ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 76.34 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
76.34 %
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
47th
of 79 countries
All-time high
76.34 %
in 2024
All-time low
62.87 %
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 64.7 %2001: 62.9 %2002: 65.2 %2003: 65.3 %2004: 65.7 %2005: 65 %2006: 66.2 %2007: 68.7 %2008: 69.2 %2009: 67 %2010: 66.3 %2011: 68.6 %2012: 68.4 %2013: 70 %2014: 68.3 %2015: 72.4 %2016: 72.8 %2017: 73.1 %2018: 75.4 %2019: 76 %2020: 73.4 %2021: 74.7 %2022: 75.1 %2023: 75.8 %2024: 76.3 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 76.34 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Dominican Republic peaked at 76.34 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.87 %, in 2001.

Dominican Republic ranks 47th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value in Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 64.68 %
2001 62.87 % -2.8%
2002 65.21 % +3.7%
2003 65.3 % +0.1%
2004 65.7 % +0.6%
2005 64.97 % -1.1%
2006 66.17 % +1.8%
2007 68.66 % +3.8%
2008 69.25 % +0.9%
2009 66.97 % -3.3%
2010 66.3 % -1.0%
2011 68.62 % +3.5%
2012 68.36 % -0.4%
2013 70.01 % +2.4%
2014 68.35 % -2.4%
2015 72.36 % +5.9%
2016 72.78 % +0.6%
2017 73.07 % +0.4%
2018 75.38 % +3.2%
2019 75.99 % +0.8%
2020 73.42 % -3.4%
2021 74.69 % +1.7%
2022 75.08 % +0.5%
2023 75.75 % +0.9%
2024 76.34 % +0.8%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 76.34 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.2 %, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 76.34 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 74.13 %, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 65.98 % 62.87 % 69.25 % 10
2010s 71.12 % 66.3 % 75.99 % 10
2020s 75.06 % 73.42 % 76.34 % 5

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  3. 46 Spain 78.14 % compare
  4. 48 Greece 75.49 % compare
  5. 49 Panama 75.34 % compare
  6. 50 Italy 75.03 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Dominican Republic?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Dominican Republic was 76.34 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 76.34 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 62.87 % in 2001.
How does Dominican Republic rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Dominican Republic ranks 47th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.