Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Barbados
Barbados: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 13.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Barbados, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Barbados is 13.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Barbados peaked at 14.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 134th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.6% | — |
| 1992 | 9.2% | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 9.1% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 13.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.3% | 10.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.0% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.4% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.2% | 14.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 131 South Africa 14.7% compare
- 132 Poland 13.6% compare
- 133 Guam 13.2% compare
- 135 Netherlands 12.7% compare
- 136 Australia 12.3% compare
- 137 New Caledonia 11.7% compare
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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Barbados?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Barbados was 13.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Barbados ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.