Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Grenada
Grenada: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate was 36.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
36.7%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
196th
of 236 countries
All-time high
36.7%
in 2025
All-time low
28.6%
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Grenada, 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
In 2025, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Grenada stood at 36.7%. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Grenada peaked at 36.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 1950.
That places Grenada 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 28.6% | — |
| 1951 | 28.8% | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 28.9% | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 29.1% | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 29.3% | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 29.5% | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 29.7% | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 29.8% | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 30.0% | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 30.2% | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 30.4% | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 30.6% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 30.8% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 31.0% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 31.2% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 31.4% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 31.8% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 32.0% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 32.1% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 32.2% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 32.3% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 32.4% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 32.5% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 32.6% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 32.6% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 32.7% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 32.8% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 32.8% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 32.9% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 32.9% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 33.0% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 33.0% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 33.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 33.1% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 33.2% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 33.2% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 33.2% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 33.3% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 33.3% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 33.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 33.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 33.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 33.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 34.2% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 34.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 35.2% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 35.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 35.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 35.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 35.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 36.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 36.6% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 36.7% | +0.3% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 36.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.5%, 56% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 36.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.0%, 51% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.4% | 28.6% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 31.3% | 30.4% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.6% | 32.2% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.1% | 32.9% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.4% | 33.4% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 35.9% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 36.2% | 36.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More work & labour data for Grenada
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6059 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 51.81 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 57.77 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 37.43 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 36.46 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 73.89 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Grenada?
- Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Grenada was 36.7% 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 1950.
- How does Grenada rank for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Grenada ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada 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.