Dominican Republic Population Pyramid 2000
Dominican Republic in 2000
In 2000, the Dominican Republic had a total population of 8,584,190 people. A decade earlier, in 1990, the population was 7,151,166; it has grown by 20.0% since.
Half of the population was younger than 22.1 years; 35.3% were children under 15 and 4.3% were 65 or older. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 8,584,190 | 22.1 | |
| Haiti | 8,303,151 | 19.4 | |
| Cuba | 11,109,109 | 33.1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 3,809,866 | 32.3 | |
| Jamaica | 2,607,826 | 23.3 |





