Dominicans, also known as Quisqueyans, are an ethno-national people, a people of shared ancestry and culture, who have ancestral roots in the Dominican Republic.
Timeline of the Dominican Republic's genetic make-up since 500 years ago showing the impact of migrations. The founder Dominican population was mostly European in origin with some Indigenous element, but was modified by subsequent African inflows. European DNA Native American DNA Sub-Saharan African DNA
Dominican people in the town of Moca.
Dominicans in New York Dominican Day Parade.
Dominicans in Spain dance in culture parade of Valencia.
Afro-Dominicans
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Afro-Dominicans are Dominicans of total or predominant Sub-Saharan African ancestry. They are a minority in the country representing 7.5% or 642,018 of the population, according to the 2022 census.
People of the Dominican Republic
…the 2022 census population of 12 years old and above. National Statistics Office. A previous survey published in 2021, shows this results(Indio 45%, Afro-Dominicans/moreno(term used as an euphemism for black) 25%, jabao 2%, 18% as white, 8% Afro-Dominicans, and 0.5% as "other". Previously, in the 1996 electoral…
Afro-Dominicans attending church service.
Gregorio Luperon monument in Puerto Plata.
Black Dominicans in Bayahibe.