🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
DO / DOM #128
Nomad Score
57.0
Cities
13
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
11.5M
Density
221.1/km²
HDI
0.776
(High)
Gini Index (2019)
41.9
Life Expectancy (2024)
73.9 yrs
Fertility Rate (2024)
2.22
Urban Population (2024)
72.4%
Literacy Rate (2024)
94.0%
Labor Force (2025)
69.7%
Gender Wage Gap (2024)
0.5%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Español |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 74.6% |
| No religion | 22.0% |
| Other | 1.4% |
| Unspecified | 2.0% |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mixed | 71.7% |
| White | 18.7% |
| Black | 7.5% |
| East asian | 0.3% |
| Others | 0.4% |
| No answer | 1.4% |
Demonym (male)
Dominican
Demonym (female)
Dominican
National Anthem
National Anthem of the Dominican Republic
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 26.6% | |
| 15-64 Working | 65.5% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 7.9% |
Dependency Ratio
52.6%
Profile
Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
72.4%
Birth Rate (2024)
17.6 /1000
Death Rate (2024)
6.3 /1000
Largest City (2025)
43.7%
Fertility Rate (2024)
2.22
Infant Mortality (2024)
27.7 /1000
Slum Pop. (2022)
11.3%
Tourism (2020)
2.7M
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2024)
73.9 yrs
HALE (2021)
63.6 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
4.6% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2024)
27.7/1000
UHC Index (2021)
77/100
Hospital Beds (2023)
0.8/1000
Physicians (2023)
2.43/1000
Nurses (2023)
2.06/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$489
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
25.1%
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2024)
94.0%
Education Spending (2023)
3.8% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
345
Internet Users (2024)
91.0%
Mobile Subscriptions (2024)
93.7/100
Broadband (2023)
11.1/100
Secure Servers (2024)
181/1M
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2023)
11.1
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
48,671 km²
Capital
Santo Domingo
📍
Continent
North America
Region
Americas
Subregion
Caribbean
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Right
Timezones
UTC-04:00
Calling Codes
+1
Postal Code
#####
TLD
.do
Maps
Google Maps
| OpenStreetMap
Borders
🇭🇹 Haiti
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of the Dominican Republic is divided into four rectangles by a centered white cross that extends to the edges of the field and bears the national coat of arms in its center. The upper hoist-side and lower fly-side rectangles are blue and the lower hoist-side and upper fly-side rectangles are red.
National Anthem
National Anthem of the Dominican Republic
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