Gender in Dominican Republic 254 indicators covering gender for Dominican Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,903 2030 down 4.7% 86th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8225 % change on previous year 2030 down 894.9% 108th Population 9,035 2030 up 13.5% 86th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,035 2030 up 13.5% 86th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year 2030 down 19.2% 96th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 2025 down 6.7% 85th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 2025 down 6.6% 85th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 2025 down 6.0% 85th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 2025 down 6.1% 85th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 2025 down 5.5% 85th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 99,895 2025 down 5.7% 85th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 96,712 2025 down 5.0% 84th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 100,420 2025 down 5.2% 84th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 97,442 2025 down 4.2% 84th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 101,174 2025 down 4.5% 84th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 98,464 2025 down 2.8% 85th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 102,248 2025 down 3.1% 85th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 34.88 2027 down 7.3% 133rd Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.825 2025 up 4.8% 61st Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.719 2025 down 1.4% 80th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.803 2025 up 2.3% 62nd Women's Political Participation Index 0.982 2025 up 13.3% 57th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.825 2025 up 4.8% 61st Key features of women's political empowerment 0.825 2025 up 4.8% 61st Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 69th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.825 2025 up 4.8% 61st Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 37.2% 2024 up 28.9% 54th Prevalence of obesity, male 24.2% 2024 up 31.5% 66th Life expectancy at age 60, female 23.21 years 2024 up 0.2% 85th Life expectancy at age 60, male 16.57 years 2024 down 13.2% 154th Share of women who are obese 37.2% 2024 up 28.9% 57th Share of women who are overweight or obese 71.2% 2024 up 14.6% 47th Share of overweight men vs. women 58.3% 2024 up 13.2% 92nd Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 82.7% 2024 up 1.0% 128th Share of women who are married or in a union 17.4% 2019 down 6.8% 35th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 40.3% 114th Population, annual growth rate 0.8499 % change on previous year 2024 down 28.8% 110th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 41.6% 101st Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 193.28 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 55.3% 87th Women, Business and the Law Index 86.25 index (0–100) 2023 up 10.4% 62nd Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 144th Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 down 10.2% 82nd Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 235.1 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.4% 40th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0007 units per person 2025 up 4.2% 102nd Labor force, female 2.31 million 2025 up 28.5% 81st Labor force, female, per capita 0.2009 units per person 2025 up 16.4% 95th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 index 2025 down 3.0% 46th Page 1 of 5 Next →