This is a demography 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.

Population size and structure

The area was first included in world trade in 1492 when Christopher Columbus docked on the island of Hispaniola. When Spain occupied the country in 1496, the population consisted of Arawak (Taíno Indians). When Spain returned in 1496, they founded the current capital, Santo Domingo, as the first European city in America. The country came under Spanish rule. France took over the part of Hispaniola that is today Haiti. During the colony era, The Dominican Republic acted as a sugar supplier to Spain and France. Many whites moved to the country during this period. In 1496, Santo Domingo was built and became the new capital, and remains the oldest continuously inhabited European city in the Americas. Today, two other large groups have joined, while the indigenous population has mostly disappeared. 45% of Dominicans consider themselves to have some significant Indigenous/Endemic ancestry, 18% are white, 7.8% are fully or predominantly black and 74% are mixed (Mestizo/Mulatto/"Indio"/Trigueño). About 9.2% of the Dominican population claims a European immigrant background, according to the 2021 Fondo de Población de las Naciones Unidas survey. During the many years that have passed since the great immigration, the races have been mixed and it can be difficult to distinguish. In terms of race, they are all similar to the other Caribbean islands. The Spaniards brought Christianity to the Dominican Republic, and today about 50% of the population reports as being Catholic. One clear remnant of the Spanish colonial era on the population is the official and widespread use of the Spanish language.

According to the total population was in , 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.

Total population (1000) Proportionaged 0–14aged 15–64aged 65+ 19502 380 19552 796 19603 312 19653 900 19704 524 19755 169 19805 826 19856 524 19907 245 19957 978 20008 663 20059 343 201010 017 201510 528 202011 107

Structure of the population

Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 5 082 876 5 086 296 10 169 172 100 0–4 492 808 472 820 965 628 9.49 5–9 492 702 474 348 967 050 9.50 10–14 492 107 477 445 969 552 9.53 15–19 480 035 471 501 951 536 9.51 20–24 455 440 453 444 930 505 9.15 25–29 420 715 423 382 844 907 8.30 30–34 377 850 385 180 763 030 7.50 35–39 339 877 348 143 688 020 6.76 40–44 306 907 313 858 616 955 6.07 45–49 275 488 282 105 557 593 5.48 50–54 245 299 249 766 495 065 4.87 55–59 206 257 210 188 416 445 4.10 60–64 162 912 168 103 331 015 3.25 65–69 121 894 126 929 248 523 2.44 70–74 86 739 90 761 177 500 1.74 75–79 61 133 65 274 126 407 1.24 80+ 65 523 73 349 138 872 1.36Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent 0–14 1 595 851 1 538 432 3 134 283 30.56 15–64 3 213 973 3 268 108 6 482 081 63.19 65+ 306 501 334 859 641 360 6.25

Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 5 259 642 5 275 893 10 535 535 100 0–4 483 891 463 927 947 818 9.00 5–9 490 677 471 962 962 639 9.14 10–14 483 264 468 329 951 593 9.03 15–19 479 169 469 840 949 009 9.01 20–24 456 645 454 343 910 988 8.65 25–29 432 645 433 391 866 036 8.22 30–34 397 618 402 420 800 038 7.59 35–39 359 670 365 118 724 788 6.88 40–44 324 954 331 269 656 223 6.23 45–49 292 170 300 700 592 870 5.63 50–54 261 184 269 338 530 522 5.04 55–59 228 775 236 116 464 891 4.41 60–64 186 503 193 210 379 713 3.60 65–69 141 674 150 452 292 126 2.77 70–74 100 692 107 713 208 405 1.98 75–79 65 820 71 673 137 493 1.31 80+ 74 291 86 092 160 383 1.52Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent 0–14 1 457 832 1 404 218 2 862 050 27.17 15–64 3 419 333 3 455 745 6 875 078 65.26 65+ 382 477 415 930 798 407 7.58

Vital statistics UN estimates

Registration of vital events is not universal in the Dominican Republic. The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates:

PeriodLive birthsper yearDeathsper yearNatural changeper yearCBR*CDR*NC*TFR*IMR*Life expectancy totalLife expectancy malesLife expectancy females 1950–1955 140 000 53 000 87 00054.320.533.87.6015346.044.747.3 1955–1960 163 000 54 000 109 00053.417.635.87.6413949.948.651.4 1960–1965 178 000 52 000 126 00049.514.535.07.3512453.652.155.2 1965–1970 186 000 50 000 136 00044.211.832.36.6510956.955.458.7 1970–1975 190 000 47 000 143 00039.29.729.65.689659.858.161.8 1975–1980 194 000 46 000 149 00035.48.327.14.768662.060.364.0 1980–1985 206 000 46 000 160 00033.47.525.94.157564.062.166.1 1985–1990 213 000 46 000 168 00031.06.724.33.656366.564.369.0 1990–1995 218 000 46 000 172 00028.76.022.73.314869.066.571.9 1995–2000 215 000 50 000 165 00025.86.019.82.984170.067.373.1 2000–2005 219 000 54 000 165 00023.86.117.72.753571.168.174.4 2005–2010 221 000 58 000 163 00022.06.016.02.573072.269.275.5 2010–2015 20.96.114.82.57 2015–2020 19.76.113.62.45 2020–2025 18.06.411.62.36 2025–2030 16.56.79.82.23 2030–2035 15.27.18.12.12 2035–2040 14.27.56.72.03 * CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman)

