Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Barbados
Barbados: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 46.8 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Barbados, 2015–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Barbados is 46.8 %, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
That places Barbados 121st out of 157 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 40.76 % | — |
| 2016 | 37.23 % | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 39.33 % | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 40.17 % | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 39.99 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 41.43 % | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 43.93 % | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 46.8 % | +6.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 46.8 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 56.69 %, 83% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 46.8 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.49 %, 89% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.5 % | 37.23 % | 40.76 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.05 % | 41.43 % | 46.8 % | 3 |
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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Barbados?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Barbados was 46.8 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.23 % in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Barbados ranks 121st out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural 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.