According to the 2010 World Population Data Sheet the population in the Dominican Republic is approximately 9.9 million and is projected to reach 13.2 million by 2050. The average Gross National Income per capital average is 10,030. However, the Gross National Income per capital was at 7,890 in the Dominican Republic which makes it a developing country. There are 23 births per 1,000 total population. There are 6 deaths per 1,000 total population. Its rate of natural increase is 1.7 percent, which is above the world average of 1.2 percent, and above the regional average of 1.1 percent. Which means it will double in population in 41 years. Currently 32 percent of the population is under the age of 15 and 6 percent of the population is over the age of 65. In 2010 the elderly support ratio was at 10; however this is expected to decline in 2050 to 4.
According to the World Population Data Sheet the world average total fertility rate is 2.5. The regional total fertility rate is at 2.4. In the Dominican Republic the total fertility rate is slightly higher at 2.7. Dominican Republic has been taking measures to control their population with the use of family planning. Seventy-Three percent of married women 15-49 used all methods of contraceptives and about sixty percent used modern methods of contraceptives.
The world’s average life expectancy is 69 years for both sexes. For males is it 67 years. For females it is 71 years. In the Dominican Republic the life expectancy is 72 for both sexes, 69 years for males, and 75 years for females. However their infant mortality rate is high at 30. Their net migration rate is -3 per 1,000 total population.
Information provided by 2010 World Population Data Sheet
