Bahrain vs Kuwait: Share of the population that is female
Bahrain
38.0%
in 2025
Kuwait
38.9%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
212th
Kuwait rank
210th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 38.9% against 38.0% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 212th and Kuwait ranks 210th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.9% | 40.3% | 6.6% | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 42.0% | 43.3% | 1.3% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 40.2% | 42.6% | 2.4% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 42.8% | 2.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 41.5% | 2.3% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 41.1% | 3.5% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 39.0% | 1.1% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Bahrain or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 38.9% against 38.0% in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 0.9%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Bahrain ranks 212th and Kuwait ranks 210th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.