Part time employment, female in Barbados
Barbados: Part time employment, female was 6.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Barbados, 2015–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 6.4% for part time employment, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Barbados peaked at 9.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2015.
That places Barbados 99th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Part time employment, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.9% | — |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +30.5% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -21.2% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -9.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 6.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.6%, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 6.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.5%, 16% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.9% | 7.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 6.4% | 9.2% | 4 |
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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 part time employment, female in Barbados?
- Part time employment, female in Barbados was 6.4% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2015.
- How does Barbados rank for part time employment, female?
- Barbados ranks 99th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.