Dominican Republic Demographics Profile 2008

Population

9,507,133 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 31.8% (male 1,537,981/female 1,482,546)
15-64 years: 62.4% (male 3,029,349/female 2,905,471)
65 years and over: 5.8% (male 255,898/female 295,888) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 24.7 years
male: 24.6 years
female: 24.8 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

1.495% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

22.65 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

-2.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

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 (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 26.93 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 29.01 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 24.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 73.39 years
male: 71.61 years
female: 75.24 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.78 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.7% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

88,000 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

7,900 (2003 est.)

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 (2008)

Nationality

noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican

Ethnic groups

mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11%

Religions

Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%

Languages

Spanish

Literacy

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