Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain peaked at 0.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1991.
That places Bahrain 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1% | — |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +14.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +388.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -89.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +791.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -15.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -9.7% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 79% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.1%, 16% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +791.7% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| 2002 | +388.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| 2004 | -89.0% | 0.7% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 150 Netherlands 0.4% compare
- 151 Saudi Arabia 0.4% compare
- 152 Denmark 0.4% compare
- 154 Sweden 0.3% compare
- 155 Macau, China 0.3% compare
- 156 Lithuania 0.3% compare
More work & labour data for Bahrain
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6429 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5388 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7788 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5428 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,169 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 158.19 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,342 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,748 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,090 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain was 0.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
- How does Bahrain rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Bahrain ranks 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.