Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Barbados
Barbados: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 49.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Barbados, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Barbados stood at 49.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Barbados peaked at 50.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 1990.
That places Barbados 13th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.6% | — |
| 1991 | 46.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 47.7% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 47.9% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 49.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 49.7% | -0.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 49.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.5%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 49.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.4%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 46.6% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 48.2% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 49.3% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 49.3% | 49.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,244 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 279 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,255 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,277 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 18,457 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,314 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Barbados?
- Labor force, female in Barbados was 49.7% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for labor force, female?
- Barbados ranks 13th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.