Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 17.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 17.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 22.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2012.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 124th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.0% | — |
| 1992 | 21.9% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 22.7% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 22.8% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 21.8% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 20.5% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 21.2% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 19.1% | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 19.8% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 17.0% | +0.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 17.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.7%, 1.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 17.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.5%, 56% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 19.1% | 22.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 14.5% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 13.5% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.8% | 17.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More work & labour data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9186 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9542 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2012 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 812.28 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 482.78 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 455.57 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 442.79 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 898.36 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Trinidad and Tobago was 17.0% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2012.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.