Dominican Republic Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 45.41%, a 0.4% decline from 2022.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 63.80%
Paraguay 56.84%
Brazil 54.49%
Peru 54.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.37%
Guatemala 51.88%
Belize 49.71%
China 48.32%
Maldives 47.64%
Azerbaijan 46.74%
Ecuador 45.60%
Dominican Republic 45.41%
Mexico 44.74%
Colombia 44.56%
Guyana 44.54%
Malaysia 44.26%
Turkey 44.06%
Samoa 43.52%
Kazakhstan 42.26%
Belarus 42.04%
Cuba 41.50%
Fiji 39.77%
Thailand 39.52%
Costa Rica 39.10%
Botswana 38.83%
Armenia 38.35%
Lebanon 35.64%
Suriname 34.74%
Jamaica 33.87%
Mauritius 33.84%
Albania 33.82%
Serbia 31.86%
Montenegro 31.35%
South Africa 31.21%
Turkmenistan 29.66%
Bosnia 28.76%
Equatorial Guinea 28.59%
North Macedonia 28.31%
Tonga 28.28%
Namibia 28.13%
Russia 27.99%
Venezuela 27.22%
Iraq 26.66%
Jordan 26.03%
Romania 24.96%
Algeria 23.26%
Bulgaria 22.87%
Iran 22.44%
Gabon 18.30%
Libya 17.12%
Dominican Republic Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 45.41% -0.40%
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% -0.52%