Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Barbados

Barbados: Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled was 59.17 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
59.17
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
64th
of 194 countries
All-time high
64.38
in 2004
All-time low
29.81
in 1966
Years of data
44
1960–2024

Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Barbados, 1960–2024

02040601960199220241960: 30.51966: 29.81967: 33.51968: 37.31969: 411970: 44.71978: 35.61979: 441980: 52.51981: 53.21982: 53.81983: 54.51984: 55.61985: 56.61986: 57.61987: 58.41988: 60.81989: 61.31990: 60.21991: 58.21992: 59.31993: 60.11994: 611995: 62.81996: 61.41997: 62.22003: 63.92004: 64.42009: 62.22010: 622011: 632012: 612013: 622014: 60.42015: 60.82016: 61.92017: 60.52018: 59.52019: 592020: 57.62021: 56.22022: 58.22023: 57.32024: 59.2

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2024, fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Barbados stood at 59.17.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Barbados peaked at 64.38 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 29.81, in 1966.

That places Barbados 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Barbados, 1960 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1960 30.5
1966 29.81 -2.2%
1967 33.54 +12.5%
1968 37.27 +11.1%
1969 41 +10.0%
1970 44.72 +9.1%
1978 35.59 -20.4%
1979 44.02 +23.7%
1980 52.46 +19.2%
1981 53.15 +1.3%
1982 53.85 +1.3%
1983 54.55 +1.3%
1984 55.56 +1.9%
1985 56.58 +1.8%
1986 57.6 +1.8%
1987 58.4 +1.4%
1988 60.77 +4.1%
1989 61.27 +0.8%
1990 60.18 -1.8%
1991 58.21 -3.3%
1992 59.27 +1.8%
1993 60.13 +1.5%
1994 60.99 +1.4%
1995 62.78 +2.9%
1996 61.45 -2.1%
1997 62.22 +1.3%
2003 63.93 +2.8%
2004 64.38 +0.7%
2009 62.2 -3.4%
2010 62 -0.3%
2011 63.04 +1.7%
2012 61.04 -3.2%
2013 62 +1.6%
2014 60.4 -2.6%
2015 60.81 +0.7%
2016 61.87 +1.7%
2017 60.52 -2.2%
2018 59.48 -1.7%
2019 59.05 -0.7%
2020 57.64 -2.4%
2021 56.24 -2.4%
2022 58.21 +3.5%
2023 57.33 -1.5%
2024 59.17 +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 34.42 29.81 41 5
1970s 41.45 35.59 44.72 3
1980s 56.42 52.46 61.27 10
1990s 60.65 58.21 62.78 8
2000s 63.5 62.2 64.38 3
2010s 61.02 59.05 63.04 10
2020s 57.72 56.24 59.17 5

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 61 Thailand 59.35 compare
  2. 62 Malta 59.3 compare
  3. 63 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 59.27 compare
  4. 65 Georgia 58.94 compare
  5. 66 Aruba 58.8 compare
  6. 67 Lithuania 58.6 compare
  7. 67 Luxembourg 58.6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Barbados?
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Barbados was 59.17 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 64.38 in 2004.
What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 29.81 in 1966.
How does Barbados rank for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled?
Barbados ranks 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
194 places, 5,538 data points, 1960–2025
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Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.