Share of the population that is female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of the population that is female was 50.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that is female in Dominican Republic, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Dominican Republic is 50.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Dominican Republic peaked at 50.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 1960.
Dominican Republic ranks 117th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.7% | 49.6% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.9% | 49.9% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 50.2% | 50.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 114 Switzerland 50.3% compare
- 115 Liechtenstein 50.3% compare
- 116 Chile 50.3% compare
- 118 New Zealand 50.3% compare
- 119 Kenya 50.3% compare
- 120 Denmark 50.3% compare
More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 99,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 96,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 100,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 97,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 101,174 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Dominican Republic?
- Share of the population that is female in Dominican Republic was 50.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 1960.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of the population that is female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 117th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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