Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Barbados
Barbados: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 92.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Barbados, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Barbados stood at 92.3%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Barbados peaked at 92.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 1991.
That places Barbados 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 82.3% | — |
| 1992 | 82.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 82.4% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 84.4% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 85.5% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 85.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 83.8% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 85.1% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 86.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 89.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 89.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 88.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 88.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 89.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 88.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 92.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 89.2%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 92.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.8%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.0% | 82.3% | 85.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 87.9% | 85.4% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 88.2% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 90.5% | 92.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 14 Lebanon 92.4% compare
- 15 United States Virgin Islands 92.3% compare
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 92.3% compare
- 18 Sweden 92.2% compare
- 19 Puerto Rico 91.9% compare
- 20 Norway 91.8% compare
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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Barbados?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Barbados was 92.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 1991.
- How does Barbados rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Barbados ranks 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).