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. Originally planned to take place in 2020, the census was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the census 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 â 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 EstadÃÂstica website.
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.
The census was divided into six sections.
Director said of the preliminary results:
Population by residence are as follows.
Responses are for the population of 12 years old and above. National Statistics Office.