Bahrain Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Bahrain vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Bahrain	World
1960	18.8	22.5
1961	18.7	22.5
1962	18.5	22.4
1963	18.4	22.2
1964	18.2	22
1965	17.9	21.8
1966	17.7	21.7
1967	17.4	21.6
1968	17.2	21.5
1969	17.2	21.5
1970	17.4	21.4
1971	17.6	21.4
1972	17.9	21.5
1973	18.3	21.5
1974	18.7	21.6
1975	19.2	21.7
1976	19.6	21.9
1977	20.2	22
1978	20.7	22.2
1979	21.3	22.3
1980	21.8	22.5
1981	22.2	22.6
1982	22.4	22.7
1983	22.6	22.9
1984	22.8	23
1985	23	23.2
1986	23.3	23.3
1987	23.6	23.4
1988	23.9	23.6
1989	24.2	23.8
1990	24.6	23.9
1991	25.1	24.1
1992	25.2	24.3
1993	25.2	24.5
1994	25.2	24.7
1995	25.3	25
1996	25.4	25.2
1997	25.5	25.4
1998	25.8	25.7
1999	26.2	25.9
2000	26.6	26.1
2001	26.8	26.3
2002	26.8	26.5
2003	26.8	26.7
2004	27	27
2005	27.4	27.2
2006	27.8	27.4
2007	28.3	27.6
2008	28.9	27.8
2009	29.6	28
2010	30	28.2
2011	30.2	28.4
2012	30.5	28.6
2013	30.8	28.9
2014	30.9	29.1
2015	31.1	29.3
2016	31.2	29.5
2017	31.4	29.8
2018	31.8	30
2019	32.2	30.3
2020	31.9	30.6
2021	31.6	30.8
2022	32.6	31
2023	33.8	31.3
2024	34.2	31.6
2025	34.3	31.9
2026	34.4	32.1
2027	34.5	32.3
2028	34.6	32.6
2029	34.6	32.8
2030	34.6	33
2031	34.7	33.2
2032	34.7	33.4
2033	34.8	33.6
2034	34.8	33.8
2035	34.8	34
2036	34.9	34.2
2037	34.9	34.4
2038	34.9	34.6
2039	35	34.8
2040	35.1	35
2041	35.1	35.2
2042	35.2	35.4
2043	35.3	35.6
2044	35.4	35.8
2045	35.5	36
2046	35.6	36.2
2047	35.7	36.4
2048	35.8	36.6
2049	35.9	36.8
2050	36	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Bahrain was 18.8 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 34.2 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 126th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Bahrain ranks 80th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Bahrain is expected to increase to around 36 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Bahrain demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Bahrain
	Male	Female
0-4	3.02%	2.92%
5-9	3.32%	3.2%
10-14	3.2%	3.06%
15-19	2.82%	2.66%
20-24	4.13%	2.51%
25-29	5.66%	3.4%
30-34	8.1%	3.99%
35-39	9.45%	3.78%
40-44	7.47%	3.27%
45-49	5.18%	2.62%
50-54	3.65%	1.92%
55-59	2.45%	1.58%
60-64	1.57%	1.25%
65-69	0.99%	0.83%
70-74	0.48%	0.43%
75-79	0.27%	0.26%
80+	0.29%	0.3%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Bahrain has low demographic potential with 52% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 113/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Bahrain			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	83.1%	78.2%	4.84%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	83.6%	78.8%	4.83%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	84.5%	79.6%	4.84%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	85.8%	80.9%	4.86%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	87.6%	82.7%	4.9%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	89.8%	84.9%	4.96%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	92.1%	87%	5.04%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	94.2%	89.1%	5.13%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	95.2%	90%	5.24%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	94.5%	89.2%	5.35%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	92.6%	87.2%	5.39%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	89.4%	84.1%	5.29%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	85.4%	80.4%	5.04%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	81.2%	76.4%	4.78%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	77.1%	72.5%	4.54%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	73.2%	68.9%	4.32%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	69.7%	65.6%	4.11%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	66.7%	62.8%	3.92%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	64.1%	60.3%	3.75%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	61.8%	58.3%	3.57%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	59.9%	56.5%	3.42%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	58.4%	55.1%	3.34%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	