Female share of the labor force in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Female share of the labor force was 42.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female share of the labor force in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 42.1% for female share of the labor force in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of the labor force in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 43.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1990.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 124th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Female share of the labor force in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.5% | — |
| 1991 | 37.6% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 38.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 38.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 38.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 39.4% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 39.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 39.2% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 39.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 39.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 40.6% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 41.6% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 42.4% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 42.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 42.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 42.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 42.9% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 42.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.4% | 37.5% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 39.0% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 41.5% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 42.1% | 43.6% | 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 share of the labor force in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Female share of the labor force in Trinidad and Tobago was 42.1% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female share of the labor force recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest female share of the labor force recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1990.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for female share of the labor force?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female share of the labor force rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female share of the labor force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population economically active (employed or unemployed) who are female.