| Population : |
69,278 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 27.3% (male 9,563; female 9,349)
15-64 years: 64.8% (male 23,097; female 21,804)
65 years and over: 7.9% (male 2,209; female 3,256) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
-0.45% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
16.25 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-13.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 14.75 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 74.38 years
male: 71.48 years
female: 77.43 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
1.98 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican |
| Ethnic Groups : |
black, mixed black and European, European, Syrian, Carib Amerindian |
| Religions : |
Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, other 6% |
| Languages : |
English (official), French patois |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: 94% (2003 est.) |
