Dominica

Country in Americas

In brief

Population: 65.9K (2025). World rank 198 of 216; in Americas, 39 of 46. Population growth per year: -0.5% (2025). World rank 198 of 216; in Americas, 42 of 46. Deaths per 1,000 people: 12.6 (2024). World rank 14 of 216; in Americas, 1 of 46. From 2015 to 2025: population 70.4K → 65.9K, population growth per year +0.1% → -0.5%, and living in cities 69.9% → 74%.

Population and migration

Population: 65,871 2025
Population density: 87.7 per km² 2025
Population growth per year: -0.5% 2025
Living in cities: 74% 2025
Net migration per year: -242 2025
Born in another country: 12.7% 2024

Age and life expectancy

Aged 0–14: 17.6% 2025
Aged 15–64: 69.2% 2025
Aged 65 and over: 13.2% 2025
Life expectancy: 71.3 years 2024
Life expectancy, women: 74.7 years 2024
Life expectancy, men: 68.4 years 2024

Births and deaths

Children per woman: 1.5 2024
Births per 1,000 people: 11 2024
Deaths per 1,000 people: 12.6 2024

Society

Languages: English
Religions: Catholic 52.7%, Protestant 29.7%, no religion 9.4%, other 5.4%, and other Christian 1.3% (2011)