Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) was 86.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Bahrain, 1979–2015
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2015, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Bahrain stood at 86.8%.
The figure is up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Bahrain peaked at 86.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1998.
Bahrain ranks 7th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 53.9% | — |
| 1990 | 55.5% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 83.7% | +50.7% |
| 1992 | 55.9% | -33.2% |
| 1993 | 57.4% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 57.9% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 56.3% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 55.3% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 57.1% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 37.4% | -34.4% |
| 1999 | 38.5% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 60.9% | +58.2% |
| 2001 | 82.4% | +35.3% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 73.6% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 77.9% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 77.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 79.6% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 86.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.9% | 53.9% | 53.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 37.4% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.4% | 60.9% | 82.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 86.0% | 86.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Bahrain?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Bahrain was 86.8% in 2015, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1998.
- How does Bahrain rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Bahrain ranks 7th out of 174 countries with data for 2015.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.