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
The Dominican Republic's population (1961-2003).
According to the 2012 revison of the World Population Prospects the total population was 10,017,000 in 2010, compared to 2,380,000 in 1950. The proportion of the population aged below 15 in 2010 was 31.2%, 62.8% were aged between 15 and 65 years of age, while 6% were aged 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 |
| 2015 | 10 528 | 30.0 | 63.4 | 6.7 |
| 2020 | 11 107 | 28.3 | 62.8 | 7.6 |
Largest cities and metropolitan areas
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Province | Pop. | |||||||
 Santo Domingo  Santiago |
1 | Santo Domingo | Distrito Nacional | 2,908,607 |  La Vega  San Cristóbal | ||||
| 2 | Santiago | Santiago | 553,091 | ||||||
| 3 | La Vega | La Vega | 210,736 | ||||||
| 4 | San Cristóbal | San Cristóbal | 209,165 | ||||||
| 5 | San Pedro de Macorís | San Pedro de Macorís | 205,911 | ||||||
| 6 | San Francisco de Macorís | Duarte | 138,167 | ||||||
| 7 | La Romana | La Romana | 130,842 | ||||||
| 8 | Higüey | La Altagracia | 128,120 | ||||||
| 9 | Puerto Plata | Puerto Plata | 122,186 | ||||||
| 10 | Moca | Espaillat Province | 92,111 | ||||||
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 |
| 2010-2015 | 21.4 | 6.0 | 15.4 | 2.53 | 25 | 73.2 | 70.2 | 76.4 | |||
| * 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) | |||||||||||
| Year | Population | Live births | Deaths | Natural increase | Crude birth rate | Crude death rate | Rate of natural increase | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 188 844 | 28 368 | 160 476 | |||||
| 2002 | 184 296 | 26 295 | 158 001 | |||||
| 2003 | 170 899 | 29 482 | 141 417 | |||||
| 2004 | 161 156 | 34 063 | 127 093 | |||||
| 2005 | 157 497 | 33 971 | 123 526 | |||||
| 2006 | 149 300 | 31 914 | 117 386 | |||||
| 2007 | 147 368 | 33 396 | 113 972 | |||||
| 2008 | 153 346 | 33 408 | 119 938 | |||||
| 2009 | 155 642 | 33 340 | 122 302 | 2,516 | ||||
| 2010 | 9 445 281 | 155 244 | 35 876 | 119 368 | 16.44 | 3,80 | 12.64 | 2,491 |
| 2011 | 158 955 | 35 490 | 123 465 | 2,467 | ||||
| 2012 | 150 581 | 35 636 | 114 945 | 2,443 | ||||
| 2013 | 148 719 | 35 507 | 113 212 | 2,419 | ||||
| 2014 | 138 224 | 38 997 | 99 227 | |||||
Structure of the population [5]
Structure of the population (01.07.2013) (Estimates) :
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5 116 325 | 5 141 399 | 10 257 724 | 100 |
| 0-4 | 540 059 | 517 927 | 1 057 986 | 10,31 |
| 5-9 | 538 697 | 518 934 | 1 057 631 | 10,31 |
| 10-14 | 517 095 | 501 571 | 1 018 666 | 9,93 |
| 15-19 | 493 007 | 482 786 | 975 793 | 9,51 |
| 20-24 | 466 574 | 463 931 | 930 505 | 9,07 |
| 25-29 | 421 165 | 427 362 | 848 527 | 8,27 |
| 30-34 | 372 726 | 385 871 | 758 597 | 7,40 |
| 35-39 | 328 377 | 341 652 | 670 029 | 6,53 |
| 40-44 | 297 036 | 307 267 | 604 303 | 5,89 |