Registered births and deaths

YearPopulationLive birthsDeathsNatural increaseCrude birth rateCrude death rateRate of natural increaseCrude migration rateTFR 2001 8,512,996 196,369 28,861 167,508 22.8 3.4 19.5 2.571 2002 8,627,509 193,605 26,863 166,742 22.1 3.1 19.0 -5.7 2.494 2003 8,745,084 180,084 30,125 149,959 20.3 3.4 16.9 -3.5 2.272 2004 8,857,648 171,001 34,856 136,145 19.0 3.9 15.1 -2.4 2.142 2005 8,968,144 171,685 34,725 136,960 18.5 3.8 14.6 -2.3 2.086 2006 9,071,458 159,919 32,738 127,181 17.4 3.6 13.8 -2.4 1.974 2007 9,174,058 158,205 34,300 123,905 17.1 3.7 13.4 -2.2 1.941 2008 9,279,602 165,649 34,406 131,243 17.6 3.7 14.0 -2.6 2.025 2009 9,380,152 172,524 34,272 138,252 17.9 3.6 14.2 -3.5 2.055 2010 9,478,612 172,287 37,020 135,267 17.9 3.9 14.0 -3.6 2.054 2011 9,580,139 178,494 36,658 141,836 18.4 3.8 14.6 -4.0 2.116 2012 9,680,963 173,437 36,923 136,514 17.5 3.8 13.8 -3.4 2.028 2013 9,784,680 176,426 36,936 139,490 17.5 3.7 13.8 -3.2 2.036 2014 9,883,486 180,283 41,643 138,640 17.7 4.2 13.5 -3.5 2.065 2015 9,980,243 173,477 42,194 131,283 17.1 4.2 12.9 -3.2 1.998 2016 10,075,045 164,155 44,554 119,601 16.1 4.4 11.7 -2.3 1.883 2017 10,169,172 173,483 43,719 129,764 16.8 4.3 12.5 -3.2 1.982 2018 10,266,149 179,894 43,125 136,769 17.2 4.2 13.0 -3.6 2.057 2019 10,358,320 183,481 45,250 138,231 17.3 4.3 13.0 -4.1 2.089 2020 10,448,499 166,656 48,162 118,494 15.3 4.5 10.8 -2.2 1.878 2021 10,535,535 174,144 51,535 122,609 15.9 4.8 11.2 -2.9 1.972 2022 10,621,938 173,513 46,961 126,552 16.0 4.2 11.8 -3.7 1.964 2023 10,711,155 165,103 46,535 118,568 15.3 4.3 11.0 -2.2 1.820 2024 10,795,677 144,855 44,894 99,961 13.4 4.2 9.2 1.606 2025 10,878,267 123,759 43,032 80,727 11.4 4.0 7.41.373(e)

Fertility Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):

Year Total Urban Rural 1965–69 7,1 1970–74 5,8 1975–79 4,7 1980–82 4,31 1983–85 3,69 1986 3,8 (2,8) 3,2 (2,5) 5,1 (3,5) 1991 30,1 3,3 (2,6) 29,7 2,8 (2,3) 30,5 4,4 (3,1) 1996 27,7 3,2 (2,5) 24,4 2,8 (2,2) 29,8 4,0 (3,0) 1999 2,9 (2,3) 2,7 (2,1) 3,4 (2,7) 2002 25,2 3,0 (2,3) 25,3 2,8 (2,3) 24,9 3,3 (2,5) 2007 20,4 2,4 (1,9) 20,0 2,3 (1,8) 21,4 2,8 (2,1) 2013 20,9 2,5 (2,0) 21,2 2,4 (1,9) 20,3 2,6 (2,1)

Years 19251926192719281929Total Fertility Rate in Dominican Republic6.166.166.166.166.16 Years 1930193119321933193419351936193719381939Total Fertility Rate in Dominican Republic6.166.166.166.166.166.166.256.346.436.52 Years 1940194119421943194419451946194719481949Total Fertility Rate in Dominican Republic6.616.706.796.886.977.067.157.247.337.42

Ethnic groups As of 2014, mixed-race people comprise the largest ethnic group at 70.4%. Of that number, 50.4% identify as mestizo and 12.4% as mulatto. The second-largest group are Black Dominicans at 15.8%. 13.5% of Dominicans identify as White, and 0.3% identify as Other.

Religion

Roman Catholic 51.3%, Evangelical 13%, Protestant 7.9%, Adventist 1.4%, other 1.8%, atheist 0.2%, none 22.4%, unspecified 2% (2018 est.)

Languages Spanish (official)

See also Health in the Dominican Republic Youth in the Dominican Republic

Census information: 1920 Santo Domingo Census 1950 Dominican Republic Census 1960 Dominican Republic Census 1970 Dominican Republic Census 2010 Dominican Republic Census

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