Female employment to population ratio in Barbados
Barbados: Female employment to population ratio was 55.99 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female employment to population ratio in Barbados, 1978–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 55.99 for female employment to population ratio 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, female employment to population ratio in Barbados peaked at 56.52 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.65, in 1978.
Barbados ranks 55th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Female employment to population ratio in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 27.65 | — |
| 1983 | 43.79 | +58.4% |
| 1986 | 44.38 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 44.92 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 46.58 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 49.8 | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 48.02 | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 45.97 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 43.98 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 43.97 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 48.52 | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 50.6 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 51.03 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 55.91 | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 55.6 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 53.6 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 54.83 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 52.6 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 55.36 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 56.52 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 55.21 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 54.41 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 54.75 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 49.74 | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 53.81 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 53.38 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 55.99 | +4.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 55.99 is above the median for high income countries, which is 53.4, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 55.99 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.92, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female employment to population ratio 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% | 27.65 | 43.79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.65 | 27.65 | 27.65 | 1 |
| 1980s | 45.89 | 43.79 | 49.8 | 5 |
| 1990s | 47.44 | 43.97 | 51.03 | 7 |
| 2000s | 55.91 | 55.91 | 55.91 | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.76 | 52.6 | 56.52 | 9 |
| 2020s | 53.23 | 49.74 | 55.99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 52 Burkina Faso 56.84 compare
- 53 Denmark 56.6 compare
- 54 United Kingdom 56.57 compare
- 56 South Korea 55.74 compare
- 57 Cuba 55.3 compare
- 58 Cameroon 55.28 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 female employment to population ratio in Barbados?
- Female employment to population ratio in Barbados was 55.99 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment to population ratio recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 56.52 in 2016.
- What is the lowest female employment to population ratio recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.65 in 1978.
- How does Barbados rank for female employment to population ratio?
- Barbados ranks 55th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female employment to population ratio 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment to population ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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