Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban was 0.2% in 2013. ▼ Falling

Latest (2013)
0.2%
Change on year
up 17.6%
World rank
70th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1996
All-time low
0.1%
in 2010
Years of data
16
1996–2013

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Dominican Republic, 1996–2013

0.10.150.20.250.30.351996200420131996: 0.355 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector1997: 0.208 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2000: 0.239 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2001: 0.154 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2002: 0.17 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.188 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.147 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.199 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.199 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.163 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.165 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.209 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.119 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.16 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.161 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.19 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Dominican Republic is 0.2%, measured in 2013.

The figure is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.

Dominican Republic ranks 70th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the agricultural sector) in Dominican Republic, 1996 to 2013.
Year % of urban workers in the agricultural sector Change
1996 0.4%
1997 0.2% -41.5%
2000 0.2% +15.0%
2001 0.2% -35.8%
2002 0.2% +10.8%
2003 0.2% +10.4%
2004 0.1% -21.5%
2005 0.2% +34.8%
2006 0.2% +0.1%
2007 0.2% -18.2%
2008 0.2% +1.6%
2009 0.2% +26.4%
2010 0.1% -43.0%
2011 0.2% +34.3%
2012 0.2% +0.9%
2013 0.2% +17.6%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 41% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 38% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 4

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 67 Jamaica 0.2% compare
  2. 68 Korea 0.2% compare
  3. 69 Armenia 0.2%
  4. 71 Romania 0.2% compare
  5. 72 Greece 0.2% compare
  6. 73 Pakistan 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Dominican Republic?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Dominican Republic was 0.2% in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1996.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
How does Dominican Republic rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban?
Dominican Republic ranks 70th out of 86 countries with data for 2013.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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