Dominican Republic Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Dominican Republic youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 16.17%, a 0.73% decline from 2021.
  • Dominican Republic youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 16.91%, a 2.1% increase from 2020.
  • Dominican Republic youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 14.81%, a 0.77% decline from 2019.
  • Dominican Republic youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 15.58%, a 0.7% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
South Africa 51.52%
Libya 51.47%
St. Lucia 40.02%
Namibia 39.78%
Jordan 39.42%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 38.18%
Botswana 37.85%
Gabon 36.89%
North Macedonia 34.91%
Iraq 34.59%
Bosnia 33.47%
Costa Rica 31.89%
Algeria 29.03%
Montenegro 28.26%
Albania 27.79%
Suriname 26.18%
Iran 26.00%
Lebanon 25.50%
Guyana 25.40%
Serbia 24.85%
Armenia 24.57%
Mauritius 22.86%
Romania 21.98%
Belize 21.81%
Colombia 21.61%
Brazil 21.36%
Samoa 20.81%
Turkey 18.98%
Equatorial Guinea 16.51%
Dominican Republic 16.17%
Paraguay 15.15%
Maldives 15.13%
Fiji 14.90%
Jamaica 14.58%
Azerbaijan 13.40%
China 13.17%
Bulgaria 12.23%
Malaysia 11.70%
Venezuela 11.39%
Belarus 11.22%
Turkmenistan 10.59%
Ecuador 8.65%
Tonga 8.38%
Peru 7.45%
Mexico 6.36%
Guatemala 5.05%
Thailand 4.47%
Kazakhstan 3.85%
Cuba 3.47%
Dominican Republic Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 16.17% -0.73%
2021 16.91% 2.10%
2020 14.81% -0.77%
2019 15.58% 0.70%
2018 14.88% 1.42%
2017 13.46% -3.30%
2016 16.77% 0.30%
2015 16.47% 3.10%
2014 13.36% -4.06%
2013 17.42% 2.56%
2012 14.86% 0.85%
2011 14.01% 3.18%
2010 10.83% -1.69%
2009 12.52% 1.94%
2008 10.58% -1.81%
2007 12.38% 1.58%
2006 10.80% -2.75%
2005 13.56% 0.62%
2004 12.93% -0.54%
2003 13.48% 0.72%
2002 12.76% -0.75%
2001 13.51% 1.05%
2000 12.45% 0.07%
1999 12.38% 0.08%
1998 12.30% 0.11%
1997 12.19% 0.04%
1996 12.15% 0.07%
1995 12.08% 0.02%
1994 12.06% 0.14%
1993 11.93% 0.15%
1992 11.78% -0.08%
1991 11.86% -0.08%