Bahrain vs British Virgin Islands: Age dependency ratio
Bahrain
28.9%
in 2025
British Virgin Islands
31.9%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
215th
British Virgin Islands rank
213th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Bahrain
- British Virgin Islands
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 31.9% against 28.9% in Bahrain, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
Bahrain ranks 215th and British Virgin Islands ranks 213th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and British Virgin Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | British Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.0% | 84.0% | 5.0% | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 76.1% | 69.4% | 6.8% | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 56.3% | 57.2% | 0.9% | British Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 52.6% | 46.3% | 6.3% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 40.2% | 3.1% | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 36.3% | 7.0% | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 32.7% | 3.3% | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Bahrain or British Virgin Islands?
- British Virgin Islands, at 31.9% against 28.9% in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Bahrain and British Virgin Islands?
- 3.0%, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and British Virgin Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and British Virgin Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Bahrain ranks 215th and British Virgin Islands ranks 213th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.