Population ages 15-64 in Bahrain
Bahrain: Population ages 15-64 was 77.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Bahrain, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64 in Bahrain is 77.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Bahrain peaked at 77.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 1968.
That places Bahrain 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.9% | 51.2% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.0% | 51.9% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.0% | 62.5% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.6% | 64.2% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.1% | 68.0% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 76.9% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 76.8% | 77.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 1 Qatar 83.3% compare
- 2 United Arab Emirates 82.2% compare
- 3 Kuwait 78.9% compare
- 5 Maldives 76.0% compare
- 6 British Virgin Islands 75.8% compare
- 7 Cayman Islands 74.4% compare
More education data for Bahrain
- Population ages 0-14 18.4% (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 15-64 in Bahrain?
- Population ages 15-64 in Bahrain was 77.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 1968.
- How does Bahrain rank for population ages 15-64?
- Bahrain ranks 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.