Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 1.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 1.7% for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in 2016.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain peaked at 3.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2013.
That places Bahrain 185th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.9% | — |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -46.2% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +3.6% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 1.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 15% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 1.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.7%, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -46.2% | 3.9% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 182 Saudi Arabia 3.2% compare
- 183 Belarus 3.2% compare
- 184 Kuwait 2.5% compare
- 186 United Arab Emirates 0.4% compare
- 187 Qatar 0.2% compare
More gender data for Bahrain
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 307.73 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.2195 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,457 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,457 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 9,733 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 10,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 9,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 10,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 9,619 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Bahrain was 1.7% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2013.
- How does Bahrain rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Bahrain ranks 185th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".