Population, male in Bahrain
Bahrain: Population, male was 62.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in Bahrain, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male in Bahrain is 62.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Bahrain peaked at 63.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 1967.
That places Bahrain 4th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, male in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.3% | — |
| 1961 | 53.2% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 53.1% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 53.1% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 53.0% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 52.8% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 52.7% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 52.5% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 53.0% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 54.2% | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 55.4% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 56.3% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 57.0% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 58.4% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 58.8% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 59.1% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 59.4% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 59.6% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 59.9% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 60.0% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 59.9% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 59.9% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 59.8% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 59.8% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 59.7% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 59.6% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 59.5% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 59.4% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 59.4% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 59.3% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 59.3% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 59.3% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 59.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 59.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 59.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 59.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 59.1% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 59.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 61.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 61.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 61.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 61.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 62.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 62.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 62.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 62.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.1% | 52.5% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.0% | 55.4% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.8% | 59.5% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 59.1% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 59.1% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 61.8% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 62.0% | 62.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 1 Qatar 71.1% compare
- 1 Channel Islands 49.4% compare
- 2 United Arab Emirates 63.8% compare
- 3 Oman 62.4% compare
- 5 Maldives 61.7% compare
- 6 Kuwait 61.1% compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 60.4% compare
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)
- 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 0.4255 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Bahrain?
- Population, male in Bahrain was 62.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 1967.
- How does Bahrain rank for population, male?
- Bahrain ranks 4th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.