Bahamas Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Bahamas labor force participation rate for 2023 was 48.41%, a 0.12% increase from 2022.
  • Bahamas labor force participation rate for 2022 was 48.29%, a 0.64% decline from 2021.
  • Bahamas labor force participation rate for 2021 was 48.93%, a 1.87% increase from 2020.
  • Bahamas labor force participation rate for 2020 was 47.05%, a 4.9% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
Bahamas Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 48.41% 0.12%
2022 48.29% -0.64%
2021 48.93% 1.87%
2020 47.05% -4.90%
2019 51.95% -0.41%
2018 52.36% -0.33%
2017 52.68% -0.29%
2016 52.97% -0.31%
2015 53.28% -0.25%
2014 53.53% -0.17%
2013 53.70% -0.24%
2012 53.94% -0.04%
2011 53.98% -0.11%
2010 54.09% -0.17%
2009 54.26% -0.32%
2008 54.59% -0.27%
2007 54.86% -0.17%
2006 55.02% -0.14%
2005 55.16% -0.11%
2004 55.28% -0.20%
2003 55.48% -0.27%
2002 55.75% -0.16%
2001 55.91% -0.17%
2000 56.08% -0.27%
1999 56.34% -0.10%
1998 56.45% -0.61%
1997 57.05% -0.26%
1996 57.31% -0.32%
1995 57.63% -0.21%
1994 57.84% 0.03%
1993 57.81% 0.03%
1992 57.78% 0.02%
1991 57.77% 0.02%