Labor force, total in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Labor force, total was 1.97 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total in Caribbean Small States, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total in Caribbean Small States is 1.97 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total in Caribbean Small States peaked at 1.97 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.32 million, in 1990.
That places Caribbean Small States 46th out of 48 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.43 million | 1.32 million | 1.54 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 million | 1.57 million | 1.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 million | 1.79 million | 1.95 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 million | 1.82 million | 1.97 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 41,622 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9908 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 85.9% (2024)
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 7.54 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total in Caribbean Small States?
- Labor force, total in Caribbean Small States was 1.97 million in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, total recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 million in 1990.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for labor force, total?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 46th out of 48 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.