Years colonized in Dominica

Dominica: Years colonized was 306 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
306
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 159 countries
All-time high
306
in 1978
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Dominica, 1462–2022

0100200300146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years colonized in Dominica is 306, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Dominica peaked at 306 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Dominica ranks 21st of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Dominica, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Dominica, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 1 —
1633 2 +100.0%
1634 3 +50.0%
1635 4 +33.3%
1636 5 +25.0%
1637 6 +20.0%
1638 7 +16.7%
1639 8 +14.3%
1640 9 +12.5%
1641 10 +11.1%
1642 11 +10.0%
1643 12 +9.1%
1644 13 +8.3%
1645 14 +7.7%
1646 15 +7.1%
1647 16 +6.7%
1648 17 +6.2%
1649 18 +5.9%
1650 19 +5.6%
1651 20 +5.3%
1652 21 +5.0%
1653 22 +4.8%
1654 23 +4.5%
1655 24 +4.3%
1656 25 +4.2%
1657 26 +4.0%
1658 27 +3.8%
1659 28 +3.7%
1660 29 +3.6%
1661 30 +3.4%
1662 31 +3.3%
1663 32 +3.2%
1664 33 +3.1%
1665 34 +3.0%
1666 35 +2.9%
1667 36 +2.9%
1668 37 +2.8%
1669 38 +2.7%
1670 39 +2.6%
1671 40 +2.6%
1672 41 +2.5%
1673 42 +2.4%
1674 43 +2.4%
1675 44 +2.3%
1676 45 +2.3%
1677 46 +2.2%
1678 47 +2.2%
1679 48 +2.1%
1680 49 +2.1%
1681 50 +2.0%
1682 51 +2.0%
1683 52 +2.0%
1684 53 +1.9%
1685 54 +1.9%
1686 55 +1.9%
1687 56 +1.8%
1688 57 +1.8%
1689 58 +1.8%
1690 59 +1.7%
1691 60 +1.7%
1692 61 +1.7%
1693 62 +1.6%
1694 63 +1.6%
1695 64 +1.6%
1696 65 +1.6%
1697 66 +1.5%
1698 67 +1.5%
1699 68 +1.5%
1700 69 +1.5%
1701 70 +1.4%
1702 71 +1.4%
1703 72 +1.4%
1704 73 +1.4%
1705 74 +1.4%
1706 75 +1.4%
1707 76 +1.3%
1708 77 +1.3%
1709 78 +1.3%
1710 79 +1.3%
1711 80 +1.3%
1712 81 +1.2%
1713 82 +1.2%
1714 83 +1.2%
1715 84 +1.2%
1716 85 +1.2%
1717 86 +1.2%
1718 87 +1.2%
1719 88 +1.1%
1720 89 +1.1%
1721 90 +1.1%
1722 91 +1.1%
1723 92 +1.1%
1724 93 +1.1%
1725 94 +1.1%
1726 95 +1.1%
1727 96 +1.1%
1728 97 +1.0%
1729 98 +1.0%
1730 99 +1.0%
1731 100 +1.0%
1732 101 +1.0%
1733 102 +1.0%
1734 103 +1.0%
1735 104 +1.0%
1736 105 +1.0%
1737 106 +1.0%
1738 107 +0.9%
1739 108 +0.9%
1740 109 +0.9%
1741 110 +0.9%
1742 111 +0.9%
1743 112 +0.9%
1744 113 +0.9%
1745 114 +0.9%
1746 115 +0.9%
1747 116 +0.9%
1748 117 +0.9%
1749 118 +0.9%
1750 119 +0.8%
1751 120 +0.8%
1752 121 +0.8%
1753 122 +0.8%
1754 123 +0.8%
1755 124 +0.8%
1756 125 +0.8%
1757 126 +0.8%
1758 127 +0.8%
1759 128 +0.8%
1760 129 +0.8%
1761 130 +0.8%
1762 131 +0.8%
1763 132 +0.8%
1764 132 +0.0%
1765 132 +0.0%
1766 132 +0.0%
1767 132 +0.0%
1768 132 +0.0%
1769 132 +0.0%
1770 132 +0.0%
1771 132 +0.0%
1772 132 +0.0%
