Bahamas Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Bahamas youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 23.57%, a 1.16% decline from 2022.
  • Bahamas youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 24.72%, a 2.88% decline from 2021.
  • Bahamas youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 27.60%, a 2.77% decline from 2020.
  • Bahamas youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 30.36%, a 5.94% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
Bahamas Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 23.57% -1.16%
2022 24.72% -2.88%
2021 27.60% -2.77%
2020 30.36% 5.94%
2019 24.42% 0.18%
2018 24.24% 2.69%
2017 21.56% -4.38%
2016 25.93% 1.00%
2015 24.93% -4.26%
2014 29.19% -5.65%
2013 34.84% 4.11%
2012 30.73% 3.45%
2011 27.28% 0.45%
2010 26.83% 0.58%
2009 26.25% 9.10%
2008 17.15% -1.87%
2007 19.02% 2.59%
2006 16.43% -3.78%
2005 20.21% -1.40%
2004 21.62% -2.81%
2003 24.42% 4.30%
2002 20.13% 5.10%
2001 15.03% -0.44%
2000 15.47% -0.20%
1999 15.66% -0.22%
1998 15.88% -6.70%
1997 22.58% -1.55%
1996 24.13% 3.15%
1995 20.98% -4.27%
1994 25.25% 2.10%
1993 23.15% -3.93%
1992 27.09% 4.35%
1991 22.74% 4.35%