Employment-to-population ratio in Barbados
The ILO estimates that 60.5% of people aged 15 and over in Barbados were employed in 2025.
Barbados, 2025
60.5%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
69th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Barbados over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Barbados | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.5% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 60.8% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 60.8% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 60.2% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 60.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 59.0%, the figure has changed by +1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Barbados has the 69th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Barbados
All statistics for Barbados
Labour force participation
64.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
6.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
18.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
61.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
1.2%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
16.2%
2025 · World Bank