57.4%	54.1%	3.33%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	56.5%	53.2%	3.33%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	55.8%	52.4%	3.33%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	55.2%	51.9%	3.33%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	54.9%	51.6%	3.33%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	54.8%	51.5%	3.33%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	54.9%	51.6%	3.31%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	55.2%	51.9%	3.3%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	55.5%	52.2%	3.29%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	55.7%	52.4%	3.29%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	55.4%	52%	3.31%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	54.5%	51.2%	3.35%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	53.5%	50.1%	3.4%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	52.5%	49%	3.44%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	51.4%	48%	3.45%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	50.3%	46.9%	3.43%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	49.2%	45.8%	3.39%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	48.1%	44.7%	3.34%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	47.1%	43.8%	3.31%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	45.3%	42%	3.23%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	42.4%	39.3%	3.11%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	39.5%	36.5%	3.01%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	37%	34.1%	2.94%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	34.9%	32%	2.89%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	33.2%	30.4%	2.84%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	31.7%	29%	2.79%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	30.5%	27.7%	2.75%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	29.3%	26.6%	2.73%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	29.1%	26.3%	2.78%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	29.2%	26.3%	2.89%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	28.5%	25.5%	2.96%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	28.6%	25.4%	3.16%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	29.8%	26.4%	3.41%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	30%	26.7%	3.37%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	29.2%	26%	3.28%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	28.9%	25.5%	3.37%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	29.2%	25.6%	3.58%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	30%	26.1%	3.91%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	30.2%	25.9%	4.27%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	29.5%	25%	4.48%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	29.2%	24.6%	4.52%	54%	39%	15%
2023	29.2%	24.5%	4.7%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	29.1%	24.2%	4.98%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Bahrain decreased from 37% to 29.1% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Bahrain working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Bahrain	World
1960	54.6%	57.6%
1961	54.5%	57.5%
1962	54.2%	57.4%
1963	53.8%	57.2%
1964	53.3%	57%
1965	52.7%	56.9%
1966	52.1%	56.8%
1967	51.5%	56.9%
1968	51.2%	56.9%
1969	51.4%	56.9%
1970	51.9%	57%
1971	52.8%	57.1%
1972	53.9%	57.2%
1973	55.2%	57.3%
1974	56.5%	57.3%
1975	57.7%	57.4%
1976	58.9%	57.5%
1977	60%	57.7%
1978	60.9%	58%
1979	61.8%	58.4%
1980	62.5%	58.7%
1981	63.1%	59%
1982	63.5%	59.3%
1983	63.9%	59.6%
1984	64.2%	59.9%
1985	64.4%	60.1%
1986	64.6%	60.4%
1987	64.6%	60.5%
1988	64.6%	60.7%
1989	64.5%	60.8%
1990	64.3%	60.9%
1991	64.2%	61%
1992	64.4%	61.1%
1993	64.7%	61.2%
1994	65.1%	61.3%
1995	65.6%	61.5%
1996	66%	61.7%
1997	66.5%	61.9%
1998	67%	62.2%
1999	67.5%	62.5%
2000	68%	62.8%
2001	68.8%	63.1%
2002	70.2%	63.4%
2003	71.7%	63.7%
2004	73%	64%
2005	74.1%	64.3%
2006	75.1%	64.5%
2007	75.9%	64.7%
2008	76.6%	64.9%
2009	77.3%	65%
2010	77.5%	65.1%
2011	77.4%	65.2%
2012	77.8%	65.2%
2013	77.8%	65.2%
2014	77%	65.2%
