Labor force, female in Barbados
Barbados: Labor force, female was 75,303 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Barbados, 1990–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 75,303 for labor force, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Barbados peaked at 75,546 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62,508, in 1990.
Barbados ranks 174th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62,508 | — |
| 1991 | 62,934 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 63,342 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 64,381 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 65,366 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 67,008 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 67,550 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 67,210 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 67,725 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 68,184 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 68,437 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 68,886 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 69,661 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 70,397 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 71,748 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 72,395 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 73,067 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 73,731 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 74,305 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 74,736 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 75,009 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 75,191 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 73,868 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 75,523 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 74,957 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 73,534 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 74,843 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 75,165 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 74,391 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 74,626 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 72,582 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 71,937 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 74,762 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 75,033 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 75,546 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 75,303 | -0.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 75,303 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 million, 5% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 75,303 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.32 million, 6% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65,621 | 62,508 | 68,184 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,736 | 68,437 | 74,736 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,711 | 73,534 | 75,523 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,194 | 71,937 | 75,546 | 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)
- 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 in Barbados?
- Labor force, female in Barbados was 75,303 in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 75,546 in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,508 in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for labor force, female?
- Barbados ranks 174th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division, published as part of Labor force, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force comprises women ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.