| 2022 Dominican Republic census | |
| Previous Census: | 2010 Dominican Republic census |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Year: | 2032 |
| Population: | 10,760,028 |
| Percent Change: | 13.9% |
| Most Populous: | Santo Domingo (2,769,589)[1] |
| Least Populous: | Pedernales (34,375) |
| Country: | Dominican Republic |
| Topic1: | Location |
| Topic2: | Sex and gender |
| Topic3: | Population and households |
| Topic4: | Country of birth |
| Topic5: | Religion |
| Topic6: | Age structure |
| Topic7: | Ethnicity |
| Authority: | National Statistics Office |
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]
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]
The census was divided into six sections.[7] [8]
Director said of the preliminary results:
Population by residence are as follows.[9]
| 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 | 10,771,504 | 5,328,987 | 5,442,517 | |
Responses are for the population of 12 years old and above.[10] National Statistics Office.[11]
| Ethnic-racial group | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indio/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 | |
| 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 | |