Population and Migration
- Population (mid-2012): 10,135,000
- Density: 206
- Net Migration Rate: -3
- Birth Rate: 23
- Death Rate: 6
- Rate of Natural Increase: 1.6%
- Population Growth Rate: 1.3
- Infant Mortality Rate: 23
- Total Fertility Rate: 2.6
- Population Age < 15 %: 31%
- Population Age 65+ %: 6%
- Dependency Rate: 37%
- Life Expectancy at Birth: 73
- Life expectancy at Birth Females: 76
- Life expectancy at Birth Males: 69
- Primary School Completion Rate Females: 89%
- Primary School Completion Rate Males: 90%
- Secondary School Enrollment Net Females: 63%
- Secondary School Enrollment Net Males: 52%
- GNI PPP per capita in US$: $8,110
- Population Living Below US $2 per day: 14%
- Economically Active Females 15+: 51%
- Economically Active Males 15+: 80%
- Mobile Phone Subscribers: 72%
- Motor Vehicles: 113
- Undernourished Population: 29.0%
- Underweight Children Under Age 5: 5.00%
- HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-49: 0.9%
The Dominican Republic is in stage 4. The birth and death rates are both low, rate of natural increase is low, and population growth is stable. The fertility rate is 2.6 and the life expectancy is 73 years. There are no signs of other stages in the data.