Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national was 48.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 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, total (%) in Dominican Republic stood at 48.0%.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Dominican Republic peaked at 66.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 2009.
That places Dominican Republic 54th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.0% | — |
| 1970 | 45.1% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 43.5% | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 41.8% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 60.6% | +45.0% |
| 1992 | 66.6% | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 44.9% | -32.6% |
| 1994 | 55.2% | +23.0% |
| 1996 | 53.4% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 52.2% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 45.2% | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 43.7% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 41.2% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 37.4% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 44.7% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 45.5% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 39.2% | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 47.6% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 50.1% | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 48.0% | -4.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 48.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.6%, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 48.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.8%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +45.0% | 41.8% | 60.6% |
| 1993 | -32.6% | 66.6% | 44.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.0% | 44.0% | 44.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 44.3% | 43.5% | 45.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.8% | 41.8% | 41.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 44.9% | 66.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 37.4% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 38.6% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 39.2% | 50.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Dominican Republic?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Dominican Republic was 48.0% 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, total (%) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 2009.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 54th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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, total (%) (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.