1970 Dominican Republic Census

The Fifth National Census of Population of the Dominican Republic was taken in 9-10 January 1970, during the presidency of Joaquín Balaguer.

This census collected information aspects of sex, occupation, age, fertility, religion, marital status, nationality, literacy, ability to vote and housing.

Unlike all previous censuses, no information regarding race was collected. This census was made over two days instead of one.

General results

General results
Indicator Quantity %
Total population 4,009,458 100
Men 2,000,824 49.90
Women 2,008,634 50.10
Peasants 2,416,159 60.26
Urbanites 1,593,299 39.74
Regions
North 1,798,644 44.86%
South 1,397,394 34.85%
National District 813,420 20.29%

See also

Sources

  • National Bureau of Statistics (1976). Fifth National Census of Population, 1970.

References

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