Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Bahamas, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 0.3% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Bahamas peaked at 0.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2001.
That places Bahamas 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5% | — |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -21.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +18.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +43.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +21.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -71.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -21.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -39.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +255.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -51.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +38.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +73.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -12.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 384.95 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Bahamas?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Bahamas was 0.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
- How does Bahamas rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bahamas ranks 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.