Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 was 69.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Antigua and Barbuda, 1960–2018
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Antigua and Barbuda is 69.1%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 69.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 1960.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 21st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.4% | — |
| 1970 | 44.0% | +88.0% |
| 1991 | 59.9% | +36.2% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 69.1% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 1 |
| 1970s | 44.0% | 44.0% | 44.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 59.9% | 59.9% | 59.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.3% | 66.3% | 66.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 69.1% | 69.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 18 Greenland 71.5% compare
- 19 San Marino 70.4% compare
- 20 Republic of Moldova 69.9% compare
- 22 Togo 69.1% compare
- 23 Madagascar 68.9% compare
- 24 Viet Nam 68.1% compare
More work & labour data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7896 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7667 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8092 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3643 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 38.8 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 86.42 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 34.32 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33.65 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 67.97 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Antigua and Barbuda was 69.1% in 2018, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 69.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 1960.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.