Population ages 0-14 in Bahrain
Bahrain: Population ages 0-14 was 18.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Bahrain, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14 in Bahrain stood at 18.4%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Bahrain peaked at 46.1% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2025.
That places Bahrain 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.4% | 42.7% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.5% | 36.0% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.9% | 33.3% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.2% | 30.2% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 20.6% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 19.8% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.4% | 19.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 130 Armenia 19.0% compare
- 131 North Korea 18.9% compare
- 132 French Polynesia 18.5% compare
- 134 Saint Kitts and Nevis 18.3% compare
- 135 Costa Rica 18.3% compare
- 136 Jamaica 18.3% compare
More education data for Bahrain
- Population ages 15-64 77.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 9,404 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 21.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 919,501 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9942 GPI (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Bahrain?
- Population ages 0-14 in Bahrain was 18.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 1968.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2025.
- How does Bahrain rank for population ages 0-14?
- Bahrain ranks 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.