The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 791,524 people in Bhutan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,656,695 people compared to 802,266 in Bhutan.
Population statistics:
- Bahrain's population is 2.07 times bigger than Bhutan's.
- Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Bhutan is the 163rd.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.01% for Bhutan.
- For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +0.8% in Bhutan.
- Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.66M (72.5% growth), while Bhutan has grown from 671K to 802K (19.6% growth).
- Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.05M people compared to the peak of 884K people in 2052 for Bhutan.
Bahrain vs Bhutan: live population counter
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| Current population |
1656695
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802266
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| Population rank | 151/197 | 163/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.01% |
| One net population change |
45.3 minutes
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1.7 hours
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| One birth every |
26.7 minutes
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52.8 minutes
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| One death every |
2.66 hours
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1.82 hours
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| One migration net change every |
23.2 minutes
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1.32 days
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| Annual migration change | +22,699 | -277 |
| Daily growth/decline | +32 | +14 |
| Annual growth/decline | +11,611 | +5,139 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.74% | +0.65% |
| Population growth rate rank | 118/197 | 121/197 |
Bahrain and Bhutan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 165,477 | 224,084 | - | - |
| 1961 | 172,346 | 230,602 | 4.15% | 2.91% |
| 1962 | 179,349 | 237,636 | 4.06% | 3.05% |
| 1963 | 186,501 | 245,156 | 3.99% | 3.16% |
| 1964 | 193,816 | 252,987 | 3.92% | 3.19% |
| 1965 | 200,866 | 261,200 | 3.64% | 3.25% |
| 1966 | 207,543 | 269,820 | 3.32% | 3.3% |
| 1967 | 214,189 | 278,852 | 3.2% | 3.35% |
| 1968 | 219,337 | 288,311 | 2.4% | 3.39% |
| 1969 | 222,469 | 298,214 | 1.43% | 3.43% |
| 1970 | 224,809 | 308,528 | 1.05% | 3.46% |
| 1971 | 230,733 | 319,211 | 2.64% | 3.46% |
| 1972 | 242,113 | 330,264 | 4.93% | 3.46% |
| 1973 | 255,320 | 341,705 | 5.45% | 3.46% |
| 1974 | 269,038 | 353,538 | 5.37% | 3.46% |
| 1975 | 283,243 | 365,791 | 5.28% | 3.47% |
| 1976 | 297,863 | 378,490 | 5.16% | 3.47% |
| 1977 | 312,823 | 391,639 | 5.02% | 3.47% |
| 1978 | 328,046 | 405,243 | 4.87% | 3.47% |
| 1979 | 343,457 | 419,200 | 4.7% | 3.44% |
| 1980 | 358,978 | 433,404 | 4.52% | 3.39% |
| 1981 | 373,524 | 447,836 | 4.05% | 3.33% |
| 1982 | 386,983 | 462,485 | 3.6% | 3.27% |
| 1983 | 400,707 | 477,460 | 3.55% | 3.24% |
| 1984 | 415,154 | 492,784 | 3.61% | 3.21% |
| 1985 | 430,358 | 508,392 | 3.66% | 3.17% |
| 1986 | 446,286 | 524,324 | 3.7% | 3.13% |
| 1987 | 462,854 | 540,557 | 3.71% | 3.1% |
| 1988 | 479,929 | 556,986 | 3.69% | 3.04% |
| 1989 | 497,327 | 573,586 | 3.63% | 2.98% |
| 1990 | 514,797 | 589,287 | 3.51% | 2.74% |
| 1991 | 503,052 | 599,784 | -2.28% | 1.78% |
| 1992 | 516,458 | 577,774 | 2.66% | -3.67% |
| 1993 | 530,225 | 554,673 | 2.67% | -4% |
| 1994 | 544,366 | 554,497 | 2.67% | -0.03% |
| 1995 | 558,879 | 547,989 | 2.67% | -1.17% |
| 1996 | 573,792 | 548,784 | 2.67% | 0.15% |
| 1997 | 589,115 | 558,697 | 2.67% | 1.81% |
