Demographics of the Dominican Republic
This article is about the demographic features of the population of the Dominican Republic, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Population
According to the 2012 revison of the World Population Prospects the total population was 10,017,000 in 2010, compared to only 2,380,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 31.2%, 62.8% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 6% was 65 years or older .[1]
| Total population (x 1000) |
Proportion aged 0–14 (%) |
Proportion aged 15–64 (%) |
Proportion aged 65+ (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2 380 | 45.5 | 51.7 | 2.7 |
| 1955 | 2 796 | 46.3 | 51.1 | 2.6 |
| 1960 | 3 312 | 48.2 | 49.2 | 2.6 |
| 1965 | 3 900 | 48.9 | 48.5 | 2.6 |
| 1970 | 4 524 | 47.7 | 49.7 | 2.7 |
| 1975 | 5 169 | 45.3 | 51.9 | 2.8 |
| 1980 | 5 826 | 42.6 | 54.4 | 3.1 |
| 1985 | 6 524 | 40.4 | 56.2 | 3.4 |
| 1990 | 7 245 | 38.5 | 57.6 | 3.9 |
| 1995 | 7 978 | 37.0 | 58.5 | 4.5 |
| 2000 | 8 663 | 34.9 | 59.9 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | 9 343 | 33.1 | 61.3 | 5.7 |
| 2010 | 10 017 | 31.2 | 62.8 | 6.0 |
Largest cities and metropolitan areas
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| Rank | Province | Pop. | |||||||
 Santo Domingo  Santiago |
1 | Santo Domingo | Distrito Nacional | 2,907,100 |  La Romana  San Pedro de Macorís | ||||
| 2 | Santiago | Santiago | 745,293 | ||||||
| 3 | La Romana | La Romana | 214,109 | ||||||
| 4 | San Pedro de Macorís | San Pedro de Macorís | 185,255 | ||||||
| 5 | Higüey | La Altagracia | 153,174 | ||||||
| 6 | San Francisco de Macorís | Duarte | 132,725 | ||||||
| 7 | Puerto Plata | Puerto Plata | 118,282 | ||||||
| 8 | La Vega | La Vega | 104,536 | ||||||
| 9 | Baní | Peravia | 72,466 | ||||||
| 10 | San Juan de la Maguana | San Juan Province | 71,494 | ||||||
Vital statistics
UN estimates
Registration of vital events is in the Dominican Republic not complete. The Population Departement of the United Nations prepared the following estimates. [1]
| Period | Live births per year |
Deaths per year |
Natural change per year |
CBR* | CDR* | NC* | TFR* | IMR* | Life expectancy total |
Life expectancy males |
Life expectancy females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-1955 | 140 000 | 53 000 | 87 000 | 54.3 | 20.5 | 33.8 | 7.60 | 153 | 46.0 | 44.7 | 47.3 |
| 1955-1960 | 163 000 | 54 000 | 109 000 | 53.4 | 17.6 | 35.8 | 7.64 | 139 | 49.9 | 48.6 | 51.4 |
| 1960-1965 | 178 000 | 52 000 | 126 000 | 49.5 | 14.5 | 35.0 | 7.35 | 124 | 53.6 | 52.1 | 55.2 |
| 1965-1970 | 186 000 | 50 000 | 136 000 | 44.2 | 11.8 | 32.3 | 6.65 | 109 | 56.9 | 55.4 | 58.7 |
| 1970-1975 | 190 000 | 47 000 | 143 000 | 39.2 | 9.7 | 29.6 | 5.68 | 96 | 59.8 | 58.1 | 61.8 |
| 1975-1980 | 194 000 | 46 000 | 149 000 | 35.4 | 8.3 | 27.1 | 4.76 | 86 | 62.0 | 60.3 | 64.0 |
| 1980-1985 | 206 000 | 46 000 | 160 000 | 33.4 | 7.5 | 25.9 | 4.15 | 75 | 64.0 | 62.1 | 66.1 |
| 1985-1990 | 213 000 | 46 000 | 168 000 | 31.0 | 6.7 | 24.3 | 3.65 | 63 | 66.5 | 64.3 | 69.0 |
| 1990-1995 | 218 000 | 46 000 | 172 000 | 28.7 | 6.0 | 22.7 | 3.31 | 48 | 69.0 | 66.5 | 71.9 |
| 1995-2000 | 215 000 | 50 000 | 165 000 | 25.8 | 6.0 | 19.8 | 2.98 | 41 | 70.0 | 67.3 | 73.1 |
| 2000-2005 | 219 000 | 54 000 | 165 000 | 24.4 | 6.0 | 18.4 | 2.83 | 35 | 71.1 | 68.1 | 74.4 |
| 2005-2010 | 221 000 | 58 000 | 163 000 | 22.8 | 6.0 | 16.8 | 2.67 | 30 | 72.2 | 69.2 | 75.5 |
| * CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman) | |||||||||||
Fertility and Births
Total Fertility Rate (TFR) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):[2]
| Year | CBR (Total) | TFR (Total) | CBR (Urban) | TFR (Urban) | CBR (Rural) | TFR (Rural) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-69 | 7,1 | |||||
| 1970-74 | 5,8 | |||||
| 1975-79 | 4,7 | |||||
| 1980-82 | 4,31 | |||||
| 1983-85 | 3,69 | |||||
| 1991 | 30,1 | 3,3 | 29,7 | 2,8 | 30,5 | 4,4 |
| 1996 | 27,7 | 3,2 | 24,4 | 2,8 | 29,8 | 4,0 |
| 2002 | 25,2 | 3,0 | 25,3 | 2,8 | 24,9 | 3,3 |
| 2007 | 20,4 | 2,4 | 20,0 | 2,3 | 21,4 | 2,8 |
| 2013 | 20,9 | 2,5 | 21,2 | 2,4 | 20,3 | 2,6 |
CIA World Factbook statistics
The following data are from the CIA World Factbook (update of January 15, 2010),[3] unless otherwise indicated.
Urbanization
Urban population: 69% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Ethnic groups
CIA World Factbook: (1960) mixed 73%, White 16%, Black 11%.
Religions
Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
Languages
Spanish, Samaná English, Dominican Sign Language
Literacy
definition: age 15 and older can read and write
total population: 87%
male: 86.8%
female: 87.2% (2002 census)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision
- ↑ http://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/dhs#_r=&collection=&country=&dtype=&from=1890&page=5&ps=&sk=&sort_by=nation&sort_order=&to=2014&topic=&view=s&vk=
- ↑ "CIA - The World Factbook -- Dominican Republic". Retrieved 2010-02-12.
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