Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 44.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Caribbean Small States, 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 Caribbean Small States stood at 44.2%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 44.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1990.
That places Caribbean Small States 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.4% | — |
| 1991 | 37.6% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 37.9% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 38.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 38.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 38.7% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 38.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 38.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 38.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 38.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 44.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 44.1% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 44.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.2% | 37.4% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 38.7% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 41.5% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 43.5% | 44.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 623,110 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5083 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1373 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Caribbean Small States?
- Labor force, female in Caribbean Small States was 44.2% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1990.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for labor force, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.