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2012/03/07

Dominica People Profile 2012

Population

Value:

10 423 493

Date:

July. 2010

Comparison to the world:

Age structure

Age:

0-14 years

Value:

16%(male 851,958/female 817,583)

Year:

2010

Age:

15-64 years

Value:

66.2% (male 3,480,361/female 3,420,118)

Age:

65 years and over

Value:

17.8% (male 769,893/female 1,083,580)

Median Age

Name:

total

Value:

42years

Year:

2010

Name:

male

Value:

40.7years

Name:

female

Value:

43.3years

Population growth rate

Value:

0,082%

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

188

Birth rate

Value:

10.1 births/1,000 population

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

192

Death rate

Value:

10.5 deaths/1,000 population

Date:

July. 2010

Comparison to the world:

Net migration rate

Value:

1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

Urbanization

Urban population:

97% of total population

Rate of urbanization:

0.3% annual rate of change

Sex ratio

Range:

at birth

Value:

1.045 male(s)/female

Year:

2010

Range:

under 15 years

Value:

1.04 male(s)/female

Range:

15-64 years

Value:

1.02 male(s)/female

Range:

65 years and over

Value:

0.71 male(s)/female

Range:

total population

Value:

0.96 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate

Total value:

4.38 deaths/1,000 live births

Comparison to the world:

199

Male value:

4.92 deaths/1,000 live births

Female value:

3.83 deaths/1,000 live births

Year:

2010

Life expectancy at birth

Total value:

79.37 years

Comparison to the world:

Male value:

76.21 years

Female value:

82.68 years

Year:

2010

Total fertility rate

Value:

1.65 children born/woman

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

174

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

Value:

0,2%

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

Value:

15 000

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Value:

fewer than 100

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

151

Nationality

Noun:

Belgian(s)

Adjective:

Belgian

Ethnic groups

Value:

<p> Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%</p>

Religions

Value:

Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25%

Languages

Languages info:

Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)

Literacy

Definition:

age 15 and over can read and write

Total population:

99%

Male:

99%

Female:

99%

Year:

2003

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Total:

16 years

Male:

16 years

Female:

16 years

Year:

2006

Education expenditures

Value:

6% of GDP

Comparison to the world:

Year:

2004

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