Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Dominican Republic, 2015–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Dominican Republic stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of down 88.0% on the previous year and up 105.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Dominican Republic peaked at 4.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -9.8%, in 2015.
Dominican Republic ranks 46th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -9.8% | — |
| 2016 | -2.6% | -73.2% |
| 2017 | -7.5% | +183.5% |
| 2018 | -0.7% | -91.2% |
| 2019 | -1.0% | +48.2% |
| 2020 | -2.1% | +115.3% |
| 2021 | -4.0% | +91.6% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | -96.3% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -2970.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -88.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 18% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 64.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -4.3% | -9.8% | -0.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -4.0% | 4.2% | 5 |
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 gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Dominican Republic?
- Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Dominican Republic was 0.5% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.8% in 2015.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation?
- Dominican Republic ranks 46th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.