1773 132 +0.0%
1774 132 +0.0%
1775 132 +0.0%
1776 132 +0.0%
1777 132 +0.0%
1778 132 +0.0%
1779 132 +0.0%
1780 132 +0.0%
1781 132 +0.0%
1782 132 +0.0%
1783 132 +0.0%
1784 132 +0.0%
1785 132 +0.0%
1786 132 +0.0%
1787 132 +0.0%
1788 132 +0.0%
1789 132 +0.0%
1790 132 +0.0%
1791 132 +0.0%
1792 132 +0.0%
1793 132 +0.0%
1794 132 +0.0%
1795 132 +0.0%
1796 132 +0.0%
1797 132 +0.0%
1798 132 +0.0%
1799 132 +0.0%
1800 132 +0.0%
1801 132 +0.0%
1802 132 +0.0%
1803 132 +0.0%
1804 132 +0.0%
1805 133 +0.8%
1806 134 +0.8%
1807 135 +0.7%
1808 136 +0.7%
1809 137 +0.7%
1810 138 +0.7%
1811 139 +0.7%
1812 140 +0.7%
1813 141 +0.7%
1814 142 +0.7%
1815 143 +0.7%
1816 144 +0.7%
1817 145 +0.7%
1818 146 +0.7%
1819 147 +0.7%
1820 148 +0.7%
1821 149 +0.7%
1822 150 +0.7%
1823 151 +0.7%
1824 152 +0.7%
1825 153 +0.7%
1826 154 +0.7%
1827 155 +0.6%
1828 156 +0.6%
1829 157 +0.6%
1830 158 +0.6%
1831 159 +0.6%
1832 160 +0.6%
1833 161 +0.6%
1834 162 +0.6%
1835 163 +0.6%
1836 164 +0.6%
1837 165 +0.6%
1838 166 +0.6%
1839 167 +0.6%
1840 168 +0.6%
1841 169 +0.6%
1842 170 +0.6%
1843 171 +0.6%
1844 172 +0.6%
1845 173 +0.6%
1846 174 +0.6%
1847 175 +0.6%
1848 176 +0.6%
1849 177 +0.6%
1850 178 +0.6%
1851 179 +0.6%
1852 180 +0.6%
1853 181 +0.6%
1854 182 +0.6%
1855 183 +0.5%
1856 184 +0.5%
1857 185 +0.5%
1858 186 +0.5%
1859 187 +0.5%
1860 188 +0.5%
1861 189 +0.5%
1862 190 +0.5%
1863 191 +0.5%
1864 192 +0.5%
1865 193 +0.5%
1866 194 +0.5%
1867 195 +0.5%
1868 196 +0.5%
1869 197 +0.5%
1870 198 +0.5%
1871 199 +0.5%
1872 200 +0.5%
1873 201 +0.5%
1874 202 +0.5%
1875 203 +0.5%
1876 204 +0.5%
1877 205 +0.5%
1878 206 +0.5%
1879 207 +0.5%
1880 208 +0.5%
1881 209 +0.5%
1882 210 +0.5%
1883 211 +0.5%
1884 212 +0.5%
1885 213 +0.5%
1886 214 +0.5%
1887 215 +0.5%
1888 216 +0.5%
1889 217 +0.5%
1890 218 +0.5%
1891 219 +0.5%
1892 220 +0.5%
1893 221 +0.5%
1894 222 +0.5%
1895 223 +0.5%
1896 224 +0.4%
1897 225 +0.4%
1898 226 +0.4%
1899 227 +0.4%
1900 228 +0.4%
1901 229 +0.4%
1902 230 +0.4%
1903 231 +0.4%
1904 232 +0.4%
1905 233 +0.4%
1906 234 +0.4%
1907 235 +0.4%
1908 236 +0.4%
1909 237 +0.4%
1910 238 +0.4%
1911 239 +0.4%
1912 240 +0.4%
1913 241 +0.4%
1914 242 +0.4%
1915 243 +0.4%
1916 244 +0.4%
1917 245 +0.4%
1918 246 +0.4%
1919 247 +0.4%
1920 248 +0.4%
1921 249 +0.4%
1922 250 +0.4%
1923 251 +0.4%
1924 252 +0.4%
1925 253 +0.4%
1926 254 +0.4%
1927 255 +0.4%
1928 256 +0.4%
1929 257 +0.4%
1930 258 +0.4%
1931 259 +0.4%
1932 260 +0.4%
1933 261 +0.4%
1934 262 +0.4%
1935 263 +0.4%
1936 264 +0.4%
1937 265 +0.4%
1938 266 +0.4%
1939 267 +0.4%
1940 268 +0.4%
1941 269 +0.4%
1942 270 +0.4%
1943 271 +0.4%
1944 272 +0.4%
1945 273 +0.4%
1946 274 +0.4%
1947 275 +0.4%
1948 276 +0.4%
1949 277 +0.4%
1950 278 +0.4%
1951 279 +0.4%
1952 280 +0.4%
1953 281 +0.4%
1954 282 +0.4%
