Female employment rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Female employment rate was 49.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female employment rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, female employment rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 49.8%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 49.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 1991.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 94th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Female employment rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 34.4% | — |
| 1992 | 35.3% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 35.9% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 36.0% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 36.8% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 37.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 37.7% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 38.1% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 38.6% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 38.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 39.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 42.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 43.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 43.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 49.7% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 49.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.6% | 34.4% | 38.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 38.9% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 43.5% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 46.0% | 49.8% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7465 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7771 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2601 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 71.69 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 37.72 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 32.81 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 31.4 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64.22 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female employment rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Female employment rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 49.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment rate recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female employment rate recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 1991.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for female employment rate?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female employment rate rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.