The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 173,562,364 people in Bangladesh in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,650,128 people compared to 177,398,795 in Bangladesh.
Population statistics:
- Bangladesh's population is 107.5 times bigger than Bahrain's.
- Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Bangladesh is the 8th.
- The countries together account for 2.17% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 2.15% for Bangladesh.
- For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +0.94% in Bangladesh.
- Since 2005, the population of Bahrain has increased from 889K people to 1.65M (85.7% growth), while Bangladesh has grown from 145M to 177M (22.6% growth).
- Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.05M people compared to the peak of 226M people in 2071 for Bangladesh.
Bahrain vs Bangladesh: live population counter
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| Current population |
1650128
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177398795
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| Population rank | 151/197 | 8/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 2.15% |
| One net population change |
45.3 minutes
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15.1 seconds
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| One birth every |
26.7 minutes
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9.04 seconds
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| One death every |
2.66 hours
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36.7 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
23.2 minutes
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1.11 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +22,699 | -473,362 |
| Daily growth/decline | +32 | +5,741 |
| Annual growth/decline | +11,611 | +2,095,374 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.74% | +1.22% |
| Population growth rate rank | 120/197 | 92/197 |
Bahrain and Bangladesh: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 165,477 | 51,828,660 | - | - |
| 1961 | 172,346 | 53,310,348 | 4.15% | 2.86% |
| 1962 | 179,349 | 54,881,146 | 4.06% | 2.95% |
| 1963 | 186,501 | 56,504,402 | 3.99% | 2.96% |
| 1964 | 193,816 | 58,178,374 | 3.92% | 2.96% |
| 1965 | 200,866 | 59,902,519 | 3.64% | 2.96% |
| 1966 | 207,543 | 61,669,806 | 3.32% | 2.95% |
| 1967 | 214,189 | 63,510,929 | 3.2% | 2.99% |
| 1968 | 219,337 | 65,408,276 | 2.4% | 2.99% |
| 1969 | 222,469 | 67,294,133 | 1.43% | 2.88% |
| 1970 | 224,809 | 69,058,894 | 1.05% | 2.62% |
| 1971 | 230,733 | 70,276,758 | 2.64% | 1.76% |
| 1972 | 242,113 | 71,641,519 | 4.93% | 1.94% |
| 1973 | 255,320 | 73,722,294 | 5.45% | 2.9% |
| 1974 | 269,038 | 75,839,348 | 5.37% | 2.87% |
| 1975 | 283,243 | 77,854,351 | 5.28% | 2.66% |
| 1976 | 297,863 | 79,855,318 | 5.16% | 2.57% |
| 1977 | 312,823 | 81,867,264 | 5.02% | 2.52% |
| 1978 | 328,046 | 83,889,655 | 4.87% | 2.47% |
| 1979 | 343,457 | 85,935,072 | 4.7% | 2.44% |
| 1980 | 358,978 | 88,016,432 | 4.52% | 2.42% |
| 1981 | 373,524 | 90,303,105 | 4.05% | 2.6% |
| 1982 | 386,983 | 92,814,507 | 3.6% | 2.78% |
| 1983 | 400,707 | 95,335,155 | 3.55% | 2.72% |
| 1984 | 415,154 | 97,814,966 | 3.61% | 2.6% |
| 1985 | 430,358 | 100,253,825 | 3.66% | 2.49% |
| 1986 | 446,286 | 102,635,572 | 3.7% | 2.38% |
| 1987 | 462,854 | 104,959,291 | 3.71% | 2.26% |
| 1988 | 479,929 | 107,216,008 | 3.69% | 2.15% |
| 1989 | 497,327 | 109,433,799 | 3.63% | 2.07% |
| 1990 | 514,797 | 111,633,717 | 3.51% | 2.01% |
| 1991 | 503,052 | 113,787,109 | -2.28% | 1.93% |
| 1992 | 516,458 | 115,952,192 | 2.66% | 1.9% |
| 1993 | 530,225 | 118,132,360 | 2.67% | 1.88% |
| 1994 | 544,366 | 120,343,179 | 2.67% | 1.87% |
| 1995 | 558,879 | 122,600,370 | 2.67% | 1.88% |
| 1996 | 573,792 | 124,862,179 | 2.67% | 1.84% |
| 1997 | 589,115 | 127,198,069 | 2.67% | 1.87% |
| 1998 | 604,842 | 129,622,332 | 2.67% | 1.91% |
| 1999 | 620,989 | 132,108,065 | 2.67% | 1.92% |
| 2000 | 637,582 | 134,544,304 | 2.67% | 1.84% |
| 2001 | 661,316 | 136,805,810 | 3.72% | 1.68% |
