Labor force, female, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2664 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Barbados, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in Barbados is 0.2664 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.2726 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2417 units per person, in 1990.
That places Barbados 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2417 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2426 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2434 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2466 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2499 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2557 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2575 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2561 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2581 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2597 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2611 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2625 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2637 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2649 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2684 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2694 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2706 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2718 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2725 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2726 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2725 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2723 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2667 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.272 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2693 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2636 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2677 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2683 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.265 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2654 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2577 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.255 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2648 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2658 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2675 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2664 units per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2511 units per person | 0.2417 units per person | 0.2597 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2678 units per person | 0.2611 units per person | 0.2726 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2683 units per person | 0.2636 units per person | 0.2725 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2628 units per person | 0.255 units per person | 0.2675 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1,546 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,597 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Barbados?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Barbados was 0.2664 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2726 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2417 units per person in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
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- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.