Dominican Republic vs Spain: Number of people living in the capital city
Dominican Republic
5.00 million people
in 2100
Spain
4.70 million people
in 2100
Dominican Republic rank
43rd
Spain rank
46th
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Dominican Republic
- Spain
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 5.00 million people against 4.70 million people in Spain, a difference of 299,640 people.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Spain ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 46th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 4.51 million people | 5.54 million people | 1.03 million people | Spain |
| 2030s | 4.87 million people | 5.63 million people | 766,660 people | Spain |
| 2040s | 5.12 million people | 5.64 million people | 517,710 people | Spain |
| 2050s | 5.30 million people | 5.56 million people | 264,865 people | Spain |
| 2060s | 5.38 million people | 5.37 million people | 11,070 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2070s | 5.39 million people | 5.15 million people | 244,445 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2080s | 5.30 million people | 4.97 million people | 336,360 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2090s | 5.15 million people | 4.82 million people | 330,275 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2100s | 5.00 million people | 4.70 million people | 299,640 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, Dominican Republic or Spain?
- Dominican Republic, at 5.00 million people against 4.70 million people in Spain as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Dominican Republic and Spain?
- 299,640 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Spain?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Dominican Republic and Spain rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Dominican Republic ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 46th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.