Share of the population that is female in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of the population that is female was 38.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
38.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
212th
of 215 countries
All-time high
47.5%
in 1967
All-time low
37.0%
in 2017
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Bahrain, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Bahrain stood at 38.0%.
The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Bahrain peaked at 47.5% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2017.
Bahrain ranks 212th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Share of the population that is female in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.7% | — |
| 1961 | 46.8% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 46.9% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 47.0% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 47.5% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 47.0% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 45.8% | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 44.6% | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 43.7% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 43.0% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 42.4% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 42.0% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 41.6% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 41.2% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 40.9% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 40.6% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 40.4% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 40.1% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 40.0% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 40.0% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 40.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 40.1% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 40.2% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 40.2% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 40.3% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 40.4% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 40.5% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 40.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 40.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 40.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 40.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 40.8% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 40.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 40.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 40.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 40.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 40.7% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 40.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 38.9% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 37.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 38.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 38.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.6%, 75% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 38.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 49.3%, 77% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.9% | 45.8% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.0% | 40.4% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.2% | 40.0% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 40.6% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 37.9% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 37.0% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 37.7% | 38.0% | 6 |
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 share of the population that is female in Bahrain?
- Share of the population that is female in Bahrain was 38.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 1967.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2017.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of the population that is female?
- Bahrain ranks 212th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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