Short facts about people of Dominica

Population:

70,786 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  28.72% (male 10,300; female 10,027) 15-64 years:  63.45% (male 23,056; female 21,855) 65 years and over:  7.83% (male 2,267; female 3,281) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

-0.98% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

17.81 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

7.19 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-20.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.69 male(s)/female total population:  1.01 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

16.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  73.6 years male:  70.74 years female:  76.61 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.03 children born/woman (2001 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, 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% (1970 est.)

Source: World Factbook