Bahrain vs Malawi: Age dependency breakdown

Bahrain
4.7%
in 2023
Malawi
4.6%
in 2023
Bahrain rank
222nd
Malawi rank
223rd

Age dependency breakdown over time

  • Bahrain
  • Malawi
2468195019862023

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 4.7% against 4.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.

Bahrain ranks 222nd and Malawi ranks 223rd of 236 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Malawi Difference Ahead
1950s 5.1% 5.8% 0.7% Malawi
1960s 5.0% 5.5% 0.5% Malawi
1970s 4.5% 5.4% 0.9% Malawi
1980s 3.3% 7.2% 3.9% Malawi
1990s 3.4% 6.7% 3.3% Malawi
2000s 3.0% 7.5% 4.5% Malawi
2010s 3.3% 6.1% 2.8% Malawi
2020s 4.5% 4.8% 0.3% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Bahrain or Malawi?
Bahrain, at 4.7% against 4.6% in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Bahrain and Malawi?
0.1%, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Malawi?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Malawi rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
Bahrain ranks 222nd and Malawi ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Age dependency breakdown
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).