Employers, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain stood at 2.6%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain peaked at 2.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1991.
Bahrain ranks 59th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6% | — |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -24.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -18.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +27.1% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +21.5% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | +0.8% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 2.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 2.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 56 Saudi Arabia 2.7% compare
- 57 Luxembourg 2.7% compare
- 58 French Polynesia 2.6% compare
- 60 Georgia 2.6% compare
- 61 Iceland 2.5% compare
- 62 Madagascar 2.5% 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain was 2.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1991.
- How does Bahrain rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Bahrain ranks 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).