Trinidad and Tobago — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Trinidad and Tobago was 57.75% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 66.54% in 2006. The lowest was 57.63% in 2021 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.06% per year.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 121 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 65%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 63.14%, so Trinidad and Tobago sits below it. It peaked in 2006 and has fallen 13% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 8%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 23 of 31 economies; Costa Rica (57.66%) is just below it. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 113th of 187 in 1990 → 78th of 187 in 2000 → 69th of 187 in 2010 → 107th of 187 in 2020 → 120th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57.75% | -0.4 pp |
| 2024 | 58.15% | -1.1 pp |
| 2023 | 59.27% | +0.9 pp |
| 2022 | 58.35% | +0.7 pp |
| 2021 | 57.63% | -1.0 pp |
| 2020 | 58.64% | -2.0 pp |
| 2019 | 60.69% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 61.15% | -0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 61.56% | -0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 62.04% | -1.0 pp |
| 2015 | 63.05% | -0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 63.9% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 63.67% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 63.62% | +0.8 pp |
| 2011 | 62.78% | -1.0 pp |
| 2010 | 63.82% | -1.1 pp |
| 2009 | 64.94% | -0.9 pp |
| 2008 | 65.83% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 66% | -0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 66.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 66.46% | +1.1 pp |
| 2004 | 65.33% | +1.1 pp |
| 2003 | 64.19% | +1.1 pp |
| 2002 | 63.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 63.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 63.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 63.13% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 63.07% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 62.82% | +0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 62.56% | +0.9 pp |
| 1995 | 61.68% | +1.0 pp |
| 1994 | 60.7% | +1.1 pp |
| 1993 | 59.61% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 59.55% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 59.21% | +0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 59.03% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Trinidad and Tobago’s Labor participation in 1991?
59.21% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Trinidad and Tobago’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -2.2% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 57.75%; 2024: 58.15%; 2023: 59.27%; 2022: 58.35%; 2021: 57.63%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.