Bahrain: Employed population (15+ years old) by nationality group and sex (2010)
| males | females | Total | |
| Bahraini | 120,550 | 56,482 | 177,032 |
| Arab | 22,772 | 3,217 | 23,625 |
| GCC | 2,874 | 853 | 3,727 |
| Other Arabs | 19,898 | 2,364 | 22,262 |
| Non-Arab | 414,622 | 85,564 | 500,186 |
| Asian | 406,598 | 65,928 | 472,526 |
| African | 1,272 | 17,150 | 18,422 |
| European | 4,612 | 1,774 | 6,386 |
| North American | 1,479 | 431 | 1,910 |
| South American | 186 | 60 | 246 |
| Oceanian | 475 | 221 | 696 |
| Total Non-Bahrainis | 437,394 | 88,781 | 526,175 |
| Total | 557,944 | 145,263 | 703,207 |
Source: Central Informatics Organisation (CIO) – Bahrain
ANNEXED NOTE
1. Technical Notes and Definitions
| census year | reference period | implementing institution | implementation method | population covered | |
| 1981 | November 16 | Ministry of Finance Statistics Department |
field interviews | de jure, de facto | all individuals (nationals and non-nationals): 1- present within the country’s borders during time of reference; 2- residing in Bahrain irrespective of where are they at census times |
| 1991 | April 6 | Central Informatics Organisation (CIO) | field interviews | ||
| 2001 | April 7 | field interviews; characteristics of population in collective households (among which labour camps) was obtained from sponsors | |||
| 2010 | April 27 | based on administrative records | |||
Nationality of the person is defined by the passport used to enter the country. A Non-Bahraini is considered as such depending on the passport used to enter the country (or obtain the visa).
Period of reference for employment refers to the 7-days period prior to the survey.
Population of reference in table: all employed individuals (nationals and non-nationals) aged 15 and above
Employed population includes population in the following categories:
Employer: A person who operates his / her own economic enterprise or engages independently in a profession for trade and hires one or more employees.
Self-employed: A person who operates his / her own economic enterprise or engages independently in a profession or trade and hires nobody.
Paid employee: A person who works for a public or private organization and receives regular wages / salary whether in cash or in kind.
Unpaid worker: A person works for an enterprise, usually owned by some of his relatives, without receiving a salary / wage
2. Institution which provides data
Central Informatics Organization, known prior to 2001 as the “Central Statistics Organisation” under the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs.
3. Data availability
Figures and results reported here are available on the Central Informatics Organisation (CIO) website. For Arabic version: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/cio_ara/default.aspx). For the English version: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/CIO_ENG/Default.aspx)
The CIO often provides its figures and estimates through tables in PDF format.
The 1981 census figures can be found in the Statistical Abstract 2000, Labour Force Section: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/cio_ara/English/Publications/Statistical%20Abstract/2000/2000-CH11-a%20Labour%20Force.pdf)
The 1991 and 2001 census figures can be found: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/cio_ara/English/Publications/Statistical%20Abstract/ABS2009/CH11/2.pdf)
The 2010 census figures for employed Bahraini population can be found: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/cio_ara/English/Publications/Census/LabourForce/4.10.4.pdf)
The 2010 census figures for employed non-Bahraini population can be found: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/cio_ara/English/Publications/Census/LabourForce/4.10.7.pdf)
These census figures can also be found in the Statistical Abstracts, Labour Force Sections: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/CIO_ENG/SubDetailed.aspx?subcatid=119)
Date of access: June 2014