Age dependency ratio, young in Bahrain
Bahrain: Age dependency ratio, young was 23.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Bahrain, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, young in Bahrain stood at 23.7%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Bahrain peaked at 90.0% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2025.
That places Bahrain 170th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 78.2% | — |
| 1961 | 78.8% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 79.6% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 80.9% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 82.7% | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 84.9% | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 87.0% | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 89.1% | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 90.0% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 89.2% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 87.2% | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 84.1% | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 80.4% | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 76.4% | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 72.5% | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 68.9% | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 65.6% | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 62.8% | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 60.3% | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 58.3% | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 56.5% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 55.1% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 54.1% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 53.2% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 52.4% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 51.9% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 51.6% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 51.5% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 51.6% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 51.9% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 52.2% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 52.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 52.0% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 51.2% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 50.1% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 49.0% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 48.0% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 46.9% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 45.8% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 44.7% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 42.0% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 39.3% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 23.7% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.0% | 78.2% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.6% | 58.3% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.0% | 51.5% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.2% | 44.7% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 26.6% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 25.4% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 23.7% | 25.9% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4635 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 476.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6631 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0905 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0937 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Bahrain?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Bahrain was 23.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 1968.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2025.
- How does Bahrain rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Bahrain ranks 170th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.