Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 23.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Bahamas, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Bahamas stood at 23.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Bahamas peaked at 23.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1991.
Bahamas ranks 127th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.8% | — |
| 1992 | 18.2% | +15.5% |
| 1993 | 17.5% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 18.6% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 21.4% | +19.7% |
| 1997 | 20.3% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 21.2% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 23.2% | -0.3% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 23.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 23.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.6%, 71% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.9% | 15.8% | 21.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 17.9% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 20.2% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 21.0% | 23.4% | 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, male (% of male employment) in Bahamas?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Bahamas was 23.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1991.
- How does Bahamas rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Bahamas ranks 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 Self-employed, male (% of male 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.