Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Barbados's unemployment rate stands at 6.52% as of 2025-12-31, up from 6.45% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Barbados's unemployment rate was 6.52%, up from 6.45% in 2024.
In 2024, Barbados's unemployment rate was 6.45%, down from 6.54% in 2023.
In 2023, Barbados's unemployment rate was 6.54%, down from 7.26% in 2022.
In 2022, Barbados's unemployment rate was 7.26%, down from 11.02% in 2021.
In 2021, Barbados's unemployment rate was 11.02%, up from 10.59% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.52% | +0.076% |
| 2024 | 6.45% | -0.092% |
| 2023 | 6.54% | -0.721% |
| 2022 | 7.26% | -3.75% |
| 2021 | 11.02% | +0.429% |
| 2020 | 10.59% | +2.18% |
| 2019 | 8.41% | +0.089% |
| 2018 | 8.32% | -0.299% |
| 2017 | 8.62% | +0.373% |
| 2016 | 8.25% | -1.56% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -2.37% |
| 2014 | 12.17% | +0.62% |
| 2013 | 11.55% | -0.04% |
| 2012 | 11.59% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 11.19% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 10.69% | +0.67% |
| 2009 | 10.02% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 8.12% | +0.71% |
| 2007 | 7.41% | -1.32% |
| 2006 | 8.73% | -0.35% |
| 2005 | 9.08% | -0.49% |
| 2004 | 9.57% | -1.43% |
| 2003 | 11% | +0.68% |
| 2002 | 10.32% | +0.47% |
| 2001 | 9.85% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 9.35% | -1.26% |
| 1999 | 10.61% | -1.79% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | -2.21% |
| 1997 | 14.61% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 14.71% | -4.95% |
| 1995 | 19.66% | -3.32% |
| 1994 | 22.98% | -1.56% |
| 1993 | 24.54% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 22.94% | +0.53% |
| 1991 | 22.41% | — |
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Barbados's unemployment rate is 6.52% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 6.45% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 24.54% (1993); the lowest is 6.45% (2024), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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