Employers, total (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 4.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, 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 employers, total (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic is 4.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic peaked at 4.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1994.
That places Dominican Republic 64th 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, total (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.8% | — |
| 1992 | 2.4% | -16.6% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | -18.9% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +62.4% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | +0.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 4.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.7%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 4.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.7%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 61 Brazil 4.2% compare
- 62 Cape Verde 4.2% compare
- 63 Jamaica 4.2% compare
- 65 Mauritania 4.1% compare
- 66 Suriname 4.1% compare
- 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.0% 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, total (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic was 4.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1994.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 64th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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, total (% of total 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).