Dominican Republic — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Dominican Republic, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Dominican Republic was 64.84% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 65.19% in 2019. The lowest was 55.47% in 2009 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.37% per year.
Dominican Republic ranks 63 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 34%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 63.14%, so Dominican Republic sits above it. It peaked in 2019 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 5%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 11 of 31 economies; Barbados (64.69%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 7% in 2020. That is 2% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 188 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 129th of 187 in 1990 → 121st of 187 in 2000 → 128th of 187 in 2010 → 92nd of 187 in 2020 → 62nd of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.84% | +0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 64.65% | +0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 64.28% | +1.1 pp |
| 2022 | 63.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 63.17% | +2.8 pp |
| 2020 | 60.37% | -4.8 pp |
| 2019 | 65.19% | +1.4 pp |
| 2018 | 63.77% | +1.4 pp |
| 2017 | 62.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 62.45% | +0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 62.01% | +2.5 pp |
| 2014 | 59.53% | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 59.27% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 59.43% | +1.3 pp |
| 2011 | 58.16% | +1.5 pp |
| 2010 | 56.71% | +1.2 pp |
| 2009 | 55.47% | -2.1 pp |
| 2008 | 57.59% | +0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 57.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 57.3% | +0.7 pp |
| 2005 | 56.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 56.85% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 56.63% | -0.9 pp |
| 2002 | 57.57% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 57.28% | -1.2 pp |
| 2000 | 58.51% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 58.4% | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 58.24% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 58.06% | +0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 57.8% | +0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 57.65% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 57.51% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 57.48% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 57.28% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 56.95% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 56.99% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Dominican Republic’s Labor participation in 1991?
56.95% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Dominican Republic’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +13.8% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 64.84%; 2024: 64.65%; 2023: 64.28%; 2022: 63.22%; 2021: 63.17%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.