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Dominican Republic

  • Population.............................................................................10,694,700 (2022 est.)
  • Population growth rate ......................................................................0.91% (2022 est.)
  • Birth rate........................................................18.03 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
  • Death rate.....................................................6.29 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
  • Net migration rate..................................-2.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
  • Ethnic groups*..........................................mixed 70.4% (Mestizo/Indio 58%, Mulatto 12.4%), Black 15.8%, White 13.5%, other 0.3% (2014 est.)

* Respondents self-identified their race; the term "indio" in the Dominican Republic is not associated with people of indigenous ancestry but people of mixed ancestry or skin color between light and dark

CIA World Factbook

Country 
Dominican Republic
Region 
Central America & the Caribbean
Type 
Articles

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