Employers, male (% of male employment) in Barbados
Barbados: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 1.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Barbados, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, male (% of male employment) in Barbados stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Barbados peaked at 1.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 176th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.2% | — |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -23.1% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +41.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -32.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -25.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -52.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +47.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +40.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -32.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -34.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +195.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -36.2% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +86.8% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +83.7% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -28.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +23.4% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 20% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.9%, 20% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +195.2% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Barbados?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Barbados was 1.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Barbados ranks 176th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).