Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 20.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Caribbean Small States, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 20.0% for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Caribbean Small States peaked at 22.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2009.
That places Caribbean Small States 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.7% | — |
| 1992 | 21.7% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 22.3% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 22.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 21.7% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 21.2% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 20.7% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 19.8% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 20.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 19.8% | 22.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 17.8% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 17.9% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.0% | 20.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More work & labour data for Caribbean Small States
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 75.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Caribbean Small States?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Caribbean Small States was 20.0% 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 Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2009.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.