Dominican Republic Population Pyramid 1970
Dominican Republic in 1970
The population of the Dominican Republic in 1970 was 4,399,290. A decade earlier, in 1960, the population was 3,268,335; it has grown by 34.6% since.
Half of the population was younger than 15.8 years; 48.2% were children under 15 and 2.7% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of the Dominican Republic was 2.24 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 73.7 years in 2023: 77.0 for women and 70.5 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
728,647 immigrants live in Dominican Republic, 6.4% of the population.
| Haiti | 535,116 |
| Venezuela | 124,140 |
| United States of America | 15,776 |
| Spain | 7,844 |
| Puerto Rico | 5,156 |
1,907,691 people born in Dominican Republic live in other countries.
| United States of America | 1,483,418 |
| Spain | 202,074 |
| Italy | 50,413 |
| Puerto Rico | 42,387 |
| Chile | 18,210 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 4,399,290 | 15.8 | |
| Haiti | 4,635,125 | 19.4 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2,734,422 | 21.4 | |
| Jamaica | 1,878,196 | 17.7 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 991,471 | 18.8 |





