Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Barbados
Barbados: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 16.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Barbados, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Barbados stood at 16.2%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Barbados peaked at 25.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2025.
That places Barbados 132nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 22.9% | 25.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 20.4% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 16.9% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.2% | 16.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.4383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 23.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 32.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 9.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 31.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 63 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Barbados?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Barbados was 16.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2025.
- How does Barbados rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Barbados ranks 132nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the industry sector.