Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 75.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bahamas, 1963–2023
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bahamas is 75.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bahamas peaked at 77.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 1979.
Bahamas ranks 18th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 71.5% | — |
| 1970 | 72.7% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 36.8% | -49.4% |
| 1980 | 67.5% | +83.5% |
| 1989 | 51.2% | -24.2% |
| 1990 | 71.6% | +39.9% |
| 1991 | 73.6% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 74.4% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 75.7% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 74.7% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 73.9% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 73.7% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 74.9% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 69.8% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 76.8% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 76.2% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.5% | 71.5% | 71.5% | 1 |
| 1970s | 54.8% | 36.8% | 72.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 59.3% | 51.2% | 67.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 73.9% | 69.8% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 73.4% | 76.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 72.3% | 77.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 75.3% | 75.3% | 1 |
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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 75.3% in 2023, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), 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 77.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 1979.
- How does Bahamas rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Bahamas ranks 18th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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, total (% of total 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.