2022 Dominican Republic Census

The 2022 Dominican Republic census is the tenth Dominican Republic national census, and was held from the 10 to 23 of November 2022, during the presidency of Luis Abinader. It was originally scheduled to conclude in 23 November, but, it was extended to the end of month due to work delays. The population of the Dominican Republic was counted as 10,760,028 – an increase of 1,314,747 (13.9%) over the 2010 census.

First results from the 2022 census were released to the public on 10 August 2023, from the Oficina Nacional de Estadística website.

Preparation
As required by law, the Dominican Republic census has been conducted every 10 years since 1920. The 2010 Dominican Republic census was the previous census completed.

Census sections
The census was divided into six sections.

• Geographic location • Household characteristics • Household identification • Household characteristics • List of people who make up the household • Characteristics of people in the household This is the first Dominican census to have an ethno-racial question since the 1960 census, and on section six people are able to choose from "black", "white", "indio", "mulato", "mestizo", "Asian", and "other".
 * Section I
 * Section II
 * Section III
 * Section IV
 * Section V
 * Section VI

Results
Director said of the preliminary results: "The Census is a great tool of great use for decision-making, both for the public and private sectors, since it provides information on how much we are, who we are and where we live; basic information for the proper formulation of public policies and decision-making. It is an honour for me, taking into account previous censuses, to be able to deliver these first results in such a short time, which represents an achievement of Dominican society that has understood the importance of a statistical operation like this, being part of the first technological census of the Dominican Republic. We are infinitely grateful for the support provided."

Population by residence
Population by residence are as follows.