Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 15.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Dominican Republic, 1986–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Dominican Republic stood at 15.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Dominican Republic peaked at 22.6% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2021.
That places Dominican Republic 32nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 22.6% | — |
| 1989 | 21.5% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 18.9% | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 19.9% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 21.3% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 20.8% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | -23.7% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +2.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 15.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 15.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.8%, 86% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.1% | 21.5% | 22.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 18.9% | 21.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 18.8% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 14.2% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 12.9% | 15.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More infrastructure data for Dominican Republic
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 10.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.71 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.15 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1006 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.15 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9371 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Dominican Republic?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Dominican Republic was 15.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 1986.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Dominican Republic ranks 32nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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