Dominican Republic vs IDA total: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Dominican Republic
31.7%
in 2025
IDA total
15.5%
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
33rd
IDA total rank
32nd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Dominican Republic
- IDA total
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 31.7% against 15.5% in IDA total, a difference of 16.2%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 2.0 times IDA total's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 33rd and IDA total ranks 32nd of 121 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.1% | 6.2% | 6.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 17.9% | 8.1% | 9.8% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 9.9% | 11.8% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 11.4% | 10.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 12.5% | 12.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 13.7% | 14.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 15.0% | 15.9% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Dominican Republic or IDA total?
- Dominican Republic, at 31.7% against 15.5% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Dominican Republic and IDA total?
- 16.2%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and IDA total?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and IDA total rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Dominican Republic ranks 33rd and IDA total ranks 32nd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.