Employers, total (% of total employment) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 1.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Bahamas, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Bahamas stood at 1.1%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Bahamas peaked at 1.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.
That places Bahamas 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.1% | — |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | +50.9% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Bahamas
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2501 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2148 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2821 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4187 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 419.94 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 54.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 200.05 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 184.9 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 384.95 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Bahamas?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Bahamas was 1.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- How does Bahamas rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bahamas ranks 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).