Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Barbados
Barbados: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) was 39.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Barbados, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Barbados stood at 39.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Barbados peaked at 47.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2015.
Barbados ranks 69th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.6% | — |
| 1992 | 36.0% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 35.0% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 36.2% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 40.1% | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 46.4% | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 43.2% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 46.2% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 46.8% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 45.2% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 44.3% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 44.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 44.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | +21.1% |
| 2023 | 39.1% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 39.5% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 39.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.8% | 35.0% | 46.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 41.4% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 29.9% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 30.0% | 39.5% | 6 |
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- 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, ages 15-24, total (%) in Barbados?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Barbados was 39.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2015.
- How does Barbados rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Barbados ranks 69th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (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.