Labor force, total, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5365 units per person in 2025. β¬ Flat
Labor force, total, per capita in Barbados, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Barbados stood at 0.5365 units per person.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.5537 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5122 units per person, in 2021.
That places Barbados 34th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5283 units per person | 0.5169 units per person | 0.5393 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5493 units per person | 0.5416 units per person | 0.5537 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5393 units per person | 0.5288 units per person | 0.5501 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5296 units per person | 0.5122 units per person | 0.5377 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,592 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Barbados?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Barbados was 0.5365 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5537 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5122 units per person in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 34th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.