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Employment-to-population ratio — Bahamas

Employment-to-population ratio in the Bahamas in 2025 — 66.98%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3.52 pp.

2025 66.98% −0.32 pp vs 2024
World rank 27of 182
Period maximum 69.27%2001
Period minimum 59.9%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Bahamas, 1991–202557.56062.56567.57019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 63.47%1992: 61.97%1993: 63.89%1994: 63.43%1995: 65.82%1996: 65.5%1997: 66.89%1998: 68.57%1999: 68.78%2000: 69.07%2001: 69.27%2002: 67.64%2003: 66.28%2004: 66.71%2005: 66.65%2006: 68.56%2007: 68.23%2008: 67.94%2009: 63.38%2010: 63.19%2011: 63.09%2012: 63.45%2013: 61.87%2014: 63.67%2015: 65.07%2016: 64.63%2017: 66.89%2018: 66.87%2019: 67.46%2020: 59.9%2021: 61.94%2022: 67.29%2023: 67.72%2024: 67.3%2025: 66.98%
Change over the period: +3.52 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bahamas

Bahamas 66.98%
World 58.06%
Latin America & Caribbean 59.29%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — Bahamas, by year Bahamas All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 66.98 −0.32 pp
2024 67.3 −0.42 pp
2023 67.72 +0.43 pp
2022 67.29 +5.35 pp
2021 61.94 +2.04 pp
2020 59.9 −7.55 pp
2019 67.46 +0.59 pp
2018 66.87 −0.02 pp
2017 66.89 +2.26 pp
2016 64.63 −0.44 pp
2015 65.07 +1.4 pp
2014 63.67 +1.8 pp
2013 61.87 −1.58 pp
2012 63.45 +0.36 pp
2011 63.09 −0.09 pp
2010 63.19 −0.2 pp
2009 63.38 −4.56 pp
2008 67.94 −0.29 pp
2007 68.23 −0.32 pp
2006 68.56 +1.91 pp
2005 66.65 −0.06 pp
2004 66.71 +0.43 pp
2003 66.28 −1.36 pp
2002 67.64 −1.63 pp
2001 69.27 +0.2 pp
2000 69.07 +0.28 pp
1999 68.78 +0.22 pp
1998 68.57 +1.67 pp
1997 66.89 +1.39 pp
1996 65.5 −0.31 pp
1995 65.82 +2.39 pp
1994 63.43 −0.46 pp
1993 63.89 +1.92 pp
1992 61.97 −1.5 pp
1991 63.47 —

Caribbean, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

JM Jamaica 67.28 BS Bahamas 66.98 LC Saint Lucia 61.81 DO Dominican Republic 61.54 BB Barbados 60.47 TT Trinidad and Tobago 55.83 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 55.68 HT Haiti 54.38 CU Cuba 51.34 VI United States Virgin Islands 48.14 PR Puerto Rico 40.22
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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