Population: 87,696 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.32% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 20.46 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 4.98 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: -2.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 10.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.96 years
male: 74.12 years
female: 79.95 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.99 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican

Ethnic divisions: black, Carib Indians

Religions: Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, unknown 1%, other 5%

Languages: English (official), French patois

Literacy: age 15 and over having ever attended school (1970)
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: 94%
Labor force: 25,000
by occupation: agriculture 40%, industry and commerce 32%, services 28% (1984)

NOTE: The information regarding Dominica on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Dominica People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Dominica People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.