Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 3.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Dominican Republic, 2007–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 3.3% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in 2019.
That represents a change of down 21.2% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 4.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2007.
That places Dominican Republic 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.8% | — |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +45.9% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +49.4% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -33.1% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +53.6% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -25.7% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +34.7% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -21.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 3.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.1%, 14% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 3.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.4%, 76% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 8 |
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 poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Dominican Republic was 3.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
- Dominican Republic ranks 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount