Employment rate in Bahrain
Bahrain: Employment rate was 69.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rate in Bahrain, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 69.7% for employment rate in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate in Bahrain peaked at 71.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 64.2%, in 2004.
Bahrain ranks 21st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.0% | 64.4% | 65.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 64.2% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 70.3% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 67.9% | 70.0% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Bahrain
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 70.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 85.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 72.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 49.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rate in Bahrain?
- Employment rate in Bahrain was 69.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2% in 2004.
- How does Bahrain rank for employment rate?
- Bahrain ranks 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rate rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.