236
195553.40817.7965.907
196060.07616.8086.178
196563.91315.7675.952
197066.20814.5545.215
197569.05916.0143.461
198071.01317.5493.035
198571.91819.9983.116
199070.47121.7973.092
199570.83224.0052.708
200071.71526.6542.346
200572.01628.6441.998
201071.68030.3881.887
201569.96830.5121.648
202071.26934.4441.495
202169.83234.9101.484
202271.08135.2951.482
202371.13235.6181.484
202471.29435.9461.480
202571.45136.2851.470
  • Total
  • Crude

Dominica death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
19501,1811,77823.53635.431
19559212,18717.38541.311
19607882,50713.26942.226
19656622,44010.42138.415
19706252,2009.07631.922
19755301,6727.40923.367
19805261,6167.20122.114
19855521,8547.69925.848
19906691,8089.61525.964
19956711,5249.65921.940
20006671,2289.72917.923
20056931,03210.08815.019
201079396311.51013.986
201576692310.87313.106
202085977112.70611.404
202196275614.31011.251
202286374512.90811.146
202384973812.76311.090
202483672712.62310.980
202582571312.51710.828
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Dominica

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
195017,73033,37034.697
195519,79834,76236.286
196022,71137,30037.846
196524,83140,20738.180
197027,49343,58038.683
197530,76341,33142.671
198035,21640,09846.759
198540,29033,35354.710
199044,73926,18763.079
199546,26825,10064.831
200045,47424,20265.265
200547,03823,58966.601
201048,64722,79368.094
201550,90622,25669.579
202053,35521,69771.090
202153,83321,56871.395
202254,31221,43671.700
202354,77521,29572.006
202455,22421,14572.312
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Dominica population by Age Group (2025)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 1,800 1,744 3,543 5.38 103.211
05-09 1,913 1,889 3,802 5.77 101.271
10-14 2,124 2,131 4,255 6.46 99.672
15-19 2,095 2,244 4,338 6.59 93.360
20-24 2,164 2,184 4,348 6.60 99.084
25-29 2,360 2,326 4,686 7.11 101.462
30-34 2,807 2,768 5,574 8.46 101.409
35-39 2,559 2,557 5,117 7.77 100.078
40-44 2,404 2,320 4,723 7.17 103.621
45-49 1,973 1,837 3,810 5.78 107.403
50-54 2,211 2,162 4,372 6.64 102.266
55-59 2,331 2,305 4,636 7.04 101.128
60-64 2,012 1,959 3,971 6.03 102.705
65-69 1,651 1,589 3,240 4.92 103.902
70-74 1,123 1,150 2,272 3.45 97.652
75-79 722 804 1,526 2.32 89.801
80-84 393 541 933 1.42 72.643
85-89 176 309 485 0.74 56.958
90-94 62 127 189 0.29 48.819
95-99 13 29 43 0.07 44.828
100+ 1 4 5 0.01 25.000
Total 32,894 32,979 65,868 99.742