Bahrain vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Population, male

Bahrain
62.0%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
51.4%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
4th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
2nd

Population, male over time

  • Bahrain
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 62.0% against 51.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 10.6%.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 4th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 2nd of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 53.1% 51.5% 1.6% Bahrain
1970s 58.0% 51.5% 6.5% Bahrain
1980s 59.8% 51.4% 8.4% Bahrain
1990s 59.2% 51.3% 8.0% Bahrain
2000s 60.7% 51.5% 9.3% Bahrain
2010s 62.4% 51.6% 10.8% Bahrain
2020s 62.1% 51.5% 10.6% Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Bahrain or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Bahrain, at 62.0% against 51.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
10.6%, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for population, male?
Bahrain ranks 4th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, male (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
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Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.