Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 14.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Bahamas, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in industry (% of total employment) in Bahamas is 14.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Bahamas peaked at 18.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1993.
Bahamas ranks 143rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.3% | — |
| 1992 | 15.3% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | -19.9% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 14.2% | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 14.8% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 14.6% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 15.3% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | -0.3% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 14.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.9%, 74% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 14.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.8%, 79% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.6% | 12.2% | 16.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 15.8% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 13.1% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.3% | 14.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 140 Israel 15.1% compare
- 141 Mauritania 15.0% compare
- 142 Comoros 14.8% compare
- 144 Puerto Rico 14.7% compare
- 145 Cameroon 14.6% compare
- 146 French Polynesia 14.3% compare
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 employment in industry (% of total employment) in Bahamas?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Bahamas was 14.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1993.
- How does Bahamas rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Bahamas ranks 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).