Employers, female (% of female employment) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Dominican Republic, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Dominican Republic is 2.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Dominican Republic peaked at 2.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1994.
That places Dominican Republic 90th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7% | — |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +36.5% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -36.3% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +58.3% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +30.8% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +84.9% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -34.6% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +32.1% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | +1.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 2.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 95% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 2.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.4%, 88% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 87 Uruguay 2.1% compare
- 88 Eswatini 2.1% compare
- 89 Belgium 2.1% compare
- 91 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.1% compare
- 92 South Sudan 2.1% compare
- 93 Palestine, State of 2.0% compare
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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Dominican Republic?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Dominican Republic was 2.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1994.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 90th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).