Barbados vs Pre-demographic dividend: Labor force, female
Barbados
49.7%
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend
45.5%
in 2025
Barbados rank
13th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
12th
Labor force, female over time
- Barbados
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 49.7% against 45.5% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 13th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 12th of 187 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 45.3% | 2.2% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 45.5% | 3.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 45.1% | 4.7% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 45.1% | 4.6% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, female, Barbados or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Barbados, at 49.7% against 45.5% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, female between Barbados and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 4.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for labor force, female?
- Barbados ranks 13th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 12th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.