Population in Bahrain compared to Belgium: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Bahrain and Belgium: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahrain	Belgium	Bahrain	Belgium
1960	165,477	9,153,489	-	-
1961	172,346	9,183,948	4.15%	0.33%
1962	179,349	9,220,578	4.06%	0.4%
1963	186,501	9,289,770	3.99%	0.75%
1964	193,816	9,378,113	3.92%	0.95%
1965	200,866	9,463,667	3.64%	0.91%
1966	207,543	9,527,807	3.32%	0.68%
1967	214,189	9,580,991	3.2%	0.56%
1968	219,337	9,618,756	2.4%	0.39%
1969	222,469	9,646,032	1.43%	0.28%
1970	224,809	9,655,549	1.05%	0.1%
1971	230,733	9,673,162	2.64%	0.18%
1972	242,113	9,711,115	4.93%	0.39%
1973	255,320	9,741,720	5.45%	0.32%
1974	269,038	9,772,419	5.37%	0.32%
1975	283,243	9,800,700	5.28%	0.29%
1976	297,863	9,818,227	5.16%	0.18%
1977	312,823	9,830,358	5.02%	0.12%
1978	328,046	9,839,534	4.87%	0.09%
1979	343,457	9,848,382	4.7%	0.09%
1980	358,978	9,859,242	4.52%	0.11%
1981	373,524	9,858,982	4.05%	-0.003%
1982	386,983	9,856,303	3.6%	-0.03%
1983	400,707	9,855,520	3.55%	-0.008%
1984	415,154	9,855,372	3.61%	-0.002%
1985	430,358	9,858,308	3.66%	0.03%
1986	446,286	9,861,823	3.7%	0.04%
1987	462,854	9,870,234	3.71%	0.09%
1988	479,929	9,901,664	3.69%	0.32%
1989	497,327	9,937,697	3.63%	0.36%
1990	514,797	9,967,379	3.51%	0.3%
1991	503,052	10,004,486	-2.28%	0.37%
1992	516,458	10,045,158	2.66%	0.41%
1993	530,225	10,084,475	2.67%	0.39%
1994	544,366	10,115,603	2.67%	0.31%
1995	558,879	10,136,811	2.67%	0.21%
1996	573,792	10,156,637	2.67%	0.2%
1997	589,115	10,181,245	2.67%	0.24%
1998	604,842	10,203,008	2.67%	0.21%
1999	620,989	10,226,419	2.67%	0.23%
2000	637,582	10,251,250	2.67%	0.24%
2001	661,316	10,286,570	3.72%	0.34%
2002	710,553	10,332,785	7.45%	0.45%
2003	764,517	10,376,133	7.59%	0.42%
2004	823,741	10,421,137	7.75%	0.43%
2005	888,822	10,478,617	7.9%	0.55%
2006	960,424	10,547,958	8.06%	0.66%
2007	1,039,295	10,625,700	8.21%	0.74%
2008	1,103,496	10,709,973	6.18%	0.79%
2009	1,178,415	10,796,493	6.79%	0.81%
2010	1,228,543	10,895,586	4.25%	0.92%
2011	1,195,020	11,038,264	-2.73%	1.31%
2012	1,208,964	11,106,932	1.17%	0.62%
2013	1,253,191	11,159,407	3.66%	0.47%
2014	1,314,562	11,209,057	4.9%	0.44%
2015	1,370,322	11,274,196	4.24%	0.58%
2016	1,423,726	11,331,422	3.9%	0.51%
2017	1,501,116	11,375,158	5.44%	0.39%
2018	1,503,091	11,427,054	0.13%	0.46%
2019	1,483,756	11,488,980	-1.29%	0.54%
2020	1,472,204	11,538,604	-0.78%	0.43%
2021	1,504,365	11,586,195	2.18%	0.41%
2022	1,524,693	11,680,210	1.35%	0.81%
2023	1,577,059	11,787,423	3.43%	0.92%
2024	1,588,670	11,876,844	0.74%	0.76%
2025	1,624,531	11,896,918	2.26%	0.17%
2026	1,656,397	11,913,154	1.96%	0.14%
2027	1,683,692	11,927,312	1.65%	0.12%
2028	1,706,754	11,940,447	1.37%	0.11%
2029	1,726,868	11,952,623	1.18%	0.1%
2030	1,745,013	11,963,228	1.05%	0.09%
2031	1,762,760	11,972,203	1.02%	0.08%
2032	1,780,658	11,980,413	1.02%	0.07%
2033	1,798,708	11,988,622	1.01%	0.07%
2034	1,816,921	11,996,340	1.01%	0.06%
2035	1,835,293	12,003,132	1.01%	0.06%
2036	1,853,822	12,009,585	1.01%	0.05%
2037	1,872,468	12,016,237	1.01%	0.06%
2038	1,891,215	12,022,688	1%	0.05%
2039	1,910,026	12,027,954	0.99%	0.04%
2040	1,928,909	12,032,091	0.99%	0.03%
2041	1,947,825	12,035,890	0.98%	0.03%
2042	1,966,723	12,038,939	0.97%	0.03%
2043	1,985,577	12,040,642	0.96%	0.01%
2044	2,004,365	12,041,547	0.95%	0.008%
2045	2,023,058	12,040,973	0.93%	-0.005%
2046	2,041,627	12,038,516	0.92%	-0.02%
2047	2,060,095	12,034,474	0.9%	-0.03%
2048	2,078,453	12,028,475	0.89%	-0.05%
2049	2,096,741	12,020,405	0.88%	-0.07%
2050	2,114,988	12,010,542	0.87%	-0.08%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bahrain increased by 481,500 people (a 54.2% growth), while Belgium gained 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bahrain gained 279,806 (a 20.4% growth), while Belgium's population increased by 635,764 (a 5.64% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 156th most populous country in 2005 and is 151st in 2025. Belgium was ranked 77th in 2005 and ranked 83rd 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 Belgium will increase by 0.84% to 12,010,542 people and rank change from 83rd to 92nd.