This is a demography of the population of Dominica including population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Population size and structure According to the preliminary 2011 census results Dominica has a population of 71,293. 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 is ().
Population by parishes Name Population Percentage of national population Total area (km2) Population density Saint Andrew 14.77% 59 Saint David 9.58% 52 Saint George 28.54% 360 Saint John 8.33% 100 Saint Joseph 8.14% 48 Saint Luke 2.22% 203 Saint Mark 2.67% 191 Saint Patrick 11.84% 99 Saint Paul 11.86% 125 Saint Peter 2.05% 52 100% 105
Structure of the population
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 36 638 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 1.16Age group MaleFemaleTotalPercent 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
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 34 973 33 940 68 913 100 0–4 3 240 3 140 6 380 9.26 5–9 2 601 2 495 5 096 7.39 10–14 2 946 2 876 5 822 8.45 15–19 3 237 3 060 6 297 9.14 20–24 2 691 2 567 5 258 7.63 25–29 2 389 2 472 4 861 7.05 30–34 2 118 1 911 4 029 5.85 35–39 2 271 2 236 4 507 6.54 40–44 2 544 2 409 4 953 7.19 45–49 2 337 2 135 4 472 6.49 50–54 2 162 1 784 3 946 5.73 55–59 1 682 1 411 3 093 4.49 60–64 1 281 1 212 2 493 3.62 65–69 1 054 1 105 2 159 3.13 70–74 884 983 1 867 2.71 75–79 724 863 1 587 2.30 80–84 467 635 1 102 1.60 85–89 212 387 599 0.87 90–94 101 173 274 0.40 95+ 32 86 118 0.17Age group MaleFemaleTotalPercent 0–14 8 787 8 511 17 298 25.10 15–64 22 712 21 197 43 909 63.72 65+ 3 474 4 232 7 706 11.18
Vital statistics
Average populationLive birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude death rate (per 1000)Natural change (per 1000)Total fertility rateInfant mortality rate 1950 51,0001,848 948 90036.218.617.6 1951 52,0001,965 8741,09138.016.921.1 1952 52,0002,0911,108 98340.021.218.8 1953 53,0002,080 7791,30139.314.724.6 1954 54,0002,345 7591,58643.714.129.5 1955 55,0002,543 8701,67346.615.930.7 1956 56,0002,416 9271,48943.516.726.8 1957 57,0002,557 8701,68745.215.429.8 1958 58,0002,724 9291,79547.116.131.1 1959 59,0002,770 8261,94447.014.033.0 1960 60,0002,812 9221,89046.915.431.5 1961 61,0002,655 7991,85643.513.130.4 1962 62,0002,566 6581,90841.410.630.8 1963 63,0002,493 8351,65839.613.326.4 1964 64,0002,703 6062,09742.39.532.8 1965 65,0002,820 5842,23643.49.034.4 1966 66,0002,639 5562,08339.88.431.4 1967 68,0002,934 5162,41843.37.635.7 1968 69,0002,686 6262,06038.99.129.8 1969 70,0002,694 7441,95038.410.627.8 1970 71,0002,503 5831,92035.28.227.0 1971 72,0002,677 6642,01337.49.328.1 1972 72,0002,591 5432,04836.17.628.5 1973 72,0002,298 5051,79332.07.025.0 1974 72,0002,062 5111,55128.77.121.6 1975 72,0001,783 4831,30024.76.718.0 1976 73,0001,758 5321,22624.27.316.9 1977 73,0001,745 5211,22423.87.116.7 1978 74,0001,735 4171,31823.45.617.8 1979 75,0001,521 3041,21720.34.116.2 1980 75,0001,819 3871,43224.25.119.0 1981 75,0001,661 3381,32322.04.517.6 1982 75,0001,753 4121,34123.35.517.8 1983 75,0001,864 3491,51524.94.720.3 1984 74,0001,716 4321,28423.15.817.3 1985 74,0001,703 4661,23723.16.316.8 1986 73,0001,721 4881,23323.66.716.9 1987 72,0001,621 4551,16622.46.316.1 1988 72,0001,731 4241,30724.15.918.2 1989 71,0001,657 4971,16023.37.016.3 1990 71,0001,604 5121,09222.67.215.4 1991 71,0001,712 5181,19424.27.316.9 1992 71,0001,836 5661,27025.98.017.9 1993 71,0001,757 5581,19924.77.816.8 1994 71,0001,605 5301,07522.57.415.1 1995 71,0001,501 584 91721.08.212.8 1996 71,0001,426 583 84320.08.211.8 1997 71,0001,340 513 82718.97.311.7 1998 70,0001,236 595 64117.68.59.1 1999 70,0001,291 631 66018.59.09.4 2000 70,0001,199 503 69617.27.210.01.75 2001 70,0001,213 510 70317.47.310.11.77 2002 70,0001,081 594 48715.58.57.01.74 2003 70,0001,056 557 49915.18.07.11.69 2004 70,0001,066 557 50915.27.97.21.67 2005 70,6331,009 489 52014.66.97.71.6420.8 2006 70,7511,035 538 49712.87.65.21.6512.6 2007 70,707 904 567 33713.68.05.61.5719.9 2008 70,745 964 545 41913.47.75.71.6110.4 2009 70,748 943 559 38413.47.95.51.5822.3 2010 70,712 933 579 35413.28.25.01.5613.9 2011 69,234 944 592 35213.38.44.91.5529.7 2012 69,724 951 603 34813.48.54.91.5616.8 2013 69,592 931630 30113.18.84.31.5322.6 2014 71,281 858 59026812.08.23.81.4619.8 2015 71,089 861 66419712.19.32.8 2016 71,379 796 68611011.29.61.6 2017 67,408 647686 -399.69.6-0.0 2018 69,573
Ethnic groups The vast majority of Dominicans are of African descent (75% at the 2014 census). 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. The present number of Kalinago is estimated at 4% more than 3,000.
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
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%).
Roughly 58% of Christians are Roman Catholics, 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.
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
External links – Central Statistics Office of the Commonwealth of Dominica The Commonwealth of Dominica profile – Caribbean Community Statistics