2022 Dominican Republic census | ||
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General information | ||
Country | Dominican Republic | |
Topics | Census topics
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Authority | National Statistics Office | |
Website | censos | |
Results | ||
Total population | 10,760,028 (13.9% ![]() | |
Most populous | Santo Domingo (2,769,589) [1] | |
Least populous | Pedernales (34,375) |
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]
ResultsDirector said of the preliminary results:
Population by residencePopulation by residence are as follows. [13] ![]()
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