Dominican Republic Population Pyramid 1983
Dominican Republic in 1983
The population of the Dominican Republic in 1983 was 6,147,247. A decade earlier, in 1973, the population was 4,782,228; it has grown by 28.5% since.
Half of the population was younger than 18.5 years; 41.8% were children under 15 and 3.1% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
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 | 6,147,248 | 18.5 | |
| Haiti | 5,951,096 | 19.1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 3,332,645 | 25.6 | |
| Cuba | 9,991,026 | 25.1 | |
| Jamaica | 2,234,832 | 20.1 |





