Dominican Republic Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

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 45.81%, a 0.27% increase from 2021.
  • Dominican Republic labor force participation rate for 2021 was 45.54%, a 6.35% increase from 2020.
  • Dominican Republic labor force participation rate for 2020 was 39.19%, a 6.08% 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 59.26%
Brazil 56.39%
Peru 55.95%
Paraguay 55.91%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.22%
Guatemala 51.60%
Belize 49.54%
China 48.42%
Maldives 47.24%
Azerbaijan 46.59%
Ecuador 45.87%
Dominican Republic 45.81%
Colombia 44.45%
Malaysia 44.44%
Mexico 44.37%
Guyana 44.06%
Turkey 43.85%
Samoa 43.43%
Costa Rica 42.97%
Kazakhstan 42.24%
Belarus 41.96%
Cuba 41.17%
Fiji 39.26%
Thailand 39.14%
Botswana 38.81%
Armenia 38.25%
Lebanon 35.53%
Suriname 34.40%
Albania 34.16%
Serbia 32.72%
Jamaica 32.72%
Mauritius 32.30%
Montenegro 30.26%
South Africa 29.82%
Turkmenistan 29.44%
Russia 29.16%
Bosnia 28.50%
North Macedonia 28.41%
Equatorial Guinea 28.13%
Tonga 28.06%
Namibia 27.71%
Iraq 26.32%
Venezuela 26.13%
Jordan 25.80%
Romania 25.50%
Algeria 22.78%
Bulgaria 22.20%
Iran 21.97%
Gabon 18.04%
Libya 16.78%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Dominican Republic Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 45.81% 0.27%
2021 45.54% 6.35%
2020 39.19% -6.08%
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% -0.18%
1999 45.41% -0.25%
1998 45.66% -0.29%
1997 45.95% -0.41%
1996 46.36% -0.24%
1995 46.61% -0.23%
1994 46.83% -0.05%
1993 46.88% -0.31%
1992 47.20% -0.52%
1991 47.72% 47.72%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%