Bahamas vs Barbados: Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults
Bahamas
18.3%
in 2024
Barbados
18.0%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
62nd
Barbados rank
63rd
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults over time
- Bahamas
- Barbados
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 18.3% against 18.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Barbados ahead.
Bahamas ranks 62nd and Barbados ranks 63rd of 188 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.3% | 34.7% | 12.4% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 21.7% | 2.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 27.4% | 1.1% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 23.1% | 3.0% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate: young vs. older adults, Bahamas or Barbados?
- Bahamas, at 18.3% against 18.0% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate: young vs. older adults between Bahamas and Barbados?
- 0.3%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults?
- Bahamas ranks 62nd and Barbados ranks 63rd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the labor force aged 15-24 without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.