Dominican Republic: cities by population
Dominican Republic has a population of 11,609,500 (UN estimate, 2026), with Santo Domingo as its capital. The 50 largest of its 203 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+35%
since 2000 (8,584,190)
+12%
projected by 2050 (12,996,293)
240
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Dominican Republic
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | Nacional | 2,201,941 |
| 2 | Santiago de los Caballeros | Santiago Province | 1,200,000 |
| 3 | Santo Domingo Oeste | Santo Domingo Province | 701,269 |
| 4 | Santo Domingo Este | Santo Domingo Province | 700,000 |
| 5 | San Pedro de Macorís | San Pedro de Macorís | 217,899 |
| 6 | La Romana | La Romana | 208,437 |
| 7 | San Cristóbal | San Cristóbal | 154,040 |
| 8 | Puerto Plata | Puerto Plata | 146,000 |
| 9 | San Francisco de Macorís | Duarte Province | 124,763 |
| 10 | Salvaleón de Higüey | La Altagracia Province | 123,787 |
| 11 | La Vega | La Vega | 102,426 |
| 12 | Punta Cana | La Altagracia Province | 100,023 |
| 13 | Santa Cruz de Barahona | Barahona Province | 77,160 |
| 14 | Bonao | Monseñor Nouel | 73,269 |
| 15 | San Juan de la Maguana | San Juan Province | 72,950 |
| 16 | Bajos de Haina | San Cristóbal | 66,784 |
| 17 | Baní | Peravia | 66,709 |
| 18 | Moca | Espaillat Province | 61,834 |
| 19 | Azua | Azua Province | 59,139 |
| 20 | Mao | Valverde Province | 48,297 |
| 21 | Boca Chica | Santo Domingo Province | 46,300 |
| 22 | Salcedo | Hermanas Mirabal | 45,299 |
| 23 | Esperanza | Valverde Province | 42,169 |
| 24 | Cotuí | Sánchez Ramírez | 41,641 |
| 25 | Villa Altagracia | San Cristóbal | 40,027 |
| 26 | Hato Mayor del Rey | Hato Mayor Province | 35,999 |
| 27 | Nagua | María Trinidad Sánchez | 33,862 |
| 28 | Villa Bisonó | Santiago Province | 33,137 |
| 29 | Jarabacoa | La Vega | 29,983 |
| 30 | Constanza | La Vega | 29,481 |
| 31 | Santa Cruz de El Seibo | El Seíbo | 23,547 |
| 32 | Tamboril | Santiago Province | 23,304 |
| 33 | Las Matas de Farfán | San Juan Province | 21,802 |
| 34 | San José de Ocoa | San José de Ocoa | 21,148 |
| 35 | Bayaguana | Monte Plata Province | 21,055 |
| 36 | Río Grande | Puerto Plata | 20,154 |
| 37 | Monte Llano | Puerto Plata | 19,029 |
| 38 | Neiba | Baoruco Province | 18,670 |
| 39 | Quisqueya | San Pedro de Macorís | 17,694 |
| 40 | San Fernando de Monte Cristi | Monte Cristi Province | 17,001 |
| 41 | Sabana Grande de Boyá | Monte Plata Province | 16,834 |
| 42 | Dajabón | Dajabón | 16,398 |
| 43 | San Ignacio de Sabaneta | Santiago Rodríguez | 16,380 |
| 44 | Monte Plata | Monte Plata Province | 15,532 |
| 45 | Sabana de la Mar | Hato Mayor Province | 13,977 |
| 46 | Duvergé | Independencia | 13,405 |
| 47 | Cambita Garabitos | San Cristóbal | 13,382 |
| 48 | La Julia | Nacional | 12,575 |
| 49 | Cabral | Barahona Province | 12,303 |
| 50 | Comendador | Elías Piña | 12,070 |
Twenty years earlier: Dominican Republic in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 8,978,654.
Common questions
What is the population of Dominican Republic?
Dominican Republic has a population of 11,609,500, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 12,996,293 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Dominican Republic?
Santo Domingo.