Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in Dominican Republic, 1996–2013
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population in working age.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.6% for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in 2013. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1996.
That places Dominican Republic 52nd out of 94 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of rural population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.5% | — |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +8.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in Dominican Republic?
- Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in Dominican Republic was 0.6% in 2013, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1996.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural?
- Dominican Republic ranks 52nd out of 94 countries with data for 2013.
- Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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