Population growth in Dominica
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Dominica increased from 60,020.00 to 72,412.00 people. This is a growth of 20.6 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Dominica was recorded in 1967 with 2.09 percent. The biggest decrease in 2015 with -1.52 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Dominica in 2021 was 34.90 years (median value).
Around 71 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 1.0 percent annually.
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Population development in Dominica since 1960
(Data given in 1000 inhabitants)| Year | Population Dominica | Change Dominica | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 61,000 | 1.69 % | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |||
| 1962 | 62,000 | 1.54 % | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |||
| 1963 | 63,000 | 1.52 % | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |||
| 1964 | 64,000 | 1.60 % | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1965 | 65,000 | 1.76 % | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |||
| 1966 | 66,000 | 1.93 % | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |||
| 1967 | 68,000 | 2.09 % | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1968 | 69,000 | 1.99 % | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |||
| 1969 | 70,000 | 1.71 % | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1970 | 71,000 | 1.24 % | 25.8 ‰ | 10.9 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 72,000 | 0.68 % | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |||
| 1972 | 72,000 | 0.23 % | 37.0 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | ||
| 1973 | 72,000 | 0.01 % | 32.7 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | ||
| 1974 | 72,000 | 0.10 % | 29.2 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | ||
| 1975 | 72,000 | 0.38 % | 25.1 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | ||
| 1976 | 73,000 | 0.80 % | 24.7 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 73,000 | 1.07 % | 24.0 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 74,000 | 1.14 % | 24.0 ‰ | 5.8 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 75,000 | 0.92 % | 21.0 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 75,000 | 0.48 % | 24.8 ‰ | 5.3 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 75,000 | -0.01 % | 22.5 ‰ | 4.6 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 75,000 | -0.40 % | 23.3 ‰ | 5.4 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 74,000 | -0.70 % | 24.3 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 74,000 | -0.86 % | 20.8 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 73,000 | -0.87 % | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1986 | 73,000 | -0.92 % | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |||
| 1987 | 72,000 | -0.95 % | 23.6 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 71,000 | -0.88 % | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |||
| 1989 | 71,000 | -0.69 % | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |||
| 1990 | 70,000 | -0.42 % | 23.0 ‰ | 8.6 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 70,000 | -0.06 % | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |||
| 1992 | 71,000 | 0.24 % | 24.0 ‰ | 5.7 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 71,000 | 0.39 % | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |||
| 1994 | 71,000 | 0.32 % | 21.6 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 71,000 | 0.09 % | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |||
| 1996 | 71,000 | -0.24 % | 19.1 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 71,000 | -0.48 % | 21.5 ‰ | 6.2 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 70,000 | -0.58 % | 16.2 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 70,000 | -0.51 % | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |||
| 2000 | 70,000 | -0.25 % | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |||
| 2001 | 70,000 | 0.03 % | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |||
| 2002 | 70,000 | 0.24 % | 15.4 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 70,000 | 0.38 % | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |||
| 2004 | 70,000 | 0.41 % | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |||
| 2005 | 71,000 | 0.27 % | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |||
| 2006 | 71,000 | 0.20 % | 14.9 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 71,000 | 0.11 % | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |||
| 2008 | 71,000 | 0.05 % | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |||
| 2009 | 71,000 | 0.03 % | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |||
| 2010 | 71,000 | 0.04 % | 13.2 ‰ | 8.3 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 71,000 | 0.05 % | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |||
| 2012 | 71,000 | 0.06 % | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |||
| 2013 | 71,000 | 0.09 % | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |||
| 2014 | 71,000 | 0.10 % | 12.0 ‰ | 8.2 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 70,000 | -1.52 % | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |||
| 2016 | 70,000 | 0.10 % | 9.6 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | ||
| 2017 | 70,000 | 0.47 % | 13.1 ‰ | 11.5 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 71,000 | 0.60 % | 8.4 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | ||
| 2019 | 71,000 | 0.85 % | 13.3 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 72,000 | 0.79 % | 13.3 ‰ | 8.2 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 72,000 | 0.58 % | 13.3 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Dominica
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2021 in the graph: The population in Dominica increased by about 420 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 9.0 per 1,000 people (~ 650 deaths) and the birth rate was 13.3 per 1,000 people (~ 960 births). As a result, around 110 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 7 years, the number of average deaths per year was 642 in Dominica. The number of births was 930 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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