Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 6,925 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Dominican Republic, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Dominican Republic stood at 6,925. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Dominican Republic peaked at 6,925 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,747, in 1960.
Dominican Republic ranks 75th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,747 | — |
| 1965 | 2,035 | +16.5% |
| 1970 | 2,403 | +18.1% |
| 1975 | 2,864 | +19.2% |
| 1980 | 3,317 | +15.8% |
| 1985 | 3,956 | +19.3% |
| 1990 | 4,542 | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 5,129 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 5,713 | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 6,298 | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 6,925 | +10.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 6,925 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,636, 72% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 6,925 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,825, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,891 | 1,747 | 2,035 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2,634 | 2,403 | 2,864 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3,636 | 3,317 | 3,956 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4,836 | 4,542 | 5,129 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6,006 | 5,713 | 6,298 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6,925 | 6,925 | 6,925 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.19 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.07 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,806 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 45,913 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,691 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,685 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 863,765 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Dominican Republic?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Dominican Republic was 6,925 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6,925 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,747 in 1960.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Dominican Republic ranks 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.