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People of Dominica

Population:72,386 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 25.6% (male 9,481/female 9,048)
15-64 years: 64.2% (male 23,822/female 22,656)
65 years and over: 10.2% (male 3,165/female 4,214) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 29.1 years
male: 28.7 years
female: 29.6 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.184% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:15.75 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:8.44 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-5.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.048 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.051 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.751 male(s)/female
total population: 1.015 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 14.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 19.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 75.1 years
male: 72.17 years
female: 78.18 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:2.12 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths:NA
Nationality:noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican
Ethnic groups:black 86.8%, mixed 8.9%, Carib Amerindian 2.9%, white 0.8%, other 0.7% (2001 census)
Religions:Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)
Languages:English (official), French patois
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: 94% (2003 est.)

Dominica Quickstats

  • Population: 72,386 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 754 sq km
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  • GDP (total): $485 million (2006 est.)
  • GDP (per capita): $3,800 (2005 est.)
  • Literacy: 94%

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  • Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
  • Dial code: +1 767

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