Female employment rate in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Female employment rate was 45.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female employment rate in Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female employment rate in Trinidad and Tobago is 45.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment rate in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 51.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 1991.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 118th 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 33.5% | — |
| 1992 | 33.9% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 34.1% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 35.3% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 36.7% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 38.3% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 39.1% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 39.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 40.4% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 41.1% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 41.8% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 47.2% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 49.0% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 50.6% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 51.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 46.9% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 47.5% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 48.1% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 46.3% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 45.9% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.8% | 33.5% | 40.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 41.1% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 48.9% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 45.9% | 48.1% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9186 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9542 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2012 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 812.28 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 482.78 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 455.57 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 442.79 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 898.36 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female employment rate in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Female employment rate in Trinidad and Tobago was 45.9% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest female employment rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1991.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for female employment rate?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female employment rate rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.