Demographics of Dominica

This is a demography of the population of Dominica including population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

According to the preliminary 2011 census results Dominica has a population of 71,293.^[1] The population growth rate is very low, due primarily to emigration to more prosperous Caribbean Islands, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and Australia. The estimated mid-year population of 2021 is 72,412 (the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects^[2][3]).

Name	Population	Percentage of national population	Total area (km2)	Population density
Saint Andrew	10,461	14.77%	178.27	59
Saint David	6,789	9.58%	131.6	52
Saint George	20,211	28.54%	56.1	360
Saint John	5,897	8.33%	59	100
Saint Joseph	5,765	8.14%	120.1	48
Saint Luke	1,576	2.22%	7.77	203
Saint Mark	1,891	2.67%	9.9	191
Saint Patrick	8,383	11.84%	84.4	99
Saint Paul	8,397	11.86%	67.4	125
Saint Peter	1,452	2.05%	27.7	52
Dominica	70,822	100%	742.24	105

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The vast majority of Dominicans are of African descent (75% at the 2014 census).^[7] There is a significant mixed population (19%) at the 2014 census due to intermarriage, along with a small European origin minority (0.8%; descendants of French, British, and Irish colonists), East Indians (0.1%) groups, and there are small numbers of Lebanese/Syrians (0.1%) and Asians.

Dominica is the only Eastern Caribbean island that still has a population of pre-Columbian native Caribs (also known as Kalinago), who were exterminated, driven from neighbouring islands, or mixed with Africans and/or Europeans. According to the 2001 census there are only 2,001 Caribs remaining (2.9% of the total population). A considerable growth occurred since the 1991 census when 1,634 Caribs were counted (2.4% of the total population). The Caribs live in eight villages on the east coast of Dominica. This special Carib Territory was granted by the British Crown in 1903.^[8] The present number of Kalinago is estimated at 4% more than 3,000.

English is the official language and universally understood; however, because of historic French domination, Antillean Creole, a French-lexified creole language, is also widely spoken.

According to the 2001 census, 91.2% percent of the population of Dominica is considered Christian, 1.6% has a non-Christian religion and 6.1% has no religion or did not state a religion (1.1%).^[7]

Roughly 58% of Christians are Roman Catholics, a reflection of early French influence on the island, and one third are Protestant.^[9] The Evangelicals constitute the largest Protestant group, with 6.7% of the population. Seventh-day Adventists are the second largest group (6.1%). The next largest group are Pentecostals (5.6% of the population), followed by Baptists (4.1%). Other Christians include Methodists (3.7%), Church of God (1.2%), Jehovah's Witnesses (1.2%), Anglicanism (0.6%) and Brethren Christian (0.3%). During the past decades the number of Roman Catholics and Anglicans has decreased, while the number of other Protestants has increased, especially Evangelicals, Seventh-day Adventists, Pentecostals (5.6% of the population) and Baptists).^[7]

The number of non-Christians is small. These religious groups include the Rastafarian Movement (1.3% of the population), Hinduism (0.1%) and Muslims (0.2%).