Median age in Bahrain

Bahrain: Median age was 32.88 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
32.88 years
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
112th
of 236 countries
All-time high
32.88 years
in 2023
All-time low
16.02 years
in 1968
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Bahrain, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Bahrain is 32.88 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Bahrain peaked at 32.88 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.02 years, in 1968.

Bahrain ranks 112th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.93 years 17.75 years 18.01 years 10
1960s 16.9 years 16.02 years 17.66 years 10
1970s 18.03 years 16.22 years 20.27 years 10
1980s 22.05 years 20.85 years 23.31 years 10
1990s 24.37 years 23.69 years 25.2 years 10
2000s 26.59 years 25.63 years 28.54 years 10
2010s 29.97 years 28.99 years 31.21 years 10
2020s 31.53 years 30.62 years 32.88 years 4

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 109 Seychelles 33.65 years compare
  2. 110 Grenada 33.38 years compare
  3. 111 Qatar 33.19 years compare
  4. 113 Iran 32.87 years compare
  5. 114 Sri Lanka 32.81 years compare
  6. 115 Azerbaijan 32.6 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Bahrain?
Median age in Bahrain was 32.88 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 32.88 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 16.02 years in 1968.
How does Bahrain rank for median age?
Bahrain ranks 112th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.