Labor force participation rate in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Labor force participation rate was 64.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate in Dominican Republic, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 64.8% for labor force participation rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Dominican Republic peaked at 65.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 2009.
Dominican Republic ranks 63rd of 186 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 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 64.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.5%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 64.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.1%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
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 labor force participation rate in Dominican Republic?
- Labor force participation rate in Dominican Republic was 64.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 2009.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for labor force participation rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 63rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate 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, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).