Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 31.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Dominican Republic, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Dominican Republic is 31.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Dominican Republic peaked at 40.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2019.
That places Dominican Republic 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35.1% | — |
| 1992 | 40.7% | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 37.1% | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 33.8% | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 33.6% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 33.4% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 33.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 33.2% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 32.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 33.1% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 37.4% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 31.6% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 31.4% | -0.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 31.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.5%, 100% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 31.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.5%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.8% | 33.0% | 40.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.5% | 32.3% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 30.0% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 30.6% | 32.0% | 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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Dominican Republic?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Dominican Republic was 31.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.