Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 64.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 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 15+) in Dominican Republic is 64.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Dominican Republic peaked at 65.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 2009.
That places Dominican Republic 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 15+) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.0% | — |
| 1991 | 57.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 57.3% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 57.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 57.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 57.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 58.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 58.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 58.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 57.3% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 57.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 56.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 57.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 55.5% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 56.7% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 63.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 60.4% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 63.2% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 64.6% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 64.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.6% | 57.0% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 55.5% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 56.7% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 60.4% | 64.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Dominican Republic?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Dominican Republic was 64.8% 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 15+) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 2009.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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+) (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 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.