Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 21.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Dominican Republic is 21.1%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.8% on the previous year and up 136.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Dominican Republic peaked at 21.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2007.
Dominican Republic ranks 26th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5.9% | — |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +46.9% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +54.4% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +34.9% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +49.2% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -41.2% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +100.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 21.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.8%, 66% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 21.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.5%, 69% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.9% | 8.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 8.3% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 1 |
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 protection and labor in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Dominican Republic was 21.1% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
- Dominican Republic ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.3%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount