Labor force, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Labor force, female was 42.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Dominican Republic, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 42.0% for labor force, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 42.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 1990.
Dominican Republic ranks 127th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.2% | — |
| 1991 | 31.2% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 31.7% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 32.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 32.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 32.5% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 32.8% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 33.3% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 33.6% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 33.9% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 34.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 33.8% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 34.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 35.5% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 37.1% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 39.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 39.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 39.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 40.5% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 42.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 31.2% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 33.8% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 37.1% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 39.8% | 42.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,685 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 863,765 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.102 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Dominican Republic?
- Labor force, female in Dominican Republic was 42.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for labor force, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.