Number of people living in extreme poverty in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 11.34 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Dominican Republic, 1986–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people living in extreme poverty in Dominican Republic stood at 11.34 million people. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Dominican Republic peaked at 11.34 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.53 million people, in 1989.
That places Dominican Republic 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 6.00 million people | — |
| 1989 | 5.53 million people | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 6.70 million people | +21.1% |
| 1996 | 7.39 million people | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 7.51 million people | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 7.87 million people | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 8.15 million people | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 8.06 million people | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 8.02 million people | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 7.77 million people | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 8.32 million people | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 8.58 million people | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 8.72 million people | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 8.89 million people | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 9.08 million people | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 9.28 million people | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 9.41 million people | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 9.52 million people | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.74 million people | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 9.89 million people | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 10.09 million people | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 10.24 million people | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 10.50 million people | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 10.66 million people | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 10.78 million people | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 10.86 million people | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 10.98 million people | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 11.12 million people | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 11.19 million people | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 11.34 million people | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.77 million people | 5.53 million people | 6.00 million people | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.20 million people | 6.70 million people | 7.51 million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.35 million people | 7.77 million people | 9.08 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.01 million people | 9.28 million people | 10.78 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.10 million people | 10.86 million people | 11.34 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More poverty & inequality data for Dominican Republic
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,455 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Dominican Republic?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Dominican Republic was 11.34 million people in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 11.34 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.53 million people in 1989.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Dominican Republic ranks 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.