Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 21.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Bahrain, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 21.3% for labor force, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Bahrain peaked at 21.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1991.
Bahrain ranks 175th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.3% | — |
| 1991 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 16.5% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 16.9% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 17.3% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 18.2% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 18.6% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 19.0% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 21.2% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 21.3% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 21.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.5%, 46% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 21.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.3%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 16.1% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 19.8% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.5% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 20.7% | 21.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More education data for Bahrain
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,964 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,992 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 109,221 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 122,305 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Bahrain?
- Labor force, female in Bahrain was 21.3% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1991.
- How does Bahrain rank for labor force, female?
- Bahrain ranks 175th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.