Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 76.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Bahamas, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Bahamas is 76.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Bahamas peaked at 84.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 2023.
That places Bahamas 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 84.2% | — |
| 1992 | 81.8% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 82.5% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 81.4% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 82.1% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 78.6% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 79.7% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 80.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 78.8% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 79.8% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 80.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 79.3% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 81.3% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 81.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 80.2% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 79.6% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 79.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 79.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 79.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 79.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 76.6% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 76.7% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 76.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.4%, 92% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 76.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 67.4%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.1% | 78.6% | 84.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 79.3% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 79.1% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 76.6% | 79.0% | 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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Bahamas?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Bahamas was 76.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 2023.
- How does Bahamas rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Bahamas ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.