Work & Labour in Bahrain

238 indicators covering work & labour for Bahrain.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of male vs. female employment in services 57.1% 2025 up 0.9% 73rd
Employment rate, men vs. women 85.5% 2025 down 0.9% 9th
Employment rate 69.7% 2025 down 1.2% 21st
Youth unemployment rate 5.4% 2025 down 0.2% 157th
Population by labor force status 302,710 people 2025 up 7.8% 155th
Employee compensation as share of government spending 39.5% 2020 down 10.7% 29th
CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 12.21 2025 down 21.2% 158th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 43.01 Persons 2022 up 22.9% 118th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 106.96 Persons 2022 up 24.4% 94th
Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 2.3% 2020 down 16.1% 24th
Female labor force by age 1,814 people 2024 up 73.8% 168th
Labor force participation rate by age 42.2% 2024 up 0.1% 82nd
Female labor force participation rate by age 27.3% 2024 up 2.2% 131st
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 5.5% 2024 up 1.3% 158th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0244 units per square kilometre 2023 down 22.1% 9th
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0289 units per square kilometre 2023 up 61.0% 6th
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 44.76 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.7% 4th
Employment by status 97.5% 2024 up 0.1% 2nd
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 97.5% 2024 up 0.1% 2nd
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.375 units per square kilometre 2023 down 4.1% 52nd
Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.375 units per square kilometre 2023 down 4.1% 51st
Employment 769.62 2015 up 164.1% 120th
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth -2.61 % change on previous year 2011 down 326.0% 110th
Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate -2.61 % change on previous year 2011 down 326.0% 110th
Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate -2.61 % change on previous year 2011 down 326.0% 110th
Cases of fatal occupational injury 3 2020 down 87.0% 109th
Annual growth of GDP per employed person 0.5% 2025 up 125.4% 148th
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 4 2024 down 8.7% 44th
Level of national compliance with labor rights 4 score 2024 down 8.7% 44th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 42.0% 2015 up 59.2% 127th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 86.8% 2015 up 11.8% 7th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 70.9% 2015 up 26.9% 21st
Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 551 2020 down 42.1% 102nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 41.8% 2015 up 26.0% 52nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 54.2% 2015 up 18.7% 25th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 25.7% 2015 up 36.0% 91st
Patents - international collaboration in technology development 5 Co-inventions 2023 up 25.0% 92nd
Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 31.5% 2020 up 6.4% 178th
Annual working hours per worker 2,052 hours per worker 2023 down 3.0% 56th
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,052 hours per worker 2023 down 3.0% 56th
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 0.9% 2015 184th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,052 hours per worker 2023 down 3.0% 56th
Unemployment of previously employed persons 8.38 2012 down 4.0% 93rd
Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 2,301 2020 down 88.4% 82nd
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 4 2024 down 8.7% 49th
Own-account workers, total 1.5% 2016 down 7.7% 185th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 109.02 2020 down 50.7% 63rd
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 0.59 2020 down 88.2% 75th
Number of labour inspection visits 5,555 2020 down 86.1% 47th
Number of labour inspectors 53 2020 up 96.3% 61st
Labour inspection visits per inspector 104.81 2020 down 83.1% 30th
Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status 0.59 2020 down 88.2% 76th
Number of registered workplaces that could be selected for labour 81,551 2020 up 1,739.2% 35th
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 17 2024 down 75.4% 61st
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 1.06 2024 down 79.8% 24th
Non-fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant 109.02 2020 down 50.7% 62nd
Fatal occupational injury rates 0.59 per 100,000 employees 2020 down 88.2% 73rd
Employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people 73.73 persons per 1,000 people 2022 up 71.3% 8th