Bahrain Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Bahrain youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 5.82%, a 0.06% decline from 2022.
  • Bahrain youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 5.88%, a 0.78% decline from 2021.
  • Bahrain youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 6.66%, a 0.16% increase from 2020.
  • Bahrain youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 6.50%, a 0.84% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
Bahrain Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 5.82% -0.06%
2022 5.88% -0.78%
2021 6.66% 0.16%
2020 6.50% 0.84%
2019 5.67% 0.08%
2018 5.59% 0.09%
2017 5.49% 0.09%
2016 5.40% 0.08%
2015 5.32% -0.04%
2014 5.36% -0.07%
2013 5.43% 0.03%
2012 5.40% 0.13%
2011 5.27% 0.31%
2010 4.96% 0.27%
2009 4.69% 0.36%
2008 4.33% 0.22%
2007 4.11% 0.09%
2006 4.02% 0.02%
2005 3.99% -0.17%
2004 4.16% -0.20%
2003 4.36% 0.02%
2002 4.34% 0.14%
2001 4.19% 0.16%
2000 4.03% 0.03%
1999 4.00% 0.05%
1998 3.95% 0.00%
1997 3.94% -0.08%
1996 4.02% 0.19%
1995 3.83% 0.03%
1994 3.80% 0.27%
1993 3.53% -0.30%
1992 3.83% -0.19%
1991 4.02% -0.19%