Annual working hours per worker in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Annual working hours per worker was 2,072 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Dominican Republic, 1990–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 2,072 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Dominican Republic peaked at 2,303 hours per worker in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,801 hours per worker, in 2020.
Dominican Republic ranks 52nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,218 hours per worker | 2,140 hours per worker | 2,303 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,149 hours per worker | 2,123 hours per worker | 2,207 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,125 hours per worker | 2,071 hours per worker | 2,182 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,996 hours per worker | 1,801 hours per worker | 2,072 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Dominican Republic
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- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 70.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Dominican Republic?
- Annual working hours per worker in Dominican Republic was 2,072 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2,303 hours per worker in 1999.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,801 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Dominican Republic ranks 52nd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.