Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Barbados
Barbados: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 6.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Barbados, 2015–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, total in Barbados stood at 6.4%.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Barbados peaked at 8.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2015.
That places Barbados 110th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5.0% | — |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +25.2% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -8.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 6.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 20% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 6.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.2%, 23% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.0% | 6.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.4% | 8.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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, total in Barbados?
- Part time employment, total 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, total recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2015.
- How does Barbados rank for part time employment, total?
- Barbados ranks 110th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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, total (% of total 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.