Labor force, female in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Labor force, female was 42.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago stood at 42.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 43.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1990.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 125th out of 187 countries 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 in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.5% | — |
| 1991 | 37.6% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 38.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 38.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 38.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 39.4% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 39.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 39.2% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 39.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 39.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 40.6% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 41.6% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 42.4% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 42.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 42.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 42.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 42.9% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 42.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.4% | 37.5% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 39.0% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 41.5% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 42.1% | 43.6% | 6 |
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More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,950 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,926 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,195 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126,491 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0924 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Labor force, female in Trinidad and Tobago was 42.1% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1990.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for labor force, female?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 125th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.