Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in Barbados
Barbados: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) was 56.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Barbados, 1978–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Barbados recorded 56.0% for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Barbados peaked at 56.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 1978.
That places Barbados 56th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 27.7% | — |
| 1983 | 43.8% | +58.4% |
| 1986 | 44.4% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 44.9% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 46.6% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 49.8% | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 48.0% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 46.0% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 44.0% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 44.0% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 48.5% | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 50.6% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 51.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 55.9% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 52.6% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 56.5% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 53.8% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 53.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | +4.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 56.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 53.4%, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 56.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.2%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +58.4% | 27.7% | 43.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 45.9% | 43.8% | 49.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 47.4% | 44.0% | 51.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 55.9% | 55.9% | 55.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 52.6% | 56.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 49.7% | 56.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 53 Denmark 56.6% compare
- 54 United Kingdom 56.6% compare
- 55 United Arab Emirates 56.1% compare
- 57 South Korea 55.7% compare
- 58 Cuba 55.3% compare
- 59 Cameroon 55.3% 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 to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Barbados?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Barbados was 56.0% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 1978.
- How does Barbados rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?
- Barbados ranks 56th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.