Barbados vs Lower middle income: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)
Barbados
48.1%
in 2025
Lower middle income
27.7%
in 2025
Barbados rank
42nd
Lower middle income rank
39th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) over time
- Barbados
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 48.1% against 27.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 20.4%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.7 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 42nd and Lower middle income ranks 39th of 187 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.9% | 32.9% | 26.0% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 31.8% | 20.7% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 26.4% | 16.8% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 26.4% | 17.7% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%), Barbados or Lower middle income?
- Barbados, at 48.1% against 27.7% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) between Barbados and Lower middle income?
- 20.4%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Lower middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Lower middle income rank globally for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Barbados ranks 42nd and Lower middle income ranks 39th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (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
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.