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Flying home to the Dominican Republic in December? 220,168 Dominicans living abroad arrived in December 2025, the highest monthly figure since 1993
In December 2025, 220,168 non-resident Dominicans arrived in the Dominican Republic by air, the highest monthly figure since 1993, according to the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD). That was 9.01 % more than in December 2024 and 2.04 times the November 2025 figure. 48.55 % arrived through Las Américas airport and 33.23 % through Cibao; 54.96 % came to visit friends or relatives.
Every Wednesday we look at trips home. With Christmas less than two months away, here is a number for anyone planning to fly to the Dominican Republic in December: according to the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) series on passenger arrivals by residence and airport, 220,168 non-resident Dominicans (Dominicans who live abroad) arrived by air in December 2025. It is the highest monthly figure in the whole series, which starts in January 1993.
December doubles November
In November 2025, 107,716 non-resident Dominicans had arrived; December was 2.04 times that figure. Compared with December 2024 (201,963) the increase was 9.01 %, and compared with December 2015 (113,612), 93.79 %, or 1.94 times. That month, Dominicans from abroad were 20.90 % of the 1,053,481 passengers who arrived at the country's airports (Economía con Datos calculations with BCRD data).
Airports, reasons and spending
In December 2025, 106,901 non-resident Dominicans arrived through Las Américas (48.55 %), 73,164 through Cibao (33.23 %), 29,843 through Punta Cana (13.55 %) and 8,054 through Puerto Plata (3.66 %). 120,999 said they came to visit friends or relatives (54.96 %) and 96,231 for recreation (43.71 %); only 9,879 stayed in hotels. In the fourth quarter of 2025, each visitor spent an average of US$639.70 per stay and stayed 15.13 nights; the latest figure, for the second quarter of 2026, is US$733.34 per stay and 14.98 nights.
What does this mean for you?
From January to September 2026, 1,117,893 non-resident Dominicans arrived, 3.09 % more than in the same period of 2025. If you are flying home in December, the latest full data show it is the month when the most Dominicans from abroad arrive: an average of 7,102 per day in December 2025 (Economía con Datos calculation). The monthly series since 1993, by airport, can be downloaded in CSV and Excel on the passenger arrivals by residence and airport page.
Source: Banco Central de la República Dominicana (document in Spanish).
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