Demographics of the Dominican Republic (original) (raw)

About half of Dominicans live in rural areas; many are small landholders. Haitians form the largest foreign minority group. All religions are tolerated; the state religion is Roman Catholicism.

**Population:**8,442,533 (July 2000 est.)

Age structure:
_0-14 years:_34% (male 1,486,902; female 1,422,977)
_15-64 years:_61% (male 2,609,934; female 2,518,330)
_65 years and over:_5% (male 192,254; female 212,136) (2000 est.)

**Population growth rate:**1.64% (2000 est.)

**Birth rate:**25.15 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

**Death rate:**4.72 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

**Net migration rate:**-4.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Sex ratio:
_at birth:_1.05 male(s)/female
_under 15 years:_1.04 male(s)/female
_15-64 years:_1.04 male(s)/female
_65 years and over:_0.91 male(s)/female
_total population:_1.03 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

**Infant mortality rate:**35.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
_total population:_73.2 years
_male:_71.12 years
_female:_75.38 years (2000 est.)

**Total fertility rate:**3 children born/woman (2000 est.)

Nationality:
_noun:_Dominican(s)
_adjective:_Dominican

**Ethnic groups:**white 16%, black 11%, mulatto 73%

**Religions:**Roman Catholic 95%

**Languages:**Spanish

Literacy:
_definition:_age 15 and over can read and write
_total population:_82.1%
_male:_82%
_female:_82.2% (1995 est.)

See also : Dominican Republic