Bahrain Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Bahrain is 1,669,503 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 1,588,670 in 2024.

For the last 20 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of 3.69% per year.
Bahrain accounts for 0.02% of the world's population.
Since 2006, population has increased from 960K people to 1.67M (73.8% growth in 20 years).
Bahrain is projected to reach 3.08M people in 2100.
Bahrain is ranked 151/197 by population and was ranked 157th in 2006.

Bahrain population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	3,082,127	0.64%
2099	3,062,381	0.65%
2098	3,042,626	0.65%
2097	3,022,907	0.65%
2096	3,003,249	0.66%
2095	2,983,633	0.66%
2094	2,964,048	0.66%
2093	2,944,524	0.67%
2092	2,925,040	0.67%
2091	2,905,580	0.67%
2090	2,886,217	0.67%
2089	2,866,951	0.68%
2088	2,847,692	0.68%
2087	2,828,537	0.68%
2086	2,809,429	0.69%
2085	2,790,308	0.69%
2084	2,771,240	0.69%
2083	2,752,172	0.7%
2082	2,733,129	0.7%
2081	2,714,131	0.7%
2080	2,695,175	0.71%
2079	2,676,229	0.71%
2078	2,657,278	0.72%
2077	2,638,324	0.72%
2076	2,619,372	0.73%
2075	2,600,364	0.74%
2074	2,581,289	0.75%
2073	2,562,193	0.75%
2072	2,543,097	0.76%
2071	2,523,937	0.76%
2070	2,504,829	0.77%
2069	2,485,696	0.78%
2068	2,466,554	0.78%
2067	2,447,412	0.79%
2066	2,428,336	0.79%
2065	2,409,347	0.79%
2064	2,390,392	0.8%
2063	2,371,501	0.8%
2062	2,352,705	0.8%
2061	2,334,013	0.8%
2060	2,315,423	0.81%
2059	2,296,883	0.81%
2058	2,278,395	0.81%
2057	2,260,013	0.82%
2056	2,241,679	0.82%
2055	2,223,337	0.83%
2054	2,205,001	0.84%
2053	2,186,627	0.85%
2052	2,168,245	0.86%
2051	2,149,857	0.87%
2050	2,131,404	0.87%
2049	2,112,930	0.89%
2048	2,094,386	0.9%
2047	2,075,759	0.91%
2046	2,057,011	0.92%
2045	2,038,165	0.94%
2044	2,019,181	0.95%
2043	2,000,134	0.96%
2042	1,981,020	0.98%
2041	1,961,864	0.98%
2040	1,942,729	0.99%
2039	1,923,661	1%
2038	1,904,631	1%
2037	1,885,711	1.01%
2036	1,866,890	1.01%
2035	1,848,209	1.01%
2034	1,829,691	1.01%
2033	1,811,344	1.01%
2032	1,793,151	1.02%
2031	1,775,117	1.02%
2030	1,757,225	1.08%
2029	1,738,388	1.27%
2028	1,716,506	1.47%
2027	1,691,696	1.83%
2026	1,661,275	2.1%
2025	1,627,179	2.42%
2024	1,588,670	0.74%
2023	1,577,059	3.43%
2022	1,524,693	1.35%
2021	1,504,365	2.18%
2020	1,472,204	-0.78%
2019	1,483,756	-1.29%
2018	1,503,091	0.13%
2017	1,501,116	5.44%
2016	1,423,726	3.9%
2015	1,370,322	4.24%
2014	1,314,562	4.9%
2013	1,253,191	3.66%
2012	1,208,964	1.17%
2011	1,195,020	-2.73%
2010	1,228,543	4.25%
2009	1,178,415	6.79%
2008	1,103,496	6.18%
2007	1,039,295	8.21%
2006	960,424	8.06%
2005	888,822	7.9%
2004	823,741	7.75%
2003	764,517	7.59%
2002	710,553	7.45%
2001	661,316	3.72%
2000	637,582	2.67%
1999	620,989	2.67%
1998	604,842	2.67%
1997	589,115	2.67%
1996	573,792	2.67%
1995	558,879	2.67%
1994	544,366	2.67%
1993	530,225	2.67%
1992	516,458	2.66%
1991	503,052	-2.28%
1990	514,797	3.51%
1989	497,327	3.63%
1988	479,929	3.69%
1987	462,854	3.71%
1986	446,286	3.7%
1985	430,358	3.66%
1984	415,154	3.61%
1983	400,707	3.55%
1982	386,983	3.6%
1981	373,524	4.05%
1980	358,978	4.52%
1979	343,457	4.7%
1978	328,046	4.87%
1977	312,823	5.02%
1976	297,863	5.16%
1975	283,243	5.28%
1974	269,038	5.37%
1973	255,320	5.45%
1972	242,113	4.93%
1971	230,733	2.64%
1970	224,809	1.05%
1969	222,469	1.43%
1968	219,337	2.4%
1967	214,189	3.2%
1966	207,543	3.32%
1965	200,866	3.64%
1964	193,816	3.92%
1963	186,501	3.99%
1962	179,349	4.06%
1961	172,346	4.15%
1960	165,477	-

