Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita was 61.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Barbados, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 61.0% for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Barbados peaked at 64.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2021.
That places Barbados 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.9% | — |
| 1991 | 60.9% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 60.9% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 61.5% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 62.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 63.4% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 63.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 63.0% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 63.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 63.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 63.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 63.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 63.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 64.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64.6% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 64.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 64.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 62.9% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 59.7% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 61.1% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 61.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 61.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.3% | 60.9% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.3% | 63.6% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 61.6% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 59.0% | 61.4% | 6 |
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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 labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Barbados?
- Female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Barbados was 61.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).