The Fifth National Census of Population of the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

was taken in 9-10 January 1970, during the presidency of

Joaquín Balaguer Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo (1 September 1906 – 14 July 2002) was a Dominican politician, scholar, writer, and lawyer. He was President of the Dominican Republic serving three non-consecutive terms for that office from 1960 to 1962 ...

. This census collected information aspects of sex, occupation, age, fertility, religion, marital status, nationality, literacy, ability to vote and housing. Unlike all previous censuses, no information regarding race was collected. This census was made over two days instead of one.

General results

Sources

* National Bureau of Statistics (1976). Fifth National Census of Population, 1970.

References

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General results

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