Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 82.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employment) in Bahamas is 82.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bahamas peaked at 86.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 1996.
Bahamas ranks 52nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 86.6% | — |
| 1992 | 85.8% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 85.3% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 84.1% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 81.8% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 83.7% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 82.9% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 85.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 83.7% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 85.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 84.8% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 83.5% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 82.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 82.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.2% | 81.8% | 86.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 84.7% | 83.7% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 84.9% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 82.8% | 84.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 49 North Macedonia 83.4% compare
- 50 Netherlands 83.2% compare
- 51 Switzerland 83.1% compare
- 53 New Caledonia 82.9% compare
- 54 South Africa 82.7% compare
- 55 Montenegro 82.6% compare
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, total (% of total employment) in Bahamas?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bahamas was 82.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 1996.
- How does Bahamas rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bahamas ranks 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, total (% of total 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.