Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Dominican Republic

Vulnerable employment in the Dominican Republic in 2025 — 37.99%. Ranked 114 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.33 pp.

2025 37.99% −0.15 pp vs 2024
World rank 114of 182
Period maximum 44.49%1992
Period minimum 37.99%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Dominican Republic, 1991–202536384042444619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 42.32%1992: 44.49%1993: 42.22%1994: 40.23%1995: 41.78%1996: 41.52%1997: 41.42%1998: 41.13%1999: 40.93%2000: 40.75%2001: 41.86%2002: 42.93%2003: 42.62%2004: 39.98%2005: 42.33%2006: 42.21%2007: 41.62%2008: 43.44%2009: 43.32%2010: 44.27%2011: 43.98%2012: 43.19%2013: 41.57%2014: 42.01%2015: 41.8%2016: 40.32%2017: 41.17%2018: 40.72%2019: 39.19%2020: 40.13%2021: 40.62%2022: 39.51%2023: 38.3%2024: 38.15%2025: 37.99%
Change over the period: −4.33 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Dominican Republic 37.99%
World 42.38%
Vulnerable employment — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 37.99 −0.15 pp
2024 38.15 −0.15 pp
2023 38.3 −1.21 pp
2022 39.51 −1.11 pp
2021 40.62 +0.49 pp
2020 40.13 +0.94 pp
2019 39.19 −1.53 pp
2018 40.72 −0.45 pp
2017 41.17 +0.85 pp
2016 40.32 −1.49 pp
2015 41.8 −0.21 pp
2014 42.01 +0.44 pp
2013 41.57 −1.61 pp
2012 43.19 −0.79 pp
2011 43.98 −0.3 pp
2010 44.27 +0.95 pp
2009 43.32 −0.12 pp
2008 43.44 +1.82 pp
2007 41.62 −0.59 pp
2006 42.21 −0.12 pp
2005 42.33 +2.35 pp
2004 39.98 −2.64 pp
2003 42.62 −0.31 pp
2002 42.93 +1.07 pp
2001 41.86 +1.11 pp
2000 40.75 −0.18 pp
1999 40.93 −0.2 pp
1998 41.13 −0.28 pp
1997 41.42 −0.1 pp
1996 41.52 −0.25 pp
1995 41.78 +1.54 pp
1994 40.23 −1.99 pp
1993 42.22 −2.26 pp
1992 44.49 +2.16 pp
1991 42.32

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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