Six in 10 Bahrainis are under 35

TDT | Manama

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Six in 10 Bahraini citizens are under the age of 35, according to newly published data.

The figures, released in May, show 451,879 Bahrainis aged 34 or younger out of a total citizen population of 742,234 at the end of December 2024.

Children under 15 accounted for 27.7 per cent, while those aged between 15 and 34 made up 33.2 per cent.

The numbers indicate steady growth in the youth population over the past decade. In 2014, there were 218,814 Bahrainis aged between 15 and 34. By the end of 2024, that figure had risen to 246,359. This marks an overall increase of 12.5 per cent, with an average yearly rise of just over one per cent.

Among this group, 126,600 were men and 119,759 were women. Men made up 51.3 per cent of the total.

In the 0 to 14 age bracket, boys numbered 104,823 and girls 100,697.

Among young men, 35,322 were aged between 15 and 19, followed by 31,313 aged 20 to 24, 30,504 aged 25 to 29, and 29,461 aged 30 to 34.

Young women

Among young women, 33,818 were aged 15 to 19, 29,628 were aged 20 to 24, 28,338 were aged 25 to 29, and 27,975 were aged 30 to 34.

The growing size of this age group has drawn attention from planners.

Government programmes have been set up to prepare young Bahrainis for work and help them take part in economic and civic life.