Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Barbados
Barbados: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 88.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Barbados, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Barbados recorded 88.8% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Barbados peaked at 90.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 1990.
That places Barbados 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.3% | — |
| 1991 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 80.9% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 82.6% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 85.1% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 83.3% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 83.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 86.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 89.7% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 89.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 88.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 88.8% | -0.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 88.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.3%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 88.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.3%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.2% | 79.3% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 84.0% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 86.3% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 87.2% | 89.2% | 6 |
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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Barbados?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Barbados was 88.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Barbados ranks 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.