Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Bahrain
Bahrain: Unemployment rate of men vs. women was 0.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Bahrain, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate of men vs. women in Bahrain is 0.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of men vs. women in Bahrain peaked at 0.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1993.
Bahrain ranks 184th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5% | — |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +77.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -31.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -25.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 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 unemployment rate of men vs. women in Bahrain?
- Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Bahrain was 0.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of men vs. women recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of men vs. women recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1993.
- How does Bahrain rank for unemployment rate of men vs. women?
- Bahrain ranks 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of men vs. women rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate of men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the male labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.