Bahrain vs Euro area: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Bahrain
97.6%
in 2025
Euro area
86.1%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
2nd
Euro area rank
4th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Bahrain
- Euro area
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 97.6% against 86.1% in Euro area, a difference of 11.5%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Euro area's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 2nd and Euro area ranks 4th of 187 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.2% | 82.1% | 13.1% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 83.5% | 12.5% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 84.7% | 12.7% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 85.9% | 11.5% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Bahrain or Euro area?
- Bahrain, at 97.6% against 86.1% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Bahrain and Euro area?
- 11.5%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Euro area?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Euro area rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bahrain ranks 2nd and Euro area ranks 4th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.