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Employment-to-population ratio — Barbados

Employment-to-population ratio in Barbados in 2025 — 60.47%. Ranked 69 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 7.59 pp.

2025 60.47% −0.32 pp vs 2024
World rank 69of 182
Period maximum 64.46%2007
Period minimum 51.48%1993

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Barbados, 1991–20255055606519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 52.88%1992: 52.17%1993: 51.48%1994: 52.94%1995: 55.99%1996: 58.76%1997: 58.95%1998: 60.58%1999: 61.88%2000: 62.87%2001: 62.63%2002: 62.33%2003: 61.89%2004: 63.44%2005: 63.62%2006: 63.7%2007: 64.46%2008: 63.78%2009: 62.23%2010: 61.53%2011: 60.96%2012: 59.74%2013: 60.4%2014: 58.27%2015: 59.02%2016: 60.62%2017: 60.46%2018: 60.25%2019: 59.47%2020: 56.42%2021: 55.52%2022: 60.6%2023: 60.77%2024: 60.79%2025: 60.47%
Change over the period: +7.59 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Barbados

Barbados 60.47%
World 58.06%
Latin America & Caribbean 59.29%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — Barbados, by year Barbados All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 60.47 −0.32 pp
2024 60.79 +0.02 pp
2023 60.77 +0.16 pp
2022 60.6 +5.09 pp
2021 55.52 −0.91 pp
2020 56.42 −3.04 pp
2019 59.47 −0.78 pp
2018 60.25 −0.22 pp
2017 60.46 −0.15 pp
2016 60.62 +1.6 pp
2015 59.02 +0.75 pp
2014 58.27 −2.14 pp
2013 60.4 +0.67 pp
2012 59.74 −1.22 pp
2011 60.96 −0.57 pp
2010 61.53 −0.7 pp
2009 62.23 −1.55 pp
2008 63.78 −0.68 pp
2007 64.46 +0.76 pp
2006 63.7 +0.08 pp
2005 63.62 +0.18 pp
2004 63.44 +1.55 pp
2003 61.89 −0.44 pp
2002 62.33 −0.3 pp
2001 62.63 −0.24 pp
2000 62.87 +0.98 pp
1999 61.88 +1.31 pp
1998 60.58 +1.63 pp
1997 58.95 +0.18 pp
1996 58.76 +2.78 pp
1995 55.99 +3.05 pp
1994 52.94 +1.46 pp
1993 51.48 −0.68 pp
1992 52.17 −0.71 pp
1991 52.88 —

Caribbean, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

JM Jamaica 67.28 BS Bahamas 66.98 LC Saint Lucia 61.81 DO Dominican Republic 61.54 BB Barbados 60.47 TT Trinidad and Tobago 55.83 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 55.68 HT Haiti 54.38 CU Cuba 51.34 VI United States Virgin Islands 48.14 PR Puerto Rico 40.22
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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How much output one employed person creates in a year — in constant PPP dollars.

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Barbados by year Labor Self-employed

The share of workers who work for themselves — from entrepreneurs to the informally employed.

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