Bahrain - Labor Force Participation 2025
70.43%
−0.14pp from 2024
Bahrain's labor force participation was 70.43% in 2025, decreased +0.14pp from 70.57% in 2024. This was the 25th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2025▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qatar | 87.01% | -0.2% |
| 2nd | Madagascar | 85.50% | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Solomon Islands | 84.30% | 0.0% |
| 4th | Tanzania | 83.72% | 0.0% |
| 5th | Nigeria | 82.52% | -0.1% |
| 6th | Cambodia | 82.39% | 0.0% |
| 7th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 82.15% | 0.0% |
| 8th | Uganda | 80.03% | 0.1% |
| 9th | Niger | 79.74% | 0.2% |
| 10th | Mozambique | 78.71% | -0.1% |
| 11th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 78.63% | 0.4% |
| 12th | United Arab Emirates | 78.59% | 0.1% |
| 13th | Eritrea | 78.35% | 0.0% |
| 14th | Burundi | 78.26% | -0.3% |
| 15th | Liberia | 76.58% | 0.0% |
| 16th | Benin | 76.36% | 0.1% |
| 17th | Iceland | 74.93% | -0.3% |
| 18th | Angola | 74.79% | -0.1% |
| 19th | Bahamas, The | 73.78% | -0.3% |
| 20th | Central African Republic | 73.39% | 0.0% |
| 21st | Kuwait | 73.37% | -0.3% |
| 22nd | Peru | 72.86% | 0.1% |
| 23rd | Viet Nam | 72.78% | -0.5% |
| 24th | Moldova | 72.29% | 0.2% |
| 25th | Bahrain | 70.43% | -0.2% |
| 26th | New Zealand | 70.35% | -0.3% |
| 27th | Paraguay | 70.25% | 0.0% |
| 28th | Burkina Faso | 70.01% | -0.1% |
| 29th | Singapore | 69.67% | 0.7% |
| 30th | Jamaica | 69.57% | 0.2% |
| 31st | Botswana | 68.80% | 0.3% |
| 32nd | Oman | 68.38% | 0.1% |
| 33rd | St. Lucia | 68.27% | 0.1% |
| 34th | Indonesia | 67.97% | 0.1% |
| 35th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 67.90% | -0.2% |
| 36th | Macao SAR, China | 67.85% | -0.6% |
| 37th | Congo, Republic of | 67.83% | 0.0% |
| 38th | Kazakhstan | 67.77% | -4.0% |
| 39th | Zimbabwe | 67.72% | 0.0% |
| 40th | Kenya | 67.39% | 0.0% |
| 41st | Netherlands | 67.25% | -0.3% |
| 42nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 67.09% | 0.0% |
| 43rd | Mali | 67.04% | -0.2% |
| 44th | Timor-Leste | 66.98% | 0.3% |
| 45th | Cyprus | 66.96% | -0.3% |
| 46th | Switzerland | 66.75% | -0.5% |
| 47th | Thailand | 66.68% | -0.7% |
| 48th | Australia | 66.54% | -0.3% |
| 49th | Panama | 66.30% | 0.0% |
| 50th | Malaysia | 66.12% | 0.0% |
| 51st | Lao PDR | 66.09% | 0.1% |
| 52nd | Nicaragua | 66.07% | 0.1% |
| 53rd | Norway | 65.61% | -0.3% |
| 54th | Israel | 65.49% | 0.0% |
| 55th | Cameroon | 65.17% | -0.5% |
| 56th | Estonia | 65.13% | -0.5% |
| 57th | Saudi Arabia | 65.10% | -0.2% |
| 58th | Uruguay | 64.99% | 0.0% |
| 59th | Denmark | 64.94% | -0.2% |
| 60th | Ireland | 64.84% | -0.3% |
| 61st | Dominican Republic | 64.84% | 0.3% |
| 62nd | Bhutan | 64.82% | -0.1% |
