Bahrain birth & fertility rate decline on charts

Bahrain has a birth rate of 12.5 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 1.82 (the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime based on current age-specific birth rates).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Bahrain was 7.26 children per woman — 3.98 times higher than in 2023.

Bahrain birth rate statistics:

Bahrain is ranked 111/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 24/194 in 1960.
The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 30, a change from 30.4 in 1990.
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 201.6 in 1960 to 7.54 in 2023.
22.2% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 21.2% in 1960.

Fertility rate in Bahrain by year

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Year	Fertility rate	Rank
2023	1.82	108
2022	1.84	108
2021	1.85	108
2020	1.86	110
2019	1.84	114
2018	1.91	112
2017	1.98	113
2016	2.04	113
2015	2.11	109
2014	2.15	108
2013	2.17	108
2012	2.11	113
2011	2.03	118
2010	1.99	124
2009	2.05	121
2008	2.15	116
2007	2.28	109
2006	2.46	100
2005	2.67	89
2004	2.77	86
2003	2.78	88
2002	2.7	95
2001	2.65	100
2000	2.8	96
1999	2.9	94
1998	2.89	99
1997	2.92	99
1996	2.99	101
1995	3.13	98
1994	3.29	94
1993	3.46	94
1992	3.55	94
1991	3.63	95
1990	3.82	93
1989	3.96	93
1988	4.04	93
1987	4.13	94
1986	4.25	92
1985	4.28	94
1984	4.3	97
1983	4.41	96
1982	4.51	96
1981	4.6	97
1980	4.76	97
1979	4.94	94
1978	5.12	90
1977	5.29	91
1976	5.45	91
1975	5.62	89
1974	5.79	83
1973	5.97	80
1972	6.14	76
1971	6.28	72
1970	6.43	63
1969	6.57	58
1968	6.71	49
1967	6.84	45
1966	6.94	40
1965	7.03	35
1964	7.09	27
1963	7.14	26
1962	7.19	23
1961	7.23	21
1960	7.26	20

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Bahrain was 1.82 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2016. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.46 — a 47.3% decline in 30 years.

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The chart above shows the historical changes in fertility rate and ranking compared to other countries, where a lower rank number indicates a higher relative fertility rate.

Births, deaths, and natural population change by year

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Year	People
Year	Natural change	Births	Deaths
2023	16,356	19,650	3,294
2022	17,058	20,250	3,192
2021	15,401	19,619	4,218
2020	15,056	18,863	3,807
2019	16,639	19,760	3,121
2018	17,445	20,503	3,058
2017	18,140	21,122	2,982
2016	17,996	20,819	2,823
2015	18,193	21,048	2,855
2014	17,826	20,540	2,714
2013	17,044	19,530	2,486
2012	16,219	18,663	2,444
2011	15,990	18,452	2,462
2010	16,474	19,025	2,551
2009	15,795	18,220	2,425
2008	15,541	17,861	2,320
2007	15,393	17,628	2,235
2006	15,248	17,363	2,115
2005	15,196	17,202	2,006
2004	14,454	16,359	1,905
2003	13,243	15,054	1,811
2002	11,875	13,604	1,729
2001	10,948	12,619	1,671
2000	11,339	13,026	1,687
1999	11,397	13,074	1,677
1998	10,970	12,632	1,662
1997	10,739	12,386	1,647
1996	10,607	12,240	1,633
1995	10,824	12,446	1,622
1994	11,133	12,744	1,611
1993	11,521	13,119	1,598
1992	11,577	13,152	1,575
1991	11,491	13,054	1,563
1990	12,337	13,971	1,634
1989	12,293	13,897	1,604
1988	11,995	13,563	1,568
1987	11,709	13,241	1,532
1986	11,455	12,954	1,499
1985	10,924	12,391	1,467
1984	10,269	11,705	1,436
1983	9,821	11,236	1,415
1982	9,396	10,796	1,400
1981	9,020	10,409	1,389
1980	8,802	10,189	1,387
1979	8,587	9,975	1,388
1978	8,358	9,751	1,393
1977	8,093	9,491	1,398
1976	7,818	9,226	1,408
1975	7,535	8,957	1,422
1974	7,265	8,706	1,441
1973	7,012	8,478	1,466
1972	6,763	8,266	1,503
1971	6,650	8,201	1,551
1970	6,973	8,621	1,648
1969	7,277	9,044	1,767
1968	7,584	9,478	1,894
1967	7,492	9,488	1,996
1966	7,342	9,444	2,102
1965	7,148	9,357	2,209
1964	6,873	9,183	2,310
1963	6,557	8,966	2,409
1962	6,232	8,741	2,509
1961	5,882	8,487	2,605
1960	5,513	8,207	2,694

