Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 34.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 34.0% for part time employment, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 53.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2025.
Dominican Republic ranks 54th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.2% | — |
| 2001 | 52.7% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 53.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 53.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 45.1% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 45.6% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 42.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 40.6% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 36.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | +29.8% |
| 2021 | 39.1% | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 34.7% | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 34.0% | -1.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 34.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.4%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 34.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.9%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.5% | 45.1% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 35.2% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 34.0% | 49.0% | 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 part time employment, female in Dominican Republic?
- Part time employment, female in Dominican Republic was 34.0% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2025.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for part time employment, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 54th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.