Population of Bahrain

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date	26 Aug 2025

The current population of Bahrain is 1,655,035 as of November 04, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Bahrain is projected at 1,643,332, or 1.64 million, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Bahrain is projected at 1,607,049, or 1.61 million people, for the year 2024.

Bahrain ranks 154th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Bahrain is ranked 45th among 51 countries and territories in Asia.

Bahrain population projections

Year	Population		Growth		Share (%)
Year	1 Jan	1 July	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
2024	1,587,804	1,607,049	38,489	2.395	0.0197
2025	1,626,293	1,643,332	34,077	2.074	0.0200
2026	1,660,370	1,675,572	30,404	1.815	0.0202
2027	1,690,774	1,703,172	24,797	1.456	0.0204
2028	1,715,571	1,726,506	21,870	1.267	0.0205
2029	1,737,441	1,746,854	18,827	1.078	0.0205
2030	1,756,268	1,765,209	17,882	1.013	0.0206
2031	1,774,150	1,783,162	18,024	1.011	0.0207
2032	1,792,174	1,801,265	18,183	1.009	0.0207
2033	1,810,357	1,819,525	18,337	1.008	0.0208
2034	1,828,694	1,837,948	18,508	1.007	0.0208
2035	1,847,202	1,856,537	18,671	1.006	0.0209
2036	1,865,873	1,875,278	18,811	1.003	0.0210
2037	1,884,684	1,894,139	18,909	0.998	0.0210
2038	1,903,593	1,913,103	19,020	0.994	0.0211
2039	1,922,613	1,932,141	19,057	0.986	0.0212
2040	1,941,670	1,951,233	19,125	0.980	0.0213
2041	1,960,795	1,970,368	19,146	0.972	0.0213
2042	1,979,941	1,989,493	19,103	0.960	0.0214
2043	1,999,044	2,008,563	19,037	0.948	0.0215
2044	2,018,081	2,027,568	18,973	0.936	0.0216
2045	2,037,054	2,046,472	18,836	0.920	0.0217
2046	2,055,890	2,065,259	18,738	0.907	0.0218
2047	2,074,628	2,083,936	18,617	0.893	0.0219
2048	2,093,245	2,102,512	18,534	0.882	0.0219
2049	2,111,779	2,121,011	18,464	0.871	0.0220
2050	2,130,243	2,139,465	18,443	0.862	0.0221
2051	2,148,686	2,157,875	18,378	0.852	0.0222
2052	2,167,064	2,176,250	18,372	0.844	0.0223
2053	2,185,436	2,194,618	18,364	0.837	0.0224
2054	2,203,800	2,212,963	18,326	0.828	0.0226
2055	2,222,126	2,231,292	18,332	0.822	0.0227
2056	2,240,458	2,249,620	18,324	0.815	0.0228
2057	2,258,782	2,267,968	18,372	0.810	0.0229
2058	2,277,154	2,286,392	18,477	0.808	0.0230
2059	2,295,631	2,304,896	18,530	0.804	0.0231
2060	2,314,161	2,323,451	18,580	0.800	0.0233
2061	2,332,741	2,342,082	18,682	0.798	0.0234
2062	2,351,423	2,360,816	18,786	0.796	0.0235
2063	2,370,209	2,379,649	18,880	0.793	0.0237
2064	2,389,089	2,398,561	18,945	0.790	0.0238
2065	2,408,034	2,417,523	18,979	0.785	0.0239
2066	2,427,013	2,436,546	19,065	0.782	0.0241
2067	2,446,078	2,455,644	19,132	0.779	0.0242
2068	2,465,210	2,474,776	19,132	0.773	0.0244
2069	2,484,342	2,493,903	19,122	0.767	0.0245
2070	2,503,464	2,513,013	19,098	0.760	0.0247
2071	2,522,562	2,532,137	19,149	0.756	0.0248
2072	2,541,711	2,551,254	19,086	0.748	0.0250
2073	2,560,797	2,570,340	19,085	0.743	0.0251
2074	2,579,882	2,589,414	19,065	0.736	0.0253
2075	2,598,947	2,608,446	18,998	0.728	0.0254
2076	2,617,945	2,627,416	18,941	0.721	0.0256
2077	2,636,886	2,646,358	18,944	0.716	0.0258
2078	2,655,830	2,665,300	18,941	0.711	0.0259
2079	2,674,771	2,684,238	18,935	0.705	0.0261
2080	2,693,706	2,703,179	18,946	0.701	0.0263
2081	2,712,652	2,722,146	18,988	0.698	0.0265
2082	2,731,640	2,741,156	19,032	0.694	0.0266
2083	2,750,672	2,760,201	19,058	0.690	0.0268
2084	2,769,730	2,779,258	19,057	0.686	0.0270
2085	2,788,787	2,798,343	19,111	0.683	0.0272
2086	2,807,898	2,817,447	19,098	0.678	0.0274
2087	2,826,996	2,836,568	19,144	0.675	0.0276
2088	2,846,140	2,855,765	19,249	0.674	0.0278
2089	2,865,389	2,875,017	19,255	0.670	0.0280
2090	2,884,644	2,894,320	19,353	0.669	0.0282
2091	2,903,997	2,913,722	19,449	0.667	0.0284
2092	2,923,446	2,933,182	19,473	0.664	0.0286
2093	2,942,919	2,952,676	19,514	0.661	0.0288
2094	2,962,433	2,972,220	19,574	0.659	0.0290
2095	2,982,007	2,991,809	19,605	0.655	0.0292
2096	3,001,612	3,011,436	19,648	0.652	0.0294
2097	3,021,260	3,031,114	19,708	0.650	0.0297
2098	3,040,968	3,050,840	19,744	0.647	0.0299
2099	3,060,712	3,070,579	19,735	0.643	0.0301
2100	3,080,447	3,090,323	19,751	0.639	0.0304

