Bahrain Population (LIVE)

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Bahrain Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Bahrain is 1,494,944 as of Tuesday, March 19, 2024, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data 1.
  • Bahrain 2023 population is estimated at 1,485,509 people at mid year.
  • Bahrain population is equivalent to 0.02% of the total world population.
  • Bahrain ranks number 154 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Bahrain is 1955 per Km2 (5,062 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 760 Km2 (293 sq. miles)
  • 100% of the population is urban (1,485,509 people in 2023)
  • The median age in Bahrain is 33.6 years.
1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Bahrain (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationBahrain
Global Rank
2024 1,498,712 0.89 % 13,203 0 33.9 1.77 1,972 N.A. N.A. 0.02 % 8,118,835,999 154
2023 1,485,509 0.90 % 13,276 0 33.6 1.79 1,955 N.A. N.A. 0.02 % 8,045,311,447 154
2022 1,472,233 0.61 % 8,968 0 33.3 1.80 1,937 N.A. N.A. 0.02 % 7,975,105,156 154
2020 1,477,469 -1.12 % -16,719 -48,716 31.9 1.83 1,944 N.A. N.A. 0.02 % 7,840,952,880 154
2015 1,362,142 2.34 % 29,699 29,250 29.9 2.13 1,792 89.6 % 1,220,943 0.02 % 7,426,597,537 153
2010 1,213,645 6.12 % 62,345 -17,076 29.0 2.05 1,597 90.6 % 1,099,822 0.02 % 6,985,603,105 155
2005 901,921 4.86 % 38,096 53,401 26.7 2.62 1,187 87.2 % 786,221 0.01 % 6,558,176,119 157
2000 711,442 3.03 % 19,7026,264 25.0 2.78 936 82.6 % 587,336 0.01 % 6,148,898,975 161
1995 612,934 3.45 % 19,103 7,706 23.5 3.13 806 81.3 % 498,245 0.01 % 5,743,219,454 162
1990 517,418 3.56 % 16,609 4,605 23.5 3.76 681 84.5 % 437,115 0.01 % 5,316,175,862 163
1985 434,375 3.68 % 14,356 4,256 21.9 4.28 572 84.2 % 365,554 0.01 % 4,861,730,613 162
1980 362,595 4.93 % 15,496 6,613 20.7 4.80 477 85.5 % 309,868 0.01 % 4,444,007,706 164
1975 285,116 5.08 % 12,512 6,833 18.0 5.62 375 79.4 % 226,495 0.01 % 4,069,437,231 168
1970 222,555 2.89 % 5,909 -1,060 16.3 6.43 293 80.0 % 178,111 0.01 % 3,695,390,336 172
1965 193,012 3.73 % 6,464 -421 16.9 7.00 254 80.1 % 154,630 0.01 % 3,337,111,983 172
1960 160,691 3.57 % 5,165 1,268 17.2 7.15 211 83.2 % 133,710 0.01 % 3,019,233,434 172
1955 134,865 2.86 % 3,543 933 17.4 7.16 177 74.8 % 100,895 0.00 % 2,746,072,141 172
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Bahrain Population Forecast

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YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationBahrain
Global Rank
2025 1,511,676 0.46 % 6,841 0 34.2 1.77 1,989 N.A. N.A. 0.02 % 8,191,988,453 154
2030 1,574,679 0.82 % 12,601 0 34.8 1.74 2,072 N.A. N.A. 0.02 % 8,546,141,327 153
2035 1,636,698 0.78 % 12,404 0 34.8 1.71 2,154 N.A. N.A. 0.02 % 8,879,397,401 152
2040 1,698,716 0.75 % 12,404 0 34.9 1.69 2,235 N.A. N.A. 0.02 % 9,188,250,492 152
2045 1,758,146 0.69 % 11,886 0 35.6 1.68 2,313 N.A. N.A. 0.02 % 9,467,543,575 152
2050 1,809,237 0.57 % 10,218   36.4 1.68 2,381 N.A. N.A. 0.02 % 9,709,491,761 152
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Bahrain Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Bahrain
Life Expectancy
80.69 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
5.2
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
6.2
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Bahrain

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Manama 147,074
2 Al Muharraq 97,458
3 Ar Rifa' 79,550
4 Dar Kulayb 65,466
5 Madinat Hamad 52,718
6 Madinat `Isa 38,090
7 Sitrah 37,657
8 Jidd Hafs 31,735

See also

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Notes

The Bahrain Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Bahrain delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Bahrain (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Bahrain in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.