Bahrain: Domestic workers by sex and occupation (Q4 2022)

	Males	Females	Total
Housemaid	0	53,642	53,642
Private chauffeur	13,056	21	13,077
Servant	4,581	1	4,582
Gardener (Private homes)	2,598		2,598
Cook (Private homes)	1,525	291	1,816
Nursemaid		832	832
Cook	543	180	723
Concierge (private residences)	217		217
Yachtsman	122		122
Nurse (general)	10	37	47
Aide (nursing)	8	12	20
Cook (assistant)	12	2	14
Nurse (general)		11	11
Waiter (private service)	5	1	6
Total	22,677	55,030	77,707

Source: BLMI, Labour Market Regulation Authority (LMRA)

ANNEXED NOTE

Technical Notes and Definitions

Data are extracted from the Domestic Workers System of the Labour Market Regulation Authority (LMRA)

The drop in number of domestic workers in Q2 2018 is due to data cleansing of domestic records during Q2 at LMRA

Includes active domestic work permits for which a residence permit has been issued.

From Q1 2019 onwards, figures of domestic permits were reviewed to include the domestic workers holding active work permit, in addition to in-progress permits issued with a residence permit.

The figures also include domestic work permits due for renewal that have not been terminated or cancelled by the employer.

Institution which provides data

Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA)

Data availability

Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), Kingdom of Bahrain, based on data from Bahrain Labour Market Indicators (https://blmi.lmra.gov.bh/2022/12/mi_data.xml).

Data are tabulated in PDF and Excel formats.

The definitions that the LMRA adopts for its data can be found in the Glossary section: (http://blmi.lmra.bh/mi_glossary.xml)

Date of access: March 2023.

GLMM and GRC cannot guarantee that the link to access the source will not change; that the information will not be removed from the website it was obtained from; that no geo-blockages will be imposed; or that the information will not be available for any another reason.

Keywords: Bahrain, National Labour, Foreign Labour, Employment, Domestic Workers, Female Employment