ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 11.6 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Dominican Republic, 1996–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 11.6 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Dominican Republic peaked at 27.2 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 11.6 %, in 2024.
That places Dominican Republic 53rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 26.7 % | — |
| 1997 | 27.2 % | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 23.9 % | -12.1% |
| 1999 | 24 % | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 22.2 % | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 20.6 % | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 22.2 % | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 20.9 % | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 20.5 % | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 19.4 % | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 20 % | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 18.8 % | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 18.3 % | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 19.2 % | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 18.3 % | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 18 % | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 17.2 % | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 16.8 % | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 16.7 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 14.9 % | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 13.9 % | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 15 % | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 14.4 % | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 13.8 % | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 14 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 12.4 % | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 12.1 % | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 11.7 % | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 11.6 % | -0.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 11.6 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7 %, 59% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 11.6 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.15 %, 88% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.45 % | 23.9 % | 27.2 % | 4 |
| 2000s | 20.21 % | 18.3 % | 22.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9 % | 13.8 % | 18.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.36 % | 11.6 % | 14 % | 5 |
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 ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Dominican Republic?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Dominican Republic was 11.6 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2 % in 1997.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6 % in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Dominican Republic ranks 53rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.