Demographics of Dominica

This is a demography of the population of Dominica including population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Population
According to the preliminary 2011 census results Dominica has a population of 71,293. 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 is.

Ethnic groups
The vast majority of Dominicans are of African descent (75% at the 2014 census). 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.

Amerindians
Dominica is the only Eastern Caribbean island that still has a population of pre-Columbian native Caribs (also known as Kalinago), who were exterminated, driven from neighbouring islands, or mixed with Africans and/or Europeans. According to the 2001 census there are only 2,001 Caribs remaining (2.9% of the total population). A considerable growth occurred since the 1991 census when 1,634 Caribs were counted (2.4% of the total population). The Caribs live in eight villages on the east coast of Dominica. This special Carib Territory was granted by the British Crown in 1903. The present number of Kalinago is estimated at 4% more than 3,000.

Other demographic statistics
Demographic statistics according to the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.


 * 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:
 * 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

Languages
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.

Religion
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%).

Roughly 58% of Christians are Roman Catholics, 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).

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%).