Years colonized in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Years colonized was 371 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
371
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 159 countries
All-time high
371
in 1865
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Dominican Republic, 1462–2022

0100200300400146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 371 for years colonized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Dominican Republic peaked at 371 in 1865 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Dominican Republic ranks 9th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Years colonized in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Dominican Republic, 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 1 —
1496 2 +100.0%
1497 3 +50.0%
1498 4 +33.3%
1499 5 +25.0%
1500 6 +20.0%
1501 7 +16.7%
1502 8 +14.3%
1503 9 +12.5%
1504 10 +11.1%
1505 11 +10.0%
1506 12 +9.1%
1507 13 +8.3%
1508 14 +7.7%
1509 15 +7.1%
1510 16 +6.7%
1511 17 +6.2%
1512 18 +5.9%
1513 19 +5.6%
1514 20 +5.3%
1515 21 +5.0%
1516 22 +4.8%
1517 23 +4.5%
1518 24 +4.3%
1519 25 +4.2%
1520 26 +4.0%
1521 27 +3.8%
1522 28 +3.7%
1523 29 +3.6%
1524 30 +3.4%
1525 31 +3.3%
1526 32 +3.2%
1527 33 +3.1%
1528 34 +3.0%
1529 35 +2.9%
1530 36 +2.9%
1531 37 +2.8%
1532 38 +2.7%
1533 39 +2.6%
1534 40 +2.6%
1535 41 +2.5%
1536 42 +2.4%
1537 43 +2.4%
1538 44 +2.3%
1539 45 +2.3%
1540 46 +2.2%
1541 47 +2.2%
1542 48 +2.1%
1543 49 +2.1%
1544 50 +2.0%
1545 51 +2.0%
1546 52 +2.0%
1547 53 +1.9%
1548 54 +1.9%
1549 55 +1.9%
1550 56 +1.8%
1551 57 +1.8%
1552 58 +1.8%
1553 59 +1.7%
1554 60 +1.7%
1555 61 +1.7%
1556 62 +1.6%
1557 63 +1.6%
1558 64 +1.6%
1559 65 +1.6%
1560 66 +1.5%
1561 67 +1.5%
1562 68 +1.5%
1563 69 +1.5%
1564 70 +1.4%
1565 71 +1.4%
1566 72 +1.4%
1567 73 +1.4%
1568 74 +1.4%
1569 75 +1.4%
1570 76 +1.3%
1571 77 +1.3%
1572 78 +1.3%
1573 79 +1.3%
1574 80 +1.3%
1575 81 +1.2%
1576 82 +1.2%
1577 83 +1.2%
1578 84 +1.2%
1579 85 +1.2%
1580 86 +1.2%
1581 87 +1.2%
1582 88 +1.1%
1583 89 +1.1%
1584 90 +1.1%
1585 91 +1.1%
1586 92 +1.1%
1587 93 +1.1%
1588 94 +1.1%
1589 95 +1.1%
1590 96 +1.1%
1591 97 +1.0%
1592 98 +1.0%
1593 99 +1.0%
1594 100 +1.0%
1595 101 +1.0%
1596 102 +1.0%
1597 103 +1.0%
1598 104 +1.0%
1599 105 +1.0%
1600 106 +1.0%
1601 107 +0.9%
1602 108 +0.9%
1603 109 +0.9%
1604 110 +0.9%
1605 111 +0.9%
1606 112 +0.9%
1607 113 +0.9%
1608 114 +0.9%
1609 115 +0.9%
1610 116 +0.9%
1611 117 +0.9%
1612 118 +0.9%
1613 119 +0.8%
1614 120 +0.8%
1615 121 +0.8%
1616 122 +0.8%
1617 123 +0.8%
1618 124 +0.8%
1619 125 +0.8%
1620 126 +0.8%
1621 127 +0.8%
1622 128 +0.8%
1623 129 +0.8%
1624 130 +0.8%
1625 131 +0.8%
1626 132 +0.8%
1627 133 +0.8%
1628 134 +0.8%
1629 135 +0.7%
1630 136 +0.7%
1631 137 +0.7%
