Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Bahamas
Bahamas: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female was 48.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Bahamas, 1963–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Bahamas stood at 48.6%.
That represents a change of down 32.5% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Bahamas peaked at 74.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 1979.
Bahamas ranks 126th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 52.9% | — |
| 1970 | 57.0% | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 32.8% | -42.5% |
| 1980 | 57.5% | +75.6% |
| 1989 | 47.1% | -18.1% |
| 1990 | 64.6% | +37.1% |
| 1991 | 68.5% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 69.3% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 69.5% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 68.0% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 69.5% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 68.2% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 70.5% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 65.9% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 70.9% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 71.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 71.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 69.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 69.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 72.1% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 48.6% | -32.5% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 48.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 57.3%, 85% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 48.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.3%, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +75.6% | 32.8% | 57.5% |
| 1979 | -42.5% | 57.0% | 32.8% |
| 1990 | +37.1% | 47.1% | 64.6% |
| 2024 | -32.5% | 72.1% | 48.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.9% | 52.9% | 52.9% | 1 |
| 1970s | 44.9% | 32.8% | 57.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 52.3% | 47.1% | 57.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 68.5% | 64.6% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 69.1% | 71.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 69.1% | 74.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 48.6% | 72.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Bahamas?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Bahamas was 48.6% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 1979.
- How does Bahamas rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Bahamas ranks 126th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. 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 Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.