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 Baha'i.
Population: 9,049,595 (July 2005 est.)
Life expectancy
Female: 69.35 years
Male: 65.98 years
Average: 67.63 years
Age structure:
0-14 years:
34% (male 1,505,964; female 1,438,809)
15-64 years:
61% (male 2,815,544; female 2,703,012)
65 years and over:
5% (male 226,372; female 260,333) (2005 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.29% (2005 est.)
Birth rate: 23.28 births/1,000 population (2005 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:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.87 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (2005 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
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
84.7%
male:
84.6%
female:
84.8% (2003 est.)
