Employers, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 1.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain stood at 1.5%.
The figure is down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain peaked at 2.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2010.
Bahrain ranks 167th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.4% | — |
| 1992 | 2.4% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +23.3% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | -0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 1.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 31% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 1.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.1%, 35% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
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, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain was 1.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2010.
- How does Bahrain rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Bahrain ranks 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (% of male 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).