Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 0.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Bahrain, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 0.7% for share of workers in vulnerable employment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Bahrain peaked at 3.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2025.
Bahrain ranks 185th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 182 Kuwait 2.4% compare
- 183 Saudi Arabia 1.7% compare
- 184 United Arab Emirates 1.5% compare
- 186 Qatar 0.5% compare
More work & labour data for Bahrain
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 70.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 85.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 49.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 42.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 72.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 87.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 44.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in vulnerable employment in Bahrain?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Bahrain was 0.7% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2025.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Bahrain ranks 185th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).