| 63rd | Guinea-Bissau | 64.81% | 0.1% |
| 64th | Barbados | 64.69% | -0.4% |
| 65th | Sweden | 64.60% | -0.2% |
| 66th | China | 64.55% | -0.6% |
| 67th | Canada | 64.52% | -0.3% |
| 68th | Ecuador | 64.50% | -0.1% |
| 69th | Korea | 64.35% | -0.2% |
| 70th | Georgia | 64.31% | -0.1% |
| 71st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 64.31% | -0.2% |
| 72nd | Albania | 64.26% | 0.4% |
| 73rd | Brunei Darussalam | 64.24% | -0.4% |
| 74th | Malta | 63.98% | -0.3% |
| 75th | Haiti | 63.93% | -0.1% |
| 76th | Rwanda | 63.68% | 0.3% |
| 77th | Maldives | 63.50% | 0.5% |
| 78th | Japan | 63.45% | 0.2% |
| 79th | Colombia | 63.40% | -0.2% |
| 80th | Azerbaijan | 63.29% | -1.0% |
| 81st | Brazil | 63.14% | -0.3% |
| 82nd | Lithuania | 62.92% | -0.3% |
| 83rd | Belarus | 62.75% | -0.8% |
| 84th | Malawi | 62.58% | -0.6% |
| 85th | Chile | 62.30% | 0.0% |
| 86th | Guam | 62.27% | 0.0% |
| 87th | El Salvador | 62.11% | 0.3% |
| 88th | Zambia | 61.93% | 0.1% |
| 89th | Argentina | 61.91% | 0.1% |
| 90th | United States | 61.70% | -0.4% |
| 91st | Mexico | 61.61% | 0.0% |
| 92nd | Luxembourg | 61.50% | -0.4% |
| 93rd | United Kingdom | 61.37% | -0.3% |
| 94th | Philippines | 61.35% | -0.1% |
| 95th | Russian Federation | 61.11% | -1.2% |
| 96th | Hungary | 60.58% | -0.1% |
| 97th | Germany | 60.57% | -0.6% |
| 98th | Latvia | 60.52% | -0.5% |
| 99th | Equatorial Guinea | 60.51% | -0.6% |
| 100th | Slovak Republic | 60.42% | -0.6% |
| 101st | Czechia | 60.34% | -0.5% |
| 102nd | Austria | 60.12% | -0.6% |
| 103rd | Mongolia | 59.69% | -1.0% |
| 104th | Finland | 59.68% | -0.3% |
| 105th | Guatemala | 59.62% | -0.1% |
| 106th | Chad | 59.44% | -0.3% |
| 107th | Armenia | 59.39% | -0.9% |
| 108th | Serbia | 59.14% | 0.0% |
| 109th | Belize | 59.10% | 4.0% |
| 110th | Namibia | 58.84% | -0.1% |
| 111th | Bangladesh | 58.80% | -0.2% |
| 112th | Mauritius | 58.55% | -0.2% |
| 113th | Ghana | 58.52% | -0.9% |
| 114th | Poland | 58.31% | -0.6% |
| 115th | Portugal | 58.16% | -0.5% |
| 116th | Vanuatu | 58.11% | -0.4% |
| 117th | Montenegro | 57.97% | -0.5% |
| 118th | Togo | 57.85% | -0.1% |
| 119th | Trinidad and Tobago | 57.75% | -0.7% |
| 120th | Costa Rica | 57.66% | 0.0% |
| 121st | Slovenia | 57.57% | -0.7% |
| 122nd | Uzbekistan | 57.50% | -0.4% |
| 123rd | Spain | 57.41% | -0.7% |
| 124th | Kyrgyz Republic | 57.37% | -0.2% |
| 125th | European Union | 57.27% | -0.5% |
| 126th | Fiji | 57.16% | -0.1% |
| 127th | Lesotho | 57.12% | -0.5% |
| 128th | Cabo Verde | 57.03% | 0.0% |
| 129th | Honduras | 56.56% | -0.1% |
| 130th | New Caledonia | 56.42% | -0.8% |
| 131st | Channel Islands | 56.36% | -0.7% |
| 132nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 56.36% | -0.8% |
| 133rd | Bulgaria | 56.12% | -0.3% |
| 134th | Comoros | 55.77% | 0.7% |
