Demographics of Dominica

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Demographics of Dominica — a short overview

Population
- 2011 census: 71,293 people
- 2021 mid-year estimate: 72,412
- Growth is slow because many people migrate to other Caribbean islands, the UK, the US, Canada, and Australia.

People and ethnicity
- African descent: about 75%
- Mixed heritage: about 19%
- European origin: around 0.8%
- East Indian: about 0.1%
- Lebanese/Syrian: about 0.1%
- Other Asians: small numbers
- Kalinago (Carib) people: about 3,100 living in eight villages on the east coast, in a Carib Territory established in 1903
- Kalinago population has grown from about 1,600–2,000 in past decades

Language
- English is the official language
- Antillean Creole is also widely spoken

Religion
- Christians: about 91%
- Catholics: roughly 58% of Christians
- Other Protestants and groups (largest among Protestants): Evangelicals, Seventh-day Adventists, Pentecostals, Baptists, Methodists
- Other Christians (smaller groups): Church of God, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Anglicans, Brethren
- Non-Christian religions are small: Rastafari, Hinduism, Islam