Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Barbados
Barbados: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) was 6.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Barbados, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Barbados stood at 6.5%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Barbados peaked at 12.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2023.
That places Barbados 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +30.9% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -34.1% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -9.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 6.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 1.3× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 6.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.0%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -34.1% | 11.0% | 7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.3% | 11.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.2% | 12.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 6.5% | 11.0% | 3 |
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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Barbados?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Barbados was 6.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Barbados ranks 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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