Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 11.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Dominican Republic, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 11.0% for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Dominican Republic peaked at 25.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2025.
That places Dominican Republic 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.0% | — |
| 1992 | 24.7% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 24.3% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 24.0% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 23.6% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 23.2% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 23.8% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 20.1% | -15.6% |
| 1999 | 20.7% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 11.0% | -2.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 11.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 56% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 11.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.1%, 68% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.3% | 20.1% | 25.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 16.8% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.8% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 13.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Dominican Republic?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Dominican Republic was 11.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2025.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).