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Dominica People 1996

Population:

82,608 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

29% (female 11,665; male 12,130)

15-64 years:

64% (female 25,606; male 26,890)

65 years and over:

7% (female 3,724; male 2,593) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.4% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

18.63 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

5.33 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-9.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

9.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

77.2 years

male:

74.35 years

female:

80.2 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.95 children born/woman (1995 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 has 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)

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