Dominican Republic: People & Society#
| Population | 10,606,865 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Dominican(s) adjective: Dominican |
| Ethnic groups | mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11% |
| Languages | Spanish (official) |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 95%, other 5% |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 27.06% (male 1,460,389/female 1,410,226) 15-24 years: 18.3% (male 989,020/female 952,375) 25-54 years: 39.54% (male 2,146,082/female 2,047,860) 55-64 years: 7.67% (male 409,166/female 403,977) 65 years and over: 7.43% (male 363,791/female 423,979) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 57.8% youth dependency ratio: 47.3% elderly dependency ratio: 10.5% potential support ratio: 9.5% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 27.8 years male: 27.6 years female: 28 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.21% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 18.6 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 4.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Population distribution | coastal development is significant, especially in the southern coastal plains and the Cibao Valley, where population density is highest; smaller population clusters exist in the interior mountains (Cordillera Central) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 79% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 2.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | SANTO DOMINGO (capital) 2.945 million (2015) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 21.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 92 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 18.1 deaths/1,000 live births male: 20 deaths/1,000 live births female: 16.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 78.1 years male: 75.9 years female: 80.5 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.31 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 73% (2009/10) |
| Health expenditures | 4.4% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 1.49 physicians/1,000 population (2011) |
| Hospital bed density | 1.7 beds/1,000 population (2011) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 85.4% of population rural: 81.9% of population total: 84.7% of population unimproved: urban: 14.6% of population rural: 18.1% of population total: 15.3% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 86.2% of population rural: 75.7% of population total: 84% of population unimproved: urban: 13.8% of population rural: 24.3% of population total: 16% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 1.03% (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 67,900 (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 3,100 (2015 est.) |
| Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever note: active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 23% (2014) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 4% (2013) |
| Education expenditures | 2.1% of GDP (2007) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.8% male: 91.2% female: 92.3% (2015 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2014) |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 31.4% male: 22.2% female: 46.7% (2013 est.) |