Digital 2021: The Dominican Republic
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This report contains all the latest internet stats, mobile stats, and social media stats for the Dominican Republic, but read on below for essential insights into digital use in the Dominican Republic in 2021.
The Dominican Republic’s population
The Dominican Republic had a population of 10.90 million in January 2021.
The Dominican Republic’s population increased by 107 thousand (+1.0%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
50.1% of the Dominican Republic’s population is female, while 49.9% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].
82.8% of the Dominican Republic’s population lives in urban centres, while 17.2% lives in rural areas.
Internet users in the Dominican Republic
There were 8.16 million internet users in the Dominican Republic in January 2021.
The number of internet users in the Dominican Republic increased by 80 thousand (+1.0%) between 2020 and 2021.
Internet penetration in the Dominican Republic stood at 74.8% in January 2021.
Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.
Social media statistics for the Dominican Republic
There were 7.00 million social media users in the Dominican Republic in January 2021.
The number of social media users in the Dominican Republic increased by 600 thousand (+9.4%) between 2020 and 2021.
The number of social media users in the Dominican Republic was equivalent to 64.2% of the total population in January 2021.
Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.
Mobile connections in the Dominican Republic
There were 8.64 million mobile connections in the Dominican Republic in January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in the Dominican Republic increased by 22 thousand (+0.3%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in the Dominican Republic in January 2021 was equivalent to 79.2% of the total population.
Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.
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