Demographics of the Dominican Republic

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.

Population size and structure

The area was first included in world trade in 1492 when Christopher Columbus docked on the island of Hispaniola.
When Spain occupied the country in 1496, the population consisted of Arawak. When Spain returned in 1496, they founded the current capital, Santo Domingo, as the first European city in America. The country came under Spanish rule. France took over the part of Hispaniola that is today Haiti. During the colony era, The Dominican Republic acted as a sugar supplier to Spain and France. Many whites moved to the country during this period.
In 1496, Santo Domingo was built and became the new capital, and remains the oldest continuously inhabited European city in the Americas.
Today, two other large groups have joined, while the indigenous population has mostly disappeared. 45% of Dominicans consider themselves to have some significant Indigenous/Endemic ancestry, 18% are white, 7.8% are fully or predominantly black and 74% are mixed.
About 9.2% of the Dominican population claims a European immigrant background, according to the 2021 Fondo de Población de las Naciones Unidas survey. During the many years that have passed since the great immigration, the races have been mixed and it can be difficult to distinguish. In terms of race, they are all similar to the other Caribbean islands. The Spaniards brought Christianity to the Dominican Republic, and today about 50% of the population reports as being Catholic. One clear remnant of the Spanish colonial era on the population is the official and widespread use of the Spanish language.
According to the total population was in, compared to 2,380,000 in 1950. The proportion of the population aged below 15 in 2010 was 31.2%, 62.8% were aged between 15 and 65 years of age, while 6% were aged 65 years or older.

Structure of the population

Age group	Male	Female	Total	%
Total	5 082 876	5 086 296	10 169 172	100
0–4	492 808	472 820	965 628	9.49
5–9	492 702	474 348	967 050	9.50
10–14	492 107	477 445	969 552	9.53
15–19	480 035	471 501	951 536	9.51
20–24	455 440	453 444	930 505	9.15
25–29	420 715	423 382	844 907	8.30
30–34	377 850	385 180	763 030	7.50
35–39	339 877	348 143	688 020	6.76
40–44	306 907	313 858	616 955	6.07
45–49	275 488	282 105	557 593	5.48
50–54	245 299	249 766	495 065	4.87
55–59	206 257	210 188	416 445	4.10
60–64	162 912	168 103	331 015	3.25
65–69	121 894	126 929	248 523	2.44
70–74	86 739	90 761	177 500	1.74
75–79	61 133	65 274	126 407	1.24
80+	65 523	73 349	138 872	1.36
Age group	Male	Female	Total	Percent
0–14	1 595 851	1 538 432	3 134 283	30.56
15–64	3 213 973	3 268 108	6 482 081	63.19
65+	306 501	334 859	641 360	6.25

Age group	Male	Female	Total	%
Total	5 259 642	5 275 893	10 535 535	100
0–4	483 891	463 927	947 818	9.00
5–9	490 677	471 962	962 639	9.14
10–14	483 264	468 329	951 593	9.03
15–19	479 169	469 840	949 009	9.01
20–24	456 645	454 343	910 988	8.65
25–29	432 645	433 391	866 036	8.22
30–34	397 618	402 420	800 038	7.59
35–39	359 670	365 118	724 788	6.88
40–44	324 954	331 269	656 223	6.23
45–49	292 170	300 700	592 870	5.63
50–54	261 184	269 338	530 522	5.04
55–59	228 775	236 116	464 891	4.41
60–64	186 503	193 210	379 713	3.60
65–69	141 674	150 452	292 126	2.77
70–74	100 692	107 713	208 405	1.98
75–79	65 820	71 673	137 493	1.31
80+	74 291	86 092	160 383	1.52
Age group	Male	Female	Total	Percent
0–14	1 457 832	1 404 218	2 862 050	27.17
15–64	3 419 333	3 455 745	6 875 078	65.26
65+	382 477	415 930	798 407	7.58

Vital statistics

UN estimates

Registration of vital events is not universal in the Dominican Republic. The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates:

Registered births and deaths

Year	Population	Live births	Deaths	Natural increase	Crude birth rate	Crude death rate	Rate of natural increase	Crude migration rate	TFR
2001	8,512,996	195,004	28,818	166,186	22.8	3.4	19.5		2.571
2002	8,627,509	191,771	26,790	164,981	22.1	3.1	19.0	-5.7	2.494
2003	8,745,084	178,263	30,063	148,200	20.3	3.4	16.9	-3.5	2.272
2004	8,857,648	169,255	34,786	134,469	19.0	3.9	15.1	-2.4	2.142
2005	8,968,144	166,694	34,656	132,038	18.5	3.8	14.6	-2.3	2.086
2006	9,071,458	158,537	32,659	125,878	17.4	3.6	13.8	-2.4	1.974
2007	9,174,058	157,287	34,225	123,062	17.1	3.7	13.4	-2.2	1.941
2008	9,279,602	164,781	34,334	130,447	17.6	3.7	14.0	-2.6	2.025
2009	9,380,152	169,199	34,195	135,005	17.9	3.6	14.2	-3.5	2.055
2010	9,478,612	171,143	36,955	134,188	17.9	3.9	14.0	-3.6	2.054
2011	9,580,139	177,972	36,569	141,403	18.4	3.8	14.6	-4.0	2.116
2012	9,680,963	171,442	36,830	134,612	17.5	3.8	13.8	-3.4	2.028
2013	9,784,680	172,957	36,861	136,096	17.5	3.7	13.8	-3.2	2.036
2014	9,883,486	176,766	41,551	135,215	17.7	4.2	13.5	-3.5	2.065
2015	9,980,243	172,192	42,106	130,086	17.1	4.2	12.9	-3.2	1.998
2016	10,075,045	163,327	44,453	118,874	16.1	4.4	11.7	-2.3	1.883
2017	10,169,172	172,430	43,606	128,824	16.8	4.3	12.5	-3.2	1.982
2018	10,266,149	178,901	42,986	135,915	17.2	4.2	13.0	-3.6	2.057
2019	10,358,320	182,557	45,115	137,442	17.3	4.3	13.0	-4.1	2.089
2020	10,448,499	164,565	47,784	116,781	15.3	4.5	10.8	-2.2	1.878
2021	10,535,535	172,457	51,182	121,275	15.9	4.8	11.2	-2.9	1.972
2022	10,621,938	172,074	46,591	125,483	16.0	4.2	11.8	-3.7	1.964
2023	10,711,155	163,768	45,948	117,820	15.3	4.3	11.0	-2.2	1.820
2024		137,946	41,951	95,995	12.8	3.9	8.9		1.606
2025

Demographic and Health Surveys

Total Fertility Rate and Crude Birth Rate :

Ethnic groups

Average Dominican DNA ~60% European, 30% SSA, 10% Taino

Religion

Roman Catholic 51.3%, Evangelical 13%, Protestant 7.9%, Adventist 1.4%, other 1.8%, atheist 0.2%, none 22.4%, unspecified 2%

Languages

Spanish