Bahrain population estimates

Year	Population		Growth		Share (%)
Year	1 Jan	1 July	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
1950	115,571	117,263	3,384	2.886	0.0047
1951	118,955	120,750	3,590	2.973	0.0048
1952	122,545	124,448	3,807	3.059	0.0048
1953	126,352	128,373	4,042	3.149	0.0049
1954	130,394	132,561	4,334	3.270	0.0049
1955	134,728	137,070	4,684	3.418	0.0050
1956	139,412	141,919	5,014	3.533	0.0051
1957	144,426	147,147	5,441	3.698	0.0052
1958	149,867	152,810	5,885	3.852	0.0052
1959	155,752	158,921	6,337	3.988	0.0054
1960	162,089	165,477	6,777	4.096	0.0055
1961	168,866	172,346	6,961	4.040	0.0056
1962	175,827	179,349	7,044	3.928	0.0057
1963	182,871	186,501	7,260	3.893	0.0058
1964	190,131	193,816	7,370	3.803	0.0059
1965	197,501	200,866	6,730	3.351	0.0060
1966	204,231	207,543	6,624	3.192	0.0061
1967	210,855	214,189	6,667	3.113	0.0062
1968	217,522	219,337	3,629	1.655	0.0062
1969	221,151	222,469	2,635	1.184	0.0061
1970	223,786	224,809	2,045	0.910	0.0061
1971	225,831	230,733	9,805	4.250	0.0061
1972	235,636	242,113	12,953	5.351	0.0063
1973	248,589	255,320	13,462	5.274	0.0065
1974	262,051	269,038	13,975	5.196	0.0067
1975	276,026	283,243	14,434	5.097	0.0070
1976	290,460	297,863	14,806	4.972	0.0072
1977	305,266	312,823	15,114	4.832	0.0074
1978	320,380	328,046	15,332	4.675	0.0076
1979	335,712	343,457	15,491	4.511	0.0079
1980	351,203	358,978	15,551	4.333	0.0081
1981	366,754	373,524	13,540	3.625	0.0082
1982	380,294	386,983	13,377	3.457	0.0084
1983	393,671	400,707	14,072	3.512	0.0085
1984	407,743	415,154	14,823	3.571	0.0087
1985	422,566	430,358	15,583	3.621	0.0088
1986	438,149	446,286	16,273	3.647	0.0090
1987	454,422	462,854	16,865	3.644	0.0092
1988	471,287	479,929	17,284	3.602	0.0093
1989	488,571	497,327	17,513	3.522	0.0095
1990	506,084	514,797	17,425	3.385	0.0097
1991	523,509	531,869	16,719	3.144	0.0098
1992	540,228	547,749	15,041	2.746	0.0099
1993	555,269	562,809	15,081	2.680	0.0101
1994	570,350	577,952	15,204	2.631	0.0102
1995	585,554	593,222	15,336	2.585	0.0103
1996	600,890	608,593	15,406	2.532	0.0104
1997	616,296	624,005	15,418	2.471	0.0105
1998	631,714	639,378	15,328	2.397	0.0106
1999	647,042	654,614	15,143	2.313	0.0108
2000	662,185	669,581	14,791	2.209	0.0108
2001	676,976	699,956	45,959	6.568	0.0112
2002	722,935	752,197	58,525	7.784	0.0119
2003	781,460	811,276	59,632	7.354	0.0126
2004	841,092	871,442	60,700	6.968	0.0134
2005	901,792	932,604	61,624	6.610	0.0142
2006	963,416	994,618	62,404	6.276	0.0149
2007	1,025,820	1,057,405	63,170	5.976	0.0156
2008	1,088,990	1,120,714	63,447	5.663	0.0164
2009	1,152,437	1,183,605	62,337	5.268	0.0171
2010	1,214,774	1,213,244	-3,060	-0.252	0.0173
2011	1,211,714	1,206,728	-9,972	-0.826	0.0170
2012	1,201,742	1,216,303	29,122	2.394	0.0169
2013	1,230,864	1,257,203	52,678	4.191	0.0172
2014	1,283,542	1,312,848	58,612	4.465	0.0178
2015	1,342,154	1,369,650	54,992	4.016	0.0183
2016	1,397,146	1,429,604	64,916	4.542	0.0189
2017	1,462,062	1,481,995	39,866	2.690	0.0194
2018	1,501,928	1,497,626	-8,605	-0.575	0.0194
2019	1,493,323	1,485,670	-15,305	-1.030	0.0190
2020	1,478,018	1,483,077	10,118	0.682	0.0188
2021	1,488,136	1,501,764	27,255	1.815	0.0189
2022	1,515,391	1,533,459	36,136	2.357	0.0191
2023	1,551,527	1,569,666	36,277	2.311	0.0194