Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Barbados
Barbados: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate was 59.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
59.7%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
140th
of 236 countries
All-time high
63.6%
in 1990
All-time low
39.7%
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Barbados, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Barbados is 59.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Barbados peaked at 63.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 1950.
Barbados ranks 140th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 39.7% | — |
| 1951 | 39.7% | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 39.8% | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 39.8% | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 39.9% | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 40.0% | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 40.0% | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 40.1% | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 40.2% | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 40.3% | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 40.4% | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 40.6% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 40.9% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 41.2% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 41.6% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 42.1% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 42.6% | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 43.2% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 43.8% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 44.5% | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 45.3% | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 46.6% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 48.4% | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 50.6% | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 53.1% | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 55.7% | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 58.1% | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 60.3% | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 62.0% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 63.1% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 63.5% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 63.5% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 63.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 63.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 63.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 63.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 63.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 63.5% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 63.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 63.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 63.2% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 63.1% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 63.0% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 62.8% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 62.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 62.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 62.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 60.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 59.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 59.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 59.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 59.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 59.5% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 59.7% | +0.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 59.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.3%, 73% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 59.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.0%, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.0% | 39.7% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.1% | 40.4% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.3% | 45.3% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.5% | 63.5% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.2% | 62.7% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 59.3% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 59.2% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 59.3% | 59.7% | 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 urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Barbados?
- Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Barbados was 59.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 63.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 1950.
- How does Barbados rank for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Barbados ranks 140th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.