1955 283 +0.4%
1956 284 +0.4%
1957 285 +0.4%
1958 286 +0.4%
1959 287 +0.3%
1960 288 +0.3%
1961 289 +0.3%
1962 290 +0.3%
1963 291 +0.3%
1964 292 +0.3%
1965 293 +0.3%
1966 294 +0.3%
1967 295 +0.3%
1968 296 +0.3%
1969 297 +0.3%
1970 298 +0.3%
1971 299 +0.3%
1972 300 +0.3%
1973 301 +0.3%
1974 302 +0.3%
1975 303 +0.3%
1976 304 +0.3%
1977 305 +0.3%
1978 306 +0.3%
1979 306 +0.0%
1980 306 +0.0%
1981 306 +0.0%
1982 306 +0.0%
1983 306 +0.0%
1984 306 +0.0%
1985 306 +0.0%
1986 306 +0.0%
1987 306 +0.0%
1988 306 +0.0%
1989 306 +0.0%
1990 306 +0.0%
1991 306 +0.0%
1992 306 +0.0%
1993 306 +0.0%
1994 306 +0.0%
1995 306 +0.0%
1996 306 +0.0%
1997 306 +0.0%
1998 306 +0.0%
1999 306 +0.0%
2000 306 +0.0%
2001 306 +0.0%
2002 306 +0.0%
2003 306 +0.0%
2004 306 +0.0%
2005 306 +0.0%
2006 306 +0.0%
2007 306 +0.0%
2008 306 +0.0%
2009 306 +0.0%
2010 306 +0.0%
2011 306 +0.0%
2012 306 +0.0%
2013 306 +0.0%
2014 306 +0.0%
2015 306 +0.0%
2016 306 +0.0%
2017 306 +0.0%
2018 306 +0.0%
2019 306 +0.0%
2020 306 +0.0%
2021 306 +0.0%
2022 306 +0.0%

Dominica compared with similar countries

  • Dominica's 306 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Dominica's 306 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1633 +100.0% 1 2
1634 +50.0% 2 3
1635 +33.3% 3 4
1636 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 3.6 0 8 10
1640s 13.5 9 18 10
1650s 23.5 19 28 10
1660s 33.5 29 38 10
1670s 43.5 39 48 10
1680s 53.5 49 58 10
1690s 63.5 59 68 10
1700s 73.5 69 78 10
1710s 83.5 79 88 10
1720s 93.5 89 98 10
1730s 103.5 99 108 10
1740s 113.5 109 118 10
1750s 123.5 119 128 10
1760s 131.4 129 132 10
1770s 132 132 132 10
1780s 132 132 132 10
1790s 132 132 132 10
1800s 133.5 132 137 10
1810s 142.5 138 147 10
1820s 152.5 148 157 10
1830s 162.5 158 167 10
1840s 172.5 168 177 10
1850s 182.5 178 187 10
1860s 192.5 188 197 10
1870s 202.5 198 207 10
1880s 212.5 208 217 10
1890s 222.5 218 227 10
1900s 232.5 228 237 10
1910s 242.5 238 247 10
1920s 252.5 248 257 10
1930s 262.5 258 267 10
1940s 272.5 268 277 10
1950s 282.5 278 287 10
1960s 292.5 288 297 10
1970s 302.4 298 306 10
1980s 306 306 306 10
1990s 306 306 306 10
2000s 306 306 306 10
2010s 306 306 306 10
2020s 306 306 306 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Dominica?
Years colonized in Dominica was 306 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Dominica?
The highest recorded value was 306 in 1978.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Dominica?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Dominica rank for years colonized?
Dominica ranks 21st out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Dominica?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Dominica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
Last refreshed