Dominican Republic Demographics Profile 2002

Population

8,721,594 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 33.7% (male 1,503,344; female 1,439,157)
15-64 years: 61.3% (male 2,720,308; female 2,621,539)
65 years and over: 5% (male 206,556; female 230,690) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate

1.61% (2002 est.)

Birth rate

24.4 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate

4.68 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate

-3.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate

33.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 73.68 years
male: 71.57 years
female: 75.91 years (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.94 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

2.8% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

130,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

4,900 (1999 est.)

Nationality

noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican

Ethnic groups

white 16%, black 11%, mixed 73%

Religions

Roman Catholic 95%

Languages

Spanish

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.1%
male: 82%
female: 82.2% (1995 est.)