1632 138 +0.7%
1633 139 +0.7%
1634 140 +0.7%
1635 141 +0.7%
1636 142 +0.7%
1637 143 +0.7%
1638 144 +0.7%
1639 145 +0.7%
1640 146 +0.7%
1641 147 +0.7%
1642 148 +0.7%
1643 149 +0.7%
1644 150 +0.7%
1645 151 +0.7%
1646 152 +0.7%
1647 153 +0.7%
1648 154 +0.7%
1649 155 +0.6%
1650 156 +0.6%
1651 157 +0.6%
1652 158 +0.6%
1653 159 +0.6%
1654 160 +0.6%
1655 161 +0.6%
1656 162 +0.6%
1657 163 +0.6%
1658 164 +0.6%
1659 165 +0.6%
1660 166 +0.6%
1661 167 +0.6%
1662 168 +0.6%
1663 169 +0.6%
1664 170 +0.6%
1665 171 +0.6%
1666 172 +0.6%
1667 173 +0.6%
1668 174 +0.6%
1669 175 +0.6%
1670 176 +0.6%
1671 177 +0.6%
1672 178 +0.6%
1673 179 +0.6%
1674 180 +0.6%
1675 181 +0.6%
1676 182 +0.6%
1677 183 +0.5%
1678 184 +0.5%
1679 185 +0.5%
1680 186 +0.5%
1681 187 +0.5%
1682 188 +0.5%
1683 189 +0.5%
1684 190 +0.5%
1685 191 +0.5%
1686 192 +0.5%
1687 193 +0.5%
1688 194 +0.5%
1689 195 +0.5%
1690 196 +0.5%
1691 197 +0.5%
1692 198 +0.5%
1693 199 +0.5%
1694 200 +0.5%
1695 201 +0.5%
1696 202 +0.5%
1697 203 +0.5%
1698 204 +0.5%
1699 205 +0.5%
1700 206 +0.5%
1701 207 +0.5%
1702 208 +0.5%
1703 209 +0.5%
1704 210 +0.5%
1705 211 +0.5%
1706 212 +0.5%
1707 213 +0.5%
1708 214 +0.5%
1709 215 +0.5%
1710 216 +0.5%
1711 217 +0.5%
1712 218 +0.5%
1713 219 +0.5%
1714 220 +0.5%
1715 221 +0.5%
1716 222 +0.5%
1717 223 +0.5%
1718 224 +0.4%
1719 225 +0.4%
1720 226 +0.4%
1721 227 +0.4%
1722 228 +0.4%
1723 229 +0.4%
1724 230 +0.4%
1725 231 +0.4%
1726 232 +0.4%
1727 233 +0.4%
1728 234 +0.4%
1729 235 +0.4%
1730 236 +0.4%
1731 237 +0.4%
1732 238 +0.4%
1733 239 +0.4%
1734 240 +0.4%
1735 241 +0.4%
1736 242 +0.4%
1737 243 +0.4%
1738 244 +0.4%
1739 245 +0.4%
1740 246 +0.4%
1741 247 +0.4%
1742 248 +0.4%
1743 249 +0.4%
1744 250 +0.4%
1745 251 +0.4%
1746 252 +0.4%
1747 253 +0.4%
1748 254 +0.4%
1749 255 +0.4%
1750 256 +0.4%
1751 257 +0.4%
1752 258 +0.4%
1753 259 +0.4%
1754 260 +0.4%
1755 261 +0.4%
1756 262 +0.4%
1757 263 +0.4%
1758 264 +0.4%
1759 265 +0.4%
1760 266 +0.4%
1761 267 +0.4%
1762 268 +0.4%
1763 269 +0.4%
1764 270 +0.4%
1765 271 +0.4%
1766 272 +0.4%
1767 273 +0.4%
1768 274 +0.4%
1769 275 +0.4%
1770 276 +0.4%
1771 277 +0.4%
1772 278 +0.4%
1773 279 +0.4%
1774 280 +0.4%
1775 281 +0.4%
1776 282 +0.4%
1777 283 +0.4%
1778 284 +0.4%
1779 285 +0.4%
1780 286 +0.4%
1781 287 +0.3%
1782 288 +0.3%
1783 289 +0.3%
1784 290 +0.3%
1785 291 +0.3%
1786 292 +0.3%
1787 293 +0.3%
1788 294 +0.3%
1789 295 +0.3%
1790 296 +0.3%
1791 297 +0.3%
1792 298 +0.3%
1793 299 +0.3%
1794 300 +0.3%
1795 301 +0.3%
1796 302 +0.3%
1797 303 +0.3%
1798 304 +0.3%
1799 305 +0.3%
1800 306 +0.3%
1801 307 +0.3%
1802 308 +0.3%
1803 309 +0.3%
1804 310 +0.3%
1805 311 +0.3%
1806 312 +0.3%
1807 313 +0.3%
1808 314 +0.3%
1809 315 +0.3%
1810 316 +0.3%
1811 317 +0.3%
1812 318 +0.3%
1813 319 +0.3%
1814 320 +0.3%
