Labor force participation rate in Bahamas
Bahamas: Labor force participation rate was 73.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate in Bahamas, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate in Bahamas is 73.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Bahamas peaked at 74.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 68.1%, in 2020.
Bahamas ranks 19th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 73.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 91.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 70.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 84.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 81.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Bahamas?
- Labor force participation rate in Bahamas was 73.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.1% in 2020.
- How does Bahamas rank for labor force participation rate?
- Bahamas ranks 19th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate 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, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).