Barbados vs Denmark: Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024
Barbados
56.0%
in 2024
Denmark
56.6%
in 2025
Barbados rank
55th
Denmark rank
53rd
Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 over time
- Barbados
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 56.6% against 56.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Denmark ahead.
Barbados ranks 55th and Denmark ranks 53rd of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.7% | 52.0% | 24.4% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 45.9% | 55.2% | 9.3% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 47.4% | 54.6% | 7.2% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 55.9% | 56.3% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 53.8% | 1.0% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 56.3% | 3.1% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024, Barbados or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 56.6% against 56.0% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 between Barbados and Denmark?
- 0.6%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Denmark?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Denmark rank globally for female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024?
- Barbados ranks 55th and Denmark ranks 53rd of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.