ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 50.7 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Dominican Republic is 50.7 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Dominican Republic peaked at 60.8 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 50.7 %, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 19th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.1 % | — |
| 2001 | 57.6 % | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 59.8 % | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 59.6 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 58.6 % | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 60.8 % | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 60.5 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 57.8 % | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 57.1 % | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 58.4 % | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 59 % | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 58.4 % | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 59.6 % | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 52.8 % | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 57.2 % | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 53.1 % | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 53.7 % | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 54.8 % | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 53.4 % | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 51.8 % | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 54.3 % | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 53.3 % | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 51.8 % | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 51.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50.7 % | -2.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 50.7 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.5 %, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 50.7 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.5 %, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.73 % | 57.1 % | 60.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.38 % | 51.8 % | 59.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.38 % | 50.7 % | 54.3 % | 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 — share of employment by status of in Dominican Republic?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Dominican Republic was 50.7 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 60.8 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7 % in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
- Dominican Republic ranks 19th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, 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.