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This article is about the demographic features of the population of the Dominican Republic, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Contents
- Map of Dominican Republic
- Population
- UN estimates
- Structure of the population
- Fertility and Births
- CIA World Factbook statistics
- Ethnic groups
- Religions
- Languages
- Literacy
- References
Map of Dominican Republic
Population
According to the 2012 revision of the World Population Prospects the total population was 10,017,000 in 2010, 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.
UN estimates
Registration of vital events is in the Dominican Republic not complete. The Population Departement of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.
Births and deaths
Structure of the population
Structure of the population (01.07.2013) (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):
CIA World Factbook statistics
The following data are from the CIA World Factbook