Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Trinidad and Tobago

Labor force participation rate in Trinidad and Tobago in 2025 — 57.75%. Ranked 120 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.28 pp.

2025 57.75% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 120of 182
Period maximum 66.54%2006
Period minimum 57.63%2021

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–202557.56062.56567.519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 59.03%1991: 59.21%1992: 59.55%1993: 59.61%1994: 60.7%1995: 61.68%1996: 62.56%1997: 62.82%1998: 63.07%1999: 63.13%2000: 63.08%2001: 63.07%2002: 63.05%2003: 64.19%2004: 65.33%2005: 66.46%2006: 66.54%2007: 66%2008: 65.83%2009: 64.95%2010: 63.82%2011: 62.78%2012: 63.62%2013: 63.67%2014: 63.9%2015: 63.05%2016: 62.04%2017: 61.56%2018: 61.15%2019: 60.69%2020: 58.64%2021: 57.63%2022: 58.35%2023: 59.27%2024: 58.15%2025: 57.75%
Change over the period: −1.28 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Trinidad and Tobago 57.75%
World 60.98%
High-income countries computed 61.12%
Labor force participation rate — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 57.75 −0.4 pp
2024 58.15 −1.12 pp
2023 59.27 +0.92 pp
2022 58.35 +0.72 pp
2021 57.63 −1.01 pp
2020 58.64 −2.05 pp
2019 60.69 −0.46 pp
2018 61.15 −0.41 pp
2017 61.56 −0.48 pp
2016 62.04 −1 pp
2015 63.05 −0.86 pp
2014 63.9 +0.23 pp
2013 63.67 +0.05 pp
2012 63.62 +0.84 pp
2011 62.78 −1.03 pp
2010 63.82 −1.13 pp
2009 64.95 −0.89 pp
2008 65.83 −0.16 pp
2007 66 −0.54 pp
2006 66.54 +0.08 pp
2005 66.46 +1.14 pp
2004 65.33 +1.14 pp
2003 64.19 +1.14 pp
2002 63.05 −0.02 pp
2001 63.07 −0.01 pp
2000 63.08 −0.06 pp
1999 63.13 +0.06 pp
1998 63.07 +0.25 pp
1997 62.82 +0.26 pp
1996 62.56 +0.88 pp
1995 61.68 +0.98 pp
1994 60.7 +1.09 pp
1993 59.61 +0.07 pp
1992 59.55 +0.33 pp
1991 59.21 +0.18 pp
1990 59.03

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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