Share in informal employment female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share in informal employment female was 49.24 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share in informal employment female in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 49.24 for share in informal employment female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in informal employment female in Dominican Republic peaked at 93.85 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49.24, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 35th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share in informal employment female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.85 | — |
| 2001 | 92.85 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 93.69 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 93.54 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 93.23 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 68.34 | -26.7% |
| 2006 | 63.31 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 56.25 | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 57.85 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 54.34 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 53.41 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 54.9 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 54.58 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 54.35 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 51.94 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 52.61 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 53.32 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 53.17 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 52.71 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 50.23 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 49.79 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 51.95 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 52.08 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 51.06 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 49.24 | -3.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 49.24 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.93, 95% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 49.24 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.95, 93% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share in informal employment female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -26.7% | 93.23 | 68.34 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.72 | 54.34 | 93.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.12 | 50.23 | 54.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.82 | 49.24 | 52.08 | 5 |
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 share in informal employment female in Dominican Republic?
- Share in informal employment female in Dominican Republic was 49.24 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in informal employment female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 93.85 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share in informal employment female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.24 in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share in informal employment female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 35th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in informal employment female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in informal employment female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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