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Barbados: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)

62.78percent · 2024-5.9% since 2013

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Reported as: national estimate. Annual figures for Barbados from 1960 to 2024.

19602024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202462.778
202361.522
202262.26
202159.823
201962.315
201863.577
201764.391
201665.436
201563.963
201463.9
201366.7
201266.188
201167.589
201066.6
200967
200469.677
200369.253
199767.716
199666.999
199568.161
199467.47
199266.119
199165.192
199067.338
198968.595
198867.446
198766.5
198665.454
198364.014
198064.303
197841.328
197061.164
196638.035
196039.7

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World Bank (2026). Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-labor-force-participation-rate-total-zs (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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