Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Trinidad and Tobago

Female labor force participation rate in Trinidad and Tobago in 2025 — 47.77%. Ranked 124 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4.38 pp.

2025 47.77% −0.38 pp vs 2024
World rank 124of 182
Period maximum 55.4%2006
Period minimum 43.39%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2025404550556019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 43.39%1991: 43.68%1992: 44.53%1993: 44.55%1994: 45.4%1995: 46.23%1996: 48.39%1997: 48.49%1998: 48.6%1999: 48.52%2000: 48.4%2001: 48.85%2002: 49.28%2003: 51.2%2004: 53.11%2005: 55.02%2006: 55.4%2007: 53.91%2008: 54.57%2009: 53%2010: 52.2%2011: 51.11%2012: 52.89%2013: 52.96%2014: 53.39%2015: 51.96%2016: 51.92%2017: 51.62%2018: 51.34%2019: 51.03%2020: 49.33%2021: 48.88%2022: 50.02%2023: 50.03%2024: 48.15%2025: 47.77%
Change over the period: +4.38 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Trinidad and Tobago 47.77%
World 48.94%
High-income countries computed 54.21%
Female labor force participation rate — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 47.77 −0.38 pp
2024 48.15 −1.88 pp
2023 50.03 +0.01 pp
2022 50.02 +1.14 pp
2021 48.88 −0.45 pp
2020 49.33 −1.71 pp
2019 51.03 −0.31 pp
2018 51.34 −0.28 pp
2017 51.62 −0.3 pp
2016 51.92 −0.04 pp
2015 51.96 −1.43 pp
2014 53.39 +0.43 pp
2013 52.96 +0.07 pp
2012 52.89 +1.78 pp
2011 51.11 −1.09 pp
2010 52.2 −0.8 pp
2009 53 −1.57 pp
2008 54.57 +0.67 pp
2007 53.91 −1.49 pp
2006 55.4 +0.38 pp
2005 55.02 +1.91 pp
2004 53.11 +1.91 pp
2003 51.2 +1.92 pp
2002 49.28 +0.43 pp
2001 48.85 +0.44 pp
2000 48.4 −0.12 pp
1999 48.52 −0.08 pp
1998 48.6 +0.11 pp
1997 48.49 +0.1 pp
1996 48.39 +2.16 pp
1995 46.23 +0.84 pp
1994 45.4 +0.85 pp
1993 44.55 +0.02 pp
1992 44.53 +0.84 pp
1991 43.68 +0.29 pp
1990 43.39

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.