What is the difference in population in the largest city between Dominican Republic and Low & middle income?

28.4%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Low & middle income?

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 the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Low & middle income: Population in the largest city

Dominican Republic

43.7%

in 2025

Low & middle income

15.3%

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

32nd

Low & middle income rank

33rd

Population in the largest city over time

Dominican Republic
Low & middle income

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 43.7% against 15.3% in Low & middle income, a difference of 28.4%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 2.9 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Low & middle income ranks 33rd of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Low & middle income	Difference	Ahead
1960s	37.8%	17.8%	20.0%	Dominican Republic
1970s	39.2%	18.4%	20.9%	Dominican Republic
1980s	40.6%	17.3%	23.3%	Dominican Republic
1990s	38.0%	16.4%	21.6%	Dominican Republic
2000s	36.9%	15.3%	21.7%	Dominican Republic
2010s	37.9%	14.8%	23.2%	Dominican Republic
2020s	42.6%	15.0%	27.6%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, Dominican Republic or Low & middle income?: Dominican Republic, at 43.7% against 15.3% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between Dominican Republic and Low & middle income?: 28.4%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Low & middle income?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Low & middle income rank globally for population in the largest city?: Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Low & middle income ranks 33rd of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 12,906 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.