Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Barbados
Barbados: Female share of employment in senior and middle management was 50.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Barbados, 2016–2024
Source: Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 50.4% for female share of employment in senior and middle management in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of employment in senior and middle management in Barbados peaked at 55.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 2019.
Barbados ranks 4th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 55.0% | — |
| 2019 | 43.2% | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 45.4% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 50.3% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.1% | 43.2% | 55.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 45.4% | 52.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 1 Jamaica 63.9%
- 2 Trinidad and Tobago 52.7% compare
- 3 Jordan 52.3% compare
- 5 Seychelles 50.2% compare
- 6 Panama 50.0% compare
- 7 Namibia 48.2%
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 share of employment in senior and middle management in Barbados?
- Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Barbados was 50.4% in 2024, according to Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for female share of employment in senior and middle management?
- Barbados ranks 4th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female share of employment in senior and middle management rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The female share of employment in senior and middle management conveys the number of women in management as a percentage of employment in management. Employment in management is defined based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations. This series refers to senior and middle management only, thus excluding junior management (category 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 and minus category 13 in ISCO-88).