Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Bahrain's unemployment rate stands at 1.1% as of 2025-12-31, up from 1.08% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Bahrain's unemployment rate was 1.1%, up from 1.08% in 2024.
In 2024, Bahrain's unemployment rate was 1.08%, up from 1.05% in 2023.
In 2023, Bahrain's unemployment rate was 1.05%, down from 1.27% in 2022.
In 2022, Bahrain's unemployment rate was 1.27%, down from 1.55% in 2021.
In 2021, Bahrain's unemployment rate was 1.55%, down from 1.77% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.1% | +0.018% |
| 2024 | 1.08% | +0.035% |
| 2023 | 1.05% | -0.216% |
| 2022 | 1.27% | -0.283% |
| 2021 | 1.55% | -0.217% |
| 2020 | 1.77% | +0.548% |
| 2019 | 1.22% | +0.029% |
| 2018 | 1.19% | +0.008% |
| 2017 | 1.18% | -0.01% |
| 2016 | 1.19% | +0.026% |
| 2015 | 1.16% | +0.02% |
| 2014 | 1.14% | -0.04% |
| 2013 | 1.18% | -0.016% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -0.01% |
| 2011 | 1.21% | +0.08% |
| 2010 | 1.13% | +0.06% |
| 2009 | 1.07% | +0.055% |
| 2008 | 1.02% | +0.009% |
| 2007 | 1.01% | -0.015% |
| 2006 | 1.02% | +0% |
| 2005 | 1.02% | -0.043% |
| 2004 | 1.06% | -0.062% |
| 2003 | 1.13% | -0.011% |
| 2002 | 1.14% | +0.019% |
| 2001 | 1.12% | +0.037% |
| 2000 | 1.08% | -0.031% |
| 1999 | 1.11% | -0.002% |
| 1998 | 1.11% | -0.011% |
| 1997 | 1.13% | -0.052% |
| 1996 | 1.18% | +0.133% |
| 1995 | 1.04% | +0.037% |
| 1994 | 1.01% | +0.125% |
| 1993 | 0.882% | -0.086% |
| 1992 | 0.968% | -0.079% |
| 1991 | 1.05% | — |
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Bahrain's unemployment rate is 1.1% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.08% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 1.77% (2020); the lowest is 0.882% (1993), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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