Bahrain vs Kuwait: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Bahrain
97.6%
in 2025
Kuwait
96.8%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
2nd
Kuwait rank
3rd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 97.6% against 96.8% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 2nd and Kuwait ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.2% | 95.5% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 97.4% | 1.4% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 98.5% | 1.1% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.1% | 0.3% | 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 Kuwait?
- Bahrain, at 97.6% against 96.8% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 0.8%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bahrain ranks 2nd and Kuwait ranks 3rd 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.
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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.