Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) was 0.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 0.8% for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain peaked at 4.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2025.
Bahrain ranks 186th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.0% | — |
| 1992 | 3.8% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +33.2% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -51.2% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +50.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -9.2% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -12.8% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.8%, 7% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.2%, 4% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vulnerable employment, male (% of male 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 | +50.2% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| 2010 | -51.2% | 2.2% | 1.1% |
| 2002 | +33.2% | 1.9% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 183 Kuwait 2.9% compare
- 184 United Arab Emirates 1.2% compare
- 185 Saudi Arabia 1.1% compare
- 187 Qatar 0.4% 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 vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain?
- Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain was 0.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2025.
- How does Bahrain rank for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment)?
- Bahrain ranks 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (% of male 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.