Annual working hours per worker in Bahrain
Bahrain: Annual working hours per worker was 2,052 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Bahrain, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Bahrain is 2,052 hours per worker, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Bahrain peaked at 2,163 hours per worker in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,052 hours per worker, in 2023.
Bahrain ranks 56th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,153 hours per worker | 2,138 hours per worker | 2,163 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,118 hours per worker | 2,105 hours per worker | 2,148 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,060 hours per worker | 2,052 hours per worker | 2,072 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Bahrain
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 70.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 85.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 49.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 42.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 72.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 87.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 44.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Bahrain?
- Annual working hours per worker in Bahrain was 2,052 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 2,163 hours per worker in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,052 hours per worker in 2023.
- How does Bahrain rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Bahrain ranks 56th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.