Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Bahrain or Europe & Central Asia?

Bahrain, at 70.9% against 56.1% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Europe & Central Asia?

19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahrain vs Europe & Central Asia: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)

Bahrain

70.9%

in 2015

Europe & Central Asia

56.1%

in 2025

Bahrain rank

21st

Europe & Central Asia rank

20th

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time

Bahrain
Europe & Central Asia

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 70.9% against 56.1% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 14.8%.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.3 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Bahrain ranks 21st and Europe & Central Asia ranks 20th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Europe & Central Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Europe & Central Asia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	37.2%	53.0%	15.8%	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	55.7%	52.9%	2.9%	Bahrain
2010s	70.8%	54.5%	16.2%	Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Bahrain or Europe & Central Asia?: Bahrain, at 70.9% against 56.1% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2015.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Bahrain and Europe & Central Asia?: 14.8%, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Europe & Central Asia?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2015.
How do Bahrain and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?: Bahrain ranks 21st and Europe & Central Asia ranks 20th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 4,960 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.