2022 Dominican Republic census

2022 Dominican Republic census
← 2010 10 November 2022; 2 years ago (2022-11-10) 2032 →
General information
CountryDominican Republic
Topics
Census topics
  • Location
  • Sex and gender
  • Population and households
  • Country of birth
  • Religion
  • Age structure
  • Ethnicity
AuthorityNational Statistics Office
Websitecensos.gob.do
Results
Total population10,760,028 (13.9% Increase)
Most populous ProvinceSanto Domingo (2,769,589)[1]
Least populous ProvincePedernales (34,375)

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.[2] It was originally scheduled to conclude in 23 November, but, it was extended to the end of month due to work delays.[3] 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.[4]

Preparation

As required by law, the Dominican Republic census has been conducted every 10 years since 1920.[5] The 2010 Dominican Republic census was the previous census completed.[6]

Census sections

The census was divided into six sections.[7][8]

Section I
  • Geographic location
Section II
  • Household characteristics
Section III
  • Household identification
Section IV
  • Household characteristics
Section V
  • List of people who make up the household
Section VI
  • Characteristics of people in the household[9] 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".[10][11]

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.

— Miosotis Rivas Peña, Director of Oficina Nacional de Estadística.[12]

Population by residence

Population by residence are as follows.[13]

Regions of the Dominican Republic.
Region Population - 2022
Total Men Women
Cibao Norte 1,654,092 822,498 831,594
Cibao Sur 800,908 404,876 396,032
Cibao Nordeste 673,414 339,278 334,136
Cibao Noroeste 447,033 227,825 219,208
Valdesia 967,282 481,033 486,249
Enriquillo 404,667 205,510 199,157
El Valle 549,490 282,818 266,672
Yuma 833,143 415,485 417,658
Higuamo 642,777 318,242 324,535
Ozama 3,798,698 1,831,422 1,967,276
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 10,771,504 5,328,987 5,442,517

Self-identified racial group

Responses are for the population of 12 years old and above.[14] National Statistics Office.[15]

Ethnic-racial group (skin color) Population %
Indio/a[a] 2,946,377 34.2
Moreno/a 2,237,370 26.1
White 1,611,752 18.7
Mestizo/a 665,387 7.7
Black 642,018 7.5
Mulatto/a 330,207 3.8
Asian 28,343 0.3
Other 31,802 0.3
Don't know / no response 123,039 1.4
Total 8,616,295 100

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The term "indio" in the Dominican Republic is not associated with people of indigenous ancestry but people of mixed ancestry or skin color between light and dark

References

  1. ^ "Provincias Dominicanas" (PDF). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Presidente Abinader anuncia oficialmente los días del X Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda" (in Spanish). 5 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Censo de población y vivienda 2022". Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  4. ^ "ONE informa los primeros resultados preliminares del X Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda". Presidencia de la República Dominicana. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Los censos dominicanos: 100 años contando nuestra gente" (in Spanish). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Temas Censos Población y vivienda". one.gob.do. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Boleta Censal" (PDF). Nacional de Población y Vivienda. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Fases del X Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda". Nacional de Población y Vivienda. 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Fases del X Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda". Nacional de Población y Vivienda. 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Boleta Censal" (PDF). Nacional de Población y Vivienda. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  11. ^ "El tema étnico-racial en los censos nacionales de población de RD (Y 3)" (in Spanish). 5 October 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  12. ^ "ONE informa los primeros resultados preliminares del X Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda". Presidencia de la República Dominicana (in Spanish). 10 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  13. ^ "REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA Población por sexo, según región de residencia. X Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda, 2022". one.gob.do. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  14. ^ "REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA: Población de 12 años y más, por percepción del informante acerca de las facciones, color de piel y otras características culturales de los miembros del hogar, según región, provincia y grupos de edades". one.gob.do. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  15. ^ "REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA: Población de 12 años y más, por percepción del informante acerca de las facciones, color de piel y otras características culturales de los miembros del hogar, según región, provincia y grupos de edades". one.gob.do. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.