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the past 10 years, the natural population change in Bahrain (from births and deaths only, excluding migration) has been +1.16% annually. On average, 17,011 more people were born each year than died.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was 1.04% — 16,356 more people were born than died.

In 2023, Bahrain ranks 113/196 for absolute natural population change and 91/196 for natural change rate, where a lower rank number indicates faster natural growth and a higher number indicates greater decline.

Birth rates in Bahrain compared to other countries

	Bahrain	Rank
Fertility rate	1.82	108/196
Birth rate	12.5	111/196
Population change due to births and deaths	+16,356	113/196
Natural population change rate	+1.04%	91/196
Population growth	+0.74%	117/197
Average age at childbearing	30 years	66/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	6.74	152/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29	90.8	107/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+	31.3	74/197
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population	22.2%	158/196
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49	30.6%	123/179
Share of births attended by skilled health staff	99.6%	52/191
Maternal mortality per live birth	0.02%	127/193
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age)	0.44%	133/193
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age)	0.72%	135/196
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	0.86%	133/192
Life expectancy	81.7 years	36/197

Birth rates by women's age

Annual births per 1,000 women

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 women
Year	Total	15-19	20-29	30+
2026	31.5	6.74	90.8	31.3
2025	31.7	7.02	91.6	31.8
2024	32.1	7.32	92.6	32.3
2023	32.7	7.63	94	33.4
2022	35.1	8.12	95	33.9
2021	34.3	8.34	95.3	33.6
2020	34.2	8.13	96.1	34.5
2019	35.5	9.26	95	35.2
2018	36.6	11.8	96.5	37.1
2017	37.6	13.1	101.1	37.9
2016	39.1	14.2	104.9	38.7
2015	40.2	15.1	109.7	39.1
2014	40.9	15.4	110.1	40.6
2013	41.7	16.2	111.8	41.1
2012	41.6	15	109.2	40.4
2011	41.4	14.7	103.8	39.8
2010	40.4	14.5	100.5	40.3
2009	40.9	15.2	102.8	41.6
2008	43.1	14.2	110	43.4
2007	45	14.9	117.9	45.4
2006	48.5	16.6	128.7	48.4
2005	52.2	19.7	142.7	50.9
2004	53.5	20.8	147.3	53.7
2003	52.6	15.7	138.3	60.2
2002	50.4	11.4	127.6	63.6
2001	49.6	11.4	128.1	61.9
2000	52.4	11.6	129.1	68.6
1999	54.3	13.5	132	72.6
1998	54	17.2	131.5	72.6
1997	54.5	17.3	133.3	74.6
1996	55.4	19.8	140.9	73.7
1995	57.9	20.9	145.5	78.8
1994	60.9	20.8	154.2	83
1993	64.4	21.4	164.6	86.7
1992	66.3	22.2	172.1	86.6
1991	67.4	22.5	177.4	86
1990	66.8	24.7	187.7	87.6
1989	68.9	27	196.1	87.8
1988	69.9	30.9	202.3	85.6
1987	70.8	35.1	210.1	83.1
1986	72	41	217.9	81.6
1985	71.6	47.1	220.1	78.9
1984	70.2	48.6	217.2	79.1
1983	69.9	52	216.4	81.1
1982	69.6	54.5	216	83.8
1981	69.6	55.2	218.2	86
1980	70.6	57.4	225.5	88.3
1979	71.9	60.9	233.6	90.7
1978	73	68.7	239.6	93.1
1977	74	75.1	247.7	94.4
1976	74.9	81.9	256.3	95.7
1975	75.8	89.1	264.6	97.1
1974	76.7	97.4	272.6	98.5
1973	77.7	106	281.4	100
1972	78.8	115.9	289.3	101.4
1971	80.6	124	299.3	101.3
1970	85	133.5	310	100.9
1969	87.8	143.1	314	101.9
1968	90.9	151.3	321	102.6
1967	92	161	327	104.2
1966	94.7	171.2	332	105.6
1965	97.2	179.8	334	106.7
1964	99	185.9	336	107.2
1963	100.6	191.7	337	107.5
1962	101.9	197.9	338	107.8
1961	102.9	202	340	108.2
1960	103.6	205.6	340	108.3

