Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 7.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic stood at 7.0%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic peaked at 18.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2025.
That places Dominican Republic 121st 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 (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.2% | — |
| 1992 | 17.8% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 17.5% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 17.2% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 16.5% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 14.0% | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 14.1% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | -2.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 7.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 45% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 7.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.5%, 61% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 14.0% | 18.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.4% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.0% | 9.0% | 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 (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Dominican Republic was 7.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2025.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. 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 (% of total 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).