Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 97.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bahrain, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 97.6% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bahrain peaked at 97.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 94.5%, in 1991.
That places Bahrain 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 94.5% | — |
| 1992 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 95.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.2% | 94.5% | 95.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 95.6% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 97.3% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.2% | 97.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bahrain?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bahrain was 97.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.5% in 1991.
- How does Bahrain rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bahrain ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.