Bahrain vs Qatar: Share of the population that is female
Bahrain
38.0%
in 2025
Qatar
28.9%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
212th
Qatar rank
215th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Bahrain
- Qatar
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 38.0% against 28.9% in Qatar, a difference of 9.1%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.3 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Qatar ahead.
Bahrain ranks 212th and Qatar ranks 215th of 215 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.9% | 45.6% | 1.3% | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 42.0% | 35.6% | 6.4% | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 40.2% | 30.7% | 9.5% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 31.8% | 8.9% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 29.1% | 10.2% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 25.3% | 12.2% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 28.4% | 9.5% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Bahrain or Qatar?
- Bahrain, at 38.0% against 28.9% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Bahrain and Qatar?
- 9.1%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Qatar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Qatar rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Bahrain ranks 212th and Qatar ranks 215th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – 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.