Gender in Bahamas

190 indicators covering gender for Bahamas.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index 81.25 2023 unchanged 91st
Women Business and the Law Index 81.25 2023 unchanged 91st
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 103.5% 2025 down 22.9% 112th
Share of female employment by economic sector 0.2% 2025 down 70.5% 180th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 76 2023 up 2.7% 75th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 45.5 2019 up 1.8% 36th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 43.6 2019 up 4.6% 29th
Total Fertility Rate 1.38 2022 down 20.9% 171st
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 14.84 1995 up 3.8% 146th
Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 22.2% 2025 up 11.1% 84th
Women of reproductive age 106,870 2023 up 1.3% 172nd
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 82.3% 2026 up 1.7% 39th
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 20.2% 2020 up 5.3% 123rd
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 7 2026 up 40.0% 177th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 17.9% 2026 up 36.4% 148th
Share of women in ministerial positions 22.2% 2024 up 17.0% 90th
Share of women in parliament 18.4% 2025 up 40.0% 134th
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 39.74 2019 up 10.5% 137th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 17.3% 2016 up 93.2% 101st
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 11.7% 2016 down 27.6% 150th
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 17.95 2024 up 36.4% 138th
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.34 ratio 2026 up 36.0% 125th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 165.3% 2023 up 52.1% 32nd
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 24.1% 2023 up 7.1% 145th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 19.9 2023 up 15.7% 170th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 18.8% 2023 up 14.6% 161st
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 24.1% 2023 up 7.1% 158th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 18.6% 2023 up 14.1% 160th
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 18.8 2023 up 14.6% 150th
Gender Development Index 1.01 2022 up 0.3% 21st
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 51.5% 2019 up 16.0% 8th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 76.0% 2024 up 20.6% 64th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 74.0% 2024 up 51.0% 58th
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.11 2024 up 9.1% 10th
Gender Inequality Index 0.333 2022 down 15.1% 85th
Suicide Rate 3.25 2021 down 14.7% 151st
Female migrants 49.4% 2020 up 0.7% 103rd
Age at first marriage, female 27.9 2010 up 1.8% 42nd
Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 22.22 2024 up 17.0% 90th
Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 10.2% 2019 up 4.1% 152nd
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 0.37 2019 up 8.8% 173rd
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 11.0% 2019 up 5.8% 188th
Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 132 2019 unchanged 9th
Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 10.6 2019 up 14.1% 170th
Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 122 2019 down 0.8% 2nd
Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 132 2019 unchanged 7th
Age-Standardized Mortality Rate Attributed to Noncommunicable Diseases 532.27 2019 down 2.1% 102nd
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.3% 2026 up 37.7% 133rd
Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate 212.1 2022 up 242.1% 17th
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel 99 2019 up 0.1% 69th
Number of daily smokers, men and women 22,471 2012 up 32.8% 168th
Age at first marriage, male 30.6 2010 up 2.3% 42nd
Female homicide victims 10 homicides 2022 unchanged 90th
Female homicide rate 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 down 6.7% 19th
Male homicide victims 118 homicides 2022 up 18.0% 60th