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.
About half of Dominicans live in rural areas; many are small landholders. Spanish is the dominant language among the majority population. Haitians form the largest minority group, some 500,000 (or 6% of the population) according to Human Rights Watch [1]. Some Haitians in the Dominican Republic are illegal immigrants, while others are Dominican-born citizens. All religions are tolerated; the state religion is Roman Catholicism, with a 95% majority. Minority religions include Baptist, Evangelist, Seventh-day Adventist, Mahayana Buddhism, Judaism and Bahá'í.
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Population
10,090,000 (2009 est.)
Life expectancy
Female: 69.35 years
Male: 65.98 years
Average: 67.63 years
Age structure
0-14 years:32.1% (Male 1,532,813; Female 1,477,033)
15-64 years:62.2% (Male 2,815,544; Female 2,703,012)
65 years and older:5.7% (Male 247,738; Female 285,407) (2007 est.)
Population growth rate
1.5% (2007 est.)
Birth rate
22.91 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate
7.35 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate
3.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.038 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.042 male(s)/female
65 years and older: 0.868 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 32.38 deaths/1,000 live births male: 34.81 deaths/1,000 live births female: 29.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 71.44 years
male: 69.94 years
female: 73.03 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.86 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Nationality
noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican
Ethnic groups
mixed 70%, white 20%, black 10%
Religions
Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
Languages
Spanish (official); French and Haitian Creole spoken by Haitians, English (mostly spoken by the upper class Dominican population, also by British, Canadians, Americans, and other English-speaking immigrants that live in the country).
Literacy
definition: age 7 and older can read and write
total population: 87%
male: 86.8%
female: 87.2% (2007 est.) [2]
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