Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) was 63.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Caribbean Small States, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Caribbean Small States stood at 63.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Caribbean Small States peaked at 70.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 2020.
That places Caribbean Small States 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 65.7% | — |
| 1992 | 65.0% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 66.1% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 67.3% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 67.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 68.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 68.5% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 68.5% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 68.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 69.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 69.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 70.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 70.3% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 68.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 68.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 67.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 68.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 65.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 60.3% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 61.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 63.8% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 63.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.9% | 65.0% | 68.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 68.6% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 65.5% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 60.3% | 64.1% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Caribbean Small States
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.0% (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 for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Caribbean Small States?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Caribbean Small States was 63.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 2020.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.