Human Development Index in Bahrain
Bahrain: Human Development Index was 0.899 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
0.899
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
29th
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.902
in 2022
All-time low
0.728
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990β2023
Human Development Index in Bahrain, 1990β2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index in Bahrain stood at 0.899.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Bahrain peaked at 0.902 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.728, in 1991.
Bahrain ranks 29th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7393 | 0.728 | 0.761 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7939 | 0.775 | 0.804 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8546 | 0.81 | 0.894 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8928 | 0.885 | 0.902 | 4 |
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More health data for Bahrain
- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 476.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.733 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.6204 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 3 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 16,468 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Bahrain?
- Human development index in Bahrain was 0.899 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.902 in 2022.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.728 in 1991.
- How does Bahrain rank for human development index?
- Bahrain ranks 29th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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