Dominican Republic People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
10,694,700 (2022 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)
major-language sample(s):
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 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 27.9 years
male: 27.8 years
female: 28.1 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.91% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
18.03 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
6.29 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-2.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 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: 84.4% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 1.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
3.458 million SANTO DOMINGO (capital) (2022)
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: 0.73 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
20.9 years (2013 est.)
note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49
Maternal mortality ratio
95 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 21.18 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 23.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 72.56 years
male: 70.86 years
female: 74.33 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.21 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
62.8% (2019)
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 98.3% of population
rural: 91.7% of population
total: 97.2% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.7% of population
rural: 8.3% of population
total: 2.8% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
5.9% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
1.45 physicians/1,000 population (2019)
Hospital bed density
1.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 97.4% of population
rural: 91.3% of population
total: 96.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.6% of population
rural: 8.7% of population
total: 3.7% of population (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.9% (2021 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)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 5.56 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 3.15 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 0.17 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 2.18 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0.06 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 10.6% (2020 est.)
male: 14.6% (2020 est.)
female: 6.5% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
4% (2013)
Education expenditures
4.6% of GDP (2020 est.)
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: 13 years
female: 15 years (2017)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 14.9%
male: 11.6%
female: 20.7% (2020 est.)
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