Bahrain vs Lower middle income: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64)
Bahrain
87.9%
in 2025
Lower middle income
80.0%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
11th
Lower middle income rank
10th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) over time
- Bahrain
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 87.9% against 80.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 7.9%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 11th and Lower middle income ranks 10th of 187 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.7% | 84.4% | 3.3% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 83.1% | 1.3% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 80.0% | 8.0% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 79.3% | 7.9% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64), Bahrain or Lower middle income?
- Bahrain, at 87.9% against 80.0% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) between Bahrain and Lower middle income?
- 7.9%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Lower middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Lower middle income rank globally for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64)?
- Bahrain ranks 11th and Lower middle income ranks 10th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.