Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 71.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bahrain, 1965–2015
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2015, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bahrain stood at 71.6%.
The figure is up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bahrain peaked at 72.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 1965.
Bahrain ranks 31st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 29.2% | — |
| 1971 | 49.8% | +70.4% |
| 1979 | 37.0% | -25.8% |
| 1981 | 60.5% | +63.7% |
| 1985 | 45.5% | -24.8% |
| 1987 | 45.9% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 65.2% | +42.1% |
| 1991 | 65.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 65.7% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 65.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 65.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 65.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 65.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 65.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 65.7% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 66.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 66.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | -24.2% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | +37.8% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.2% | 1 |
| 1970s | 43.4% | 37.0% | 49.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 45.5% | 60.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 65.6% | 65.2% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 48.3% | 66.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 71.0% | 72.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bahrain?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bahrain was 71.6% in 2015, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 1965.
- How does Bahrain rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Bahrain ranks 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2015.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. 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 Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.