Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 70.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Bahrain, 1979–2015
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 70.9% for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Bahrain peaked at 71.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 1998.
That places Bahrain 21st out of 178 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 35.8% | — |
| 1990 | 39.4% | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 61.1% | +55.0% |
| 1992 | 40.0% | -34.5% |
| 1993 | 41.3% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 41.7% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 40.6% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 39.9% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 41.1% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | -36.6% |
| 1999 | 27.0% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 44.4% | +64.3% |
| 2001 | 62.1% | +39.9% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | -21.4% |
| 2003 | 52.9% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 71.2% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 70.2% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.8% | 35.8% | 35.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 26.1% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 44.4% | 63.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 70.2% | 71.2% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Bahrain?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Bahrain was 70.9% in 2015, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 1998.
- How does Bahrain rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Bahrain ranks 21st out of 178 countries with data for 2015.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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+, total (%) (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.