Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 2.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain is 2.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain peaked at 6.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2025.
Bahrain ranks 186th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.4% | — |
| 1992 | 6.2% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -35.6% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 4.9% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain was 2.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2025.
- How does Bahrain rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Bahrain ranks 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.