Demographics of the Dominican Republic
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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.
| Population | Births | Deaths | Natural change | |
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| 2007 | 138 047 | 33 009 | 105 038 | |
| 2008 | 141 702 | 32 991 | 108 711 | |
| 2009 | 141 184 | 32 826 | 108 358 | |
| 2010 | 9 445 281 | 138 752 | 35 244 | 103 508 |
| 2011 | 128 836 | 33 995 | 94 841 |
Largest cities and metropolitan areas [edit]
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Largest cities or towns of Dominican Republic [1] |
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| Rank | City name | Province | Pop. | Rank | City name | Province | Pop. | ||
| 1 | Greater Santo Domingo | Distrito Nacional | 2,907,100 | 11 | Higüey−La Otra Banda conurbation | La Altagracia | 153,174 | ||
| 2 | Santo Domingo | Distrito Nacional | 965,040 | 12 | Higüey | La Altagracia | 147,978 | ||
| 3 | Santo Domingo Este | Santo Domingo | 851,853 | 13 | San Cristóbal | San Cristóbal | 138,455 | ||
| 4 | Santiago-Licey al Medio-Tamboril−Puñal−Moca−Río Verde Arriba conurbation | Santiago | 745,293 | 14 | San Francisco de Macorís | Duarte | 132,725 | ||
| 5 | Santiago | Santiago | 550,753 | 15 | La Romana | La Romana | 127,623 | ||
| 6 | Santo Domingo Norte | Santo Domingo | 446,753 | 16 | Puerto Plata | Puerto Plata | 118,282 | ||
| 7 | Santo Domingo Oeste | Santo Domingo | 318,181 | 17 | La Vega | La Vega | 104,536 | ||
| 8 | La Romana−Villa Hermosa−Caleta conurbation | La Romana | 214,109 | 18 | Boca Chica−La Caleta conurbation | Santo Domingo | 100,525 | ||
| 9 | Los Alcarrizos | Santo Domingo | 186,818 | 19 | Boca Chica | Santo Domingo | 75,827 | ||
| 10 | San Pedro de Macorís | San Pedro de Macorís | 185,255 | 20 | Baní | Peravia | 72,466 | ||
CIA World Factbook statistics [edit]
The following data are from the CIA World Factbook (update of January 15, 2010),[1] unless otherwise indicated.
Population: 10,089 (July 2012 est.)
Life expectancy [edit]
Female: 79.69 years (2012 est.)
Male: 75.28 years
Average: 77.44 years
Age structure [edit]
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.)
Population growth rate [edit]
1.489% (2009 est.)
Birth rate [edit]
22.39 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Death rate [edit]
7.30deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
Net migration rate [edit]
-2.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Urbanization [edit]
Urban population: 69% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Sex ratio [edit]
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.)
Infant mortality rate [edit]
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.)
Life expectancy at birth [edit]
total population: 73.7 years
male: 71.88 years
female: 75.6 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate [edit]
2.76 children born/woman (2009 est.) 2.44 children born/woman (2011 est.)
Nationality [edit]
noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican
Ethnic groups [edit]
mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11%
Religions [edit]
Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
Languages [edit]
Literacy [edit]
definition: age 15 and older can read and write
total population: 87%
male: 86.8%
female: 87.2% (2002 census)
References [edit]
- ^ "CIA - The World Factbook -- Dominican Republic". Retrieved 2010-02-12.
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