# 2022 Dominican Republic Census

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. It was originally scheduled to conclude in 23 November, but, it was extended to the end of month due to work delays. 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.

## Preparation

As required by law, the Dominican Republic census has been conducted every 10 years since 1920. The 2010 Dominican Republic census was the previous census completed.

## Census sections

The census was divided into six sections.

### Section I

* Geographic location

### Section II

* Household characteristics

### Section III

* Household identification

### Section IV

* Household characteristics

### Section V

* List of people who make up the household

### Section VI

* Characteristics of people in the household This is the first Dominican census to have an ethno-racial question since the 1960 census, and on section six people are able to choose from "black", "white", "indio", "mulato", "mestizo", "Asian", and "other".

## Results

Director said of the preliminary results:
   The Census is a great tool of great use for decision-making, both for the public and private sectors, since it provides information on how much we are, who we are and where we live; basic information for the proper formulation of public policies and decision-making. It is an honour for me, taking into account previous censuses, to be able to deliver these first results in such a short time, which represents an achievement of Dominican society that has understood the importance of a statistical operation like this, being part of the first technological census of the Dominican Republic. We are infinitely grateful for the support provided.

### Population by residence

Population by residence are as follows.
| Region | Population - 2022 | Population - 2022 | Population - 2022 |
| Region | 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 |

### Self-identified racial group

Responses are for the population of 12 years old and above. National Statistics Office.
| Ethnic-racial group (skin color) | Ethnic-racial group (skin color) | Population | % |
| Indio/a | Indio/a | 2,946,377 | 34.2 |
| Moreno/a | Moreno/a | 2,237,370 | 26.1 |
| White | White | 1,611,752 | 18.7 |
| Mestizo/a | Mestizo/a | 665,387 | 7.7 |
| Black | Black | 642,018 | 7.5 |
| Mulatto/a | Mulatto/a | 330,207 | 3.8 |
| Asian | Asian | 28,343 | 0.3 |
| Other | Other | 31,802 | 0.3 |
| Don't know / no response | Don't know / no response | 123,039 | 1.4 |
| Total | Total | 8,616,295 | 100 |