Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 56.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Dominican Republic, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Dominican Republic stood at 56.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Dominican Republic peaked at 82.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 2010.
That places Dominican Republic 42nd out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 82.0% | — |
| 1970 | 67.0% | -18.3% |
| 1979 | 67.8% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 58.3% | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 76.3% | +30.8% |
| 1992 | 79.2% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 66.9% | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 67.7% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 67.4% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 67.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 59.7% | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 55.9% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 53.2% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 53.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 53.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 53.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 54.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 51.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 57.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 55.4% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 59.5% | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 56.0% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.0% | 82.0% | 82.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 67.4% | 67.0% | 67.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 58.3% | 58.3% | 58.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 70.8% | 66.9% | 79.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 49.2% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 49.1% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 50.6% | 59.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 39 United States of America 56.3% compare
- 40 Germany 56.2% compare
- 41 El Salvador 56.1% compare
- 43 Lao People's Democratic Republic 55.6% compare
- 44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 55.3% compare
- 45 Malta 55.3% 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 labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Dominican Republic?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Dominican Republic was 56.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 2010.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 42nd out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.