Bahamas, The — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Bahamas, The, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Bahamas, The was 73.78% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 74.40% in 2019. The lowest was 68.08% in 2020 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.08% per year.
Bahamas, The ranks 19 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 10%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 63.14%, so Bahamas, The sits above it. It peaked in 2019 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 0%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 2 of 31 economies; Peru (72.86%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 8% in 2020.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 36th of 187 in 1990 → 23rd of 187 in 2000 → 22nd of 187 in 2010 → 34th of 187 in 2020 → 19th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73.78% | -0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 74% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 74.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 74.15% | +4.5 pp |
| 2021 | 69.66% | +1.6 pp |
| 2020 | 68.08% | -6.3 pp |
| 2019 | 74.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 74.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 74.16% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 74.03% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 73.94% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 73.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 73.82% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 73.8% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 73.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 73.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 73.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 73.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 74.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 74.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 74.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 74.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 74.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 74.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 74.38% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 74.36% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 74.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 74.25% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 74.13% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 73.98% | +0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 73.81% | +0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 73.61% | +0.4 pp |
| 1993 | 73.2% | +0.5 pp |
| 1992 | 72.75% | +0.5 pp |
| 1991 | 72.26% | +0.5 pp |
| 1990 | 71.75% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bahamas, The’s Labor participation in 1991?
72.26% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Bahamas, The’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +2.8% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 73.78%; 2024: 74%; 2023: 74.13%; 2022: 74.15%; 2021: 69.66%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.