Life Expectancy at Birth in Bahrain
Bahrain: Life Expectancy at Birth was 81.42 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.42
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
41st
of 216 countries
All-time high
81.42
in 2024
All-time low
50.63
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Bahrain, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Bahrain is 81.42, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Bahrain peaked at 81.42 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.63, in 1960.
Bahrain ranks 41st of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.63 | — |
| 1961 | 52.28 | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 53.89 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 55.45 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 56.95 | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 58.38 | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 59.74 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 61.04 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 62.25 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 63.35 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 64.36 | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 65.28 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 66.09 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 66.92 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 67.63 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 68.28 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 68.86 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 69.38 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 69.85 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 70.3 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 70.68 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 71.04 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 71.35 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 71.64 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 71.88 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 72.09 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 72.26 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 72.38 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 72.46 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 72.52 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 72.59 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 72.67 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 72.78 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 72.94 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 73.13 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 73.36 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 73.61 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 73.87 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 74.14 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 74.41 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 74.67 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 74.94 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.21 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.49 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 75.79 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 76.12 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 76.51 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 76.95 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 77.46 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 78.02 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 78.59 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 79.14 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 79.62 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 80 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 80.21 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 80.34 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.41 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 80.41 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.41 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.47 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.68 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 78.08 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 80.99 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 81.28 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.42 | +0.2% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 81.42 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 81.42 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 77.28, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.4 | 50.63 | 63.35 | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.7 | 64.36 | 70.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.83 | 70.68 | 72.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.35 | 72.59 | 74.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.12 | 74.67 | 78.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.96 | 78.59 | 80.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.09 | 78.08 | 81.42 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More gender data for Bahrain
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 307.73 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.2195 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,457 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,457 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Bahrain?
- Life expectancy at birth in Bahrain was 81.42 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 81.42 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.63 in 1960.
- How does Bahrain rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Bahrain ranks 41st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.