Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition) was 2,500 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition) in Dominican Republic, 2015–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, employment outside the formal sector (previous ilo definition) in Dominican Republic stood at 2,500. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment outside the formal sector (previous ilo definition) in Dominican Republic peaked at 2,500 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,072, in 2015.
Dominican Republic ranks 25th of 44 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 outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,072 | — |
| 2016 | 2,113 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 2,215 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 2,295 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 2,300 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,186 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 2,380 | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 2,397 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2,469 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 2,487 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 2,500 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,199 | 2,072 | 2,300 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2,403 | 2,186 | 2,500 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 22 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4,081 compare
- 23 Zimbabwe 3,810 compare
- 24 Senegal 3,625 compare
- 26 El Salvador 1,709 compare
- 27 Jordan 1,114 compare
- 28 Kyrgyzstan 1,008 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 outside the formal sector (previous ilo definition) in Dominican Republic?
- Employment outside the formal sector (previous ilo definition) in Dominican Republic was 2,500 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment outside the formal sector (previous ilo definition) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2,500 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment outside the formal sector (previous ilo definition) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,072 in 2015.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for employment outside the formal sector (previous ilo definition)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 25th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment outside the formal sector (previous ilo definition) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). 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. This harmonized series for employment outside the formal sector is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.