Bahrain vs Nigeria: Age dependency ratio, old
Bahrain
5.2%
in 2025
Nigeria
5.4%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
196th
Nigeria rank
193rd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Bahrain
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 5.4% against 5.2% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 196th and Nigeria ranks 193rd of 218 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.0% | 6.1% | 1.1% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 6.0% | 1.6% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 6.1% | 2.8% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 5.9% | 2.5% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 5.7% | 2.7% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 5.6% | 2.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 5.5% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Bahrain or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 5.4% against 5.2% in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Bahrain and Nigeria?
- 0.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Nigeria rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Bahrain ranks 196th and Nigeria ranks 193rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.