Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 73.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bahamas, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bahamas stood at 73.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bahamas peaked at 74.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 68.1%, in 2020.
Bahamas ranks 19th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.8% | — |
| 1991 | 72.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 72.7% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 73.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 73.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 73.8% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 74.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 74.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 74.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 74.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 74.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 74.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 74.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 74.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 74.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 74.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 73.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 73.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 74.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 74.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 74.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 73.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.4% | 71.8% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 73.9% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 73.8% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 68.1% | 74.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bahamas?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bahamas was 73.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.1% in 2020.
- How does Bahamas rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Bahamas ranks 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.