Bahrain - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Bahrain was 19.34 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 21.67 in 2014, while its lowest value was 17.61 in 1991.

Definition: 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.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 17.72
1991 17.61
1992 17.74
1993 18.17
1994 18.63
1995 19.08
1996 19.63
1997 20.18
1998 20.67
1999 21.12
2000 21.44
2001 21.41
2002 21.37
2003 21.29
2004 21.18
2005 21.07
2006 20.88
2007 20.74
2008 20.69
2009 20.79
2010 21.05
2011 20.89
2012 21.18
2013 21.48
2014 21.67
2015 21.64
2016 21.32
2017 20.87
2018 20.43
2019 20.10
2020 19.43
2021 19.34

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Bahrain was 1,007,485 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,007,485 in 2021 and a minimum value of 219,088 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 219,088
1991 224,625
1992 233,759
1993 241,664
1994 249,892
1995 258,333
1996 266,164
1997 274,414
1998 283,328
1999 293,433
2000 305,968
2001 325,132
2002 351,479
2003 381,101
2004 414,881
2005 453,429
2006 503,707
2007 559,025
2008 615,491
2009 667,900
2010 712,547
2011 723,172
2012 736,418
2013 745,354
2014 757,129
2015 777,126
2016 813,315
2017 859,683
2018 912,981
2019 964,133
2020 972,372
2021 1,007,485

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure