Dominica

Dominica People

Population
69,278 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 27.3% (male 9,563; female 9,349)
15-64 years: 64.8% (male 23,097; female 21,804)
65 years and over: 7.9% (male 2,209; female 3,256) (2004 est.)

Median age
total: 29 years
male: 28.7 years
female: 29.4 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate
-0.45% (2004 est.)

Birth rate
16.25 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate
6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate
-13.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate
total: 14.75 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 19.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 74.38 years
male: 71.48 years
female: 77.43 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate
1.98 children born/woman (2004 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, mixed black and European, European, Syrian, Carib Amerindian

Religions
Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, other 6%

Languages
English (official), French patois

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: 94% (2003 est.)



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