Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Dominican Republic

Employment-to-population ratio in the Dominican Republic in 2025 — 61.54%. Ranked 61 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 8.5 pp.

2025 61.54% +0.32 pp vs 2024
World rank 61of 182
Period maximum 61.54%2025
Period minimum 52.44%2009

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Dominican Republic, 1991–20255052.55557.56062.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 53.04%1992: 53.46%1993: 53.85%1994: 53.89%1995: 53.93%1996: 54.05%1997: 54.39%1998: 54.57%1999: 54.72%2000: 54.75%2001: 53.12%2002: 53.67%2003: 52.7%2004: 53.27%2005: 52.89%2006: 54.07%2007: 54.26%2008: 54.84%2009: 52.44%2010: 53.75%2011: 54.62%2012: 55.44%2013: 54.91%2014: 55.53%2015: 57.29%2016: 57.9%2017: 58.73%2018: 60.03%2019: 61.05%2020: 56.67%2021: 58.31%2022: 59.74%2023: 60.71%2024: 61.21%2025: 61.54%
Change over the period: +8.5 pp Annual average: 0.25 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic 61.54%
World 58.06%
Employment-to-population ratio — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 61.54 +0.32 pp
2024 61.21 +0.5 pp
2023 60.71 +0.97 pp
2022 59.74 +1.44 pp
2021 58.31 +1.64 pp
2020 56.67 −4.38 pp
2019 61.05 +1.01 pp
2018 60.03 +1.3 pp
2017 58.73 +0.83 pp
2016 57.9 +0.61 pp
2015 57.29 +1.76 pp
2014 55.53 +0.62 pp
2013 54.91 −0.52 pp
2012 55.44 +0.82 pp
2011 54.62 +0.87 pp
2010 53.75 +1.31 pp
2009 52.44 −2.4 pp
2008 54.84 +0.58 pp
2007 54.26 +0.19 pp
2006 54.07 +1.17 pp
2005 52.89 −0.38 pp
2004 53.27 +0.57 pp
2003 52.7 −0.96 pp
2002 53.67 +0.55 pp
2001 53.12 −1.63 pp
2000 54.75 +0.03 pp
1999 54.72 +0.14 pp
1998 54.57 +0.19 pp
1997 54.39 +0.34 pp
1996 54.05 +0.12 pp
1995 53.93 +0.04 pp
1994 53.89 +0.05 pp
1993 53.85 +0.38 pp
1992 53.46 +0.42 pp
1991 53.04

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.