Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 82.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.7%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
128th
of 215 countries
All-time high
84.4%
in 2022
All-time low
51.3%
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Dominican Republic, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Dominican Republic stood at 82.7%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Dominican Republic peaked at 84.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 1960.
That places Dominican Republic 128th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.3% | — |
| 1961 | 52.4% | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 53.5% | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 54.1% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 55.5% | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 55.9% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 57.4% | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 58.5% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 59.4% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 60.2% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 60.9% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 61.6% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 62.2% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 62.7% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 63.7% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 64.2% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 64.6% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 64.2% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 65.8% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 66.2% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 66.8% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 67.4% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 68.2% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 68.9% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 69.6% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 70.3% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 71.0% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 71.7% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 72.4% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 73.1% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 73.7% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 74.2% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 74.8% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 75.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 75.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 75.9% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 75.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 76.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 77.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 77.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 76.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 78.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 80.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 81.1% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | -0.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 82.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.8%, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 82.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.8% | 51.3% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.2% | 60.9% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.6% | 65.8% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.7% | 72.4% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.3% | 76.8% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 80.1% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 81.1% | 84.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,903 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8225 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,035 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,035 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Dominican Republic?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Dominican Republic was 82.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 1960.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Dominican Republic ranks 128th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.