Time-related underemployment, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Time-related underemployment, male was 1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Time-related underemployment, male 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
Dominican Republic recorded 1.7% for time-related underemployment, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 20.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2025.
Dominican Republic ranks 67th of 103 countries on this measure, 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, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.1% | — |
| 2001 | 18.5% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -61.1% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -20.1% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +19.5% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -35.9% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -20.3% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 13.4% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 3.5% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 1.7% | 4.6% | 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, male in Dominican Republic?
- Time-related underemployment, male in Dominican Republic was 1.7% 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, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2025.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for time-related underemployment, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 67th out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.0%. 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, male (% 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.