NationMaster - Dominican People statistics

Age structure > 0-14 years	32.9		[91st of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years	61.7		[143rd of 226]
Age structure > 65 years and over	5.5 %		[111st of 225]
Chinese population	15,000		[45th of 127]
Gender development	0.718		[77th of 141]
Gender empowerment	0.514		[40th of 65]
Percentage living in urban areas	59%		[96th of 199]
Population in 2015	10,124		[85th of 225]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years	1.04		[43rd of 223]
Urban population growth > annual %	2.76 annual %	...	[64th of 195]
Urbanization	66		[73rd of 204]
Urbanization in 1975	45.3%		[74th of 164]
Urbanization in 2015	73%		[54th of 164]
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males	100		[17th of 144]
Women > Antenatal care coverage %	98		[21st of 133]
Women > Contraceptive prevalence %	65		[47th of 170]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males	108		[54th of 173]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > reported	230		[48th of 154]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted	150		[72nd of 166]
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery %	98		[56th of 172]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; University Libraries, Ohio University; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; World Development Indicators database; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; UNICEF

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Dominican Republic, Republica Dominicana, dominican rep, dominican rep.

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