ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Bahamas
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Bahamas at 9.2% in 2025.
Bahamas, 2025
9.2%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
39th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Bahamas over time
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% of the labour force 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 | 9.2% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 9.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 12.0%, the figure has changed by −2.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Bahamas has the 39th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Bahamas
All statistics for Bahamas
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
19.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
73.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
70.7%
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