Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 88.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 88.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 88.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 1991.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 41st out of 187 countries 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 75.3% | — |
| 1992 | 76.2% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 77.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 78.1% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 79.0% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 80.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 80.7% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 81.6% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 82.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 83.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 84.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 88.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 88.9% 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 | 78.9% | 75.3% | 82.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 83.4% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 86.6% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 88.3% | 88.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
More work & labour data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7465 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7771 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2601 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 71.69 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 37.72 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 32.81 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 31.4 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64.22 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 88.9% 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 1991.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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).