Life expectancy at birth, total in Bahrain
Bahrain: Life expectancy at birth, total was 81.42 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Bahrain, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Bahrain stood at 81.42 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Bahrain peaked at 81.42 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.63 years, in 1960.
That places Bahrain 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.4 years | 50.63 years | 63.35 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.7 years | 64.36 years | 70.3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.83 years | 70.68 years | 72.52 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.35 years | 72.59 years | 74.41 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.12 years | 74.67 years | 78.02 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.96 years | 78.59 years | 80.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.09 years | 78.08 years | 81.42 years | 5 |
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More health data for Bahrain
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 10,906 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 9,725 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 10,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 10,000 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 10,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 10,906 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 10,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 10,423 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 10,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 10,642 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Bahrain?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Bahrain was 81.42 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 81.42 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.63 years in 1960.
- How does Bahrain rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Bahrain ranks 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.