Which has higher female share of the labor force, Bahrain or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 22.7% against 21.3% in Bahrain as of 2025.

What is the difference in female share of the labor force between Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?

1.4%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

International Labour Organization and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female share of the labor force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates: Female share of the labor force

Bahrain

21.3%

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

22.7%

in 2025

Bahrain rank

174th

United Arab Emirates rank

171st

Female share of the labor force over time

Bahrain
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 22.7% against 21.3% in Bahrain, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 174th and United Arab Emirates ranks 171st of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	17.6%	10.9%	6.7%	Bahrain
2000s	20.4%	13.6%	6.8%	Bahrain
2010s	20.9%	19.6%	1.3%	Bahrain
2020s	21.1%	22.7%	1.6%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female share of the labor force, Bahrain or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 22.7% against 21.3% in Bahrain as of 2025.
What is the difference in female share of the labor force between Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?: 1.4%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and United Arab Emirates rank globally for female share of the labor force?: Bahrain ranks 174th and United Arab Emirates ranks 171st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female share of the labor force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Female share of the labor force
Unit: %
Source: International Labour Organization and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,682 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of the working-age population economically active (employed or unemployed) who are female.