Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 50.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Bahamas, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Bahamas is 50.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Bahamas peaked at 50.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 1990.
Bahamas ranks 8th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.1% | — |
| 1991 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 45.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 45.3% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 45.4% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 45.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 46.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 46.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 46.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 49.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 50.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 50.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.5%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 50.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.4%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.7% | 45.1% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 46.8% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 48.9% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 50.4% | 50.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More education data for Bahamas
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,192 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,074 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,150 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,231 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 26,561 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26,817 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 15.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0668 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Bahamas?
- Labor force, female in Bahamas was 50.7% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for labor force, female?
- Bahamas ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.