1960 Dominican Republic census explained

The Fourth National Census of Population of the Dominican Republic was raised on 7 August 1960, during the presidency of Joaquín Balaguer, after a decree issued by his predecessor Héctor Trujillo. 

This census collected information respect on sex, occupation, age, fertility, race, religion, marital status, nationality, literacy, ability to vote, and housing.

General results

The 1960 census showed a total population of 3,047,070 with 1,535,820 (50.4%) men and 1,511,250 (49.6%) women. Most identified as peasants living rurally with 30.2% living in urban areas.^[1]

General results
Indicator	Quantity	%
Total population	3,047,070	100
Men	1,535,820	50.40
Women	1,511,250	49.60
Peasants	2,124,980	69.74
Urbanites	922,090	30.26

Regions

Regions
North	1,483,280	48.68%
South	1,096,960	36.00%
District of Santo Domingo	466,830	15.32%

Martial status

Results on marital status
Marital status	Quantity	%
Population of age 15 and older	1,606,170	100.00
Single	607,920	37.85
Married	464,480	28.92
Widowed	51,110	3.18
Cohabitating	462,880	28.82
Divorced	19,780	1.23

Nationality

Results on nationality
Indicator	Quantity	%
Dominicans	3,002,370	98.533
Foreigners	44,700	1.467
from Haiti	29,500	0.968
from Spain	4,060	0.133
from Great Britain	2,020	0.066
from Japan	1,200	0.039
from Puerto Rico	1,160	0.038
from the British West Indies	1,130	0,037
from the United States of America	870	0,029
from Lebanon	620	0,020
from China	600	0,020
from British Guyana	420	0,014
from France	340	0,011
from Italy	320	0,011
from the Netherlands	240	0,008
from Cuba	210	0,007
from the Netherlands Antilles	200	0,007
from Syria	140	0,005
from the French West Indies	50	0,002
from British Jamaica	50	0,002
from the Virgin Islands	20	0,001
from other countries	1,550	0,051

Race

The 1960 census asked people to self-identify with a racial group. This was the last time a question on ethno-racial indentity was asked until the 2022 census when it was added again.^[2]

Results on race
Indicator	Quantity	%
Whites	489,580	16.08
White men	231,510	15.07
White women	258,070	17.08
Blacks	331,910	10.89
Black men	179,290	11.67
Black women	152,620	10.10
Mixed people	2,222,380	72.93
Mixed men	1,123,310	73.14
Mixed women	1,099,070	72.73
Yellows	3,200	0.11
Yellow men	1,710	0.11
Yellow women	1,490	0.10

Religion

Results on creed
Religion	Total
Catholic Christians	2,991,200
Evangelical Christians	29,690
Adventist Christians	5,380
another religion	18,270
no religion	2,530

Age and sex

Population by age and sex
Age group	Both genders	Males	Females
Age 0 to 4	689,662	348,772	340,890
Age 5 to 9	600,310	303,817	296,493
Age 10 to 14	485,429	225,967	259,462
Age 15 to 19	352,527	166,745	185,782
Age 20 to 24	316,111	149,521	166,590
Age 25 to 29	262,800	128,168	134,632
Age 30 to 34	230,888	116,737	114,151
Age 35 to 39	186,213	95,453	90,760
Age 40 to 44	152,799	81,213	71,586
Age 45 to 49	118,635	63,565	55,070
Age 50 to 54	109,625	57,992	51,633
Age 55 to 59	62,697	35,662	27,035
Age 60 to 64	75,086	39,863	35,223
Age 65 to 69	32,662	17,464	15,198
Age 70 to 74	33,413	17,425	15,988
Age 75 and over	45,427	21,764	23,663

See also

• 1920 Santo Domingo Census
• 1950 Dominican Republic Census
• 1970 Dominican Republic Census
• 2010 Dominican Republic Census
• 2022 Dominican Republic Census
• People of the Dominican Republic

Sources

• The National office of the Census (1966). Fourth National Census of Population, 1960.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1960 Nacional de Población . Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE). 23 January 2024.
2. Web site: 1960 Nacional de Población . Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE). 23 January 2024.