Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age was 0.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Dominican Republic stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 83.9% on the previous year and down 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Dominican Republic peaked at 11.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.
That places Dominican Republic 23rd out of 46 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -23.3% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +45.9% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +42.1% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -34.9% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -19.3% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -22.9% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -58.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -40.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +34.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -42.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +83.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2%, 48% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +83.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 4.5% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 20 Panama 1.6% compare
- 21 Armenia 1.1% compare
- 22 Brazil 0.8% compare
- 24 Mongolia 0.3% compare
- 25 Montenegro 0.3% compare
- 26 Albania 0.1% compare
- 26 Azerbaijan 0.1% compare
- 26 Belarus 0.1% compare
- 26 Chile 0.1% compare
- 26 China 0.1% compare
- 26 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare
- 26 Paraguay 0.1% compare
- 26 State of Palestine 0.1% compare
- 26 Thailand 0.1% compare
- 26 Türkiye 0.1% compare
- 26 Ukraine 0.1% compare
- 26 Uruguay 0.1% compare
- 26 Türkiye 0.1% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Dominican Republic
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,455 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Dominican Republic?
- Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Dominican Republic was 0.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Dominican Republic ranks 23rd out of 46 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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