Which has higher labor force, female, Bahrain or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 22.7% against 21.3% in Bahrain as of 2025.

What is the difference in labor force, female between Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?

1.4%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates: Labor force, female

Bahrain

21.3%

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

22.7%

in 2025

Bahrain rank

175th

United Arab Emirates rank

172nd

Labor force, female over time

Bahrain
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 22.7% against 21.3% in Bahrain, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 175th and United Arab Emirates ranks 172nd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	17.6%	10.9%	6.7%	Bahrain
2000s	20.4%	13.6%	6.8%	Bahrain
2010s	20.9%	19.6%	1.3%	Bahrain
2020s	21.1%	22.7%	1.6%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, female, Bahrain or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 22.7% against 21.3% in Bahrain as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, female between Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?: 1.4%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and United Arab Emirates rank globally for labor force, female?: Bahrain ranks 175th and United Arab Emirates ranks 172nd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
Unit: % of total labor force
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.