Dominica People:
Population:
69,029 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.7% (male:9,328; female:9,125)
15-64 years: 65.4% (male:23,225; female:21,900)
65 years and over: 7.9% (male:2,193; female:3,258) (2005)
Median age:
total: 29.59 years
male: 29.26 years
female: 29.95 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
-0.27% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
15.73 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
6.81 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-11.6 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 14.15 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 18.68 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 9.38 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 74.65 years (2005 est.)
male: 71.73 years
female: 77.71 years
Total fertility rate:
1.96 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
NA
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
NA
Nationality:
noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican
Ethnic groups:
black , mixed black and European , European , Syrian , Carib Amerindian
Religions:
Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2% 15%, other 6%, none 2%
Languages:
English official, French patois
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: 94% (2003)
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