Demographics of the Dominican Republic
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This is a demography 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.
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Demographics of Dominican Republic | |
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Population | 11,332,972 (last census) |
Growth rate | 0.91% (2022 est.) |
Birth rate | 15.2 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Death rate | 4.2 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Life expectancy | 72.56 years |
• male | 70.86 years |
• female | 74.33 years (2022 est.) |
Fertility rate | 1.86 children born/woman (2022 est.) |
Infant mortality rate | 21.18 deaths/1,000 live births |
Net migration rate | -2.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 26.85% |
15–64 years | 64.98% |
65 and over | 8.17% |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 1.02 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
At birth | 1.04 male(s)/female |
Under 15 | 1.03 male(s)/female |
65 and over | 0.73 male(s)/female |
Nationality | |
Major ethnic | Mixed (74.4%) - Mestizo/"Indio"/mulatto - White Dominicans (17.8%) - Black Dominicans (7.8%) |
Language | |
Official | Spanish |
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