Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Barbados
Barbados: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) was 48.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Barbados, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Barbados recorded 48.1% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Barbados peaked at 62.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2015.
Barbados ranks 42nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.2% | — |
| 1991 | 60.4% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 58.6% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 57.4% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 56.2% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 61.4% | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 60.6% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 58.1% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 57.4% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 56.7% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 56.1% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 55.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 54.7% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 54.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 51.7% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 50.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 50.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 41.8% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 46.1% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 39.5% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 40.1% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 39.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 47.1% | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 47.9% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 48.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.9% | 56.2% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 50.1% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 38.0% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 39.5% | 48.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Barbados?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Barbados was 48.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2015.
- How does Barbados rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Barbados ranks 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.