Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Bahrain
Bahrain: Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending was 42.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Bahrain, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Bahrain stood at 42.3%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Bahrain peaked at 43.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 1991.
That places Bahrain 142nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.7% | — |
| 1991 | 29.1% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 29.7% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 30.2% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 30.7% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 31.2% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 31.8% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 32.3% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 33.6% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 34.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 35.5% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 42.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 43.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 43.2% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 42.5% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 42.4% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 42.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.1% | 29.1% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 34.3% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 42.5% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 41.0% | 42.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Bahrain?
- Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Bahrain was 42.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 1991.
- How does Bahrain rank for female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending?
- Bahrain ranks 142nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).