Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) was 32.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Dominican Republic stood at 32.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Dominican Republic peaked at 33.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2009.
That places Dominican Republic 56th out of 154 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.7% | — |
| 2001 | 23.1% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | +19.1% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 32.6% | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 32.8% | -1.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 32.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.0%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 32.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 20.2% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 21.2% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 22.3% | 33.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Dominican Republic?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Dominican Republic was 32.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2009.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 56th out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.