| 45-49 | 266 783 | 274 569 | 541 352 | 5,28 |
| 50-54 | 233 418 | 239 141 | 472 559 | 4,61 |
| 55-59 | 191 052 | 195 818 | 386 870 | 3,77 |
| 60-64 | 144 913 | 150 186 | 295 099 | 3,88 |
| 65-69 | 104 992 | 110 896 | 215 888 | 2,10 |
| 70-74 | 79 128 | 85 230 | 164 358 | 1,60 |
| 75-79 | 59 287 | 65 793 | 125 080 | 1,22 |
| 80+ | 63 094 | 72 940 | 136 034 | 1,33 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 | 1 595 851 | 1 538 432 | 3 134 283 | 30,56 |
| 15-64 | 3 213 973 | 3 268 108 | 6 482 081 | 63,19 |
| 65+ | 306 501 | 334 859 | 641 360 | 6,25 |
Structure of the population (DHS 2013) (Males 19 686, Females 19 878 = 39 564) :
| Age Group | Male (%) | Female (%) | Total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 10,2 | 9,6 | 9,9 |
| 5-9 | 9,6 | 9,1 | 9,4 |
| 10-14 | 10,5 | 10,7 | 10,6 |
| 15-19 | 10,0 | 9,8 | 9,9 |
| 20-24 | 9,6 | 9,1 | 9,3 |
| 25-29 | 7,9 | 7,8 | 7,9 |
| 30-34 | 7,7 | 7,6 | 7,6 |
| 35-39 | 6,4 | 6,2 | 6,3 |
| 40-44 | 6,2 | 5,9 | 6,0 |
| 45-49 | 5,2 | 5,4 | 5,3 |
| 50-54 | 4,1 | 5,2 | 4,7 |
| 55-59 | 3,3 | 3,5 | 3,4 |
| 60-64 | 3,0 | 3,5 | 3,2 |
| 65-69 | 1,9 | 2,0 | 2,0 |
| 70-74 | 1,7 | 1,7 | 1,7 |
| 75-79 | 1,2 | 1,1 | 1,1 |
| 80+ | 1,7 | 1,8 | 1,8 |
| Age group | Male (%) | Female (%) | Total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 | 30,3 | 29,4 | 29,9 |
| 15-64 | 63,2 | 64,0 | 63,5 |
| 65+ | 6,5 | 6,6 | 6,6 |
Fertility and Births
Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):[6]
| 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 | |||||
| 1986 | 3,8 (2,8) | 3,2 (2,5) | 5,1 (3,5) | |||
| 1991 | 30,1 | 3,3 (2,6) | 29,7 | 2,8 (2,3) | 30,5 | 4,4 (3,1) |
| 1996 | 27,7 | 3,2 (2,5) | 24,4 | 2,8 (2,2) | 29,8 | 4,0 (3,0) |
| 1999 | 2,9 (2,3) | 2,7 (2,1) | 3,4 (2,7) | |||
| 2002 | 25,2 | 3,0 (2,3) | 25,3 | 2,8 (2,3) | 24,9 | 3,3 (2,5) |
| 2007 | 20,4 | 2,4 (1,9) | 20,0 | 2,3 (1,8) | 21,4 | 2,8 (2,1) |
| 2013 | 20,9 | 2,5 (2,0) | 21,2 | 2,4 (1,9) | 20,3 | 2,6 (2,1) |
CIA World Factbook statistics
The following data are from the CIA World Factbook (update of January 15, 2010),[7] 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, Haitian Creole (by the Haitian immigrant community)
extinct: Taino, Macorix, Ciguayo
Literacy
definition: age 15 and older can read and write
total population: 87%
male: 86.8%
female: 87.2% (2002 census)
See also
- Census information:
References
- 1 2 Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision
- ↑ "Expansión Urbana de las ciudades capitales de RD: 1988-2010" (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Oficina Nacional de Estadística. 1 May 2015. ISBN 978-9945-8984-3-9. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm
- ↑ http://www.one.gob.do/Estadisticas/159/nacimientos
- ↑ http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm
- ↑ 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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