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Female labor force participation rate — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Female labor force participation rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2025 — 59.22%. Ranked 52 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 15.22 pp.

2025 59.22% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 52of 182
Period maximum 59.25%2024
Period minimum 44%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1990–2025404550556019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 44%1991: 44.24%1992: 44.91%1993: 45.42%1994: 45.46%1995: 46.18%1996: 46.43%1997: 46.86%1998: 47.35%1999: 47.7%2000: 47.95%2001: 48.26%2002: 48.9%2003: 49.65%2004: 50.23%2005: 50.72%2006: 51.57%2007: 52.16%2008: 52.53%2009: 52.78%2010: 52.81%2011: 53.13%2012: 53.52%2013: 53.95%2014: 54.3%2015: 54.74%2016: 55.3%2017: 55.75%2018: 56.36%2019: 56.84%2020: 56.11%2021: 56.46%2022: 57.6%2023: 58.57%2024: 59.25%2025: 59.22%
Change over the period: +15.22 pp Annual average: 0.43 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 59.22%
World 48.94%
Latin America & Caribbean 51.39%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 54.16%
Female labor force participation rate — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, by year Saint Vincent and the Grenadines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 59.22 −0.04 pp
2024 59.25 +0.69 pp
2023 58.57 +0.97 pp
2022 57.6 +1.13 pp
2021 56.46 +0.35 pp
2020 56.11 −0.73 pp
2019 56.84 +0.48 pp
2018 56.36 +0.61 pp
2017 55.75 +0.45 pp
2016 55.3 +0.56 pp
2015 54.74 +0.44 pp
2014 54.3 +0.35 pp
2013 53.95 +0.44 pp
2012 53.52 +0.39 pp
2011 53.13 +0.32 pp
2010 52.81 +0.03 pp
2009 52.78 +0.25 pp
2008 52.53 +0.37 pp
2007 52.16 +0.59 pp
2006 51.57 +0.85 pp
2005 50.72 +0.49 pp
2004 50.23 +0.58 pp
2003 49.65 +0.76 pp
2002 48.9 +0.63 pp
2001 48.26 +0.32 pp
2000 47.95 +0.25 pp
1999 47.7 +0.35 pp
1998 47.35 +0.49 pp
1997 46.86 +0.44 pp
1996 46.43 +0.25 pp
1995 46.18 +0.72 pp
1994 45.46 +0.04 pp
1993 45.42 +0.5 pp
1992 44.91 +0.67 pp
1991 44.24 +0.24 pp
1990 44 —

Caribbean, 2025

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

BS Bahamas 70.73 JM Jamaica 63.03 LC Saint Lucia 62 BB Barbados 61.03 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 59.22 HT Haiti 58.34 DO Dominican Republic 53.66 VI United States Virgin Islands 52.77 TT Trinidad and Tobago 47.77 CU Cuba 39.97 PR Puerto Rico 36.85
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About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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

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