1815 321 +0.3%
1816 322 +0.3%
1817 323 +0.3%
1818 324 +0.3%
1819 325 +0.3%
1820 326 +0.3%
1821 327 +0.3%
1822 328 +0.3%
1823 329 +0.3%
1824 330 +0.3%
1825 331 +0.3%
1826 332 +0.3%
1827 333 +0.3%
1828 334 +0.3%
1829 335 +0.3%
1830 336 +0.3%
1831 337 +0.3%
1832 338 +0.3%
1833 339 +0.3%
1834 340 +0.3%
1835 341 +0.3%
1836 342 +0.3%
1837 343 +0.3%
1838 344 +0.3%
1839 345 +0.3%
1840 346 +0.3%
1841 347 +0.3%
1842 348 +0.3%
1843 349 +0.3%
1844 350 +0.3%
1845 351 +0.3%
1846 352 +0.3%
1847 353 +0.3%
1848 354 +0.3%
1849 355 +0.3%
1850 356 +0.3%
1851 357 +0.3%
1852 358 +0.3%
1853 359 +0.3%
1854 360 +0.3%
1855 361 +0.3%
1856 362 +0.3%
1857 363 +0.3%
1858 364 +0.3%
1859 365 +0.3%
1860 366 +0.3%
1861 367 +0.3%
1862 368 +0.3%
1863 369 +0.3%
1864 370 +0.3%
1865 371 +0.3%
1866 371 +0.0%
1867 371 +0.0%
1868 371 +0.0%
1869 371 +0.0%
1870 371 +0.0%
1871 371 +0.0%
1872 371 +0.0%
1873 371 +0.0%
1874 371 +0.0%
1875 371 +0.0%
1876 371 +0.0%
1877 371 +0.0%
1878 371 +0.0%
1879 371 +0.0%
1880 371 +0.0%
1881 371 +0.0%
1882 371 +0.0%
1883 371 +0.0%
1884 371 +0.0%
1885 371 +0.0%
1886 371 +0.0%
1887 371 +0.0%
1888 371 +0.0%
1889 371 +0.0%
1890 371 +0.0%
1891 371 +0.0%
1892 371 +0.0%
1893 371 +0.0%
1894 371 +0.0%
1895 371 +0.0%
1896 371 +0.0%
1897 371 +0.0%
1898 371 +0.0%
1899 371 +0.0%
1900 371 +0.0%
1901 371 +0.0%
1902 371 +0.0%
1903 371 +0.0%
1904 371 +0.0%
1905 371 +0.0%
1906 371 +0.0%
1907 371 +0.0%
1908 371 +0.0%
1909 371 +0.0%
1910 371 +0.0%
1911 371 +0.0%
1912 371 +0.0%
1913 371 +0.0%
1914 371 +0.0%
1915 371 +0.0%
1916 371 +0.0%
1917 371 +0.0%
1918 371 +0.0%
1919 371 +0.0%
1920 371 +0.0%
1921 371 +0.0%
1922 371 +0.0%
1923 371 +0.0%
1924 371 +0.0%
1925 371 +0.0%
1926 371 +0.0%
1927 371 +0.0%
1928 371 +0.0%
1929 371 +0.0%
1930 371 +0.0%
1931 371 +0.0%
1932 371 +0.0%
1933 371 +0.0%
1934 371 +0.0%
1935 371 +0.0%
1936 371 +0.0%
1937 371 +0.0%
1938 371 +0.0%
1939 371 +0.0%
1940 371 +0.0%
1941 371 +0.0%
1942 371 +0.0%
1943 371 +0.0%
1944 371 +0.0%
1945 371 +0.0%
1946 371 +0.0%
1947 371 +0.0%
1948 371 +0.0%
1949 371 +0.0%
1950 371 +0.0%
1951 371 +0.0%
1952 371 +0.0%
1953 371 +0.0%
1954 371 +0.0%
1955 371 +0.0%
1956 371 +0.0%
1957 371 +0.0%
1958 371 +0.0%
1959 371 +0.0%
1960 371 +0.0%
1961 371 +0.0%
1962 371 +0.0%
1963 371 +0.0%
1964 371 +0.0%
1965 371 +0.0%
1966 371 +0.0%
1967 371 +0.0%
1968 371 +0.0%
1969 371 +0.0%
1970 371 +0.0%
1971 371 +0.0%
1972 371 +0.0%
1973 371 +0.0%
1974 371 +0.0%
1975 371 +0.0%
1976 371 +0.0%
1977 371 +0.0%
1978 371 +0.0%
1979 371 +0.0%
1980 371 +0.0%
1981 371 +0.0%
1982 371 +0.0%
1983 371 +0.0%
1984 371 +0.0%
1985 371 +0.0%
1986 371 +0.0%
1987 371 +0.0%
1988 371 +0.0%
1989 371 +0.0%
1990 371 +0.0%
1991 371 +0.0%
1992 371 +0.0%
1993 371 +0.0%
1994 371 +0.0%
1995 371 +0.0%
1996 371 +0.0%
1997 371 +0.0%
