Human Development Index: males vs. females in Bahrain
Bahrain: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.9091 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Bahrain, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index: males vs. females in Bahrain stood at 0.9091.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Bahrain peaked at 0.9123 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7455, in 1992.
That places Bahrain 35th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7577 | 0.7455 | 0.7788 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8061 | 0.7925 | 0.8167 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8695 | 0.8216 | 0.9076 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9044 | 0.8958 | 0.9123 | 4 |
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More gender data for Bahrain
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 9,733 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 10,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 9,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 10,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 9,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 9,888 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 9,193 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 9,455 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 9,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 9,698 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Bahrain?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Bahrain was 0.9091 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9123 in 2022.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7455 in 1992.
- How does Bahrain rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Bahrain ranks 35th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index: males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development. Only male population is considered.