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Dominican Republic
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$530
Inflation rate
4.79% (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.56% (2023)
Below the poverty line
23.9% (2021)
Gini coefficient
37 (2022)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
10.6%
Smoking men
14.6%
Smoking women
6.5%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
48670
Land area
48320
Water area
350
Popular payment systems
- PayPal
- Visa
- Mastercard
Popular social networks and messengers
- Facebook
- TikTok
- Threads
- Instagram
Age structure
0-14 years
25.5%
15-64 years
66.9%
65+ years
7.6%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Protestantism
Non-religious
18.5%
Not specified
1.2%
Current as of
2023
General information
Сontinent
North America
Region
Latin America
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
DO
Capital
Santo Domingo
Official language
Spanish
Average consumer spendings
Food products
28.1%
Alcohol and tobacco
3.8%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
5.56
Beer
3.15
Wine
0.17
Spirits
2.18
Other alcohol
0.06
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
10815857
Male population
5465776
Female population
5350081
Population growth rate
0.76% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
17.3 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
7.1 (2024)
Urbanization
84.4% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
BB- (2016)
Moody's
Ba3 (2017)
Standard & Poors
BB- (2015)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
50.55%
iOS
49.32%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+1 (809)
Internet domain
.do
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
90 (2022)
Internet user penetration
84% (2022)
Fixed internet penetration
11% (2023)
Last update: 2025-08-04