Urban Population: Dominica
Dominica's urban population is currently 73.5% as of 2024. # Dominica Urban Population As of 2024, Dominica's urban population stands at 73.
Current (2024)
73.5%
+0.6% y/y
Peak (2024)
73.5%
Low (1960)
37.9%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Urban Population — Dominica
1960 — 2024
Urban Population — Dominica
Analysis# Dominica Urban Population
As of 2024, Dominica's urban population stands at 73.545%, marking both the country's current level and its all-time peak. This figure represents a dramatic transformation from 1960, when only 37.854% of Dominica's population lived in urban areas—a total increase of 94.3% over six decades. The sustained upward trajectory reflects a fundamental demographic shift toward urbanization across the island nation.
The period from 2015 onward reveals consistent annual growth, with the urban population rising from 69.868% to the current 73.545%. Each year between 2015 and 2024 recorded incremental gains of approximately 0.4 to 0.5 percentage points. This steady acceleration suggests ongoing migration from rural to urban centers, likely driven by economic opportunities, infrastructure development, and service availability concentrated in urban zones.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 73.5% | +0.59% |
| 2023 | 73.1% | +0.59% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +0.58% |
| 2021 | 72.3% | +0.58% |
| 2020 | 71.8% | +0.57% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | +0.57% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +0.56% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +0.56% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | +0.55% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | +0.54% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | +0.54% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | +0.53% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | +0.52% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | +0.59% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +0.58% |
| 2009 | 67.6% | +0.56% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | +0.53% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | +0.50% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | +0.46% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | +0.42% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 66.0% | +0.37% |
| 2003 | 65.7% | +0.31% |
| 2002 | 65.5% | +0.25% |
| 2001 | 65.4% | +0.19% |
| 2000 | 65.2% | +0.14% |
| 1999 | 65.1% | +0.12% |
| 1998 | 65.1% | +0.09% |
| 1997 | 65.0% | +0.09% |
| 1996 | 65.0% | +0.09% |
| 1995 | 64.9% | +0.10% |
| 1994 | 64.8% | +0.13% |
| 1993 | 64.7% | +0.17% |
| 1992 | 64.6% | +0.21% |
| 1991 | 64.5% | +0.67% |
| 1990 | 64.1% | +1.63% |
| 1989 | 63.0% | +2.47% |
| 1988 | 61.5% | +3.16% |
| 1987 | 59.6% | +3.69% |
| 1986 | 57.5% | +4.05% |
| 1985 | 55.3% | +4.20% |
| 1984 | 53.0% | +4.11% |
| 1983 | 50.9% | +3.74% |
| 1982 | 49.1% | +3.00% |
| 1981 | 47.7% | +2.45% |
| 1980 | 46.5% | +2.44% |
| 1979 | 45.4% | +2.46% |
| 1978 | 44.3% | +2.44% |
| 1977 | 43.3% | +2.37% |
| 1976 | 42.3% | +2.24% |
| 1975 | 41.4% | +2.05% |
| 1974 | 40.5% | +1.80% |
| 1973 | 39.8% | +1.49% |
| 1972 | 39.2% | +1.11% |
| 1971 | 38.8% | +0.66% |
| 1970 | 38.5% | +0.33% |
| 1969 | 38.4% | +0.23% |
| 1968 | 38.3% | +0.18% |
| 1967 | 38.3% | +0.14% |
| 1966 | 38.2% | +0.12% |
| 1965 | 38.2% | +0.11% |
| 1964 | 38.1% | +0.12% |
| 1963 | 38.1% | +0.14% |
| 1962 | 38.0% | +0.18% |
| 1961 | 37.9% | +0.24% |
| 1960 | 37.9% | — |
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