| 135th | India | 55.66% | 0.0% |
| 136th | South Africa | 55.58% | 0.0% |
| 137th | France | 55.35% | -0.6% |
| 138th | Myanmar | 55.09% | -0.1% |
| 139th | Guyana | 54.99% | -0.3% |
| 140th | Türkiye | 54.38% | 0.3% |
| 141st | Virgin Islands (US) | 54.36% | -0.2% |
| 142nd | Belgium | 54.27% | -0.5% |
| 143rd | Suriname | 53.82% | 0.0% |
| 144th | Sierra Leone | 53.37% | -0.4% |
| 145th | Guinea | 52.61% | -0.3% |
| 146th | French Polynesia | 52.37% | -0.8% |
| 147th | Pakistan | 52.34% | 0.1% |
| 148th | Cuba | 52.25% | -0.7% |
| 149th | Croatia | 52.14% | -0.4% |
| 150th | Papua New Guinea | 52.07% | 0.2% |
| 151st | Senegal | 52.02% | 0.3% |
| 152nd | Greece | 51.96% | -0.7% |
| 153rd | North Macedonia | 51.94% | -0.5% |
| 154th | Romania | 51.33% | -0.3% |
| 155th | Eswatini | 51.19% | 0.0% |
| 156th | Gabon | 51.06% | -0.5% |
| 157th | Tonga | 49.81% | -0.8% |
| 158th | Italy | 49.30% | -0.6% |
| 159th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 48.99% | -0.5% |
| 160th | Sri Lanka | 48.52% | -0.2% |
| 161st | Libya | 47.96% | -0.6% |
| 162nd | Gambia, The | 47.46% | -0.1% |
| 163rd | Tunisia | 45.22% | -0.6% |
| 164th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 44.57% | -0.1% |
| 165th | Morocco | 43.94% | -0.4% |
| 166th | Puerto Rico (US) | 42.78% | 0.4% |
| 167th | Samoa | 42.53% | -1.3% |
| 168th | Turkmenistan | 42.03% | -0.3% |
| 169th | Iraq | 41.53% | -0.1% |
| 170th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 40.97% | -0.7% |
| 171st | Algeria | 40.78% | -0.9% |
| 172nd | Mauritania | 40.77% | -0.3% |
| 173rd | Jordan | 40.05% | 0.1% |
| 174th | Nepal | 39.24% | -0.2% |
| 175th | Tajikistan | 38.28% | -0.2% |
| 176th | Afghanistan | 37.46% | -0.2% |
| 177th | Syrian Arab Republic | 36.90% | -0.2% |
| 178th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 33.85% | -0.2% |
| 179th | Yemen, Republic of | 33.10% | -0.2% |
| 180th | Djibouti | 31.74% | -0.1% |
| 181st | São Tomé and Principe | 23.34% | -0.2% |
FAQ
What was Bahrain's labor force participation in 2025?▾
Bahrain's labor force participation in 2025 was 70.43%. This ranked 25th globally.
How did Bahrain's labor force participation change in 2025?▾
Bahrain's labor force participation decreased by 0.2% in 2025 compared to 2024.
Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2025?▾
Qatar had the highest labor force participation in 2025 at 87.01%.
What is the labor force participation of Bahrain in 2025?▾
The labor force participation of Bahrain in 2025 was 70.43%. This ranked 25th globally.
How does 2025 compare to 2024 for Bahrain's labor force participation?▾
Bahrain's labor force participation went from 70.57% in 2024 to 70.43% in 2025, a 0.2% decrease.
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