1960 Dominican Republic Census
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
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 |
North |
1,483,280 |
48.68% |
South |
1,096,960 |
36.00% |
District of Santo Domingo |
466,830 |
15.32% |
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 |
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 |
Results on race |
Indicator |
Quantity |
% |
Whites |
489,850 |
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 |
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
Sources
- The National office of the Census (1966). Fourth National Census of Population, 1960.