Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 90.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.8%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
53rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
91.4%
in 2023
All-time low
49.6%
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Bahrain, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 90.8% for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Bahrain peaked at 91.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 1960.
That places Bahrain 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.6% | — |
| 1961 | 51.8% | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 54.1% | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 56.3% | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 58.4% | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 60.5% | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 62.5% | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 64.3% | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 66.1% | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 67.7% | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 69.3% | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 70.6% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 71.8% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 73.0% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 74.9% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 75.8% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 76.5% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 77.2% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 77.9% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 78.4% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 78.8% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 79.5% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 80.0% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 80.1% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 80.2% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 80.3% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 80.4% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 80.5% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 80.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 82.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 82.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 87.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 88.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 91.2% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 90.8% | -0.6% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 90.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.2%, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 90.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 89.6%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.1% | 49.6% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.1% | 69.3% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.7% | 78.4% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.7% | 80.5% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 85.9% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 88.4% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 87.5% | 91.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 50 Isle of Man 91.5% compare
- 51 United States Virgin Islands 91.3% compare
- 52 Costa Rica 91.0% compare
- 54 Curacao 90.8% compare
- 55 Chile 90.8% compare
- 56 British Virgin Islands 90.7% compare
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 women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Bahrain?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Bahrain was 90.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 1960.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Bahrain ranks 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.