Ethnic Composition of the Dominican Republic

Per the CIA World Factbook (latest estimates), the Dominican Republic's population identifies as:

• African descent (primarily former enslaved West Africans): 90%
• Mixed African & European (mulatto/mestizo): 10%
• European descent: 1%

Nuance: These are self-identified or census categories. Genetic studies show high tripartite admixture (European, African, Indigenous Taíno) across the population, but social identity leans heavily toward African-European mixedness. The "Indio" census category (historically used for mixed) was dropped in 1970; "mulatto" and "negro" remain.

Haitian immigrants and Dominico-Haitians (est. 500K–1M) add demographic complexity, often facing statelessness.