Which has higher population in largest city, Dominican Republic or Germany?

Dominican Republic, at 3.65 million against 3.58 million in Germany as of 2025.

What is the difference in population in largest city between Dominican Republic and Germany?

67,920, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Germany?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Germany: Population in largest city

Dominican Republic

3.65 million

in 2025

Germany

3.58 million

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

51st

Germany rank

53rd

Population in largest city over time

Dominican Republic
Germany

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 3.65 million against 3.58 million in Germany, a difference of 67,920.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 51st and Germany ranks 53rd of 153 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1960s	495,559	3.24 million	2.74 million	Germany
1970s	897,760	3.14 million	2.24 million	Germany
1980s	1.38 million	3.13 million	1.75 million	Germany
1990s	1.70 million	3.44 million	1.75 million	Germany
2000s	2.27 million	3.40 million	1.13 million	Germany
2010s	2.91 million	3.51 million	591,675	Germany
2020s	3.49 million	3.57 million	84,493	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in largest city, Dominican Republic or Germany?: Dominican Republic, at 3.65 million against 3.58 million in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in largest city between Dominican Republic and Germany?: 67,920, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Germany?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Germany rank globally for population in largest city?: Dominican Republic ranks 51st and Germany ranks 53rd of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in largest city
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.