Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Bahamas

Labor force participation rate in the Bahamas in 2025 — 73.78%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.02 pp.

2025 73.78% −0.22 pp vs 2024
World rank 19of 182
Period maximum 74.4%2019
Period minimum 68.08%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Bahamas, 1990–2025687072747619901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 71.75%1991: 72.26%1992: 72.75%1993: 73.2%1994: 73.61%1995: 73.81%1996: 73.98%1997: 74.13%1998: 74.25%1999: 74.32%2000: 74.36%2001: 74.38%2002: 74.37%2003: 74.33%2004: 74.28%2005: 74.22%2006: 74.15%2007: 74.07%2008: 73.99%2009: 73.92%2010: 73.85%2011: 73.81%2012: 73.8%2013: 73.82%2014: 73.86%2015: 73.94%2016: 74.03%2017: 74.16%2018: 74.3%2019: 74.4%2020: 68.08%2021: 69.66%2022: 74.15%2023: 74.13%2024: 74%2025: 73.78%
Change over the period: +2.02 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Bahamas 73.78%
World 60.98%
High-income countries computed 61.12%
Labor force participation rate — Bahamas, by year Bahamas All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 73.78 −0.22 pp
2024 74 −0.13 pp
2023 74.13 −0.02 pp
2022 74.15 +4.49 pp
2021 69.66 +1.58 pp
2020 68.08 −6.32 pp
2019 74.4 +0.1 pp
2018 74.3 +0.14 pp
2017 74.16 +0.13 pp
2016 74.03 +0.09 pp
2015 73.94 +0.08 pp
2014 73.86 +0.05 pp
2013 73.82 +0.02 pp
2012 73.8 −0.01 pp
2011 73.81 −0.04 pp
2010 73.85 −0.07 pp
2009 73.92 −0.08 pp
2008 73.99 −0.08 pp
2007 74.07 −0.08 pp
2006 74.15 −0.07 pp
2005 74.22 −0.07 pp
2004 74.28 −0.05 pp
2003 74.33 −0.03 pp
2002 74.37 −0.01 pp
2001 74.38 +0.02 pp
2000 74.36 +0.04 pp
1999 74.32 +0.08 pp
1998 74.25 +0.12 pp
1997 74.13 +0.14 pp
1996 73.98 +0.17 pp
1995 73.81 +0.2 pp
1994 73.61 +0.41 pp
1993 73.2 +0.45 pp
1992 72.75 +0.48 pp
1991 72.26 +0.51 pp
1990 71.75

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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