Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 was 6.40 million people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Dominican Republic, 1986–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Dominican Republic is 6.40 million people, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Dominican Republic peaked at 6.43 million people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.40 million people, in 1989.
Dominican Republic ranks 49th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 2.94 million people | — |
| 1989 | 1.40 million people | -52.1% |
| 1992 | 2.18 million people | +55.0% |
| 1996 | 3.04 million people | +39.4% |
| 1997 | 3.40 million people | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 3.65 million people | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 3.57 million people | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.67 million people | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.98 million people | -18.7% |
| 2004 | 2.43 million people | -18.4% |
| 2005 | 3.14 million people | +29.1% |
| 2006 | 3.54 million people | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 3.38 million people | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.35 million people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.67 million people | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 3.86 million people | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 3.97 million people | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.94 million people | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.08 million people | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 4.63 million people | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 5.16 million people | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 5.57 million people | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 5.65 million people | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.02 million people | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 6.43 million people | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 5.92 million people | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 5.90 million people | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 6.40 million people | +8.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 6.40 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.40 million people, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 6.40 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.89 million people, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -52.1% | 2.94 million people | 1.40 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.17 million people | 1.40 million people | 2.94 million people | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.87 million people | 2.18 million people | 3.40 million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.34 million people | 2.43 million people | 3.67 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.93 million people | 3.86 million people | 6.43 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.07 million people | 5.90 million people | 6.40 million people | 3 |
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 distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Dominican Republic?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Dominican Republic was 6.40 million people in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6.43 million people in 2019.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million people in 1989.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 49th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $10 per day.