| Population: |
8,581,477 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
34.11% (male 1,495,477; female 1,431,406)
15-64 years:
60.99% (male 2,664,679; female 2,569,398)
65 years and over:
4.9% (male 199,240; female 221,277) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.63% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
24.77 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
4.7 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.9 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
34.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
73.44 years
male:
71.34 years
female:
75.64 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.97 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
2.8% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
130,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
4,900 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Dominican(s)
adjective:
Dominican
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| Ethnic groups: |
white 16%, black 11%, mixed 73%
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 95%
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
82.1%
male:
82%
female:
82.2% (1995 est.)
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