Dominican Republic Demographics Profile 2009

Population

9,650,054 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 31.4% (male 1,543,141/female 1,488,016)
15-64 years: 62.7% (male 3,087,351/female 2,960,319)
65 years and over: 5.9% (male 264,476/female 306,751) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 24.9 years
male: 24.8 years
female: 25.1 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

1.489% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

22.39 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

5.28 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-2.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 69% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 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 (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 25.96 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 28 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 23.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 73.7 years
male: 71.88 years
female: 75.6 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.76 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

62,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

4,100 (2007 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 (2009)

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)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

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

Education expenditures

3.6% of GDP (2006)