Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.5% in 2013. ▼ Falling

Latest (2013)
0.5%
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
50th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1996
All-time low
0.5%
in 2010
Years of data
16
1996–2013

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Dominican Republic, 1996–2013

00.20.40.61996200420131996: 0.638 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241997: 0.573 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.514 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.574 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.521 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.574 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.59 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.54 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.538 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.549 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.561 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.544 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.474 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.517 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.51 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.539 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.5% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in 2013.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2010.

That places Dominican Republic 50th out of 84 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) in Dominican Republic, 1996 to 2013.
Year % of rural employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1996 0.6%
1997 0.6% -10.1%
2000 0.5% -10.3%
2001 0.6% +11.6%
2002 0.5% -9.2%
2003 0.6% +10.2%
2004 0.6% +2.7%
2005 0.5% -8.5%
2006 0.5% -0.4%
2007 0.5% +2.1%
2008 0.6% +2.1%
2009 0.5% -3.0%
2010 0.5% -12.8%
2011 0.5% +9.2%
2012 0.5% -1.4%
2013 0.5% +5.6%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 4

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 47 Chile 0.6% compare
  2. 48 Mexico 0.6% compare
  3. 49 Cambodia 0.6% compare
  4. 51 Indonesia 0.5% compare
  5. 52 Thailand 0.5% compare
  6. 53 Armenia 0.5%

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Dominican Republic?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Dominican Republic was 0.5% in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1996.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
How does Dominican Republic rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Dominican Republic ranks 50th out of 84 countries with data for 2013.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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