POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS
Population (Mid-2012): 10,135,000
Density: 206 people per sq. km
Net Migration Rate: -3 per 1000 people
Birth Rate: 23 per 1000 people
Death Rate: 6 per 1000 people
Rate of Natural Increase: 1.6%
Population Growth Rate: 1.3
Infant Mortality Rate: 23.0 deaths per 1000 live births
Total Fertility Rate: average of 2.6 children per woman
Dependency Rate: 58.7
Population Age <15: 31%
Population Age 65+: 6%
Life Expectancy at Birth:
For Females: 76%
For Males: 69%
Primary School Completion Rate:
For Females: 89%
For Males: 90%
Secondary School Enrollment Rate:
For Females: 82%
For Males: 72%
GNI PPP per capita in US$: $8,110
Population Living Below US$2 per day: 14%
Economically Active Females 15+: 51%
Economically Active Males 15+: 80%
Mobile Phone Subscribers: 72 per 100 people
Motor Vehicles: 113 per 1000 people
Undernourished Population: 29.0%
Underweight Children Under Age 5: 5.00%
HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-19: 0.9%
Density: 206 people per sq. km
Net Migration Rate: -3 per 1000 people
Birth Rate: 23 per 1000 people
Death Rate: 6 per 1000 people
Rate of Natural Increase: 1.6%
Population Growth Rate: 1.3
Infant Mortality Rate: 23.0 deaths per 1000 live births
Total Fertility Rate: average of 2.6 children per woman
Dependency Rate: 58.7
Population Age <15: 31%
Population Age 65+: 6%
Life Expectancy at Birth:
For Females: 76%
For Males: 69%
Primary School Completion Rate:
For Females: 89%
For Males: 90%
Secondary School Enrollment Rate:
For Females: 82%
For Males: 72%
GNI PPP per capita in US$: $8,110
Population Living Below US$2 per day: 14%
Economically Active Females 15+: 51%
Economically Active Males 15+: 80%
Mobile Phone Subscribers: 72 per 100 people
Motor Vehicles: 113 per 1000 people
Undernourished Population: 29.0%
Underweight Children Under Age 5: 5.00%
HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-19: 0.9%
POPULATION PYRAMIDS (AGE-SEX DIAGRAMS)
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION MODEL
Dominican Republic is in Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition. They are in Stage 2 by the way their graph depicts itself. They have a very high amount of younger people, than the elderly. Although their fertility is average, they are in Stage 2.