Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 11.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Bahamas, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 11.7% for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Bahamas peaked at 19.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2016.
That places Bahamas 150th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.9% | — |
| 1992 | 16.5% | +18.9% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 17.5% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -33.2% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -0.8% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 11.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 11.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.9%, 47% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 13.9% | 19.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 15.8% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.7% | 12.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More gender data for Bahamas
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 66.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.06 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 344 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 344 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5945 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,194 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,150 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Bahamas?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Bahamas was 11.7% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2016.
- How does Bahamas rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Bahamas ranks 150th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".