Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Bahrain
Bahrain: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 1.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.1
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
68th
of 69 countries
All-time high
1.76
in 2020
All-time low
0.882
in 1993
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Bahrain, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Bahrain is 1.1, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Bahrain peaked at 1.76 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.882, in 1993.
Bahrain ranks 68th of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.05 | — |
| 1992 | 0.968 | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.882 | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 1.01 | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 1.04 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.18 | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 1.12 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.11 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.08 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.12 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.14 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.13 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.06 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 1.02 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.01 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.07 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.13 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.21 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.18 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.14 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.16 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.19 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.18 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.19 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.22 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.76 | +45.0% |
| 2021 | 1.55 | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 1.26 | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 1.05 | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 1.08 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 1.1 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 | 0.882 | 1.18 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.01 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 | 1.13 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 | 1.05 | 1.76 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 65 United Arab Emirates 2.17 compare
- 66 Russian Federation 2.13 compare
- 67 Republic of Moldova 1.5 compare
- 69 Qatar 0.13 compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 240 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 267 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Bahrain?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Bahrain was 1.1 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.882 in 1993.
- How does Bahrain rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Bahrain ranks 68th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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