| Population: |
9,183,984 (July 2006 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 32.6% (male 1,531,145/female 1,464,076)
15-64 years: 61.9% (male 2,902,098/female 2,782,608)
65 years and over: 5.5% (male 235,016/female 269,041) (2006 est.) |
| Median age: |
total: 24.1 years
male: 24 years
female: 24.3 years (2006 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
1.47% (2006 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
23.22 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Death rate: |
5.73 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
-2.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2006 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 28.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 30.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 25.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 71.73 years
male: 70.21 years
female: 73.33 years (2006 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
2.83 children born/woman (2006 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
1.7% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
88,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
7,900 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican |
| Ethnic groups: |
mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11% |
| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 95% |
| Languages: |
Spanish |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.7%
male: 84.6%
female: 84.8% (2003 est.) |