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Dominican Republic

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population11,520,487 people202584 of 217 · 2025+10.4%
Life expectancy at birth73.87 years2024116 of 217 · 2024+0.99%
Total fertility rate2.22 births per woman202491 of 217 · 2024−9.34%
Population growth+0.81%2025114 of 217 · 2025−0.34 pp
Infant mortality27.7 per 1,000 live births2024146 of 196 · 2024−10.36%
Urban population72.52%202580 of 217 · 2025−1.62 pp
Population ages 65 and above8.19%2025117 of 217 · 2025+2.44 pp
Population density235.1 people per km²202358 of 215 · 2023+11.42%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP28,721.1 current international dollars (PPP)202571 of 185 · 2025+94.01%
Annual GDP growth+2.12%2025132 of 186 · 2025−4.87 pp
Consumer price inflation+3.87%2025110 of 165 · 2025+3.04 pp
Employment
Total unemployment5.09%202592 of 182 · 2025−2.51 pp
Youth unemployment12.31%202590 of 182 · 2025−4.11 pp
Labor force participation64.84%202562 of 182 · 2025+2.83 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet91%202451 of 182 · 2024+41.42 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions11.2 per 100 people202496 of 151 · 2024+92.64%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption14.8%2021124 of 212 · 2021−2 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita2.99 t CO₂e per person2024111 of 203 · 2024+42.35%
Access to electricity99.5%2024131 of 215 · 2024+1 pp
Forest area44.99%202362 of 213 · 2023+1.7 pp
Society
Current health expenditure4.6%2023133 of 192 · 2023−0.33 pp
Maternal mortality124 per 100,000 live births2023137 of 194 · 2023+36.26%

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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