CIA Factbook The World Factbook 1994: Dominican RepublicPeople Population: 7,826,075 (July 1994 est.) Population growth rate: 1.8% (1994 est.) Birth rate: 24.87 births/1,000 population (1994 est.) Death rate: 6.2 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.) Net migration rate: -0.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.) Infant mortality rate: 51.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.) Life expectancy at birth: • total population: 68.35 years • male: 66.22 years • female: 70.6 years (1994 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.8 children born/woman (1994 est.) Nationality: • noun: Dominican(s) • adjective: Dominican Ethnic divisions: white 16%, black 11%, mixed 73% Religions: Roman Catholic 95% Languages: Spanish Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) • total population: 83% • male: 85% • female: 82% Labor force: 2.3 million to 2.6 million • by occupation: agriculture 49%, services 33%, industry 18% (1986)