| 1998 | 604,842 | 569,435 | 2.67% | 1.92% |
| 1999 | 620,989 | 582,579 | 2.67% | 2.31% |
| 2000 | 637,582 | 596,863 | 2.67% | 2.45% |
| 2001 | 661,316 | 610,794 | 3.72% | 2.33% |
| 2002 | 710,553 | 624,409 | 7.45% | 2.23% |
| 2003 | 764,517 | 637,663 | 7.59% | 2.12% |
| 2004 | 823,741 | 650,544 | 7.75% | 2.02% |
| 2005 | 888,822 | 661,865 | 7.9% | 1.74% |
| 2006 | 960,424 | 670,799 | 8.06% | 1.35% |
| 2007 | 1,039,295 | 678,641 | 8.21% | 1.17% |
| 2008 | 1,103,496 | 686,351 | 6.18% | 1.14% |
| 2009 | 1,178,415 | 693,988 | 6.79% | 1.11% |
| 2010 | 1,228,543 | 701,632 | 4.25% | 1.1% |
| 2011 | 1,195,020 | 709,377 | -2.73% | 1.1% |
| 2012 | 1,208,964 | 717,279 | 1.17% | 1.11% |
| 2013 | 1,253,191 | 725,273 | 3.66% | 1.11% |
| 2014 | 1,314,562 | 733,139 | 4.9% | 1.08% |
| 2015 | 1,370,322 | 740,618 | 4.24% | 1.02% |
| 2016 | 1,423,726 | 747,866 | 3.9% | 0.98% |
| 2017 | 1,501,116 | 754,335 | 5.44% | 0.86% |
| 2018 | 1,503,091 | 759,759 | 0.13% | 0.72% |
| 2019 | 1,483,756 | 764,824 | -1.29% | 0.67% |
| 2020 | 1,472,204 | 770,006 | -0.78% | 0.68% |
| 2021 | 1,504,365 | 775,442 | 2.18% | 0.71% |
| 2022 | 1,524,693 | 780,914 | 1.35% | 0.71% |
| 2023 | 1,577,059 | 786,385 | 3.43% | 0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,588,670 | 791,524 | 0.74% | 0.65% |
| 2025 | 1,624,531 | 796,681 | 2.26% | 0.65% |
| 2026 | 1,656,397 | 802,211 | 1.96% | 0.69% |
| 2027 | 1,683,692 | 807,265 | 1.65% | 0.63% |
| 2028 | 1,706,754 | 811,835 | 1.37% | 0.57% |
| 2029 | 1,726,868 | 816,265 | 1.18% | 0.55% |
| 2030 | 1,745,013 | 820,693 | 1.05% | 0.54% |
| 2031 | 1,762,760 | 825,464 | 1.02% | 0.58% |
| 2032 | 1,780,658 | 830,347 | 1.02% | 0.59% |
| 2033 | 1,798,708 | 834,984 | 1.01% | 0.56% |
| 2034 | 1,816,921 | 839,045 | 1.01% | 0.49% |
| 2035 | 1,835,293 | 843,199 | 1.01% | 0.5% |
| 2036 | 1,853,822 | 847,699 | 1.01% | 0.53% |
| 2037 | 1,872,468 | 851,844 | 1.01% | 0.49% |
| 2038 | 1,891,215 | 855,558 | 1% | 0.44% |
| 2039 | 1,910,026 | 858,918 | 0.99% | 0.39% |
| 2040 | 1,928,909 | 862,126 | 0.99% | 0.37% |
| 2041 | 1,947,825 | 865,152 | 0.98% | 0.35% |
| 2042 | 1,966,723 | 868,152 | 0.97% | 0.35% |
| 2043 | 1,985,577 | 871,100 | 0.96% | 0.34% |
| 2044 | 2,004,365 | 873,733 | 0.95% | 0.3% |
| 2045 | 2,023,058 | 876,178 | 0.93% | 0.28% |
| 2046 | 2,041,627 | 878,161 | 0.92% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 2,060,095 | 879,450 | 0.9% | 0.15% |
| 2048 | 2,078,453 | 880,488 | 0.89% | 0.12% |
| 2049 | 2,096,741 | 881,433 | 0.88% | 0.11% |
| 2050 | 2,114,988 | 882,337 | 0.87% | 0.1% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Bhutan gained 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 232,969 (a 16.4% growth), while Bhutan's population increased by 54,400 (a 7.27% growth).
Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Bhutan was ranked 161st in 2006 and ranked 163rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Bahrain's population will grow by 27.7% to 2,114,988 people with a rank change from 151st to 146th. The population of Bhutan will increase by 9.98% to 882,337 people and will still be ranked 163rd.
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Population differences between Bahrain and Bhutan
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| Life expectancy | 81.7 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 33.3 years | 32.4 years |
| Median age | 34.2 years | 30.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 62:38 | 53.4:46.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.82 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman |
| Population density | 5,143 ppl/mi² | 53.8 ppl/mi² |
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