Barbados Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- Barbados labor force participation rate for 2021 was 42.47%, a 1.65% increase from 2020.
- Barbados labor force participation rate for 2020 was 40.81%, a 3.75% decline from 2019.
- Barbados labor force participation rate for 2019 was 44.56%, a 0.13% increase from 2018.
- Barbados labor force participation rate for 2018 was 44.44%, a 2.86% increase from 2017.
Barbados Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
2021 |
42.47% |
1.65% |
2020 |
40.81% |
-3.75% |
2019 |
44.56% |
0.13% |
2018 |
44.44% |
2.86% |
2017 |
41.58% |
-2.38% |
2016 |
43.96% |
1.38% |
2015 |
42.58% |
-3.99% |
2014 |
46.57% |
-0.85% |
2013 |
47.43% |
0.03% |
2012 |
47.40% |
-5.66% |
2011 |
53.06% |
0.35% |
2010 |
52.70% |
-0.72% |
2009 |
53.43% |
-0.97% |
2008 |
54.40% |
-0.61% |
2007 |
55.01% |
-0.44% |
2006 |
55.45% |
-1.80% |
2005 |
57.25% |
-0.52% |
2004 |
57.77% |
0.60% |
2003 |
57.18% |
-0.37% |
2002 |
57.55% |
-1.90% |
2001 |
59.44% |
-0.28% |
2000 |
59.72% |
-0.25% |
1999 |
59.97% |
-0.93% |
1998 |
60.90% |
-0.95% |
1997 |
61.85% |
-2.50% |
1996 |
64.35% |
-0.29% |
1995 |
64.64% |
1.74% |
1994 |
62.90% |
0.34% |
1993 |
62.57% |
0.34% |
1992 |
62.23% |
1.50% |
1991 |
60.72% |
-4.33% |
1990 |
65.05% |
-4.33% |