Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 75.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago is 75.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 75.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 1970.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 117th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35.5% | — |
| 1970 | 31.4% | -11.6% |
| 1971 | 40.4% | +28.8% |
| 1974 | 46.0% | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 44.7% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 45.7% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 40.1% | -12.3% |
| 1981 | 45.9% | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 46.7% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 48.7% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 49.0% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 50.5% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 58.3% | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 57.7% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 50.9% | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 66.9% | +31.4% |
| 1992 | 58.0% | -13.3% |
| 1993 | 59.4% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 59.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 59.6% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 63.1% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 61.4% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 62.4% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 62.1% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 62.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.7% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 67.6% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 70.5% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 68.8% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 67.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 71.1% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 70.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 71.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 72.8% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 75.4% | +3.6% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 75.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.1%, 89% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 75.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.9%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +31.4% | 50.9% | 66.9% |
| 1971 | +28.8% | 31.4% | 40.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.5% | 35.5% | 35.5% | 1 |
| 1970s | 41.6% | 31.4% | 46.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 40.1% | 58.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 60.3% | 50.9% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.1% | 62.4% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 67.6% | 72.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 72.8% | 75.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Trinidad and Tobago was 75.4% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 1970.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 117th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.