Labor force, female in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Labor force, female was 42.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 42.8% for labor force, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 42.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1991.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 117th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.1% | — |
| 1991 | 35.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 35.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 35.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 35.3% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 35.6% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 35.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 35.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 36.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 36.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 36.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 36.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 37.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 37.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 38.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 38.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 39.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 42.3% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 42.7% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 42.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.5% | 35.0% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 36.2% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 38.5% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 41.0% | 42.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 862 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 128 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,479 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,460 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 9,740 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 11,936 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1186 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Labor force, female in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 42.8% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1991.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for labor force, female?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.