Demographics of Bahrain

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date08 Dec 2024

As of 2024, the population of Bahrain is projected at 1.61 million, compared to 1.57 million in 2023. It ranks 154th in the world by population and 45th in Asia. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 2.40 percent, the 28th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 997k males and 610k females in Bahrain. The percentage of the male population is 62.04%, compared to 37.96% of the female population. Bahrain has 387k more males than females. The sex ratio in Bahrain in 2024 will be 163.442 males per 100 females. Bahrain has the 4th lowest female-to-male ratio in the world.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Bahrain population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
195063,31853,945117,2632.89117.375
195573,38063,690137,0703.42115.214
196088,13177,347165,4774.10113.942
1965106,13394,733200,8663.35112.034
1970124,498100,311224,8090.91124.112
1975165,523117,721283,2435.10140.606
1980214,881144,097358,9784.33149.122
1985257,485172,873430,3583.62148.945
1990305,908208,888514,7973.38146.446
1995351,360241,863593,2222.58145.272
2000395,542274,038669,5812.21144.338
2005569,774362,829932,6046.61157.037
2010754,130459,1141,213,244-0.25164.258
2015846,871522,7791,369,6504.02161.994
2020924,113558,9641,483,0770.68165.326
2021931,101570,6631,501,7641.81163.161
2022950,328583,1301,533,4592.36162.970
2023974,396595,2691,569,6662.31163.690
2024997,029610,0191,607,0492.40163.442
20251,019,508623,8241,643,3322.07163.429
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195038.60217.8967.290
195542.77417.9907.275
196050.63417.6607.262
196558.37916.9487.027
197064.35916.2206.428
197568.27618.1325.618
198070.68420.8504.762
198572.09222.0934.281
199072.58723.6863.817
199573.36124.2823.128
200074.67325.6262.798
200576.12526.3452.670
201078.59328.9871.987
201580.33830.0232.113
202078.68330.9531.860
202178.08330.6251.852
202280.99231.6831.839
202381.28432.8761.824
202481.42333.2491.805
202581.57933.3501.784
  • Total
  • Crude

Bahrain death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
19502,9855,76625.46049.175
19553,0386,80522.16149.646
19602,6948,20816.28149.599
19652,2099,35710.99946.584
19701,6498,6227.33538.352
19751,4228,9575.02231.624
19801,38810,1903.86628.385
19851,46712,3913.40928.793
19901,63413,9723.17527.140
19951,72313,2112.90422.270
20001,77213,6802.64620.431
20052,10618,0502.25819.354
20102,52018,7882.07715.486
20152,85421,0382.08415.360
20203,83619,0022.58612.813
20214,21119,5862.80413.042
20223,21120,3672.09413.282
20233,27819,5582.08912.460
20243,55219,3382.21012.033
20253,64919,5992.22111.926
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Bahrain

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
195074,45341,15864.400
1955100,89532,69075.528
1960133,71028,71782.320
1965154,63032,80182.500
1970178,11134,49483.775
1975226,49540,04884.975
1980309,86850,02086.101
1985365,55453,87687.155
1990437,11558,81688.140
1995498,24565,45488.388
2000587,33677,27888.372
2005786,221102,94788.422
20101,099,822141,04088.634
20151,220,943150,91288.999
20201,519,595178,17089.506
20211,563,274181,02189.622
20221,597,511182,57789.743
20231,625,232183,21189.869
20241,651,135183,47589.999
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Bahrain population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 48,528 46,905 95,433 5.94 103.460
05-09 53,316 51,493 104,808 6.52 103.540
10-14 51,430 49,116 100,546 6.26 104.711
15-19 45,370 42,703 88,072 5.48 106.245
20-24 66,406 40,410 106,816 6.65 164.331
25-29 90,924 54,589 145,513 9.05 166.561
30-34 130,116 64,063 194,179 12.08 203.106
35-39 151,852 60,682 212,535 13.23 250.242
40-44 120,051 52,486 172,536 10.74 228.730
45-49 83,183 42,133 125,316 7.80 197.430
50-54 58,667 30,787 89,454 5.57 190.558
55-59 39,367 25,338 64,705 4.03 155.367
60-64 25,201 20,009 45,209 2.81 125.948
65-69 15,836 13,337 29,174 1.82 118.737
70-74 7,779 6,987 14,765 0.92 111.335
75-79 4,279 4,104 8,383 0.52 104.264
80-84 2,764 2,708 5,472 0.34 102.068
85-89 1,301 1,387 2,688 0.17 93.800
90-94 503 588 1,091 0.07 85.544
95-99 139 174 313 0.02 79.885
100+ 17 24 41 0.00 70.833
Total 997,029 610,023 1,607,049 163.441