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.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.7% | — |
| 1970 | 22.8% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 57.1% | +150.4% |
| 1998 | 54.8% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 62.1% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 47.1% | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 54.7% | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 57.9% | +5.8% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 57.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.2%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 57.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.7%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6059 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 51.81 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 57.77 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 37.43 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 36.46 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 73.89 1000 No (2100)
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.