Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Dominican Republic, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.6% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Dominican Republic peaked at 4.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2019.
That places Dominican Republic 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.0% | — |
| 1992 | 3.7% | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -27.8% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +37.9% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -23.7% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -26.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -23.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +31.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +24.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -18.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -10.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -8.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 27% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.0%, 30% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 4.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More work & labour data for Dominican Republic
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5342 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5561 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3757 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,209 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,056 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,888 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,787 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,675 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Dominican Republic?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Dominican Republic was 0.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.