Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 57.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 57.9% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic peaked at 57.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 2010.
That places Dominican Republic 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 54.8% | — |
| 1992 | 53.1% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 55.1% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 57.6% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 55.7% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 55.9% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 56.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 56.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 56.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 55.1% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 54.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 55.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 53.4% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 52.5% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 52.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 56.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 56.1% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 57.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 57.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 57.9% | +0.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 57.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.6%, 86% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 57.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.9%, 84% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.7% | 53.1% | 57.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 54.3% | 52.2% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 52.1% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 56.1% | 57.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 113 Paraguay 58.7% compare
- 114 Tonga 58.2% compare
- 115 Sri Lanka 57.9% compare
- 117 Syrian Arab Republic 57.6% compare
- 118 Iran, Islamic Republic of 57.1% compare
- 119 Sao Tome and Principe 56.0% compare
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 wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic was 57.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 2010.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.