Barbados vs Thailand: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024
Barbados
59.2%
in 2024
Thailand
59.3%
in 2025
Barbados rank
64th
Thailand rank
61st
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 over time
- Barbados
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 59.3% against 59.2% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Thailand ahead.
Barbados ranks 64th and Thailand ranks 61st of 194 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.6% | 75.3% | 39.7% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 58.2% | 76.5% | 18.3% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 61.2% | 69.0% | 7.7% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 65.0% | 1.5% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 61.8% | 0.8% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 59.9% | 2.1% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024, Barbados or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 59.3% against 59.2% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 between Barbados and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Thailand?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Thailand rank globally for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024?
- Barbados ranks 64th and Thailand ranks 61st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Female labor force participation 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 economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.