Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 1.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic is 1.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic peaked at 4.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2025.
That places Dominican Republic 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.1% | — |
| 1992 | 3.9% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | -19.8% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +70.9% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +35.1% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +19.1% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -10.1% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5118 % change on previous year (2100)
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- 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, total (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic was 1.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2025.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, total (% of total 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.