Rural population as a share of total population fell 3.85% to 16.8% in Dominican Republic in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Dominican Republic reached an all time high of 69.8% in 1960 and an all time low of 16.8% in 2021. When compared to Dominican Republic's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Cuba amounted to 22.7%, 43.3% in Jamaica, 19.0% in Mexico and 17.1% in USA in 2021.
Dominican Republic has been ranked 142nd within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 15 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | % | 54.6% | 54.5% | 54.4% | 54.3% | 54.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.6% | 18.5% | ||||||||||||||||
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| China | % | 44.5% | 43.3% | 42.0% | 40.8% | 39.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | % | 23.1% | 23.1% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 22.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | % | 21.4% | 20.6% | 19.7% | 18.9% | 18.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | 50.0% | 49.7% | 49.3% | 48.9% | 48.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Haiti | % | 47.6% | 46.6% | 45.7% | 44.7% | 43.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | 44.8% | 44.2% | 43.5% | 42.9% | 42.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | % | 45.2% | 44.9% | 44.6% | 44.3% | 44.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 8.62% | 8.54% | 8.47% | 8.38% | 8.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 20.7% | 20.4% | 20.1% | 19.8% | 19.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 18.3% | 18.1% | 17.9% | 17.7% | 17.5% |
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