Share in vulnerable employment in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share in vulnerable employment was 0.7492 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share in vulnerable employment in Bahrain, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 0.7492 for share 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 in vulnerable employment in Bahrain peaked at 3.42 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.7492, 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.
Share in vulnerable employment in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.42 | — |
| 1992 | 3.27 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 2.98 | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 2.75 | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 2.53 | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 2.4 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 2.29 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 2.36 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 2.17 | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 1.81 | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 1.64 | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 2.27 | +39.0% |
| 2003 | 2.21 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.04 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 2.15 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 2.17 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.05 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 2.01 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.96 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.06 | -45.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9742 | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 1 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9664 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9901 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9966 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.994 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9353 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8594 | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7883 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.15 | +45.3% |
| 2021 | 1.06 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9017 | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 0.944 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8569 | -9.2% |
| 2025 | 0.7492 | -12.6% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.7492 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.51, 8% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.7492 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.39, 4% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share in vulnerable employment in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +45.3% | 0.7883 | 1.15 |
| 2002 | +39.0% | 1.64 | 2.27 |
| 2010 | -45.8% | 1.96 | 1.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.68 | 2.17 | 3.42 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.03 | 1.64 | 2.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9569 | 0.7883 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9422 | 0.7492 | 1.15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 182 Kuwait 2.4 compare
- 183 Saudi Arabia 1.66 compare
- 184 United Arab Emirates 1.5 compare
- 186 Qatar 0.456 compare
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 share in vulnerable employment in Bahrain?
- Share in vulnerable employment in Bahrain was 0.7492 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in vulnerable employment recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.42 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share in vulnerable employment recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7492 in 2025.
- How does Bahrain rank for share in vulnerable employment?
- Bahrain ranks 185th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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