Population:
73,757 (July 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 202
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Nationality:
noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican

Ethnic groups:
black 86.6%, mixed 9.1%, indigenous 2.9%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.2% (2001 est.)

Languages:
English (official), French patois

Religions:
Roman Catholic 61.4%, Protestant 28.6% (includes Evangelical 6.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 6.1%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, other 1.2%), Rastafarian 1.3%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 0.3%, none 6.1%, unspecified 1.1% (2001 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 21.84% (male 8,239/female 7,871)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 15.7% (male 5,960/female 5,618)
[see also: Age structure 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 41.97% (male 15,693/female 15,264)
[see also: Age structure 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 9.6% (male 3,787/female 3,294)
[see also: Age structure 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 10.89% (male 3,561/female 4,470) (2016 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]
population pyramid:
A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.

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Median age:
total: 33 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 32.5 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 33.5 years (2016 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 91

Population growth rate:
0.2% (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 186
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
15.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 130
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 101
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-5.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 197
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Population distribution:
population is mosly clustered along the coast, with roughly a third living in the parish of St. George, in or around the capital of Roseau; the volcanic interior is sparsely populated

Urbanization:
urban population: 69.5% of total population (2015)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 0.84% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Major urban areas - population:
ROSEAU (capital) 15,000 (2014)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 1.15 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 10.9 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 14.5 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 7.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 128

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77 years
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male: 74 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 80.1 years (2016 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 78

Total fertility rate:
2.04 children born/woman (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
5.5% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 112
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
3.8 beds/1,000 population (2012)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved: urban: 95.7% of population
[see also: Drinking water source - Improved - total country ranks ]
unimproved: urban: 4.3% of population (2015 est.)
[see also: Drinking water source - Unimproved - total country ranks ]

Sanitation facility access:
improved: urban: 79.6% of population rural: 84.3% of population total: 81.1% of population
[see also: Sanitation facility access - Total Improved country ranks ]
unimproved: urban: 20.4% of population rural: 15.7% of population total: 18.9% of population (2007 est.)
[see also: Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Major infectious diseases:
note: active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
25.9% (2014)
country comparison to the world: 61
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]