Time-related underemployment, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Time-related underemployment, female was 1.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Time-related underemployment, female in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment, female in Dominican Republic is 1.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 25.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2025.
That places Dominican Republic 69th out of 103 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Time-related underemployment, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.5% | — |
| 2001 | 24.5% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -20.7% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -65.1% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -54.3% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +22.5% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 16.9% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 4.9% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 4.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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)
- Population 9,035 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,035 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.14 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Dominican Republic?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Dominican Republic was 1.9% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2025.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 69th out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.