Unemployment rate women in Bahrain
Bahrain: Unemployment rate women was 3.63 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate women in Bahrain, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate women in Bahrain is 3.63, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Bahrain peaked at 5.2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.42, in 2007.
That places Bahrain 136th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate women in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.1 | — |
| 1992 | 3.81 | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 3.48 | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 3.81 | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 3.86 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 4.16 | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 3.98 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 3.9 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 3.85 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 3.72 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 3.79 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 3.82 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.78 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 3.6 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 3.48 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 3.47 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.42 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 3.44 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.56 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 3.68 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 3.95 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 3.97 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.91 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.74 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 3.78 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.91 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.94 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.95 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.01 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 5.2 | +29.5% |
| 2021 | 4.62 | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 4.12 | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 3.59 | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 3.67 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 3.63 | -1.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 3.63 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.34, 68% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 3.63 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.31, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate women 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 | +29.5% | 4.01 | 5.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.88 | 3.48 | 4.16 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.61 | 3.42 | 3.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.88 | 3.68 | 4.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.14 | 3.59 | 5.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 133 Malaysia 3.86 compare
- 134 Bangladesh 3.67 compare
- 135 North Korea 3.65 compare
- 137 El Salvador 3.57 compare
- 138 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.54 compare
- 139 Myanmar 3.54 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 unemployment rate women in Bahrain?
- Unemployment rate women in Bahrain was 3.63 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.42 in 2007.
- How does Bahrain rank for unemployment rate women?
- Bahrain ranks 136th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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