Gender in Barbados 229 indicators covering gender for Barbados. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 27.2% 129th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 35.9% 140th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.1% 140th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.9983 index 2025 up 0.1% 135th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 index 2025 down 1.1% 89th Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.3217 % change on previous year 2025 up 83.1% 163rd Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 56.9% 2050 down 0.9% 69th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 174.5 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.6% 8th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.1148 units per square kilometre 2023 down 9.6% 17th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.5418 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.4% 9th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.811 2023 up 1.6% 69th SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 0.301 2025 up 0.7% 86th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.32 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 15.8% 44th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.78 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 6.0% 20th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 20,314 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 1.9% 91st Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.39 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 15.2% 43rd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.87 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 6.5% 14th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 52.1% 2025 down 0.1% 28th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 83.94 2024 down 13.0% 187th Gender Development Index 1.03 2023 up 1.6% 3rd Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 1.03 2023 up 1.6% 3rd Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 1.03 2023 up 1.6% 3rd Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7914 2023 up 0.6% 79th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 21.1% 34th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.5182 % change on previous year 2023 up 704.3% 91st Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 29.2 2016 up 2.8% 22nd Access to justice for women 1 2025 unchanged 1st Gender of the chief executive 1 2025 — 1st Gender of the head of government 1 2025 — 1st Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 26.7% 2025 up 60.2% 86th Population 282,467 2024 up 1.5% 171st Life Expectancy at Birth 76.33 2024 up 0.5% 95th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 50.37 2024 up 3.7% 6th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 20.1% 2023 up 14.9% 143rd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 20.1% 2023 up 14.9% 145th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 25.4% 2023 up 5.8% 120th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 104.37 2024 down 3.5% 43rd Sex ratio at birth 103.3 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 181st Sex ratio by age 12.5 males per 100 females 2023 down 50.0% 159th Sex ratio at age 5 103.36 males per 100 females 2023 down 2.4% 159th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.3 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 181st Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 0.8% 2023 down 24.7% 129th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 38.1% 2023 down 4.9% 149th Sex ratio at age 60 84.86 males per 100 females 2023 down 2.1% 188th Male population by age group 8,025 people 2023 down 9.7% 187th Female population by age group 7,770 people 2023 down 9.1% 188th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 — 123rd Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 — 123rd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 40 2023 unchanged 115th ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →