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Labour force participation rate in Barbados

Latest: 64.7%
Previous: 65.0%
Change: -0.29 (-0.4%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Labour force participation rate in Barbados
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	68.5%
Dec 31, 1991	68.1%
Dec 31, 1992	67.7%
Dec 31, 1993	68.2%
Dec 31, 1994	68.7%
Dec 31, 1995	69.7%
Dec 31, 1996	68.9%
Dec 31, 1997	69.0%
Dec 31, 1998	69.2%
Dec 31, 1999	69.2%
Dec 31, 2000	69.4%
Dec 31, 2001	69.5%
Dec 31, 2002	69.5%
Dec 31, 2003	69.5%
Dec 31, 2004	70.2%
Dec 31, 2005	70.0%
Dec 31, 2006	69.8%
Dec 31, 2007	69.6%
Dec 31, 2008	69.4%
Dec 31, 2009	69.2%
Dec 31, 2010	68.9%
Dec 31, 2011	68.6%
Dec 31, 2012	67.6%
Dec 31, 2013	68.3%
Dec 31, 2014	66.3%
Dec 31, 2015	65.4%
Dec 31, 2016	66.1%
Dec 31, 2017	66.2%
Dec 31, 2018	65.7%
Dec 31, 2019	64.9%
Dec 31, 2020	63.1%
Dec 31, 2021	62.4%
Dec 31, 2022	65.3%
Dec 31, 2023	65.0%
Dec 31, 2024	65.0%
Dec 31, 2025	64.7%

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