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Dominican Republic: area, population and density
Dominican Republic has 48,198 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 11,520,487; calculated population density is 239 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Dominican Republic ranks 127th of 196 by land area, 85th by population and 46th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 48,198 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 11,520,487World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 239 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Dominican Republic in the country comparison set
Dominican Republic has 48,198 sq km of land area and a population value of 11,520,487 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 127th by land area, 85th by population, and 46th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
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