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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Bahrain's labour force participation stands at 70.43% as of 2025-12-31, down from 70.57% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Bahrain's labour force participation was 70.43%, down from 70.57% in 2024.
In 2024, Bahrain's labour force participation was 70.57%, down from 70.7% in 2023.
In 2023, Bahrain's labour force participation was 70.7%, up from 70.29% in 2022.
In 2022, Bahrain's labour force participation was 70.29%, up from 68.94% in 2021.
In 2021, Bahrain's labour force participation was 68.94%, down from 69.23% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70.43% | -0.14% |
| 2024 | 70.57% | -0.131% |
| 2023 | 70.7% | +0.415% |
| 2022 | 70.29% | +1.34% |
| 2021 | 68.94% | -0.286% |
| 2020 | 69.23% | -2.19% |
| 2019 | 71.41% | -0.656% |
| 2018 | 72.07% | -0.319% |
| 2017 | 72.39% | +0.412% |
| 2016 | 71.98% | +0.618% |
| 2015 | 71.36% | +0.19% |
| 2014 | 71.17% | -0.38% |
| 2013 | 71.55% | -0.037% |
| 2012 | 71.59% | +0.398% |
| 2011 | 71.19% | -0.557% |
| 2010 | 71.75% | +1.04% |
| 2009 | 70.71% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 69.31% | +1.36% |
| 2007 | 67.95% | +1.23% |
| 2006 | 66.72% | +1.03% |
| 2005 | 65.7% | +0.789% |
| 2004 | 64.91% | -0.083% |
| 2003 | 64.99% | -0.249% |
| 2002 | 65.24% | -0.283% |
| 2001 | 65.52% | +0.014% |
| 2000 | 65.51% | +0.217% |
| 1999 | 65.29% | +0.126% |
| 1998 | 65.16% | +0.023% |
| 1997 | 65.14% | -0.093% |
| 1996 | 65.23% | -0.196% |
| 1995 | 65.43% | -0.28% |
| 1994 | 65.71% | -0.33% |
| 1993 | 66.04% | -0.329% |
| 1992 | 66.37% | -0.035% |
| 1991 | 66.4% | -0.312% |
| 1990 | 66.72% | — |
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Bahrain's labour force participation is 70.43% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 70.57% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 72.39% (2017); the lowest is 64.91% (2004), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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