Labour Force (Total) rose 4.63% to 5.03 mil in Dominican Republic in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Dominican Republic reached an all time high of 5.11 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 2.48 mil in 1990. When compared to Dominican Republic's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Cuba amounted to 5.13 mil, 1.42 mil in Jamaica, 56.1 mil in Mexico and 165 mil in USA in 2021.
Dominican Republic has been ranked 82nd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | mil | 0.157 | 0.163 | 0.167 | 0.171 | 0.176 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | mil | 19.7 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cayman Islands | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | mil | 792 | 794 | 795 | 794 | 796 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | mil | 5.29 | 5.30 | 5.32 | 5.34 | 5.34 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | mil | 4.58 | 4.69 | 4.75 | 4.93 | 5.11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | mil | 6.02 | 6.18 | 6.36 | 6.53 | 6.69 | ||||||||||||||||
| Haiti | mil | 4.59 | 4.68 | 4.76 | 4.85 | 4.93 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | mil | 3.92 | 3.98 | 4.16 | 4.41 | 4.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | mil | 1.35 | 1.40 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 66.2 | 66.7 | 67.3 | 68.4 | 69.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil | 52.0 | 52.8 | 53.5 | 54.5 | 55.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 160 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 166 |
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