Population: 7 998 766 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 35% (male 1 435 698; female 1 382 377)
15-64 years: 60% (male 2 452 310; female 2 379 991)
65 years and over: 5% (male 165 602; female 182 788) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.63% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 26.42 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 5.73 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -4.37 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 44.26 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 69.73 years
male: 67.53 years
female: 72.04 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 36 children born/woman (1997 est.)
**Nationality:
noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican
Ethnic groups:** white 16% black 11% mixed 0%
Religions: Roman Catholic 95%
Languages: Spanish
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77777%
*male:/em99.9%
female:* 82.2% (1995 est.)