Employment in industry in Bahrain
34.9% of employed people in Bahrain worked in industry in 2025.
Bahrain, 2025
34.9%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
3rd of 182
Employment in industry in Bahrain over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bahrain | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.9% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 35.0% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 35.1% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 31.3% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 30.2% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 28.6% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 35.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 35.2%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Bahrain has the 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Bahrain
All statistics for Bahrain
Employment in agriculture
0.8%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
64.3%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
1.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
5.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
70.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
42.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT