Age dependency ratio of working age population in Bahrain
Bahrain: Age dependency ratio of working age population was 29.25 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
29.25
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
233rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
95.22
in 1968
All-time low
28.49
in 2012
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Age dependency ratio of working age population in Bahrain, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 29.25 for age dependency ratio of working age population in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio of working age population in Bahrain peaked at 95.22 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 28.49, in 2012.
Bahrain ranks 233rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 82.18 | 81.94 | 82.72 | 10 |
| 1960s | 89.05 | 83.09 | 95.22 | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.12 | 61.83 | 92.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.3 | 54.8 | 59.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.6 | 48.08 | 55.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.1 | 29.35 | 47.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.25 | 28.49 | 30.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.51 | 29.16 | 30.16 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 230 Cayman Islands 33.05 compare
- 231 Maldives 32.27 compare
- 232 British Virgin Islands 32.21 compare
- 234 Kuwait 27.48 compare
- 235 United Arab Emirates 22 compare
- 236 Qatar 20.1 compare
More population data for Bahrain
- Population growth rate 0.639 (2100)
- Population density 3,912 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 176,724 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.639 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.8 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.8 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 250 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.8 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.82 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.8 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio of working age population in Bahrain?
- Age dependency ratio of working age population in Bahrain was 29.25 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 95.22 in 1968.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.49 in 2012.
- How does Bahrain rank for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Bahrain ranks 233rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency ratio of working age population rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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