Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Barbados
Barbados: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 88.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Barbados, 1960–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Barbados is 88.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Barbados peaked at 90.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 1970.
Barbados ranks 39th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 60.2% | — |
| 1966 | 62.1% | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 55.1% | -11.3% |
| 1978 | 74.7% | +35.6% |
| 1980 | 67.2% | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 72.7% | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 77.2% | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 76.8% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 80.8% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 79.7% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 79.6% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 79.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 81.9% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 84.3% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 83.7% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 85.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 86.7% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 88.7% | +2.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 88.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.1%, 1.0× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 88.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.9%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +35.6% | 55.1% | 74.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.1% | 60.2% | 62.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 64.9% | 55.1% | 74.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 75.7% | 67.2% | 80.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 81.9% | 79.5% | 84.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 85.1% | 86.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 84.9% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 86.7% | 88.7% | 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Barbados?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Barbados was 88.7% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), 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 90.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 1970.
- How does Barbados rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Barbados ranks 39th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.