Labor force, total, per capita in Bahamas
Bahamas: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.6083 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Bahamas, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 0.6083 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Bahamas peaked at 0.6083 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5103 units per person, in 1990.
That places Bahamas 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5103 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.5154 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5194 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5227 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5258 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5276 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5293 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.531 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5328 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5347 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5368 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5391 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5415 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5443 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5472 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.55 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.553 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5564 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5602 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5633 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5663 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5696 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5728 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5759 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.579 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5821 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5854 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.589 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5928 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5963 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5481 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5633 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6025 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6054 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6074 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.6083 units per person | +0.1% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.6083 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5147 units per person, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.6083 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4785 units per person, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5249 units per person | 0.5103 units per person | 0.5347 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5492 units per person | 0.5368 units per person | 0.5633 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5809 units per person | 0.5663 units per person | 0.5963 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5892 units per person | 0.5481 units per person | 0.6083 units per person | 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, total, per capita in Bahamas?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Bahamas was 0.6083 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6083 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5103 units per person in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.