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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 with ...

including

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, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Population

The area was first included in world trade in 1492 where Christopher Columbus docked on the island of Hispaniola. When

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occupied the country in 1496, the population consisted of (

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, Taíno Indians). When

returned in 1496, they founded the current capital,

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, as the first

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an city in America. The country came under Spanish rule.

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took over the part of Hispaniola that is today

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. During the

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era, The Dominican Republic acted as a

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supplier to Spain and France. Many whites moved to the country during this period. In 1496,

was built and became the new capital, and remains the oldest continuously inhabited European city in the Americas. Today, two other large groups have joined, while the indigenous population has completely disappeared. 45% of Dominicans consider themselves Endemic, 18% are white, 16% are black and 9% are mulatto. During the many years that have passed since the great immigration, the race have been mixed and it can be difficult to distinguish. In terms of race, they are all similar to the other

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. The Spaniards brought

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but, so today 95% of the population are

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s. One last clear remnant of the Spanish colonial era on the population is the language. They speak Spanish. Dominican Rep demography

According to the total population was in , 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. Dominican-people-cibao-1

Vital statistics

UN estimates

Dominican Republic Population 1950-2021 Forecast 2022-2032 UN World Population Prospects 2022

Registration of vital events is not universal in the Dominican Republic. The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates:

Births and deaths

Structure of the population

Structure of the population (01.07.2017) (Estimates): Structure of the population (DHS 2013) (Males 19 686, Females 19 878 = 39 564) :

Fertility and births

Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):

Other demographic statistics

Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2022. *One birth every 3 minutes *One death every 8 minutes *One net migrant every 18 minutes *Net gain of one person every 5 minutes Demographic statistics according to the

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, unless otherwise indicated.

Population

:10,694,700 (2022 est.) :10,298,756 (July 2018 est.)

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

Age structure

Dominican Republic single age population pyramid 2020

:''0-14 years:'' 26.85% (male 1,433,166/female 1,385,987) :''15-24 years:'' 18.15% (male 968,391/female 937,227) :''25-54 years:'' 40.54% (male 2,168,122/female 2,088,926) :''55-64 years:'' 8.17% (male 429,042/female 428,508) :''65 years and over:'' 6.29% (2020 est.) (male 310,262/female 350,076) :''0-14 years:'' 27.56% (male 1,442,926 /female 1,395,809) :''15-24 years:'' 18.52% (male 969,467 /female 937,765) :''25-54 years:'' 40.28% (male 2,112,813 /female 2,035,902) :''55-64 years:'' 7.71% (male 397,821 /female 396,172) :''65 years and over:'' 5.92% (male 286,300 /female 323,781) (2018 est.)

Median age

:total: 27.9 years. Country comparison to the world: 144th :male: 27.8 years :female: 28.1 years (2020 est.) :total: 27.3 years. Country comparison to the world: 145th :male: 27.1 years :female: 27.4 years (2018 est.)

Birth rate

:18.03 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 81st :18.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 84th

Death rate

:6.29 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 147th :6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 145th

Total fertility rate The total fertility rate (TFR) of a population is the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime if: # she were to experience the exact current age-specific fertility rates (ASFRs) through her lifetime # she were t ...

:2.21 children born/woman (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 86th :2.28 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 88th

Net migration rate

:-2.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 174th :-2.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 170th

Population growth rate

:0.91% (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 106th :0.99% (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 109th

Mother's mean age at first birth

:20.9 years (2013 est.) :note: median age at first birth among women 25-49

Contraceptive prevalence rate

:69.5% (2014)

Dependency ratios

:''total dependency ratio:'' 57.8 (2015 est.) Country comparison to the world: 151st :''youth dependency ratio:'' 47.3 (2015 est.) :''elderly dependency ratio:'' 10.5 (2015 est.) :''potential support ratio:'' 9.5 (2015 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

:total population: 72.56 years. Country comparison to the world: 151st :male: 70.86 years :female: 74.33 years (2022 est.)

Religions

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.)

Urbanization

:urban population: 83.8% of total population (2022) :rate of urbanization: 1.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Languages

* Spanish (official)''

Education expenditures

:4% of GDP (2019) Country comparison to the world: 102nd

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.) :total population: 93.8% :male: 93.8% :female: 93.8% (2016 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

:total: 14 years :male: 14 years :female: 15 years (2017)

Unemployment, youth ages 15–24

:total: 14.9% :male: 11.6% :female: 20.7% (2020 est.)

References

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Population

Vital statistics

UN estimates

Births and deaths

Structure of the population

Fertility and births

Other demographic statistics

Population

Ethnic groups

Age structure

Median age

Birth rate

Death rate

Total fertility rate The total fertility rate (TFR) of a population is the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime if: # she were to experience the exact current age-specific fertility rates (ASFRs) through her lifetime # she were t ...

Net migration rate

Population growth rate

Mother's mean age at first birth

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Dependency ratios

Life expectancy at birth

Religions

Urbanization

Languages

Education expenditures

Literacy

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Unemployment, youth ages 15–24

See also

References