Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 69.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Dominican Republic, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Dominican Republic is 69.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Dominican Republic peaked at 69.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2009.
Dominican Republic ranks 94th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.9% | — |
| 1991 | 58.9% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 59.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 59.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 59.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 59.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 59.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 60.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 60.5% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 60.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 60.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 59.6% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 60.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 59.1% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 59.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 59.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 59.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 62.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 67.1% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 67.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 69.3% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 69.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.7% | 58.9% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 58.0% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 59.5% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 63.7% | 69.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Dominican Republic?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Dominican Republic was 69.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2009.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 94th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.