Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment in Barbados

Barbados: Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment was -13.49 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
-13.49 %
Change on year
down 33.0%
World rank
63rd
of 68 countries
All-time high
-10.14 %
in 2022
All-time low
-13.98 %
in 2016
Years of data
7
2015–2023

Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment in Barbados, 2015–2023

-14-13-12-11-102015201920232015: -11.2 %2016: -14 %2017: -13.8 %2018: -12.9 %2019: -12.5 %2022: -10.1 %2023: -13.5 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment in Barbados stood at -13.49 %.

The figure is down 33.0% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment in Barbados peaked at -10.14 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, -13.98 %, in 2016.

Barbados ranks 63rd of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National in Barbados, 2015 to 2023.
Year % Change
2015 -11.16 %
2016 -13.98 % +25.3%
2017 -13.8 % -1.3%
2018 -12.95 % -6.2%
2019 -12.47 % -3.7%
2022 -10.14 % -18.7%
2023 -13.49 % +33.0%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's -13.49 % is below the median for high income countries, which is -6.07 %, 2.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's -13.49 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -4.5 %, 3.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s -12.87 % -13.98 % -11.16 % 5
2020s -11.82 % -13.49 % -10.14 % 2

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 60 Mauritius -12.45 % compare
  2. 61 Botswana -12.74 % compare
  3. 61 Slovakia -12.74 % compare
  4. 64 Grenada -14.2 % compare
  5. 64 Jamaica -14.2 %
  6. 66 Seychelles -14.66 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment in Barbados?
Gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment in Barbados was -13.49 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was -10.14 % in 2022.
What is the lowest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was -13.98 % in 2016.
How does Barbados rank for gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment?
Barbados ranks 63rd out of 68 countries with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
77 places, 1,154 data points, 2000–2025
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.