Demographics of the Dominican Republic

Demographics of Dominican Republic
Demographics of Dominican Republic
	Population pyramid of Dominican Republic in 2020
Population	11,332,972 (last census)
Growth rate	0.91% (2022 est.)
Birth rate	14.6 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate	4.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Life expectancy	72.56 years
• male	70.86 years
• female	74.33 years (2022 est.)
Fertility rate	1.80 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Infant mortality rate	21.18 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate	-2.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years	26.85%
15–64 years	64.98%
65 and over	8.17%
Sex ratio
Total	1.02 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
At birth	1.04 male(s)/female
Under 15	1.03 male(s)/female
65 and over	0.73 male(s)/female
Nationality
Nationality	Dominican
Major ethnic	Mixed (71.72%) Indio (34.20%); Moreno (25.97%); Mestizo (7.72%); Mulatto (3.83%); ; ;
Minor ethnic	White (18.70%); Black (7.45%); East Asian (0.33%); Other (1.80%); ;
Language
Official	Spanish

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.