Dominican Republic Demographics Profile 2013

Population

10,088,598 (July 2012 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 29% (male 1,487,058/female 1,435,903)
15-24 years: 18.6% (male 958,266/female 919,740)
25-54 years: 38.9% (male 2,007,141/female 1,916,911)
55-64 years: 6.8% (male 346,384/female 342,054)
65 years and over: 6.7% (male 311,811/female 363,330) (2012 est.)

Median age

total: 26.5 years
male: 26.3 years
female: 26.7 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

1.305% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

19.44 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

4.41 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Net migration rate

-1.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 69% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 2.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population

SANTO DOMINGO (capital) 2.138 million (2009)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 21.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 23.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 77.44 years
male: 75.28 years
female: 79.69 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.41 children born/woman (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.9% (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

57,000 (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

2,300 (2009 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved:
urban: 87% of population
rural: 74% of population
total: 83% of population
unimproved:
urban: 13% of population
rural: 26% of population
total: 17% of population

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)

Nationality

noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican

Ethnic groups

mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11%

Religions

Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%

Languages

Spanish (official)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87%
male: 86.8%
female: 87.2% (2002 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 12 years
male: 11 years
female: 13 years (2004)

Education expenditures

2.3% of GDP (2009)

Maternal mortality rate

150 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

3.4% (2007)

Health expenditures

6.1% of GDP (2009)

Hospital bed density

1 beds/1,000 population (2009)