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Dominica Population
Dominica had a population of 65,871 in 2025, ranking #198 of 216 countries and territories (0.00% of the world). The population fell by 6.4% over the past ten years and peaked in 1980 at 73,083.
Population of Dominica, 1960–2025
Values in people · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65,871 | -0.50% |
| 2024 | 66,205 | -0.46% |
| 2023 | 66,510 | -0.47% |
| 2022 | 66,826 | -0.56% |
| 2021 | 67,202 | -0.55% |
| 2020 | 67,573 | -0.45% |
| 2019 | 67,880 | -0.43% |
| 2018 | 68,174 | -0.47% |
| 2017 | 68,496 | -1.59% |
| 2016 | 69,606 | -1.14% |
| 2015 | 70,410 | +0.05% |
| 2014 | 70,373 | +0.94% |
| 2013 | 69,715 | +0.86% |
| 2012 | 69,118 | +0.09% |
| 2011 | 69,053 | +0.28% |
| 2010 | 68,859 | -0.01% |
| 2009 | 68,864 | +0.01% |
| 2008 | 68,854 | +0.01% |
| 2007 | 68,847 | +0.06% |
| 2006 | 68,806 | +0.10% |
| 2005 | 68,734 | +0.12% |
| 2004 | 68,649 | +0.17% |
| 2003 | 68,531 | +0.24% |
| 2002 | 68,367 | +0.12% |
| 2001 | 68,288 | -0.33% |
| 2000 | 68,511 | -0.52% |
| 1999 | 68,870 | -0.37% |
| 1998 | 69,124 | -0.25% |
| 1997 | 69,299 | -0.16% |
| 1996 | 69,410 | -0.08% |
| 1995 | 69,469 | -0.01% |
| 1994 | 69,477 | +0.06% |
| 1993 | 69,433 | +0.16% |
| 1992 | 69,325 | +0.04% |
| 1991 | 69,296 | -0.48% |
| 1990 | 69,627 | -0.75% |
| 1989 | 70,153 | -0.64% |
| 1988 | 70,608 | -0.58% |
| 1987 | 71,023 | -0.54% |
| 1986 | 71,406 | -0.47% |
| 1985 | 71,744 | -0.43% |
| 1984 | 72,056 | -0.43% |
| 1983 | 72,365 | -0.44% |
| 1982 | 72,688 | -0.41% |
| 1981 | 72,986 | -0.13% |
| 1980 | 73,083 | +0.17% |
| 1979 | 72,959 | +0.32% |
| 1978 | 72,724 | +0.44% |
| 1977 | 72,406 | +0.54% |
| 1976 | 72,017 | +0.62% |
| 1975 | 71,570 | +0.67% |
| 1974 | 71,091 | +0.72% |
| 1973 | 70,585 | +0.75% |
| 1972 | 70,060 | +0.76% |
| 1971 | 69,532 | +0.91% |
| 1970 | 68,908 | +1.43% |
| 1969 | 67,934 | +1.80% |
| 1968 | 66,732 | +1.75% |
| 1967 | 65,585 | +1.67% |
| 1966 | 64,507 | +1.58% |
| 1965 | 63,505 | +1.47% |
| 1964 | 62,587 | +1.37% |
| 1963 | 61,739 | +1.30% |
| 1962 | 60,948 | +1.23% |
| 1961 | 60,209 | +1.41% |
| 1960 | 59,372 | — |
Demographics of Dominica
Ethnic groups
African descent 84.5%, mixed 9%, Indigenous 3.8%, other 2.1%, unspecified 0.6% (2011 est.)
Languages
English (official), French patois
Religions
Roman Catholic 52.7%, Protestant 29.7% (includes Seventh Day Adventist 6.7%, Pentecostal 6.1%, Baptist 5.2%, Christian Union Church 3.9%, Methodist 2.6%, Gospel Mission 2.1%, other Protestant 3.1%), Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, Rastafarian 1.1%, other 4.3%, none 9.4%, unspecified 1.4% (2011 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 72% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).