Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Bahrain's youth unemployment rate stands at 5.42% as of 2025-12-31, down from 5.47% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Bahrain's youth unemployment rate was 5.42%, down from 5.47% in 2024.
In 2024, Bahrain's youth unemployment rate was 5.47%, up from 5.38% in 2023.
In 2023, Bahrain's youth unemployment rate was 5.38%, up from 5.33% in 2022.
In 2022, Bahrain's youth unemployment rate was 5.33%, down from 6.04% in 2021.
In 2021, Bahrain's youth unemployment rate was 6.04%, down from 6.39% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.42% | -0.053% |
| 2024 | 5.47% | +0.088% |
| 2023 | 5.38% | +0.051% |
| 2022 | 5.33% | -0.713% |
| 2021 | 6.04% | -0.346% |
| 2020 | 6.39% | +0.732% |
| 2019 | 5.66% | +0.024% |
| 2018 | 5.63% | +0.04% |
| 2017 | 5.59% | +0.066% |
| 2016 | 5.53% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.43% | +0.029% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -0.041% |
| 2013 | 5.44% | +0.014% |
| 2012 | 5.43% | +0.142% |
| 2011 | 5.28% | +0.33% |
| 2010 | 4.95% | +0.265% |
| 2009 | 4.69% | +0.379% |
| 2008 | 4.31% | +0.247% |
| 2007 | 4.06% | +0.132% |
| 2006 | 3.93% | +0.094% |
| 2005 | 3.84% | -0.069% |
| 2004 | 3.91% | -0.139% |
| 2003 | 4.04% | -0.118% |
| 2002 | 4.16% | -0.103% |
| 2001 | 4.27% | +0.054% |
| 2000 | 4.21% | +0.053% |
| 1999 | 4.16% | +0.075% |
| 1998 | 4.08% | +0.03% |
| 1997 | 4.05% | -0.058% |
| 1996 | 4.11% | +0.219% |
| 1995 | 3.89% | +0.051% |
| 1994 | 3.84% | +0.326% |
| 1993 | 3.52% | -0.332% |
| 1992 | 3.85% | -0.144% |
| 1991 | 3.99% | — |
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Bahrain's youth unemployment rate is 5.42% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 5.47% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 6.39% (2020); the lowest is 3.52% (1993), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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