Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities was 29.13 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Dominican Republic, 2015–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 29.13 for share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in 2025.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Dominican Republic peaked at 35.67 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 29.02, in 2020.
Dominican Republic ranks 18th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 35.67 | — |
| 2016 | 34.55 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 34.74 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 33.8 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 32.85 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 29.02 | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 30.58 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 30.93 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 30.58 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 30.16 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 29.13 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.32 | 32.85 | 35.67 | 5 |
| 2020s | 30.07 | 29.02 | 30.93 | 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 share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Dominican Republic?
- Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Dominican Republic was 29.13 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 35.67 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.02 in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities?
- Dominican Republic ranks 18th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.