Share of women among low pay earners in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of women among low pay earners was 53.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of women among low pay earners in Dominican Republic, 2015–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women among low pay earners in Dominican Republic stood at 53.7%.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women among low pay earners in Dominican Republic peaked at 57.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 2015.
That places Dominican Republic 21st out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of women among low pay earners in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 48.3% | — |
| 2016 | 53.1% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 57.2% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 51.2% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 53.7% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.9% | 48.3% | 57.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 51.2% | 53.7% | 5 |
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More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,903 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8225 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 99,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 96,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 100,420 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women among low pay earners in Dominican Republic?
- Share of women among low pay earners in Dominican Republic was 53.7% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women among low pay earners recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of women among low pay earners recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 2015.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of women among low pay earners?
- Dominican Republic ranks 21st out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women among low pay earners rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women among low pay earners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of low pay workers, among all low pay workers, who are female.