Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) was 49.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Bahamas, 1979–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Bahamas is 49.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 31.1% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Bahamas peaked at 78.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 1979.
That places Bahamas 165th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 38.4% | — |
| 1989 | 49.4% | +28.7% |
| 1990 | 73.1% | +47.9% |
| 1991 | 69.4% | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 68.8% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 71.7% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 73.8% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 70.6% | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 72.9% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 72.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 70.6% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 78.1% | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 76.2% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 70.9% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 67.1% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 71.8% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 49.5% | -31.1% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 49.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 76% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 49.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.9%, 71% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +47.9% | 49.4% | 73.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 72.2% | 68.8% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.2% | 67.1% | 76.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 64.7% | 73.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 49.5% | 71.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
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 to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Bahamas?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Bahamas was 49.5% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 1979.
- How does Bahamas rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Bahamas ranks 165th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.