ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Barbados
Barbados: ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value was 1.76 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Barbados, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.76 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Barbados peaked at 5.72 1000 No in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.76 1000 No, in 2025.
Barbados ranks 188th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Barbados, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.01 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 5.68 1000 No | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 4.95 1000 No | -12.9% |
| 1994 | 4.93 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 4.55 1000 No | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 5.72 1000 No | +25.7% |
| 1997 | 5.58 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 4.82 1000 No | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 4.79 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 4.19 1000 No | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 4.69 1000 No | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 4.57 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 5.19 1000 No | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 5.2 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.72 1000 No | -28.5% |
| 2006 | 5.66 1000 No | +52.2% |
| 2007 | 4.84 1000 No | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 4.41 1000 No | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 4.53 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 4.45 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.29 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 4.14 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 4.09 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.86 1000 No | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 3.85 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.93 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.28 1000 No | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 4.27 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.87 1000 No | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 3.87 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.77 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 4.01 1000 No | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 1.94 1000 No | -51.6% |
| 2024 | 1.85 1000 No | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 1.76 1000 No | -4.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.76 1000 No is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.45 1000 No, 2% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.76 1000 No is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 366.71 1000 No, 0% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +52.2% | 3.72 1000 No | 5.66 1000 No |
| 2023 | -51.6% | 4.01 1000 No | 1.94 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.11 1000 No | 4.55 1000 No | 5.72 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.7 1000 No | 3.72 1000 No | 5.66 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1 1000 No | 3.85 1000 No | 4.45 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.87 1000 No | 1.76 1000 No | 4.01 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 185 Djibouti 2.28 1000 No compare
- 186 New Caledonia 2.08 1000 No compare
- 187 French Polynesia 2.04 1000 No compare
- 189 Bahamas 1.72 1000 No compare
- 190 Channel Islands 1.67 1000 No compare
- 191 China, Macao SAR 1.54 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Barbados
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0283 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0354 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Barbados?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Barbados was 1.76 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 5.72 1000 No in 1996.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Barbados rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Barbados ranks 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.