Dominican Republic People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

10,597,348 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: Dominican(s)

adjective: Dominican

Ethnic groups

mixed 70.4% (Mestizo/Indio 58%, Mulatto 12.4%), Black 15.8%, White 13.5%, other 0.3% (2014 est.)

note: respondents self-identified their race; the term "indio" in the Dominican Republic is not associated with people of indigenous ancestry but people of mixed ancestry or skin color between light and dark

Languages

Spanish (official)

printed major-language sample:
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Religions

Roman Catholic 44.3%, Evangelical 13%, Protestant 7.9%, Adventist 1.4%, other 1.8%, atheist 0.2%, none 29.4%, unspecified 2% (2018 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 26.85% (male 1,433,166/female 1,385,987)

15-24 years: 18.15% (male 968,391/female 937,227)

25-54 years: 40.54% (male 2,168,122/female 2,088,926)

55-64 years: 8.17% (male 429,042/female 428,508)

65 years and over: 6.29% (male 310,262/female 350,076) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 53.8

youth dependency ratio: 42.2

elderly dependency ratio: 11.6

potential support ratio: 8.6 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 27.9 years

male: 27.8 years

female: 28.1 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.92% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

18.24 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

6.29 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

-2.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

coastal development is significant, especially in the southern coastal plains and the Cibao Valley, where population density is highest; smaller population clusters exist in the interior mountains (Cordillera Central)

Urbanization

urban population: 83.2% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

3.389 million SANTO DOMINGO (capital) (2021)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female

total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

20.9 years (2013 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-49

Maternal mortality rate

95 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 21.68 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 24.08 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 19.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 72.28 years

male: 70.57 years

female: 74.06 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.23 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

69.5% (2014)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 98.3% of population

rural: 92% of population

total: 96.7% of population

unimproved: urban: 1.7% of population

rural: 8% of population

total: 3.3% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

5.7% (2018)

Physicians density

1.53 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Hospital bed density

1.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 96.3% of population

rural: 89.5% of population

total: 95% of population

unimproved: urban: 13.8% of population

rural: 3.7% of population

total: 5% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.9% (2020 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

72,000 (2020 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

1,900 (2020 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high (2020)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

vectorborne diseases: dengue fever

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

27.6% (2016)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

4% (2013)

Education expenditures

N/A

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 93.8%

male: 93.8%

female: 93.8% (2016)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2017)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 16%

male: 11.8%

female: 22.8% (2019 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Dominican Republic on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Dominican Republic 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Dominican Republic 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.