Dominican Republic:
People


Population	9,365,818 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 32.1% (male 1,532,813/female 1,477,033) 15-64 years: 62.2% (male 2,971,620/female 2,851,207) 65 years and over: 5.7% (male 247,738/female 285,407) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 24.5 years male: 24.3 years female: 24.6 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	1.5% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	22.91 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	5.32 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	-2.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.038 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.042 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.868 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 27.94 deaths/1,000 live births male: 30.05 deaths/1,000 live births female: 25.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 73.07 years male: 71.34 years female: 74.87 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	2.81 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	1.7% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	88,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	7,900 (2003 est.)
Nationality	noun: Dominican(s) adjective: Dominican
Ethnic groups	mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11%
Religions	Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
Languages	Spanish
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87% male: 86.8% female: 87.2% (2002 census)