Demographics of the Dominican Republic
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About half of Dominicans live in rural areas; many are small landholders. Spanish is the dominant language among the majority population. Haitians form the largest minority group, some 500 000 (or 6% of the population) according to Human Rights Watch.[1] Many Haitians in the Dominican Republic are illegal immigrants; others are Dominican-born citizens. All religions are tolerated; the state religion is Roman Catholicism, with a 95% majority. Minority religions include Baptist, Evangelist, Seventh-day Adventist, Judaism and Bahá'í.
Population: 9,365,818 (July 2007 est.)
Life expectancy
Female: 69.35 years
Male: 65.98 years
Average: 67.63 years
Age structure:
0-14 years:32.1% (Male 1,532,813; Female 1,477,033)
15-64 years:62.2% (Male 2,815,544; Female 2,703,012)
65 years and over:5.7% (Male 247,738; Female 285,407) (2007 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.5% (2007 est.)
Birth rate: 22.91 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate: 7.35 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate: 3.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.038 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.042 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.868 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 32.38 deaths/1,000 live births male: 34.81 deaths/1,000 live births female: 29.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.44 years
male: 69.94 years
female: 73.03 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.86 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican
Ethnic groups: Mixed 73%, White 16%, Black 11%.
Religions: Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
Languages: Spanish (official); French and Haitian Creole spoken by Haitians, English (mostly spoken by the upper class Dominican population, also by British, American and other English-speaking immigrants that live in the country).
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87%
male: 86.8%
female: 87.2% (2007 est.) [1]
- See also : Dominican Republic
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