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]
Preparation
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]
Characteristics of people in the household[9]
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".[10][11]
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.
— Miosotis Rivas Peña, Director of Oficina Nacional de Estadística.[12]
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