Labor force, female, annual growth rate in Barbados
Barbados: Labor force, female, annual growth rate was -0.3217 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Labor force, female, annual growth rate in Barbados, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, annual growth rate in Barbados is -0.3217 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 147.0% on the previous year and up 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, annual growth rate in Barbados peaked at 3.93 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -2.74 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Barbados 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Labor force, female, annual growth rate in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6815 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0.6483 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 1.64 % change on previous year | +153.0% |
| 1994 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 2.51 % change on previous year | +64.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8089 % change on previous year | -67.8% |
| 1997 | -0.5033 % change on previous year | -162.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7663 % change on previous year | -252.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6777 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3711 % change on previous year | -45.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6561 % change on previous year | +76.8% |
| 2002 | 1.13 % change on previous year | +71.5% |
| 2003 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.92 % change on previous year | +81.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9018 % change on previous year | -53.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9282 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9088 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7785 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.58 % change on previous year | -25.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3653 % change on previous year | -37.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2426 % change on previous year | -33.6% |
| 2012 | -1.76 % change on previous year | -825.2% |
| 2013 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -227.3% |
| 2014 | -0.7494 % change on previous year | -133.5% |
| 2015 | -1.9 % change on previous year | +153.3% |
| 2016 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -193.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4302 % change on previous year | -75.8% |
| 2018 | -1.03 % change on previous year | -339.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3159 % change on previous year | -130.7% |
| 2020 | -2.74 % change on previous year | -967.0% |
| 2021 | -0.8887 % change on previous year | -67.6% |
| 2022 | 3.93 % change on previous year | -541.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3625 % change on previous year | -90.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6837 % change on previous year | +88.6% |
| 2025 | -0.3217 % change on previous year | -147.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's -0.3217 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3751 % change on previous year. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's -0.3217 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.17 % change on previous year. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force, female, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -967.0% | 0.3159 % change on previous year | -2.74 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -825.2% | 0.2426 % change on previous year | -1.76 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9735 % change on previous year | -0.5033 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9225 % change on previous year | 0.3711 % change on previous year | 1.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0062 % change on previous year | -1.9 % change on previous year | 2.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1707 % change on previous year | -2.74 % change on previous year | 3.93 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 160 Bulgaria -0.2484 % change on previous year compare
- 161 United States Virgin Islands -0.265 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Slovenia -0.3209 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Sri Lanka -0.3235 % change on previous year compare
- 165 Greece -0.3419 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Serbia -0.3661 % change on previous year compare
More gender data for Barbados
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 46.7 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6214 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 235.79 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 235.79 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0373 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,539 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, annual growth rate in Barbados?
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate in Barbados was -0.3217 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, annual growth rate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3.93 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, annual growth rate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.74 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for labor force, female, annual growth rate?
- Barbados ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, annual growth rate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.