Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Grenada
Grenada: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 was 57.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Grenada, 1960–2023
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Grenada stood at 57.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Grenada peaked at 68.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1960.
Grenada ranks 69th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 1 |
| 1970s | 22.8% | 22.8% | 22.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 57.1% | 57.1% | 57.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 54.8% | 54.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 55.3% | 68.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 47.1% | 57.9% | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Grenada
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 6.3% (2023)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.1% (2023)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 9.0% (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.9% (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.7% (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 57.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Grenada?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Grenada was 57.9% in 2023, 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1960.
- How does Grenada rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024?
- Grenada ranks 69th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada 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.