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

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Bahrain has a population of 1.67M as of 2026, compared to 1.42M in 2016, 960K in 2006, and 574K in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.73% per year. Bahrain is ranked 70th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Bahrain will have 2,057,011 people (23.2% growth) with a rank change from 151st to 146th.

By the year 2100, Bahrain's population is projected to grow by 84.6% from its current level to 3.08M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	18,128
2024	-	-	22,699
2023	36,358	16,356	20,002
2022	36,033	17,058	18,975
2021	27,283	15,401	11,882
2020	10,008	15,056	-5,048
2019	-15,328	16,639	-31,967
2018	-8,533	17,445	-25,978
2017	40,098	18,140	21,958
2016	64,829	17,996	46,833
2015	55,002	18,193	36,809
2014	58,641	17,826	40,815
2013	52,618	17,044	35,574
2012	29,020	16,219	12,801
2011	-10,117	15,990	-26,107
2010	-2,855	16,474	-19,329
2009	62,262	15,795	46,467
2008	63,215	15,541	47,674
2007	62,893	15,393	47,500
2006	61,863	15,248	46,615
2005	60,878	15,196	45,682
2004	59,867	14,454	45,413
2003	58,814	13,243	45,571
2002	57,827	11,875	45,952
2001	45,319	10,948	34,371
2000	14,225	11,339	2,886
1999	14,527	11,397	3,130
1998	14,703	10,970	3,733
1997	14,775	10,739	4,036
1996	14,769	10,607	4,162
1995	14,666	10,824	3,842
1994	14,520	11,133	3,387
1993	14,371	11,521	2,850
1992	14,345	11,577	2,768
1991	16,053	11,491	4,562
1990	17,427	12,337	5,090
1989	17,513	12,293	5,220
1988	17,289	11,995	5,294
1987	16,861	11,709	5,152
1986	16,277	11,455	4,822
1985	15,581	10,924	4,657
1984	14,826	10,269	4,557
1983	14,073	9,821	4,252
1982	13,376	9,396	3,980
1981	13,543	9,020	4,523
1980	15,543	8,802	6,741
1979	15,495	8,587	6,908
1978	15,332	8,358	6,974
1977	15,110	8,093	7,017
1976	14,811	7,818	6,993
1975	14,435	7,535	6,900
1974	13,976	7,265	6,711
1973	13,462	7,012	6,450
1972	12,953	6,763	6,190
1971	9,809	6,650	3,159
1970	2,034	6,973	-4,939
1969	2,639	7,277	-4,638
1968	3,632	7,584	-3,952
1967	6,663	7,492	-829
1966	6,624	7,342	-718
1965	6,733	7,148	-415
1964	7,364	6,873	491
1963	7,271	6,557	714
1962	7,042	6,232	810
1961	6,958	5,882	1,076
1960	6,779	5,513	1,266

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 55.9% of the population change in Bahrain is from natural causes (a gain of 170,110 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 134,281 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 643,007 and 53% in 2010.

Bahrain population clock

	Bahrain	Rank
Current population	1669503	151/197
Percent of world population	0.02%	151/197
One net population change	45.3 minutes	131/197
One birth every	26.7 minutes	153/196
One death every	2.66 hours	167/196
Daily growth/decline	+32	131/197
Annual growth/decline	+11,611	131/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+0.74%	117/197
One migration net change every	29.1 minutes	34/196
Annual migration change	+18,128	34/196
Foreign-born residents	840,202	66/195
Foreign-born share of population	52.3%	7/195

Largest cities by population

Bahrain
City	Population
Manama	298K
Riffa	115K
Isa Town	61.3K

Bahrain population statistics

	Bahrain	World
Life expectancy	81.7 years	73.8 years
Average age	33.3 years	33.8 years
Median age	34.2 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	62:38	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	1.82 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	5,378 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Bahrain.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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