@Dominican Republic:People
Population: 8,442,533 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 34% (male 1,486,902; female 1,422,977) 15-64 years: 61% (male 2,609,934; female 2,518,330) 65 years and over: 5% (male 192,254; female 212,136) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.64% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 25.15 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 4.72 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -4.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 35.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 73.2 years male: 71.12 years female: 75.38 years (2000 est.)