Demographics of Dominica

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Dominica, including population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Census population and average annual growth rate
YearPop.±% p.a.
1871 27,178—    
1881 28,211+0.37%
1891 26,841−0.50%
1901 28,894+0.74%
1911 33,863+1.60%
1921 37,059+0.91%
1946 47,624+1.01%
1960 59,916+1.65%
1970 69,549+1.50%
1981 73,795+0.54%
1991 71,183−0.36%
2001 71,242+0.01%
2011 71,293+0.01%
2018[1][2] 71,625+0.07%
Source:[3]

Population

According to the preliminary 2011 census results Dominica has a population of 71,293.[3] The population growth rate is very low, due primarily to emigration to more prosperous Caribbean Islands, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and Australia. The estimated mid-year population of 2018 is 71,625 (the 2019 revision of the World Population Prospects[1][2]).

Population by parishes
Name Population Percentage of national population Total area (km²) Population density
Saint Andrew 10,461 14.77% 178.27 59
Saint David 6,789 9.58% 131.6 52
Saint George 20,211 28.54% 56.1 360
Saint John 5,897 8.33% 59 100
Saint Joseph 5,765 8.14% 120.1 48
Saint Luke 1,576 2.22% 7.77 203
Saint Mark 1,891 2.67% 9.9 191
Saint Patrick 8,383 11.84% 84.4 99
Saint Paul 8,397 11.86% 67.4 125
Saint Peter 1,452 2.05% 27.7 52
 Dominica 70,822 100% 742.24 105

Vital statistics
Average population (x 1000) Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) Total fertility rate Infant mortality rate
1950 51 1 848948900 36.218.617.6
1951 52 1 9658741 091 38.016.921.1
1952 52 2 0911 108983 40.021.218.8
1953 53 2 0807791 301 39.314.724.6
1954 54 2 3457591 586 43.714.129.5
1955 55 2 5438701 673 46.615.930.7
1956 56 2 4169271 489 43.516.726.8
1957 57 2 5578701 687 45.215.429.8
1958 58 2 7249291 795 47.116.131.1
1959 59 2 7708261 944 47.014.033.0
1960 60 2 8129221 890 46.915.431.5
1961 61 2 6557991 856 43.513.130.4
1962 62 2 5666581 908 41.410.630.8
1963 63 2 4938351 658 39.613.326.4
1964 64 2 7036062 097 42.39.532.8
1965 65 2 8205842 236 43.49.034.4
1966 66 2 6395562 083 39.88.431.4
1967 68 2 9345162 418 43.37.635.7
1968 69 2 6866262 060 38.99.129.8
1969 70 2 6947441 950 38.410.627.8
1970 71 2 5035831 920 35.28.227.0
1971 72 2 6776642 013 37.49.328.1
1972 72 2 5915432 048 36.17.628.5
1973 72 2 2985051 793 32.07.025.0
1974 72 2 0625111 551 28.77.121.6
1975 72 1 7834831 300 24.76.718.0
1976 73 1 7585321 226 24.27.316.9
1977 73 1 7455211 224 23.87.116.7
1978 74 1 7354171 318 23.45.617.8
1979 75 1 5213041 217 20.34.116.2
1980 75 1 8193871 432 24.25.119.0
1981 75 1 6613381 323 22.04.517.6
1982 75 1 7534121 341 23.35.517.8
1983 75 1 8643491 515 24.94.720.3
1984 74 1 7164321 284 23.15.817.3
1985 74 1 7034661 237 23.16.316.8
1986 73 1 7214881 233 23.66.716.9
1987 72 1 6214551 166 22.46.316.1
1988 72 1 7314241 307 24.15.918.2
1989 71 1 6574971 160 23.37.016.3
1990 71 1 6045121 092 22.67.215.4
1991 71 1 7125181 194 24.27.316.9
1992 71 1 8365661 270 25.98.017.9
1993 71 1 7575581 199 24.77.816.8
1994 71 1 6055301 075 22.57.415.1
1995 71 1 501584917 21.08.212.8
1996 71 1 426583843 20.08.211.8
1997 71 1 340513827 18.97.311.7
1998 70 1 236595641 17.68.59.1
1999 70 1 291631660 18.59.09.4
2000 70 1 199503696 17.27.210.0 1.75
2001 70 1 213510703 17.47.310.1 1.77
2002 70 1 081594487 15.58.57.0 1.74
2003 70 1 056557499 15.18.07.1 1.69
2004 70 1 066557509 15.27.97.2 1.67
2005 70.633 1 009489520 14.66.97.7 1.64 20.8
2006 70.751 1 035538497 12.87.65.2 1.65 12.6
2007 70.707 904567337 13.68.05.6 1.57 19.9
2008 70.745 964545419 13.47.75.7 1.61 10.4
2009 70.748 943559384 13.47.95.5 1.58 22.3
2010 70.712 933579354 13.28.25.0 1.56 13.9
2011 69.234 944592352 13.38.44.9 1.55 29.7
2012 69.724 951603348 13.48.54.9 1.56 16.8
2013 69.592 931630301 13.18.84.3 1.53 22.6
2014 71.281 858590268 12.08.23.8 1.46 19.8
2015 71.089 861664197
2016 71.379 796686110
2017 67.408 647686-39 9.69.6-0.0

