ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Barbados
Barbados: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total was 31.74 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Barbados, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 31.74 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in 2023.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Barbados peaked at 43.9 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.26 %, in 2019.
Barbados ranks 27th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 39.73 % | — |
| 2016 | 43.9 % | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 34.31 % | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 32.62 % | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 19.26 % | -41.0% |
| 2022 | 33.12 % | +72.0% |
| 2023 | 31.74 % | -4.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 31.74 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.57 %, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 31.74 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.22 %, 2.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.96 % | 19.26 % | 43.9 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 32.43 % | 31.74 % | 33.12 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Barbados?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Barbados was 31.74 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.26 % in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total?
- Barbados ranks 27th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — 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.