Dominican Republic Population Pyramid 1989
Dominican Republic in 1989
The population of the Dominican Republic in 1989 was 7,002,295. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 25.3%, up from 5,589,690 in 1979.
With a median age of 19.7 years, the Dominican Republic had a youth dependency ratio of 69.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.0 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 7,002,295 | 19.7 | |
| Haiti | 6,714,730 | 18.9 | |
| Puerto Rico | 3,512,009 | 28.1 | |
| Cuba | 10,533,243 | 27.5 | |
| Jamaica | 2,361,916 | 21.6 |





