Dominican Republic People - 2023

Population

10,790,744 (2023 est.)

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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)

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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: 25.92% (male 1,422,186/female 1,374,991)

15-64 years: 67.09% (male 3,675,934/female 3,563,597)

65 years and over: 6.99% (2023 est.) (male 355,069/female 398,967)

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.)

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Population growth rate

0.88% (2023 est.)

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Birth rate

17.8 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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Death rate

6.31 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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Net migration rate

-2.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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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

3.524 million SANTO DOMINGO (capital) (2023)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female

total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2023 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

107 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

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Infant mortality rate

total: 20.68 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 22.95 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 18.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

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Life expectancy at birth

total population: 72.84 years

male: 71.15 years

female: 74.6 years (2023 est.)

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Total fertility rate

2.2 children born/woman (2023 est.)

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Gross reproduction rate

1.08 (2023 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

4.9% of GDP (2020)

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.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high (2023)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

vectorborne diseases: dengue fever

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

27.6% (2016)

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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.)

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Tobacco use

total: 10.6% (2020 est.)

male: 14.6% (2020 est.)

female: 6.5% (2020 est.)

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Children under the age of 5 years underweight

4% (2013)

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Currently married women (ages 15-49)

52.1% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

4.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

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Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 95.2%

male: 95.1%

female: 95.3% (2021)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 14 years

male: 13 years

female: 15 years (2017)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

total: 20.6%

male: 16.6%

female: 27.9% (2021 est.)

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NOTE: The information regarding Dominican Republic on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Dominican Republic 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Dominican Republic 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.