Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total was 0.9% in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
39th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2008
All-time low
0.7%
in 1996
Years of data
16
1996–2013

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Dominican Republic, 1996–2013

00.20.40.60.811996200420131996: 0.693 % of total youth labor force1997: 0.724 % of total youth labor force2000: 0.908 % of total youth labor force2001: 0.886 % of total youth labor force2002: 0.92 % of total youth labor force2003: 0.898 % of total youth labor force2004: 0.92 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.899 % of total youth labor force2006: 0.928 % of total youth labor force2007: 0.919 % of total youth labor force2008: 0.953 % of total youth labor force2009: 0.909 % of total youth labor force2010: 0.938 % of total youth labor force2011: 0.919 % of total youth labor force2012: 0.889 % of total youth labor force2013: 0.886 % of total youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total youth labor force.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.9% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in 2013.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1996.

That places Dominican Republic 39th out of 111 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.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in Dominican Republic, 1996 to 2013.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
1996 0.7%
1997 0.7% +4.5%
2000 0.9% +25.4%
2001 0.9% -2.4%
2002 0.9% +3.9%
2003 0.9% -2.4%
2004 0.9% +2.4%
2005 0.9% -2.3%
2006 0.9% +3.2%
2007 0.9% -0.9%
2008 1.0% +3.8%
2009 0.9% -4.6%
2010 0.9% +3.1%
2011 0.9% -2.0%
2012 0.9% -3.3%
2013 0.9% -0.3%

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. (35 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 36 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
  2. 37 Honduras 0.9% compare
  3. 38 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9% compare
  4. 40 Norway 0.9% compare
  5. 41 Denmark 0.9% compare
  6. 42 Kenya 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Dominican Republic?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Dominican Republic was 0.9% in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2008.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1996.
How does Dominican Republic rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total?
Dominican Republic ranks 39th out of 111 countries with data for 2013.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force)
Unit
% of total youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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