Bahrain vs Somalia: Age dependency ratio, old

Bahrain
5.2%
in 2025
Somalia
5.1%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
196th
Somalia rank
197th

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Bahrain
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 5.2% against 5.1% in Somalia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.

Bahrain ranks 196th and Somalia ranks 197th of 218 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 5.0% 6.3% 1.3% Somalia
1970s 4.5% 6.4% 2.0% Somalia
1980s 3.3% 6.3% 3.0% Somalia
1990s 3.4% 5.5% 2.1% Somalia
2000s 3.0% 5.1% 2.2% Somalia
2010s 3.3% 4.8% 1.6% Somalia
2020s 4.7% 5.1% 0.4% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Bahrain or Somalia?
Bahrain, at 5.2% against 5.1% in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Bahrain and Somalia?
0.1%, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Somalia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Somalia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Bahrain ranks 196th and Somalia ranks 197th 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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.