Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st was 6.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Dominican Republic stood at 6.9%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Dominican Republic peaked at 7.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2012.
That places Dominican Republic 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.2% | — |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -36.3% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +60.1% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -39.1% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +29.9% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +0.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 6.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 30% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 6.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.1%, 68% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.6% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 26 Colombia 9.3% compare
- 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.4% compare
- 28 South Africa 7.0% compare
- 30 Peru 5.7% compare
- 31 Paraguay 4.9% compare
- 32 Côte d'Ivoire 4.1% compare
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 in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Dominican Republic was 6.9% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2012.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st?
- Dominican Republic ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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) -urban. 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