1998 371 +0.0%
1999 371 +0.0%
2000 371 +0.0%
2001 371 +0.0%
2002 371 +0.0%
2003 371 +0.0%
2004 371 +0.0%
2005 371 +0.0%
2006 371 +0.0%
2007 371 +0.0%
2008 371 +0.0%
2009 371 +0.0%
2010 371 +0.0%
2011 371 +0.0%
2012 371 +0.0%
2013 371 +0.0%
2014 371 +0.0%
2015 371 +0.0%
2016 371 +0.0%
2017 371 +0.0%
2018 371 +0.0%
2019 371 +0.0%
2020 371 +0.0%
2021 371 +0.0%
2022 371 +0.0%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 371 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 371 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Dominican Republic 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
1496 +100.0% 1 2
1497 +50.0% 2 3
1498 +33.3% 3 4
1499 +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 1.5 0 5 10
1500s 10.5 6 15 10
1510s 20.5 16 25 10
1520s 30.5 26 35 10
1530s 40.5 36 45 10
1540s 50.5 46 55 10
1550s 60.5 56 65 10
1560s 70.5 66 75 10
1570s 80.5 76 85 10
1580s 90.5 86 95 10
1590s 100.5 96 105 10
1600s 110.5 106 115 10
1610s 120.5 116 125 10
1620s 130.5 126 135 10
1630s 140.5 136 145 10
1640s 150.5 146 155 10
1650s 160.5 156 165 10
1660s 170.5 166 175 10
1670s 180.5 176 185 10
1680s 190.5 186 195 10
1690s 200.5 196 205 10
1700s 210.5 206 215 10
1710s 220.5 216 225 10
1720s 230.5 226 235 10
1730s 240.5 236 245 10
1740s 250.5 246 255 10
1750s 260.5 256 265 10
1760s 270.5 266 275 10
1770s 280.5 276 285 10
1780s 290.5 286 295 10
1790s 300.5 296 305 10
1800s 310.5 306 315 10
1810s 320.5 316 325 10
1820s 330.5 326 335 10
1830s 340.5 336 345 10
1840s 350.5 346 355 10
1850s 360.5 356 365 10
1860s 369.5 366 371 10
1870s 371 371 371 10
1880s 371 371 371 10
1890s 371 371 371 10
1900s 371 371 371 10
1910s 371 371 371 10
1920s 371 371 371 10
1930s 371 371 371 10
1940s 371 371 371 10
1950s 371 371 371 10
1960s 371 371 371 10
1970s 371 371 371 10
1980s 371 371 371 10
1990s 371 371 371 10
2000s 371 371 371 10
2010s 371 371 371 10
2020s 371 371 371 3

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 6 Angola 400 compare
  2. 7 Cuba 389 compare
  3. 8 Guyana 387 compare
  4. 9 Trinidad and Tobago 371 compare
  5. 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 361 compare
  6. 12 Antigua and Barbuda 350 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Dominican Republic?
Years colonized in Dominican Republic was 371 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 371 in 1865.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Dominican Republic rank for years colonized?
Dominican Republic ranks 9th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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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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
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