Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates: Age dependency ratio
Bahrain
28.9%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
21.6%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
215th
United Arab Emirates rank
217th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Bahrain
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 28.9% against 21.6% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.3 times United Arab Emirates's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 215th and United Arab Emirates ranks 217th of 218 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.0% | 56.6% | 32.5% | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 76.1% | 41.4% | 34.7% | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 56.3% | 44.8% | 11.4% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 52.6% | 37.4% | 15.2% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 24.5% | 12.6% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 22.4% | 6.9% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 22.0% | 7.4% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Bahrain or United Arab Emirates?
- Bahrain, at 28.9% against 21.6% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?
- 7.3%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and United Arab Emirates rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Bahrain ranks 215th and United Arab Emirates ranks 217th 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.