Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Barbados
Barbados: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 39.87 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Barbados, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Barbados stood at 39.87 %.
That represents a change of up 4,010.3% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Barbados peaked at 49.95 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, -13.06 %, in 2016.
That places Barbados 37th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.62 % | — |
| 2001 | 43.41 % | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 49.51 % | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 47.64 % | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 46.65 % | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 47.78 % | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 46.35 % | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 38.42 % | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 31.85 % | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 47.33 % | +48.6% |
| 2010 | 46.97 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 48.8 % | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 49.95 % | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 45.68 % | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 44.74 % | -2.1% |
| 2015 | -6.34 % | -114.2% |
| 2016 | -13.06 % | +106.0% |
| 2017 | -7.4 % | -43.3% |
| 2018 | -6.43 % | -13.1% |
| 2019 | -3.51 % | -45.4% |
| 2020 | -2.71 % | -22.8% |
| 2021 | -1.21 % | -55.4% |
| 2022 | 0.97 % | -180.2% |
| 2023 | 39.87 % | +4010.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 39.87 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.6 %, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 39.87 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.95 %, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +4010.3% | 0.97 % | 39.87 % |
| 2022 | +180.2% | -1.21 % | 0.97 % |
| 2015 | -114.2% | 44.74 % | -6.34 % |
| 2016 | -106.0% | -6.34 % | -13.06 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.96 % | 31.85 % | 49.51 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.94 % | -13.06 % | 49.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.23 % | -2.71 % | 39.87 % | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Barbados
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.19 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.403 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Barbados?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Barbados was 39.87 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 49.95 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.06 % in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
- Barbados ranks 37th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.