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SANTIAGO |
POPULATION |
Santiago was during the XX century the second province with large number of habitants. Below there is a table of the population of the province during the last six census.
| Population of Santiago | ||
| 1920 - 1993 | ||
| Year | Populations | |
| 1960 | 123,040 | |
| 1950 | 259,947 | |
| 1960 | 292,130 | |
| 1970 | 385,625 | |
| 1981 | 550,372 | |
| 1993 | 690,548 | |
| Source: Censos Nacionales | ||
Another projections from ONE (Oficina Nacional de Estadisticas) for the year 2000 was stating that 69 % of the habitants of the province were concentrated mainly on the town of Santiago, the capital of the province, with a population of 580,745 habitants. Below there is a list of this projection.
| Projection of Population of the province of Santiago, Year 2000 | |||
| Town | Estimated Population | ||
| PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO | 836,614 | ||
| Santiago de los Caballeros | 580,745 | ||
| Villa Bisono (Navarrete) | 39,567 | ||
| Janico | 33,727 | ||
| Licey Al Medio | 20,502 | ||
| San Jose de las Matas | 59,932 | ||
| Tamboril | 45,811 | ||
| Villa Gonzalez | 31,709 | ||
| Pedro Garcia | 7,711 | ||
| Sabana Iglesia | 16,910 | ||
| Source:Oficina Nacional de Estadistica | |||
The population estimated from ONE for the province of Santiago to the year 2002 is 847,362 habitants. The following table shows the population by genre and age.
| SANTIAGO, Estimated of the population by sex and age 2002 | |||
| Age Group | Male | Femine | Total |
| 412,767 | 434,595 | 847,362 | |
| 0 to 4 | 48,749 | 50,753 | 99,502 |
| 5 to 9 | 38,545 | 41,317 | 79,862 |
| 10 to 14 | 36,986 | 44,924 | 81910 |
| 15 to 19 | 50,051 | 43,927 | 93978 |
| 20 to 24 | 53,988 | 49,039 | 103027 |
| 25 to 29 | 33,963 | 30,399 | 64362 |
| 30 to 34 | 33,861 | 32,955 | 66816 |
| 35 to 39 | 21,280 | 32,931 | 54211 |
| 40 to 44 | 18,442 | 21,913 | 40355 |
| 45 to 49 | 25,599 | 17,308 | 42907 |
| 50 to 54 | 15,933 | 18,025 | 33958 |
| 55 to 59 | 9,744 | 11,939 | 21683 |
| 60 to 64 | 5,347 | 9,460 | 14807 |
| 65 to 69 | 4,552 | 7,925 | 12477 |
| 70 to 74 | 6,727 | 8,206 | 14933 |
| 75 to 79 | 3,811 | 6,749 | 10560 |
| 80 to 84 | 3,017 | 3,568 | 6585 |
| 85 and more | 2,174 | 3,259 | 5433 |
| Source : Oficina Nacional de Estadistica | |||
About the age, the same data of the voters registered make clear that the population which has Santiago is mainly young. The 57 % of the voters registered were under 40 years old.
| Province of Santiago | |
| Population of people with the ages of 18 years and up during 2002 | |
| Female | 265,809 |
| Male | 269,972 |
| Total | 535,781 |
Source : Junta Central Electoral
Data obtained from the publication of "Fragmentos de Patria : Santiago" 2002. Data subject to change without advice. This data is for information only.
2004 Juan A. Cardenes.