Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate was 48.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
48.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
168th
of 236 countries
All-time high
48.0%
in 2025
All-time low
37.4%
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 48.0%. 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 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 48.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1950.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 168th 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.4% | — |
| 1951 | 37.7% | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 38.0% | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 38.2% | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 38.5% | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 38.8% | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 39.0% | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 39.3% | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 39.5% | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 39.8% | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 40.1% | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 40.4% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 40.8% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 41.1% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 41.5% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 41.9% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 42.5% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 42.7% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 42.9% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 43.0% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 43.1% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 43.2% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 43.2% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 43.3% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 43.3% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 43.7% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 43.7% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 43.7% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 43.7% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 43.8% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 43.8% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 43.9% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 43.9% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 44.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 44.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 44.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 44.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 45.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 45.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 46.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 47.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 47.8% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.6% | 37.4% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 41.6% | 40.1% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.3% | 43.0% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.7% | 43.5% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.3% | 43.9% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 44.9% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 46.1% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 47.3% | 48.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 165 Isle of Man 52.1% compare
- 166 Uzbekistan 51.0% compare
- 167 Namibia 50.9% compare
- 169 Turkmenistan 47.1% compare
- 170 Guinea-Bissau 46.7% compare
- 171 Sierra Leone 45.9% compare
More work & labour data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7465 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7771 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2601 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 71.69 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 37.72 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 32.81 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 31.4 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64.22 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 48.0% 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1950.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 168th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.