Employers, total (% of total employment) in Barbados
Barbados: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 0.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Barbados, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, total (% of total employment) in Barbados is 0.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Barbados peaked at 1.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Barbados 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.9% | — |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -29.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +51.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -29.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -31.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -42.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +30.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +69.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -44.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -27.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +163.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -36.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +98.7% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +57.2% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -29.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +24.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 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, total (% of total employment) in Barbados?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Barbados was 0.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Barbados ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, total (% of total 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).