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Dominican People

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Population: 9,650,054 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 31.4% (male 1,543,141/female 1,488,016) 15-64 years: 62.7% (male 3,087,351/female 2,960,319) 65 years and over: 5.9% (male 264,476/female 306,751) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 24.9 years male: 24.8 years female: 25.1 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.489% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -2.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 25.96 deaths/1,000 live births male: 28 deaths/1,000 live births female: 23.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 73.7 years male: 71.88 years female: 75.6 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.76 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 1.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 62,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: 4,100 (2007 est.)

Nationality: noun: Dominican(s) adjective: Dominican

Ethnic groups: mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11%

Religions: Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%

Languages: Spanish

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87% male: 86.8% female: 87.2% (2002 census)