Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) was 46.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Bahamas, 1979–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 46.9% for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 30.6% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Bahamas peaked at 70.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 1979.
Bahamas ranks 147th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 32.3% | — |
| 1989 | 45.2% | +39.8% |
| 1990 | 66.0% | +46.1% |
| 1991 | 64.6% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 63.3% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 65.8% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 67.1% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 65.8% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 65.2% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 67.6% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 65.2% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 70.8% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 70.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 69.7% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 62.9% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 67.5% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 46.9% | -30.6% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 46.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 59.3%, 79% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 46.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.8%, 80% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (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 | +46.1% | 45.2% | 66.0% |
| 1989 | +39.8% | 32.3% | 45.2% |
| 2024 | -30.6% | 67.5% | 46.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.3% | 32.3% | 32.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 45.2% | 45.2% | 45.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 66.1% | 63.3% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 62.9% | 70.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 62.1% | 70.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 46.9% | 67.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 144 Curacao 47.8% compare
- 145 American Samoa 47.8% compare
- 146 Afghanistan 46.9% compare
- 148 Italy 46.8% compare
- 149 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.3% compare
- 150 East Timor 46.0% 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 to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Bahamas?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Bahamas was 46.9% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 1979.
- How does Bahamas rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Bahamas ranks 147th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. 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+, total (%) (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.