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Above is a chart displaying birth rates in Bahrain by maternal age. In 2026, of all live births, 1.49% will be to women under age 20, 45.2% to women ages 20-29, and 53.3% to women ages 30 and above. The respective shares in 1990 were 3.17%, 58%, and 38.9%.

Children 0-14 years as share of population by year

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Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
Year	Bahrain	World
2100	16.6%	16.5%
2099	16.6%	16.6%
2098	16.6%	16.6%
2097	16.6%	16.7%
2096	16.6%	16.8%
2095	16.6%	16.8%
2094	16.5%	16.9%
2093	16.5%	17%
2092	16.5%	17%
2091	16.5%	17.1%
2090	16.5%	17.2%
2089	16.6%	17.2%
2088	16.6%	17.3%
2087	16.6%	17.4%
2086	16.6%	17.4%
2085	16.6%	17.5%
2084	16.6%	17.5%
2083	16.6%	17.6%
2082	16.6%	17.7%
2081	16.6%	17.7%
2080	16.6%	17.8%
2079	16.6%	17.8%
2078	16.6%	17.9%
2077	16.6%	17.9%
2076	16.6%	18%
2075	16.6%	18%
2074	16.6%	18.1%
2073	16.6%	18.2%
2072	16.6%	18.2%
2071	16.6%	18.3%
2070	16.6%	18.3%
2069	16.5%	18.4%
2068	16.5%	18.5%
2067	16.5%	18.6%
2066	16.5%	18.6%
2065	16.5%	18.7%
2064	16.5%	18.8%
2063	16.5%	18.9%
2062	16.6%	19.1%
2061	16.6%	19.2%
2060	16.6%	19.3%
2059	16.7%	19.4%
2058	16.7%	19.5%
2057	16.8%	19.6%
2056	16.8%	19.8%
2055	16.9%	19.9%
2054	16.9%	20%
2053	17%	20.1%
2052	17%	20.2%
2051	17.1%	20.3%
2050	17.2%	20.4%
2049	17.2%	20.5%
2048	17.2%	20.6%
2047	17.3%	20.7%
2046	17.3%	20.8%
2045	17.3%	20.9%
2044	17.3%	20.9%
2043	17.3%	21%
2042	17.3%	21.1%
2041	17.3%	21.2%
2040	17.3%	21.2%
2039	17.3%	21.3%
2038	17.3%	21.4%
2037	17.2%	21.5%
2036	17.2%	21.6%
2035	17.1%	21.8%
2034	17.1%	22%
2033	17.2%	22.2%
2032	17.3%	22.4%
2031	17.4%	22.7%
2030	17.5%	23%
2029	17.7%	23.3%
2028	17.8%	23.6%
2027	18%	23.9%
2026	18.3%	24.2%
2025	18.6%	24.6%
2024	18.7%	24.7%
2023	19%	25%
2022	19.1%	25.3%
2021	19.3%	25.6%
2020	19.9%	25.8%
2019	20.1%	26%
2018	19.8%	26.2%
2017	19.8%	26.4%
2016	20.1%	26.5%
2015	20.5%	26.6%
2014	20.3%	26.8%
2013	19.8%	26.9%
2012	19.9%	27%
2011	20.4%	27.1%
2010	20.4%	27.3%
2009	20.6%	27.5%
2008	21.3%	27.6%
2007	22%	27.9%
2006	22.8%	28.1%
2005	23.7%	28.5%
2004	24.9%	28.8%
2003	26.2%	29.2%
2002	27.6%	29.6%
2001	28.9%	30%
2000	29.8%	30.4%
1999	30.2%	30.8%
1998	30.7%	31.1%
1997	31.2%	31.5%
1996	31.7%	31.8%
1995	32.2%	32.1%
1994	32.6%	32.3%
1993	33.1%	32.5%
1992	33.5%	32.7%
1991	33.6%	32.9%
1990	33.6%	33%
1989	33.4%	33.2%
1988	33.3%	33.4%
1987	33.3%	33.6%
1986	33.3%	33.8%
1985	33.4%	34%
1984	33.7%	34.3%
1983	34%	34.6%
1982	34.4%	34.9%
1981	34.8%	35.2%
1980	35.3%	35.5%
1979	36%	35.9%
1978	36.8%	36.3%
1977	37.7%	36.7%
1976	38.7%	36.9%
1975	39.8%	37.1%
1974	41%	37.2%
1973	42.2%	37.3%
1972	43.4%	37.5%
1971	44.4%	37.6%
1970	45.3%	37.7%
1969	45.8%	37.8%
1968	46.1%	37.9%
1967	45.9%	38%
1966	45.3%	38%
1965	44.7%	38%
1964	44.1%	38%
1963	43.6%	37.8%
1962	43.2%	37.6%
1961	42.9%	37.5%
1960	42.7%	37.4%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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The share of children aged 0-14 in Bahrain was 42.7% in 1960, 33.5% in 1992, and 18.7% as of the latest data in 2024.

