Dominican Republic Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

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 2021 was 42.78%, a 3.52% increase from 2020.
  • Dominican Republic labor force participation rate for 2020 was 39.26%, a 6.29% decline from 2019.
  • Dominican Republic labor force participation rate for 2019 was 45.55%, a 0.83% increase from 2018.
  • Dominican Republic labor force participation rate for 2018 was 44.72%, a 1.12% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Peru 59.45%
Paraguay 59.39%
St. Lucia 54.97%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.32%
Brazil 51.64%
Guatemala 49.17%
Colombia 48.69%
China 48.07%
Maldives 46.42%
Guyana 46.39%
Belarus 45.74%
Malaysia 44.97%
Mexico 44.82%
Ecuador 44.31%
Belize 44.14%
Costa Rica 44.04%
Dominican Republic 42.78%
Turkey 41.48%
Azerbaijan 40.67%
Kazakhstan 40.38%
Thailand 39.63%
Mauritius 38.68%
Fiji 38.14%
Suriname 36.53%
Bosnia 36.07%
Cuba 35.89%
Botswana 35.40%
Armenia 35.36%
Albania 34.68%
Montenegro 34.49%
Venezuela 33.13%
Russia 32.54%
Samoa 32.27%
Jamaica 31.95%
North Macedonia 30.15%
Serbia 29.89%
Romania 28.57%
Namibia 28.45%
Lebanon 28.39%
Equatorial Guinea 27.43%
Iraq 26.99%
Turkmenistan 26.41%
Jordan 25.04%
Tonga 24.50%
Iran 24.29%
Algeria 22.83%
South Africa 22.43%
Bulgaria 20.70%
Gabon 16.66%
Libya 16.20%
Dominican Republic Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 42.78% 3.52%
2020 39.26% -6.29%
2019 45.55% 0.83%
2018 44.72% 1.12%
2017 43.60% -1.08%
2016 44.68% 0.58%
2015 44.10% 3.16%
2014 40.95% -0.05%
2013 41.00% -0.24%
2012 41.24% 0.82%
2011 40.42% 1.89%
2010 38.53% 1.11%
2009 37.42% -4.55%
2008 41.97% 0.36%
2007 41.61% 0.48%
2006 41.14% -0.12%
2005 41.26% -0.58%
2004 41.84% 0.54%
2003 41.30% -2.68%
2002 43.99% 0.11%
2001 43.88% -1.38%
2000 45.26% -0.16%
1999 45.42% -0.20%
1998 45.62% -0.23%
1997 45.84% -0.30%
1996 46.14% -0.20%
1995 46.33% -0.18%
1994 46.51% -0.07%
1993 46.59% -0.23%
1992 46.82% -0.35%
1991 47.17% -0.02%
1990 47.19% -0.02%