2015	76.9%	65.1%
2016	77.4%	65.1%
2017	77.6%	65%
2018	77.4%	64.9%
2019	76.9%	64.9%
2020	76.8%	64.8%
2021	77.2%	64.9%
2022	77.4%	64.9%
2023	77.4%	65%
2024	77.4%	65.1%
2025	77.6%	65.2%
2026	77.7%	65.3%
2027	77.7%	65.4%
2028	77.7%	65.4%
2029	77.7%	65.4%
2030	77.6%	65.4%
2031	77.5%	65.4%
2032	77.4%	65.4%
2033	77.3%	65.4%
2034	77.2%	65.3%
2035	77%	65.2%
2036	76.8%	65%
2037	76.6%	64.9%
2038	76.4%	64.7%
2039	76.3%	64.6%
2040	76.1%	64.5%
2041	75.9%	64.4%
2042	75.7%	64.3%
2043	75.6%	64.2%
2044	75.4%	64.1%
2045	75.2%	63.9%
2046	75%	63.8%
2047	74.9%	63.7%
2048	74.7%	63.6%
2049	74.5%	63.4%
2050	74.4%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Bahrain changed from 73% to 77.4% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Bahrain	World
1960	42.7%	37.4%
1961	42.9%	37.5%
1962	43.2%	37.6%
1963	43.6%	37.8%
1964	44.1%	38%
1965	44.7%	38%
1966	45.3%	38%
1967	45.9%	38%
1968	46.1%	37.9%
1969	45.8%	37.8%
1970	45.3%	37.7%
1971	44.4%	37.6%
1972	43.4%	37.5%
1973	42.2%	37.3%
1974	41%	37.2%
1975	39.8%	37.1%
1976	38.7%	36.9%
1977	37.7%	36.7%
1978	36.8%	36.3%
1979	36%	35.9%
1980	35.3%	35.5%
1981	34.8%	35.2%
1982	34.4%	34.9%
1983	34%	34.6%
1984	33.7%	34.3%
1985	33.4%	34%
1986	33.3%	33.8%
1987	33.3%	33.6%
1988	33.3%	33.4%
1989	33.4%	33.2%
1990	33.6%	33%
1991	33.6%	32.9%
1992	33.5%	32.7%
1993	33.1%	32.5%
1994	32.6%	32.3%
1995	32.2%	32.1%
1996	31.7%	31.8%
1997	31.2%	31.5%
1998	30.7%	31.1%
1999	30.2%	30.8%
2000	29.8%	30.4%
2001	28.9%	30%
2002	27.6%	29.6%
2003	26.2%	29.2%
2004	24.9%	28.8%
2005	23.7%	28.5%
2006	22.8%	28.1%
2007	22%	27.9%
2008	21.3%	27.6%
2009	20.6%	27.5%
2010	20.4%	27.3%
2011	20.4%	27.1%
2012	19.9%	27%
2013	19.8%	26.9%
2014	20.3%	26.8%
2015	20.5%	26.6%
2016	20.1%	26.5%
2017	19.8%	26.4%
2018	19.8%	26.2%
2019	20.1%	26%
2020	19.9%	25.8%
2021	19.3%	25.6%
2022	19.1%	25.3%
2023	19%	25%
2024	18.7%	24.7%
2025	18.4%	24.4%
2026	18.2%	24.1%
2027	17.9%	23.8%
2028	17.7%	23.4%
2029	17.6%	23.1%
2030	17.4%	22.8%
2031	17.3%	22.6%
2032	17.2%	22.3%
2033	17.1%	22.1%
2034	17.1%	21.9%
2035	17.1%	21.7%
2036	17.2%	21.6%
2037	17.3%	21.5%
2038	17.3%	21.4%
2039	17.3%	21.3%
2040	17.3%	21.2%
2041	17.3%	21.1%
2042	17.3%	21%
2043	17.3%	21%
2044	17.3%	20.9%
2045	17.3%	20.8%
2046	17.3%	20.7%
2047	17.3%	20.7%
2048	17.2%	20.6%
2049	17.2%	20.5%
2050	17.1%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Bahrain decreased from 24.9% to 18.7% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Bahrain	World
1960	2.65%	4.97%
1961	2.63%	4.99%
1962	2.62%	5.01%
1963	2.61%	5.02%
1964	2.61%	5.04%
1965	2.61%	5.08%
1966	2.63%	5.12%
1967	2.64%	5.16%
1968	2.68%	5.2%
1969	2.75%	5.24%
1970	2.8%	5.28%
1971	2.79%	5.32%
1972	2.72%	5.37%
1973	2.64%	5.42%
1974	2.56%	5.47%
1975	2.49%	5.53%
1976	2.42%	5.59%
1977	2.35%	5.65%
1978	2.28%	5.71%
1979	2.21%	5.77%
1980	2.14%	5.81%
1981	2.11%	5.81%
1982	2.11%	5.8%
1983	2.13%	5.79%
1984	2.14%	5.8%
1985	2.15%	5.82%
1986	2.15%	5.86%
1987	2.15%	5.91%
1988	2.14%	5.95%
1989	2.12%	6.01%
1990	2.12%	6.07%
1991	2.11%	6.14%
1992	2.13%	6.21%
1993	2.17%	6.29%
1994	2.22%	6.37%
1995	2.26%	6.45%
1996	2.28%	6.53%
1997	2.28%	6.61%
1998	2.27%	6.68%
1999	2.26%	6.76%
2000	2.25%	6.84%
2001	2.22%	6.92%
2002	2.18%	7.01%
2003	2.16%	7.1%
2004	2.15%	7.18%
2005	2.14%	7.26%
2006	2.13%	7.34%
2007	2.12%	7.41%
2008	2.11%	7.47%
2009	2.11%	7.52%
2010	2.15%	7.58%
2011	2.24%	7.66%
2012	2.3%	7.78%
2013	2.46%	7.92%
2014	2.63%	8.08%
2015	2.59%	8.26%
2016	2.54%	8.45%
2017	2.61%	8.65%
2018	2.77%	8.88%
2019	3%	9.1%
2020	3.28%	9.33%
2021	3.46%	9.53%
2022	3.5%	9.74%
2023	3.64%	9.98%
2024	3.85%	10.2%
2025	4.02%	10.4%
2026	4.19%	10.6%
2027	4.37%	10.8%
2028	4.57%	11.1%
2029	4.77%	11.5%
2030	4.97%	11.7%
2031	5.17%	12%
2032	5.36%	12.3%
2033	5.54%	12.6%
2034	5.7%	12.8%
2035	5.85%	13.1%
2036	5.99%	13.4%
2037	6.13%	13.7%
2038	6.27%	13.9%
2039	6.43%	14.1%
2040	6.59%	14.3%
2041	6.76%	14.5%
2042	6.94%	14.7%
2043	7.12%	14.9%
2044	7.3%	15%
2045	7.49%	15.2%
2046	7.68%	15.4%
2047	7.88%	15.7%
2048	8.09%	15.9%
2049	8.29%	16.1%
2050	8.48%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Bahrain increased from 2.15% to 3.85% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.