Population of Bahrain

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2019)
Date23 Aug 2021

The current population of Bahrain is 1,828,126 as of September 26, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Bahrain is projected at 1,748,296 or 1.75 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Bahrain is projected at 1,701,575 or 1.70 people for the year 2020. Bahrain ranks number 152nd in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Bahrain is ranked 25th among 51 countries in Asia.

Bahrain's population peak will be 2071 with 2.41 mn people after Bahrain's population will be decreased year by year. The Bahrainn population is projected to reach 2.01 million in 2030 and increase further to 2.32 million in 2050 and 2.25 million by 2100. Bahrain accounts for 0.022 percent of the world population. However, its global share will decline by 0.023% in 2061 and is projected to decline at 0.021% by 2100.

Bahrain was at 172nd position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to increase at 144th in 2100.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

Bahrain population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
Net Changerate (%)to World
20201,701,57560,4033.680.022
20211,748,29646,7212.750.022
20221,783,98335,6872.040.022
20231,811,99428,0111.570.023
20241,837,72725,7331.420.023
20251,865,08127,3541.490.023
20261,894,87629,7951.600.023
20271,925,72730,8511.630.023
20281,956,74031,0131.610.023
20291,986,34429,6041.510.023
20302,013,41627,0721.360.024
20312,037,88924,4731.220.024
20322,060,32922,4401.100.024
20332,081,02620,6971.000.024
20342,100,45719,4310.930.024
20352,118,99718,5400.880.024
20362,136,71817,7210.840.024
20372,153,57216,8540.790.024
20382,169,65716,0850.750.024
20392,185,01715,3600.710.024
20402,199,71114,6940.670.024
20412,213,81514,1040.640.024
20422,227,36213,5470.610.024
20432,240,36913,0070.580.024
20442,252,81512,4460.560.024
20452,264,66411,8490.530.024
20462,275,95111,2870.500.024
20472,286,71110,7600.470.024
20482,296,96910,2580.450.024
20492,306,7409,7710.430.024
20502,316,0499,3090.400.024
20512,324,9138,8640.380.024
20522,333,3388,4250.360.024
20532,341,3418,0030.340.024
20542,348,9257,5840.320.024
20552,356,1217,1960.310.024
20562,362,9026,7810.290.024
20572,369,3126,4100.270.024
20582,375,3206,0080.250.024
20592,380,9205,6000.240.024
20602,386,1105,1900.220.024
20612,390,8684,7580.200.023
20622,395,2184,3500.180.023
20632,399,1393,9210.160.023
20642,402,6393,5000.150.023
20652,405,6963,0570.130.023
20662,408,3242,6280.110.023
20672,410,5002,1760.090.023
20682,412,2361,7360.070.023
20692,413,5101,2740.050.023
20702,414,3378270.030.023
20712,414,7023650.020.023
20722,414,609-930.000.023
20732,414,060-549-0.020.023
20742,413,033-1,027-0.040.023
20752,411,544-1,489-0.060.023
20762,409,591-1,953-0.080.023
20772,407,176-2,415-0.100.023
20782,404,306-2,870-0.120.023
20792,400,981-3,325-0.140.023
20802,397,205-3,776-0.160.022
20812,393,005-4,200-0.180.022
20822,388,370-4,635-0.190.022
20832,383,313-5,057-0.210.022
20842,377,819-5,494-0.230.022
20852,371,914-5,905-0.250.022
20862,365,597-6,317-0.270.022
20872,358,908-6,689-0.280.022
20882,351,858-7,050-0.300.022
20892,344,468-7,390-0.310.022
20902,336,780-7,688-0.330.022
20912,328,812-7,968-0.340.022
20922,320,607-8,205-0.350.021
20932,312,206-8,401-0.360.021
20942,303,646-8,560-0.370.021
20952,294,981-8,665-0.380.021
20962,286,261-8,720-0.380.021
20972,277,533-8,728-0.380.021
20982,268,850-8,683-0.380.021
20992,260,285-8,565-0.380.021
21002,251,887-8,398-0.370.021

Bahrain population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
Net Changerate (%)to World
1950115,611--0.005
1951116,8321,2211.060.005
1952119,5862,7542.360.005
1953123,4893,9033.260.005
1954128,2534,7643.860.005
1955133,5855,3324.160.005
1956139,2685,6834.250.005
1957145,1095,8414.190.005
1958150,9825,8734.050.005
1959156,7775,7953.840.005
1960162,4275,6503.600.005
1961167,8945,4673.370.005
1962173,1445,2503.130.005
1963178,1404,9962.890.006
1964182,8874,7472.660.006
1965187,4314,5442.480.006
1966191,7804,3492.320.006
1967196,0634,2832.230.006
1968200,6534,5902.340.006
1969206,0435,3902.690.006
1970212,6056,5623.180.006
1971220,3127,7073.630.006
1972229,1558,8434.010.006
1973239,52710,3724.530.006
1974251,91112,3845.170.006
1975266,54314,6325.810.007
1976283,75217,2096.460.007
1977303,17519,4236.850.007
1978323,47320,2986.700.008
1979342,79919,3265.970.008
1980359,88817,0894.990.008
1981374,12014,2323.950.008
1982385,95011,8303.160.008
1983396,45410,5042.720.008
1984407,22510,7712.720.009
1985419,42812,2033.000.009
1986433,48014,0523.350.009
1987448,97115,4913.570.009
1988465,19816,2273.610.009
1989481,08715,8893.420.009
1990495,93114,8443.090.009
1991509,76013,8292.790.009
1992523,08613,3262.610.010
1993536,21013,1242.510.010
1994549,58313,3732.490.010
1995563,69714,1142.570.010
1996578,66614,9692.660.010
1997594,93116,2652.810.010
1998613,70018,7693.150.010
1999636,54122,8413.720.010
2000664,61128,0704.410.011
2001697,54532,9344.960.011
2002735,14637,6015.390.012
2003778,70843,5625.930.012
2004829,84451,1366.570.013
2005889,16459,3207.150.014
2006958,41869,2547.790.014
20071,035,91977,5018.090.015
20081,114,64178,7227.600.016
20091,185,07670,4356.320.017
20101,240,86055,7844.710.018
20111,278,15137,2913.010.018
20121,299,94421,7931.710.018
20131,315,02815,0841.160.018
20141,336,07521,0471.600.018
20151,371,85135,7762.680.019
20161,425,79253,9413.930.019
20171,494,07668,2844.790.020
20181,569,44675,3705.040.021
20191,641,17271,7264.570.021