Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 51.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in United States Virgin Islands, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in United States Virgin Islands is 51.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 51.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 1990.
That places United States Virgin Islands 2nd 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 United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.6% | — |
| 1991 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 47.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 48.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 48.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 48.8% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 49.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 49.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 49.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 51.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 51.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 51.7% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 51.9% | +0.5% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 51.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.5%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 51.9% 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 | 48.3% | 47.6% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 49.6% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 50.1% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 50.4% | 51.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
More education data for United States Virgin Islands
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 714 (1997)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,025 (1993)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (1993)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1365 units per person (1993)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 12,900 (1997)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,606 (1993)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7812 % change on previous year (1995)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 588 (2007)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,550 (1997)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in United States Virgin Islands?
- Labor force, female in United States Virgin Islands was 51.9% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 1990.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for labor force, female?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands 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.