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.
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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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 70.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.2% (2025)
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).