Global Statistics and Country Indicators
Barbados Unemployment Rate Over Time (1981–2026)
Barbados Unemployment Rate Over Time (1981–2026)Unemployment Rate
Data table
| 1981 | 10.8% | 1993 | 24.4% | 2005 | 9.1% | 2016 | 9.7% |
| 1982 | 13.7% | 1994 | 21.8% | 2006 | 8.7% | 2017 | 10% |
| 1983 | 14.9% | 1995 | 19.6% | 2007 | 7.4% | 2018 | 10.1% |
| 1984 | 17% | 1996 | 15.8% | 2008 | 8.1% | 2019 | 10.1% |
| 1985 | 18.6% | 1997 | 14.6% | 2009 | 10% | 2020 | 15.7% |
| 1986 | 17.7% | 1998 | 12.2% | 2010 | 10.3% | 2021 | 14.1% |
| 1987 | 17.9% | 1999 | 10.4% | 2011 | 11.2% | 2022 | 8.2% |
| 1988 | 17.1% | 2000 | 9.4% | 2012 | 11.5% | 2023 | 8.5% |
| 1989 | 15.2% | 2001 | 9.9% | 2013 | 11.6% | 2024 | 7.2% |
| 1990 | 14.9% | 2002 | 10.3% | 2014 | 12.3% | 2025 | 6.9% |
| 1991 | 17.2% | 2003 | 11% | 2015 | 11.3% | 2026 | 6.8% |
| 1992 | 22.9% | 2004 | 9.6% |