Today, nearly 73% of the country's population is racially mixed, while 16% is White and 11% Black. The most common ethnic immigrant groups are West Indians. Many immigrants move to the Dominican Republic in search of better opportunities.
Is Dominican Republic a white country?
The population of the Dominican Republic is predominantly of mixed African and European ethnicity, and there are small Black and white minorities.
How much percent of the Dominican Republic is black?
Dominican Today puts the population of blacks in the Dominican Republic as approximately 7.9 million. In a country of about 10 million people, that puts the population of blacks at over 70% of the population. In essence, the Dominican Republic has the fifth-highest black population as a country outside of Africa.