More about the demographics of Bahrain.

Fertility rates around the globe

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Maternal mortality by year

1x

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
2023	17	197
2022	5	203
2021	10	242
2020	7	211
2019	17	207
2018	16	211
2017	17	215
2016	17	220
2015	16	228
2014	16	231
2013	17	235
2012	17	239
2011	18	247
2010	18	253
2009	18	258
2008	19	264
2007	19	269
2006	20	276
2005	20	283
2004	21	291
2003	22	301
2002	23	311
2001	24	321
2000	25	328
1999	26	340
1998	27	360
1997	28	358
1996	30	366
1995	31	371
1994	33	382
1993	33	389
1992	34	395
1991	34	395
1990	35	391
1989	35	401
1988	36	414
1987	36	429
1986	37	438
1985	37	460

Data sources: World Bank | Gender (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The maternal mortality rate in Bahrain was 17 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.02% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a 32% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Under-five mortality by year

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

1x

Year	Under 5 mortality rate
Year	Bahrain	World
2023	0.86%	2.49%
2022	0.84%	2.59%
2021	0.82%	2.66%
2020	0.8%	2.75%
2019	0.78%	2.86%
2018	0.77%	2.97%
2017	0.77%	3.11%
2016	0.76%	3.22%
2015	0.77%	3.35%
2014	0.78%	3.48%
2013	0.79%	3.61%
2012	0.81%	3.77%
2011	0.83%	3.97%
2010	0.86%	4.11%
2009	0.9%	4.31%
2008	0.94%	4.5%
2007	0.98%	4.7%
2006	1.03%	4.92%
2005	1.06%	5.16%
2004	1.1%	5.43%
2003	1.13%	5.65%
2002	1.16%	5.94%
2001	1.2%	6.21%
2000	1.25%	6.48%
1999	1.32%	6.75%
1998	1.41%	7.05%
1997	1.52%	7.28%
1996	1.66%	7.52%
1995	1.82%	7.76%
1994	1.97%	7.98%
1993	2.1%	8.19%
1992	2.21%	8.46%
1991	2.27%	8.66%
1990	2.31%	8.81%
1989	2.32%	9.02%
1988	2.34%	9.31%
1987	2.38%	9.47%
1986	2.44%	9.81%
1985	2.52%	10.1%
1984	2.63%	10.4%
1983	2.76%	10.6%
1982	2.91%	10.8%
1981	3.09%	11%
1980	3.3%	11.4%
1979	3.54%	11.7%
1978	3.81%	12.2%
1977	4.11%	12.6%
1976	4.45%	13%
1975	4.84%	13.4%
1974	5.29%	13.8%
1973	5.8%	14.1%
1972	6.38%	14.5%
1971	7.05%	15.1%
1970	7.79%	15.2%
1969	8.6%	15.4%
1968	9.5%	15.6%
1967	10.5%	15.9%
1966	11.5%	16.1%
1965	12.7%	16.4%
1964	13.9%	16.6%
1963	15.2%	16.5%
1962	16.6%	16.7%
1961	18.2%	17%
1960	19.8%	17.2%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The under-5 mortality rate in Bahrain was 8.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.86% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 12.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.