Demographics of the Dominican Republic
This article is about the demographic features of the population of the Dominican Republic, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
[edit] CIA World Factbook statistics
The following data are from the CIA World Factbook (update of January 15, 2010),[1] unless otherwise indicated.
[edit] Population
9,927,320 (November 2011 est.)
[edit] Life expectancy
Female: 75.6 years
Male: 71.88 years
Average: 73.7 years
[edit] Age structure
0-14 years: 31.4% (male 1,543,141/female 1,488,016)
15-64 years: 62.7% (male 3,087,351/female 2,960,319)
65 years and older: 5.9% (Male 247,738; Female 285,407) (2009 est.)
[edit] Population growth rate
1.489% (2009 est.)
[edit] Birth rate
22.39 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
[edit] Death rate
7.30deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
[edit] Net migration rate
-2.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
[edit] Urbanization
Urban population: 69% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[edit] Sex ratio
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and older: 0.86 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
[edit] Infant mortality rate
total: 25.96 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 28 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 23.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
[edit] Life expectancy at birth
total population: 73.7 years
male: 71.88 years
female: 75.6 years (2009 est.)
[edit] Total fertility rate
2.76 children born/woman (2009 est.) 2.44 children born/woman (2011 est.)
[edit] Nationality
noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican
[edit] Ethnic groups
mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11%
[edit] Religions
Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
[edit] Languages
[edit] Literacy
definition: age 15 and older can read and write
total population: 87%
male: 86.8%
female: 87.2% (2002 census)
[edit] References
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