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Structure of the population

Structure of the population (31.12.2006) (Estimates) :

Age Group Male Female Total %
Total 36 238 34 942 71 180 100
0-4 3 250 3 067 6 317 8,87
5-9 3 951 3 603 7 554 10,61
10-14 3 558 3 547 7 105 9,98
15-19 3 452 3 366 6 818 9,58
20-24 2 438 2 140 4 578 6,43
25-29 2 601 2 520 5 121 7,19
30-34 2 886 2 777 5 663 7,96
35-39 2 841 2 455 5 296 7,44
40-44 2 417 2 059 4 476 6,29
45-49 1 947 1 614 3 561 5,00
50-54 1 467 1 353 2 820 3,96
55-59 1 209 1 182 2 391 3,36
60-64 1 022 1 233 2 255 3,17
65-69 1 091 1 233 2 324 3,26
70-74 871 973 1 844 2,59
75-79 596 736 1 332 1,87
80-84 354 547 901 1,27
85+ 288 537 825 1,16
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0-14 10 759 10 217 20 976 29,47
15-64 22 279 20 699 42 978 60,38
65+ 3 200 4 026 7 226 10,15

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Ethnic groups

The vast majority of Dominicans are of African descent (75% at the 2014 census).[7] There is a significant mixed population (19%) at the 2014 census due to intermarriage, along with a small European origin minority (0.8%; descendants of French, British, and Irish colonists), East Indians (0.1%) groups, and there are small numbers of Lebanese/Syrians (0.1%) and Asians.

Amerindians

Dominica is the only Eastern Caribbean island that still has a population of pre-Columbian native Caribs (also known as Kalinago), who were exterminated, driven from neighbouring islands, or mixed with Africans and/or Europeans. According to the 2001 census there are only 2,001 Caribs remaining (2.9% of the total population). A considerable growth occurred since the 1991 census when 1,634 Caribs were counted (2.4% of the total population). The Caribs live in eight villages on the east coast of Dominica. This special Carib Territory was granted by the British Crown in 1903.[8] The present number of Kalinago is estimated at 4% more than 3,000.

Other demographic statistics

Demographic statistics according to the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[9]

Nationality
noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican
Population
74,027 (July 2018 est.)
Ethnic groups
African descent 86.6%, mixed 9.1%, indigenous 2.9%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.2% (2001 est.)
People - note: 3,000-3,500 Kalinago (Carib) still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the Caribbean; only 70-100 may be "pure" Kalinago because of years of integration into the broader population
Age structure
Population pyramid of Dominica in 2016
0-14 years: 21.62% (male 8,187 /female 7,815)
15-24 years: 14.37% (male 5,473 /female 5,167)
25-54 years: 42.59% (male 15,985 /female 15,541)
55-64 years: 9.99% (male 3,927 /female 3,470)
65 years and over: 11.43% (male 3,814 /female 4,648) (2018 est.)
Median age
total: 34 years. Country comparison to the world: 88th
male: 33.5 years
female: 34.5 years (2018 est.)
Birth rate
15 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 125th
Death rate
7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 92nd
Total fertility rate
2.03 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 114th
Net migration rate
-5.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 196th
Population growth rate
0.17% (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 182nd
Languages
English (official), French patois
Religions
Roman Catholic 61.4%, Protestant 28.6% (includes Evangelical 6.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 6.1%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, other 1.2%), Rastafarian 1.3%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 0.3%, none 6.1%, unspecified 1.1% (2001 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 77.4 years
male: 74.4 years
female: 80.5 years (2018 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 70.5% of total population (2018)
rate of urbanization: 0.94% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
27.9% (2016) Country comparison to the world: 33rd

Languages

English is the official language and universally understood; however, because of historic French domination, Antillean Creole, a French-lexified creole language, is also widely spoken.

Religion
Main article: Religion in Dominica

According to the 2001 census, 91.2% percent of the population of Dominica is considered Christian, 1.6% has a non-Christian religion and 6.1% has no religion or did not state a religion (1.1%).[7]

Roughly two thirds of Christians are Roman Catholics (61.4% of the total population), a reflection of early French influence on the island, and one third are Protestant. The Evangelicals constitute the largest Protestant group, with 6.7% of the population. Seventh-day Adventists are the second largest group (6.1%). The next largest group are Pentecostals (5.6% of the population), followed by Baptists (4.1%). Other Christians include Methodists (3.7%), Church of God (1.2%), Jehovah's Witnesses (1.2%), Anglicanism (0.6%) and Brethren Christian (0.3%). During the past decades the number of Roman Catholics and Anglicans has decreased, while the number of other Protestants has increased, especially Evangelicals, Seventh-day Adventists, Pentecostals (5.6% of the population) and Baptists).[7]

The number of non-Christians is small. These religious groups include the Rastafarian Movement (1.3% of the population), Hinduism (0.1%) and Muslims (0.2%).

References
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  9. "World Factbook CENTRAL AMERICA : DOMINICA", The World Factbook, July 12, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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