Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Bahrain
Bahrain: Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults was 5.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Bahrain, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Bahrain stood at 5.5%.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Bahrain peaked at 6.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1993.
That places Bahrain 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.4% | 5 |
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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 unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Bahrain?
- Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Bahrain was 5.5% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate: young vs. older adults recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate: young vs. older adults recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1993.
- How does Bahrain rank for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults?
- Bahrain ranks 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate: young vs. older adults rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force aged 15-24 without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.