Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita was 47.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Trinidad and Tobago is 47.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 55.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 1990.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 124th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.4% | — |
| 1991 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 44.5% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 45.4% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 46.2% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 48.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 49.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 51.2% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 53.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 51.1% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 48.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 48.1% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 47.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.2% | 43.4% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 48.4% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 51.0% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 47.8% | 50.0% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9186 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9542 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2012 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 812.28 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 482.78 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 455.57 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 442.79 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 898.36 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 47.8% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 1990.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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).