Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Dominican Republic's youth unemployment rate stands at 12.31% as of 2025-12-31, down from 12.87% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Dominican Republic's youth unemployment rate was 12.31%, down from 12.87% in 2024.
In 2024, Dominican Republic's youth unemployment rate was 12.87%, up from 11.56% in 2023.
In 2023, Dominican Republic's youth unemployment rate was 11.56%, down from 12.85% in 2022.
In 2022, Dominican Republic's youth unemployment rate was 12.85%, down from 16.87% in 2021.
In 2021, Dominican Republic's youth unemployment rate was 16.87%, up from 14.77% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.31% | -0.56% |
| 2024 | 12.87% | +1.31% |
| 2023 | 11.56% | -1.29% |
| 2022 | 12.85% | -4.02% |
| 2021 | 16.87% | +2.11% |
| 2020 | 14.77% | -1.07% |
| 2019 | 15.84% | +0.988% |
| 2018 | 14.85% | +1.41% |
| 2017 | 13.44% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 16.74% | +0.312% |
| 2015 | 16.43% | +3.08% |
| 2014 | 13.34% | -4.05% |
| 2013 | 17.39% | +2.57% |
| 2012 | 14.82% | +0.865% |
| 2011 | 13.96% | +3.15% |
| 2010 | 10.81% | -1.67% |
| 2009 | 12.48% | +1.93% |
| 2008 | 10.55% | -1.78% |
| 2007 | 12.33% | +1.55% |
| 2006 | 10.78% | -2.71% |
| 2005 | 13.49% | +0.593% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | -0.524% |
| 2003 | 13.42% | +0.702% |
| 2002 | 12.72% | -0.734% |
| 2001 | 13.46% | +1.05% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +0.228% |
| 1999 | 12.17% | +0.081% |
| 1998 | 12.09% | +0.051% |
| 1997 | 12.04% | -0.131% |
| 1996 | 12.17% | +0.132% |
| 1995 | 12.04% | +0.278% |
| 1994 | 11.76% | -0.006% |
| 1993 | 11.77% | -0.39% |
| 1992 | 12.16% | -0.147% |
| 1991 | 12.31% | — |
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Dominican Republic's youth unemployment rate is 12.31% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 12.87% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 17.39% (2013); the lowest is 10.55% (2008), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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