Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Barbados
Barbados: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0173 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Barbados, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Barbados is 0.0173 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Barbados peaked at 0.0195 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0153 units per person, in 2021.
That places Barbados 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.019 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0191 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0195 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0192 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0188 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0185 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0183 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0179 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0181 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0175 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0176 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0179 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0177 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0174 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0171 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0158 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0153 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.017 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0173 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0173 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0173 units per person | -0.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0173 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0173 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0176 units per person, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0191 units per person | 0.0188 units per person | 0.0195 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0178 units per person | 0.0171 units per person | 0.0185 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0167 units per person | 0.0153 units per person | 0.0173 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Barbados?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Barbados was 0.0173 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0195 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0153 units per person in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Barbados ranks 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.