Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector was 22.07 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector in Dominican Republic, 2015–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 22.07 for employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in 2025.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in Dominican Republic peaked at 30.77 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.49, in 2020.
Dominican Republic ranks 19th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.26 | — |
| 2016 | 17.8 | +45.2% |
| 2017 | 14.28 | -19.8% |
| 2018 | 17.26 | +20.9% |
| 2019 | 13.93 | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 11.49 | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 16.11 | +40.2% |
| 2022 | 24.23 | +50.4% |
| 2023 | 30.77 | +27.0% |
| 2024 | 20.59 | -33.1% |
| 2025 | 22.07 | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.11 | 12.26 | 17.8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.88 | 11.49 | 30.77 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 16 Uruguay 34.8 compare
- 17 Ecuador 33.44 compare
- 18 Kyrgyzstan 24.84 compare
- 20 Zimbabwe 21.51 compare
- 21 El Salvador 20.42 compare
- 22 Costa Rica 17.39 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 employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in Dominican Republic?
- Employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in Dominican Republic was 22.07 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 30.77 in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.49 in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector?
- Dominican Republic ranks 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.