Dominican Republic

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Population Full

10,500,000 (2020 World Factbook)

Principal Languages
Spanish
Literacy Rate
94% (2016 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (1977), CPPDCE (2009), CSICH (2006), ICCPR (1978), UNCRPD (2009), UNDRIP (2007)
Deaf Population
60,000
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Dominican Republic is 5. All are living languages. Of these, 1 is indigenous and 4 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 1 is institutional, 3 are developing, and 1 is dying. Also listed are 4 unestablished languages.