Women's labour force participation in Bahamas
The ILO estimates that 70.7% of women aged 15 and over in Bahamas were in the labour force in 2025.
Bahamas, 2025
70.7%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Position in 2025
17th of 181
Women's labour force participation in Bahamas over time
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% of women aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Bahamas | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70.7% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 65.2% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 71.3% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 70.8% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 70.5% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 71.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 70.3%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Bahamas has the 17th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
More for Bahamas
All statistics for Bahamas
Labour force participation
73.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
9.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
19.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
67.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
0.8%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
14.8%
2025 · World Bank