Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 71.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Dominican Republic, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Dominican Republic is 71.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Dominican Republic peaked at 71.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1960.
That places Dominican Republic 130th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.1% | — |
| 1970 | 32.7% | +171.0% |
| 1979 | 34.5% | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 39.7% | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 52.2% | +31.6% |
| 1992 | 58.0% | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 30.4% | -47.7% |
| 1994 | 54.2% | +78.4% |
| 1996 | 52.0% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 47.9% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 50.1% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 53.1% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 52.3% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 54.6% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 54.1% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 53.8% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 59.8% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 63.2% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 64.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 67.2% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 66.1% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 68.4% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 71.1% | +3.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 71.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.1%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 71.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.9%, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +171.0% | 12.1% | 32.7% |
| 1994 | +78.4% | 30.4% | 54.2% |
| 1993 | -47.7% | 58.0% | 30.4% |
| 1991 | +31.6% | 39.7% | 52.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 1 |
| 1970s | 33.6% | 32.7% | 34.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 39.7% | 39.7% | 39.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 49.1% | 30.4% | 58.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 50.1% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 57.8% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 64.4% | 71.1% | 6 |
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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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Dominican Republic?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Dominican Republic was 71.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1960.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 130th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.