Female labor force participation rate in Bahrain
Bahrain: Female labor force participation rate was 42.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate 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 rate 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 rate in Bahrain peaked at 43.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 1991.
That places Bahrain 143rd out of 186 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.
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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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 female labor force participation rate in Bahrain?
- Female labor force participation rate 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 rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 1991.
- How does Bahrain rank for female labor force participation rate?
- Bahrain ranks 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate 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 rate. 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).