Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 86.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Caribbean Small States, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 86.0% for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Caribbean Small States peaked at 86.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 1991.
That places Caribbean Small States 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 78.1% | — |
| 1992 | 79.2% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 81.1% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 81.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 82.3% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 83.6% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 83.5% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 83.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 84.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 84.2% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 84.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 85.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.9% | 78.1% | 83.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 83.5% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 85.3% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 85.9% | 86.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 3 Qatar 96.1% compare
- 4 Macau, China 96.0% compare
- 5 Bahamas 95.7% compare
- 6 Hong Kong, China 95.6% compare
- 7 Channel Islands 95.2% compare
- 8 French Polynesia 94.5% compare
- 9 Cyprus 93.5% compare
More work & labour data for Caribbean Small States
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 75.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Caribbean Small States?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Caribbean Small States was 86.0% 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 Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 1991.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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).