Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 0.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain is 0.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain peaked at 1.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1995.
That places Bahrain 187th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5% | — |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +133.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -53.8% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +111.6% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -9.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -11.4% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.6%, 8% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.2%, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vulnerable employment, female (% of female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +133.0% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| 2005 | +111.6% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| 2004 | -53.8% | 1.1% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 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 vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Bahrain was 0.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1995.
- How does Bahrain rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Bahrain ranks 187th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.