Barbados vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Employment in services, female (% of female employment)
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) over time
- Barbados
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 92.3% against 63.6% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 28.7%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.5 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 17th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 187 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.0% | 49.1% | 34.9% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 87.9% | 54.8% | 33.0% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 61.3% | 27.6% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 63.1% | 28.4% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in services, female (% of female employment), Barbados or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Barbados, at 92.3% against 63.6% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in services, female (% of female employment) between Barbados and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 28.7%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Barbados ranks 17th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).