ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 49.63 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Dominican Republic stood at 49.63 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Dominican Republic peaked at 49.63 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.47 %, in 2009.
Dominican Republic ranks 23rd 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 — Labour force participation rate by in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.31 % | — |
| 2001 | 40.12 % | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 42.26 % | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 38.47 % | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 41.41 % | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 39.27 % | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 42.81 % | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 43.88 % | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 42.02 % | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 37.47 % | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 39.11 % | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 40.93 % | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 40.62 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 41.43 % | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 44.45 % | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 42.55 % | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 41.98 % | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 41.54 % | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 44.81 % | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 44.96 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 40.62 % | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 45.22 % | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 45.98 % | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 45.32 % | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 49.63 % | +9.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 49.63 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.97 %, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 49.63 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.42 %, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.9 % | 37.47 % | 43.88 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.24 % | 39.11 % | 44.96 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.35 % | 40.62 % | 49.63 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More economy & growth data for Dominican Republic
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -114.00 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -9.9 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.92 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 9.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 426.96 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Dominican Republic?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Dominican Republic was 49.63 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 49.63 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.47 % in 2009.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Dominican Republic ranks 23rd out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.