Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male was 0.9% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Latest (2013)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
24th
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2008
All-time low
0.8%
in 1996
Years of data
16
1996–2013
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Dominican Republic, 1996–2013
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male youth labor force.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.9% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1996.
That places Dominican Republic 24th out of 108 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of male youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.8% | — |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 21 Mozambique 0.9% compare
- 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9% compare
- 23 Honduras 0.9% compare
- 25 El Salvador 0.9% compare
- 26 Nicaragua 0.9% compare
- 27 Germany 0.9% compare
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 youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Dominican Republic?
- Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Dominican Republic was 0.9% in 2013, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1996.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 24th out of 108 countries with data for 2013.
- Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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