Employment in Caribbean
Caribbean: Employment was 18,429 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18,429
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
78th
of 85 countries
All-time high
18,429
in 2025
All-time low
13,580
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Employment in Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, employment in Caribbean stood at 18,429. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Caribbean peaked at 18,429 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13,580, in 2000.
Caribbean ranks 78th of 85 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,580 | — |
| 2001 | 13,714 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 13,939 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 14,121 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 14,406 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 14,595 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 14,870 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 15,054 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 15,303 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 15,325 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 15,417 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 15,621 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 15,869 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 16,049 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 16,311 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 16,717 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 16,935 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 17,205 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 17,494 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 17,754 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 17,024 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 17,473 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 17,936 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 18,200 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 18,305 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 18,429 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,491 | 13,580 | 15,325 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,537 | 15,417 | 17,754 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,895 | 17,024 | 18,429 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More work & labour data for Caribbean
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 18,305 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5991 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5887 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6092 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2651 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,434 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37,345 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,824 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,040 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Caribbean?
- Employment in Caribbean was 18,429 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 18,429 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,580 in 2000.
- How does Caribbean rank for employment?
- Caribbean ranks 78th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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