| 2002 | 710,553 | 138,933,658 | 7.45% | 1.56% |
| 2003 | 764,517 | 140,970,351 | 7.59% | 1.47% |
| 2004 | 823,741 | 142,902,856 | 7.75% | 1.37% |
| 2005 | 888,822 | 144,715,786 | 7.9% | 1.27% |
| 2006 | 960,424 | 146,405,973 | 8.06% | 1.17% |
| 2007 | 1,039,295 | 147,989,278 | 8.21% | 1.08% |
| 2008 | 1,103,496 | 149,474,264 | 6.18% | 1% |
| 2009 | 1,178,415 | 150,873,714 | 6.79% | 0.94% |
| 2010 | 1,228,543 | 152,201,981 | 4.25% | 0.88% |
| 2011 | 1,195,020 | 153,591,076 | -2.73% | 0.91% |
| 2012 | 1,208,964 | 155,070,101 | 1.17% | 0.96% |
| 2013 | 1,253,191 | 156,532,141 | 3.66% | 0.94% |
| 2014 | 1,314,562 | 157,964,929 | 4.9% | 0.92% |
| 2015 | 1,370,322 | 159,383,179 | 4.24% | 0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,423,726 | 160,811,932 | 3.9% | 0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,501,116 | 162,186,147 | 5.44% | 0.85% |
| 2018 | 1,503,091 | 163,523,103 | 0.13% | 0.82% |
| 2019 | 1,483,756 | 164,913,055 | -1.29% | 0.85% |
| 2020 | 1,472,204 | 166,298,024 | -0.78% | 0.84% |
| 2021 | 1,504,365 | 167,658,854 | 2.18% | 0.82% |
| 2022 | 1,524,693 | 169,384,897 | 1.35% | 1.03% |
| 2023 | 1,577,059 | 171,466,990 | 3.43% | 1.23% |
| 2024 | 1,588,670 | 173,562,364 | 0.74% | 1.22% |
| 2025 | 1,624,531 | 175,686,900 | 2.26% | 1.22% |
| 2026 | 1,656,397 | 177,818,035 | 1.96% | 1.21% |
| 2027 | 1,683,692 | 179,930,171 | 1.65% | 1.19% |
| 2028 | 1,706,754 | 182,014,767 | 1.37% | 1.16% |
| 2029 | 1,726,868 | 184,064,616 | 1.18% | 1.13% |
| 2030 | 1,745,013 | 186,072,398 | 1.05% | 1.09% |
| 2031 | 1,762,760 | 188,025,193 | 1.02% | 1.05% |
| 2032 | 1,780,658 | 189,904,568 | 1.02% | 1% |
| 2033 | 1,798,708 | 191,717,183 | 1.01% | 0.95% |
| 2034 | 1,816,921 | 193,461,162 | 1.01% | 0.91% |
| 2035 | 1,835,293 | 195,130,366 | 1.01% | 0.86% |
| 2036 | 1,853,822 | 196,740,575 | 1.01% | 0.83% |
| 2037 | 1,872,468 | 198,288,195 | 1.01% | 0.79% |
| 2038 | 1,891,215 | 199,776,950 | 1% | 0.75% |
| 2039 | 1,910,026 | 201,208,770 | 0.99% | 0.72% |
| 2040 | 1,928,909 | 202,589,424 | 0.99% | 0.69% |
| 2041 | 1,947,825 | 203,939,081 | 0.98% | 0.67% |
| 2042 | 1,966,723 | 205,259,485 | 0.97% | 0.65% |
| 2043 | 1,985,577 | 206,545,478 | 0.96% | 0.63% |
| 2044 | 2,004,365 | 207,801,049 | 0.95% | 0.61% |
| 2045 | 2,023,058 | 209,029,592 | 0.93% | 0.59% |
| 2046 | 2,041,627 | 210,231,183 | 0.92% | 0.57% |
| 2047 | 2,060,095 | 211,402,167 | 0.9% | 0.56% |
| 2048 | 2,078,453 | 212,537,925 | 0.89% | 0.54% |
| 2049 | 2,096,741 | 213,638,535 | 0.88% | 0.52% |
| 2050 | 2,114,988 | 214,709,094 | 0.87% | 0.5% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bahrain increased by 481,500 people (a 54.2% growth), while Bangladesh gained 14,667,393 people (a 10.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bahrain gained 279,806 (a 20.4% growth), while Bangladesh's population increased by 18,015,616 (a 11.3% growth).
Bahrain was ranked 156th most populous country in 2005 and is 151st in 2025. Bangladesh was ranked 8th in 2005 and still ranked 8th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bahrain's population will grow by 28.2% to 2,114,988 people with a rank change from 151st to 147th. The population of Bangladesh will increase by 21% to 214,709,094 people and rank change from 8th to 10th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Dhaka | 16.8M |
| Chittagong | 2.58M |
| Narayanganj | 968K |
| Khulna | 929K |
| Sylhet | 480K |
| Rajshahi | 448K |
| Bogra | 401K |
| Barisal | 328K |
| Rangpur | 294K |
| Brahmanbaria | 268K |
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Population differences between Bahrain and Bangladesh
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| Life expectancy | 81.6 years | 75.2 years |
| Average age | 33.3 years | 29.8 years |
| Median age | 34.2 years | 26.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 62:38 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.82 births per woman | 2.16 births per woman |
| Population density | 5,143 ppl/mi² | 3,458 ppl/mi² |
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