Bahamas vs Upper middle income: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)
Bahamas
59.1%
in 2025
Upper middle income
44.2%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
24th
Upper middle income rank
26th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) over time
- Bahamas
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 59.1% against 44.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 14.9%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Bahamas ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 26th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.9% | 62.1% | 4.2% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 58.5% | 54.0% | 4.5% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 48.1% | 10.9% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 44.2% | 13.1% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%), Bahamas or Upper middle income?
- Bahamas, at 59.1% against 44.2% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) between Bahamas and Upper middle income?
- 14.9%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Upper middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Upper middle income rank globally for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Bahamas ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 26th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.