Demographics of Dominica

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

[4][5]

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.

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

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.

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%).