Number of people employed in agriculture in Bahrain
Bahrain: Number of people employed in agriculture was 7,791 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7,791 people
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
169th
of 186 countries
All-time high
8,675 people
in 2017
All-time low
4,997 people
in 2000
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Number of people employed in agriculture in Bahrain, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 7,791 people for number of people employed in agriculture in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Bahrain peaked at 8,675 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,997 people, in 2000.
Bahrain ranks 169th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5,627 people | — |
| 1992 | 5,528 people | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 5,369 people | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 5,294 people | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 5,219 people | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 5,152 people | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 5,109 people | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 5,051 people | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 5,021 people | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 4,997 people | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 5,052 people | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 5,348 people | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 5,668 people | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 5,936 people | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 6,266 people | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 6,576 people | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 6,874 people | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 7,162 people | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 7,506 people | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 7,452 people | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 7,368 people | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 7,484 people | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 7,718 people | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 7,934 people | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 8,251 people | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 8,490 people | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 8,675 people | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 8,492 people | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 8,067 people | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 7,696 people | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 7,703 people | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7,833 people | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 7,837 people | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 7,805 people | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 7,791 people | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,263 people | 5,021 people | 5,627 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 6,138 people | 4,997 people | 7,506 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,993 people | 7,368 people | 8,675 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,778 people | 7,696 people | 7,837 people | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bahrain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 73.61 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Bahrain?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Bahrain was 7,791 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 8,675 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,997 people in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Bahrain ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.