Dominica - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Dominica. Known as "The Nature Island of the Caribbean" due to its lush and varied flora and fauna, which are protected by an extensive natural park system; the most mountainous of the Lesser Antilles, its volcanic peaks are cones of lava craters and include Boiling Lake, the second-largest thermally active lake in the world. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
Population is mostly clustered along the coast, with roughly a third living in the parish of St. George, in or around the capital of Roseau; the volcanic interior is sparsely populated
People and Society
In Dominica, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: African descent 84.5%, mixed 9%, Indigenous 3.8%, other 2.1%, unspecified 0.6% (2011 est.)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | -0.04% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 13.02 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.15 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 3 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.01 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.98 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Dominican | Dominican(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 20.7% (male 7,891/female 7,530) |
| 15-64 years | 65.6% (male 25,000/female 24,009) |
| 65 years and over | 13.7% (2024 est.) (male 4,862/female 5,369) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 52.3 (2024 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 31.5 (2024 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 20.9 (2024 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 4.8 (2024 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 37.5 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 36.5 years |
| Female | 37.6 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 72% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.84% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 15,000 ROSEAU (capital) (2018). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1.04 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.91 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 1.02 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 10.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 14.5 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 6.8 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 78.7 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 75.8 years |
| Female | 81.8 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 6.32 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 1.64 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 0.29 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 4.39 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Child marriage | |
Demographic profile
All Important Facts about Dominica
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