Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) was 55.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Bahamas, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Bahamas is 55.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Bahamas peaked at 55.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 2020.
Bahamas ranks 25th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.7% | — |
| 1991 | 52.2% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 51.6% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 50.5% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 50.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 51.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 51.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 51.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 51.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 51.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 53.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 54.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 49.1% | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 51.2% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 55.1% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 55.7% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 55.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.4% | 50.5% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 51.7% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 53.7% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.7% | 49.1% | 55.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Bahamas?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Bahamas was 55.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 2020.
- How does Bahamas rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Bahamas ranks 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.