Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Bahamas

Vulnerable employment in the Bahamas in 2025 — 15.94%. Ranked 60 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3.65 pp.

2025 15.94% −0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 60of 182
Period maximum 16.48%1996
Period minimum 12.29%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Bahamas, 1991–20251214161819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 12.29%1992: 13.09%1993: 13%1994: 14.17%1995: 14.13%1996: 16.48%1997: 14.72%1998: 14.62%1999: 15.79%2000: 14.83%2001: 13.92%2002: 15.32%2003: 14.27%2004: 14.96%2005: 14.5%2006: 14.05%2007: 13.69%2008: 13.29%2009: 13.3%2010: 13.7%2011: 14.09%2012: 14%2013: 13.97%2014: 13.88%2015: 13.89%2016: 13.78%2017: 13.74%2018: 13.74%2019: 13.72%2020: 14.29%2021: 14.78%2022: 15.45%2023: 16.08%2024: 15.96%2025: 15.94%
Change over the period: +3.65 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Bahamas 15.94%
World 42.38%
High-income countries computed 7.92%
Vulnerable employment — Bahamas, by year Bahamas All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15.94 −0.02 pp
2024 15.96 −0.12 pp
2023 16.08 +0.63 pp
2022 15.45 +0.67 pp
2021 14.78 +0.49 pp
2020 14.29 +0.57 pp
2019 13.72 −0.02 pp
2018 13.74 −0.01 pp
2017 13.74 −0.03 pp
2016 13.78 −0.11 pp
2015 13.89 +0.01 pp
2014 13.88 −0.09 pp
2013 13.97 −0.03 pp
2012 14 −0.1 pp
2011 14.09 +0.39 pp
2010 13.7 +0.4 pp
2009 13.3 +0.01 pp
2008 13.29 −0.4 pp
2007 13.69 −0.35 pp
2006 14.05 −0.46 pp
2005 14.5 −0.46 pp
2004 14.96 +0.69 pp
2003 14.27 −1.05 pp
2002 15.32 +1.4 pp
2001 13.92 −0.91 pp
2000 14.83 −0.96 pp
1999 15.79 +1.18 pp
1998 14.62 −0.11 pp
1997 14.72 −1.75 pp
1996 16.48 +2.34 pp
1995 14.13 −0.03 pp
1994 14.17 +1.16 pp
1993 13 −0.08 pp
1992 13.09 +0.79 pp
1991 12.29

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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