Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Bahrain
Bahrain: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 46.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
46.7%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
4th
of 236 countries
All-time high
46.7%
in 2023
All-time low
41.4%
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Bahrain, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Bahrain stood at 46.7%. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Bahrain peaked at 46.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2020.
That places Bahrain 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 45.9% | — |
| 1951 | 45.9% | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 46.0% | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 46.0% | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 45.9% | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 45.8% | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 45.6% | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 45.5% | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 45.4% | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 45.3% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 45.0% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 44.9% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 44.8% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 44.7% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 44.5% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 44.5% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 44.5% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 44.4% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 44.5% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 44.5% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 44.6% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 44.7% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 45.0% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 45.2% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 45.4% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 45.6% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 46.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 46.0% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 45.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 45.4% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 44.9% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 44.3% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 43.8% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 43.4% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 43.1% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 43.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 43.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 43.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 43.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 43.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 46.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 45.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 46.4% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 46.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | +0.9% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 46.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 46.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41.5%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.9% | 45.5% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.8% | 44.5% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.5% | 44.4% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.0% | 44.5% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.6% | 43.0% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 43.0% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 45.0% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 41.4% | 46.7% | 4 |
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 probability that a man will outlive a woman in Bahrain?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Bahrain was 46.7% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2020.
- How does Bahrain rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Bahrain ranks 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.