Dominican Republic People:
Population:
8,950,034 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 32.9% (male:1,505,964; female:1,438,809)
15-64 years: 61.7% (male:2,815,544; female:2,703,012)
65 years and over: 5.4% (male:226,372; female:260,333) (2005)
Median age:
total: 23.88 years
male: 23.68 years
female: 24.09 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
1.29% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
23.28 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
7.35 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-3.02 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 32.38 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 34.81 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 29.84 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 67.26 years (2005 est.)
male: 65.52 years
female: 69.1 years
Total fertility rate:
2.86 children born/woman (2005 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:
white 16%, black 11%, mixed 73%
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)
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