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Dominican Republic

Last update: 2026-04-03

Dominican Republic Geographical location

Dominican Republic 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)

Dominican Republic Tobacco consumption

Total tobacco consumption
10.6%
Smoking men
14.6%
Smoking women
6.5%
Current as of
2020

Dominican Republic Area (sq. km)

Total area
48670
Land area
48320
Water area
350

Dominican Republic Popular payment systems

Dominican Republic Popular social networks and messengers

Dominican Republic Age structure

0-14 years
25.5%
15-64 years
66.9%
65+ years
7.6%
Current as of
2024

Dominican Republic Religion

Main religion
Protestantism
Non-religious
18.5%
Not specified
1.2%
Current as of
2023

Dominican Republic General Info

Сontinent
North America
Region
Latin America
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
DO
Capital
Santo Domingo
Official language
Spanish

Dominican Republic Average consumer spendings

Food products
28.1%
Alcohol and tobacco
3.8%
Current as of
2023

Dominican Republic 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

Dominican Republic 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)

Dominican Republic Credit ratings

Fitch
BB- (2016)
Moody's
Ba3 (2017)
Standard & Poor's
BB- (2015)

Dominican Republic Age-sex pyramid

Dominican Republic Phone operating systems

Android
50.55%
iOS
49.32%
Current as of
2025

Dominican Republic 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: 2026-04-03