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 7.2 % 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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Dominican Republic is 7.2 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Dominican Republic peaked at 20 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.2 %, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 58th of 116 countries on this measure, 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 | 19.9 % | — |
| 1997 | 20 % | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 17.1 % | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 17.5 % | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 15.6 % | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 14.4 % | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 15.2 % | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 14.3 % | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 14.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 13.7 % | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 13.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.9 % | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 12.7 % | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 13.1 % | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 12.4 % | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 12 % | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 11.4 % | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 11.1 % | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 11.3 % | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 9.7 % | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 8.9 % | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 9.6 % | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 9.3 % | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 8.8 % | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 9 % | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 8 % | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 7.8 % | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 7.4 % | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 7.2 % | -2.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 7.2 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.3 %, 44% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 7.2 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.1 %, 89% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.62 % | 17.1 % | 20 % | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.98 % | 12.7 % | 15.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.45 % | 8.8 % | 12.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.88 % | 7.2 % | 9 % | 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 7.2 % 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 20 % 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 7.2 % in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Dominican Republic ranks 58th out of 116 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 36.3%. 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 — 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.