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Sex ratio of the population in Bahrain

Sex ratio of the population in Bahrain was 163.7 males per 100 females in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, males per 100 females163.7 Estimated
Change on 2022+0.4%
Rank5th of 236Countries ranked
Series high170.62017
Series low110.61967
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Sex ratio of the population in Bahrain, 1950 to 2023

10012014016018019501961197219831994200520231950: 117.4 males per 100 females1951: 116.8 males per 100 females1952: 116.4 males per 100 females1953: 115.9 males per 100 females1954: 115.5 males per 100 females1955: 115.2 males per 100 females1956: 114.9 males per 100 females1957: 114.7 males per 100 females1958: 114.4 males per 100 females1959: 114.2 males per 100 females1960: 113.9 males per 100 females1961: 113.7 males per 100 females1962: 113.4 males per 100 females1963: 113 males per 100 females1964: 112.6 males per 100 females1965: 112 males per 100 females1966: 111.3 males per 100 females1967: 110.6 males per 100 females1968: 113 males per 100 females1969: 118.4 males per 100 females1970: 124.1 males per 100 females1971: 129.1 males per 100 females1972: 132.7 males per 100 females1973: 135.6 males per 100 females1974: 138.3 males per 100 females1975: 140.6 males per 100 females1976: 142.7 males per 100 females1977: 144.5 males per 100 females1978: 146.2 males per 100 females1979: 147.7 males per 100 females1980: 149.1 males per 100 females1981: 149.9 males per 100 females1982: 149.9 males per 100 females1983: 149.7 males per 100 females1984: 149.4 males per 100 females1985: 148.9 males per 100 females1986: 148.5 males per 100 females1987: 147.9 males per 100 females1988: 147.4 males per 100 females1989: 146.9 males per 100 females1990: 146.4 males per 100 females1991: 146 males per 100 females1992: 145.8 males per 100 females1993: 145.6 males per 100 females1994: 145.5 males per 100 females1995: 145.3 males per 100 females1996: 145.1 males per 100 females1997: 144.9 males per 100 females1998: 144.7 males per 100 females1999: 144.5 males per 100 females2000: 144.3 males per 100 females2001: 145.7 males per 100 females2002: 148.8 males per 100 females2003: 152 males per 100 females2004: 154.7 males per 100 females2005: 157 males per 100 females2006: 159 males per 100 females2007: 160.8 males per 100 females2008: 162.3 males per 100 females2009: 163.8 males per 100 females2010: 164.3 males per 100 females2011: 165.3 males per 100 females2012: 168.1 males per 100 females2013: 166.7 males per 100 females2014: 162 males per 100 females2015: 162 males per 100 females2016: 166.7 males per 100 females2017: 170.6 males per 100 females2018: 169.2 males per 100 females2019: 166.5 males per 100 females2020: 165.3 males per 100 females2021: 163.2 males per 100 females2022: 163 males per 100 females2023: 163.7 males per 100 females
males per 100 females. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodmales per 100 females
2023163.7 Estimated
2022163 Estimated
2021163.2 Estimated
2020165.3 Estimated
2019166.5 Estimated
2018169.2 Estimated
2017170.6 Estimated
2016166.7 Estimated
2015162 Estimated
2014162 Estimated
2013166.7 Estimated
2012168.1 Estimated
2011165.3 Estimated
2010164.3 Estimated
2009163.8 Estimated
2008162.3 Estimated
2007160.8 Estimated
2006159 Estimated
2005157 Estimated
2004154.7 Estimated
2003152 Estimated
2002148.8 Estimated
2001145.7 Estimated
2000144.3 Estimated
1999144.5 Estimated
1998144.7 Estimated
1997144.9 Estimated
1996145.1 Estimated
1995145.3 Estimated
1994145.5 Estimated
1993145.6 Estimated
1992145.8 Estimated
1991146 Estimated
1990146.4 Estimated
1989146.9 Estimated
1988147.4 Estimated
1987147.9 Estimated
1986148.5 Estimated
1985148.9 Estimated
1984149.4 Estimated
1983149.7 Estimated
1982149.9 Estimated
1981149.9 Estimated
1980149.1 Estimated
1979147.7 Estimated
1978146.2 Estimated
1977144.5 Estimated
1976142.7 Estimated
1975140.6 Estimated
1974138.3 Estimated
1973135.6 Estimated
1972132.7 Estimated
1971129.1 Estimated
1970124.1 Estimated
1969118.4 Estimated
1968113 Estimated
1967110.6 Estimated
1966111.3 Estimated
1965112 Estimated
1964112.6 Estimated
1963113 Estimated
1962113.4 Estimated
1961113.7 Estimated
1960113.9 Estimated
1959114.2 Estimated
1958114.4 Estimated
1957114.7 Estimated
1956114.9 Estimated
1955115.2 Estimated
1954115.5 Estimated
1953115.9 Estimated
1952116.4 Estimated
1951116.8 Estimated
1950117.4 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Males per 100 females in the total population on July 1. UN World Population Prospects estimates for every country and the World.

Values above 100 mean more men than women. Large inflows of male migrant workers raise the ratio well above 100 in some Gulf states. This is the ratio for all ages, not the sex ratio at birth.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio) (Sex ratio of the population, Bahrain, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio), Sex ratio of the population, Bahrain, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/sex-ratio/bahrain. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio). Sex ratio of the population, Bahrain, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/sex-ratio/bahrain.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio), Sex ratio of the population, Bahrain, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/sex-ratio/bahrain (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the sex ratio of the population in Bahrain?

Sex ratio of the population in Bahrain was 163.7 males per 100 females in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest sex ratio of the population in Bahrain?

170.6 males per 100 females in 2017, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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