Monte Cristi: population, poverty, schools, health, jobs and social spending
Monte Cristi is a province of the Dominican Republic, number 21 of 32 by population. The 2022 census counted 123,519 people in Monte Cristi, 1.1% of the Dominican Republic's 10,773,983; ranking 12th smallest of 32 provinces by population.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Monte Cristi: The vocational training institute INFOTEP recorded 13,943 participants in 702 training actions in Monte Cristi in 2025, 1.3% of the 1,083,421 participants nationwide.
- Health in Monte Cristi: The National Health Service lists 49 licensed public health facilities in Monte Cristi, 2.6% of the 1,911 nationwide, which is 39.7 per 100,000 residents (national: 17.7); ranking 5th highest of 32 provinces on that measure.
- Education in Monte Cristi: The Ministry of Education lists 149 schools in Monte Cristi for 2023-24 with 26,021 students enrolled, 1.0% of the 2,617,801 nationwide.
- Poverty and living standards in Monte Cristi: Monte Cristi is in the Cibao Noroeste development region (with Valverde, Dajabon and Santiago Rodriguez), where 22% of people were in general monetary poverty in 2024, down from 22% in 2023; the region ranks joint 4th highest of the 10 development regions for poverty rate. The ONE publishes monetary poverty by development region, not by province, so this is the figure for the whole Cibao Noroeste region.
- Government budget and revenue in Monte Cristi: The Aliméntate subsidy paid out RD$423.60 million in Monte Cristi during 2025, 1.6% of the RD$27.0 billion paid nationwide, against 1.1% of the population.
Is the population of Monte Cristi growing?
Monte Cristi's population was 109,607 at the 2010 census and 123,519 in 2022, a change of +13,912 people (12.7% growth); growth ranks 15th fastest of 32 provinces, and 14.1% for the whole country.
Source: Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales (IDIAF), from Oficina Nacional de Estadística census data · saved copyHow fast is Monte Cristi's population growing each year?
That is an average of 1.00% a year between the two censuses, compared with 1.10% a year for the Dominican Republic as a whole.
Source: Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales (IDIAF), from Oficina Nacional de Estadística census data · saved copyHow urban is Monte Cristi?
52.9% of the people of Monte Cristi lived in urban areas at the 2022 census, against 53.3% in 2010 (national: 72.3%); ranking 10th least of 32 provinces for urban share.
Source: Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales (IDIAF), from Oficina Nacional de Estadística census data · saved copyHow many people live in rural areas of Monte Cristi?
58,230 people lived in rural areas of Monte Cristi in 2022, against 51,219 in 2010 (up 13.7%), and 65,289 in urban areas, against 58,388 (up 11.8%).
Source: Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales (IDIAF), from Oficina Nacional de Estadística census data · saved copyHow much of the Dominican Republic's rural population lives in Monte Cristi?
Monte Cristi holds 0.8% of the country's urban population and 2.0% of its rural population, against 1.1% of all people.
Source: Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales (IDIAF), from Oficina Nacional de Estadística census data · saved copyHow provinces are governed in the Dominican Republic
Regions (10) and provinces (31). Provincial governors appointed by the president. Represent the executive; no technical powers.
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Other provinces of the Dominican Republic
- Santo Domingo 2,769,588
- Santiago 1,074,679
- Distrito Nacional 1,029,110
- San Cristobal 688,828
- La Altagracia 446,060
- La Vega 442,719
- Puerto Plata 338,355
- San Pedro de Macoris 337,146
- Duarte 308,353
- La Romana 287,914
- San Juan 244,667
- Espaillat 241,058
- Azua 240,209
- Peravia 209,372
- Monte Plata 205,498
- Barahona 200,884
- Monsenor Nouel 195,547
- Valverde 184,069
- Sanchez Ramirez 162,642
- Maria Trinidad Sanches 156,633
- Samana 114,468
- Baoruco 108,717
- Hato Mayor 100,133
- El Seibo 99,169
- Hermanas Mirabal 96,441
- Dajabon 74,810
- San Jose de Ocoa 69,082
- Santiago Rodriguez 64,635
- Elias Pina 64,614
- Independencia 60,689
- Pedernales 34,375
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Sources
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