Dominican Republic Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Dominican Republic labor force participation rate for 2022 was 47.04%, a 1.5% increase from 2021.
  • Dominican Republic labor force participation rate for 2021 was 45.54%, a 6.36% increase from 2020.
  • Dominican Republic labor force participation rate for 2020 was 39.18%, a 6.09% decline from 2019.
  • Dominican Republic labor force participation rate for 2019 was 45.27%, a 0.58% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 58.00%
Brazil 56.76%
Paraguay 56.37%
Peru 55.60%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 51.75%
Maldives 50.33%
Guatemala 49.69%
China 48.33%
Dominican Republic 47.04%
Ecuador 46.52%
Colombia 46.02%
Belize 45.23%
Mexico 44.51%
Malaysia 43.49%
Azerbaijan 43.41%
Samoa 43.34%
Guyana 43.03%
Turkey 42.74%
Belarus 42.70%
Costa Rica 42.64%
Kazakhstan 40.84%
Armenia 40.40%
Thailand 39.80%
Mauritius 39.31%
Cuba 39.25%
Fiji 38.00%
Lebanon 36.75%
Botswana 35.79%
Suriname 35.65%
Jamaica 34.93%
Albania 34.42%
Montenegro 33.23%
Bosnia 32.36%
South Africa 29.75%
Serbia 29.32%
Namibia 29.18%
Tonga 28.30%
North Macedonia 28.24%
Venezuela 27.89%
Equatorial Guinea 27.58%
Iraq 27.20%
Romania 25.90%
Turkmenistan 25.52%
Jordan 25.14%
Iran 24.43%
Algeria 23.51%
Bulgaria 21.26%
Gabon 17.49%
Libya 16.44%
Dominican Republic Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 47.04% 1.50%
2021 45.54% 6.36%
2020 39.18% -6.09%
2019 45.27% 0.58%
2018 44.69% 1.07%
2017 43.61% -1.13%
2016 44.74% 0.68%
2015 44.06% 3.18%
2014 40.88% -0.17%
2013 41.05% -0.13%
2012 41.18% 0.64%
2011 40.54% 1.97%
2010 38.57% 1.15%
2009 37.42% -4.58%
2008 42.00% 0.44%
2007 41.56% 0.47%
2006 41.09% -0.08%
2005 41.17% -0.62%
2004 41.79% 0.62%
2003 41.17% -2.75%
2002 43.92% 0.21%
2001 43.71% -1.52%
2000 45.23% -0.17%
1999 45.40% -0.24%
1998 45.64% -0.28%
1997 45.92% -0.39%
1996 46.31% -0.23%
1995 46.54% -0.22%
1994 46.76% -0.05%
1993 46.80% -0.30%
1992 47.10% -0.50%
1991 47.60% 0.05%
1990 47.55% 0.05%