Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Barbados
Barbados: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 1.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Barbados, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.1% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Barbados peaked at 1.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.
That places Barbados 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7% | — |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -86.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +695.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -83.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +40.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -28.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +70.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -34.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +39.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +29.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +32.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +25.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | -4.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 3.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.0%, 54% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +695.6% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More work & labour data for Barbados
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6853 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7302 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9854 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8257 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 114.42 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 165.89 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 97.75 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 96.95 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 194.7 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Barbados?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Barbados was 1.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
- How does Barbados rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Barbados ranks 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.