The National Statistics Office (ONE) says the 2022 National Census found the total population of the Dominican Republic to be 10,760,028 (5,437,095 women and 5,322,933 men). According to Miosotis Rivas, ONE director, this is a 1,304,747 more inhabitants than the 9.455,281 registered for the 2010 National Census. The population increased by about 14%.
41.7% of the population is centered in Greater Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo province and the National District) and adjacent San Cristóbal city. Thousands of new residents have moved to Santiago and La Altagracia attracted by major developments and job opportunities in manufacturing and medical sectors and tourism. La Altagracia is most outstanding, as it almost doubled its population from one census to the other given the boom the tourism activities in Punta Cana have created, resulting in hundreds of thousands relocating to the eastern province.
According to data from the 2022 National Census, the population of the National District (the capital city of the Dominican Republic) and provinces, the percentage of the total population and how they compare to data from the 2010 National Census are:
Santo Domingo: 25.7% of the population. 2,769,589, up from 2,374,370
Santiago: 10% of the population. 1,074,684, up from 963,422
National District: 9.6% of the population. 1,029,110, up from 965,040
San Cristobal: 6.4% of the population, 688,828, up from 569,930
La Altagracia (Punta Cana, Higuey and Veron): 4.1% of the population. 446,060, up from 273,210
La Vega: 4.1% of the population. 442,720, up from 394,205
Puerto Plata: 3.1% of the population. 338,354, up from 321,597
San Pedro de Macoris: 3.1% of the population. 337,145, up from 290,458
Duarte (San Francisco de Macoris): 2.9% of the population. 308,353, up from 289,574
San Juan de la Maguana: 2.3% of the population. 244,668, up from 232,333
Espaillat (Moca): 231,938, down from 233,636
Azua: 236,478 up from 214,311
Peravia (Baní): 209,372 up from 184,344
Monte Plata: 205,499 up from 185,956
Barahona: 200,884 up from 197,105
Monseñor Nouel (Bonao): 195,547 up from 165,224
Valverde (Mao): 183,738 up from 163,030
Sánchez Ramirez (Cotuí): 162,638 up from 151,3
María Trinidad Sánchez: 156,633 up from 140,925
Montecristi: 123,519 up from 109,607
Samana (Samana and Las Terrenas): 111,990 up from 101,494
Bahoruco: 108,717 up from 97,313
Hermanas Mirabal (Salcedo): 96,442 up from 92,193
El Seibo: 99,168 up from 87,680
Hato Mayor: 100,134 up from 85,017
Dajabón: 74,809 up from 63,955
San Jose de Ocoa: 69,081 up from 59,544
Elías Piña: 64,615 up from 63,029
Santiago Rodríguez: 64,635 up from 57,476
Independencia (Jimaní): 60,692 up from 52,589
Pedernales: 34,375 up from 31,587
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National Statistics Office
2010 Census
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