Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 49.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Bahrain, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Bahrain is 49.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Bahrain peaked at 50.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 1991.
That places Bahrain 163rd out of 187 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.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.7% | — |
| 1991 | 33.1% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 33.9% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 34.7% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 35.6% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 36.5% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 37.3% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 38.1% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 39.0% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 39.8% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 40.6% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 41.6% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 45.3% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 46.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 48.7% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 49.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.3%, 59% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 49.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 33.3%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.2% | 33.1% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 40.6% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 49.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 48.7% | 49.3% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Bahrain
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6429 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5388 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7788 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5428 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,169 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 158.19 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,342 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,748 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,090 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Bahrain?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Bahrain was 49.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 1991.
- How does Bahrain rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Bahrain ranks 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.