Dominican Republic Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

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 12.89%, a 4.02% decline from 2021.
  • Dominican Republic youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 16.91%, a 2.08% increase from 2020.
  • Dominican Republic youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 14.83%, a 0.75% 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
Libya 50.45%
South Africa 49.83%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 43.82%
Botswana 43.52%
Jordan 41.91%
Namibia 38.97%
Gabon 36.90%
North Macedonia 32.44%
Algeria 32.01%
Bosnia 31.89%
Iraq 31.76%
St. Lucia 30.78%
Costa Rica 30.74%
Albania 28.20%
Montenegro 28.06%
Suriname 26.60%
Guyana 25.48%
Serbia 24.25%
Lebanon 23.94%
Iran 22.83%
Romania 22.59%
Mauritius 21.76%
Colombia 21.04%
Brazil 20.68%
Samoa 20.35%
Turkey 19.25%
Armenia 19.02%
Jamaica 18.06%
Belize 17.93%
Equatorial Guinea 16.53%
Fiji 16.01%
Maldives 15.14%
China 14.85%
Paraguay 14.51%
Russia 14.37%
Azerbaijan 13.58%
Dominican Republic 12.89%
Venezuela 10.98%
Bulgaria 10.77%
Malaysia 10.39%
Belarus 10.27%
Turkmenistan 8.99%
Ecuador 8.40%
Peru 8.04%
Tonga 7.03%
Mexico 6.52%
Guatemala 6.28%
Thailand 5.39%
Kazakhstan 3.82%
Cuba 3.09%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominican Republic Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 12.89% -4.02%
2021 16.91% 2.08%
2020 14.83% -0.75%
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% 0.24%
1999 12.22% 0.08%
1998 12.13% 0.05%
1997 12.08% -0.13%
1996 12.21% 0.15%
1995 12.06% 0.31%
1994 11.76% 0.00%
1993 11.76% -0.41%
1992 12.17% -0.15%
1991 12.32% 12.32%
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%