Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 11.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Bahamas, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Bahamas is 11.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Bahamas peaked at 14.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2009.
Bahamas ranks 144th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.6% | — |
| 1992 | 9.3% | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | +23.2% |
| 1994 | 12.5% | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 12.2% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 11.1% | -0.1% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 11.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.7%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 11.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.5%, 36% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 9.3% | 14.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 8.5% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.8% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.4% | 11.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More work & labour data for Bahamas
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2501 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2148 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2821 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4187 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 419.94 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 54.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 200.05 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 184.9 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 384.95 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Bahamas?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Bahamas was 11.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2009.
- How does Bahamas rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Bahamas ranks 144th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.