Share of female workers by sector in Barbados
Barbados: Share of female workers by sector was 0.7621 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Share of female workers by sector in Barbados, 1991β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of female workers by sector in Barbados stood at 0.7621. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female workers by sector in Barbados peaked at 2.85 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.7621, in 2025.
That places Barbados 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.48 | 1.98 | 2.85 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.05 | 1.51 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 | 1.02 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 | 0.7621 | 2.17 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More gender data for Barbados
- 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)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1,549 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1,600 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female workers by sector in Barbados?
- Share of female workers by sector in Barbados was 0.7621 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female workers by sector recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.85 in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of female workers by sector recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7621 in 2025.
- How does Barbados rank for share of female workers by sector?
- Barbados ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female workers by sector rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of female workers by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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