Bahrain vs Malawi: Old-age dependency ratio
Bahrain
4.7%
in 2023
Malawi
4.6%
in 2023
Bahrain rank
222nd
Malawi rank
223rd
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Bahrain
- Malawi
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 old-age dependency ratio, Bahrain or Malawi?
- Bahrain, at 4.7% against 4.6% in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio 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 old-age dependency ratio?
- 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 Old-age dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).