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

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The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,600,366 in 2025 vs 212,812,405 people in Brazil in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,649,267 people compared to 213,964,342 in Brazil.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 129.7 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Brazil is the 7th.
  • The countries together account for 2.59% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 2.57% for Brazil.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +0.56% in Brazil.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.65M (71.7% growth), while Brazil has grown from 187M to 214M (14.6% growth).

Bahrain vs Brazil: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Brazil
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Brazil
2100 3,031,337 164,266,855
2099 3,011,916 165,476,254
2098 2,992,487 166,696,264
2097 2,973,093 167,929,414
2096 2,953,759 169,170,182
2095 2,934,466 170,418,279
2094 2,915,204 171,673,285
2093 2,896,001 172,929,867
2092 2,876,839 174,196,660
2091 2,857,700 175,465,250
2090 2,838,655 176,741,676
2089 2,819,707 178,016,467
2088 2,800,765 179,298,655
2087 2,781,926 180,582,637
2086 2,763,133 181,869,555
2085 2,744,327 183,154,436
2084 2,725,573 184,439,572
2083 2,706,819 185,726,230
2082 2,688,091 187,015,781
2081 2,669,405 188,304,247
2080 2,650,761 189,585,345
2079 2,632,128 190,860,450
2078 2,613,489 192,128,265
2077 2,594,847 193,387,405
2076 2,576,208 194,635,237
2075 2,557,513 195,871,705
2074 2,538,752 197,098,086
2073 2,519,971 198,312,538
2072 2,501,190 199,508,048
2071 2,482,346 200,684,948
2070 2,463,552 201,838,290
2069 2,444,735 202,969,511
2068 2,425,908 204,078,136
2067 2,407,081 205,156,343
2066 2,388,320 206,210,336
2065 2,369,644 207,233,670
2064 2,351,001 208,223,021
2063 2,332,422 209,184,325
2062 2,313,935 210,111,930
2061 2,295,551 211,000,165
2060 2,277,267 211,851,790
2059 2,259,033 212,667,148
2058 2,240,850 213,439,165
2057 2,222,771 214,172,487
2056 2,204,739 214,860,969
2055 2,186,699 215,511,064
2054 2,168,666 216,119,176
2053 2,150,594 216,684,051
2052 2,132,515 217,203,400
2051 2,114,430 217,673,624
2050 2,096,281 218,102,997
2049 2,078,112 218,492,176
2048 2,059,873 218,825,106
2047 2,041,553 219,107,600
2046 2,023,114 219,337,375
2045 2,004,578 219,518,678
2044 1,985,907 219,643,532
2043 1,967,174 219,714,087
2042 1,948,376 219,730,173
2041 1,929,535 219,688,816
2040 1,910,715 219,589,786
2039 1,891,961 219,450,960
2038 1,873,245 219,263,564
2037 1,854,637 219,033,555
2036 1,836,126 218,758,565
2035 1,817,753 218,441,478
2034 1,799,540 218,079,673
2033 1,781,495 217,677,081
2032 1,763,602 217,230,117
2031 1,745,865 216,739,295
2030 1,728,268 216,202,357
2029 1,709,742 215,618,762
2028 1,688,220 214,992,547
2027 1,663,819 214,315,680
2026 1,633,899 213,593,266
2025 1,600,366 212,812,405
2024 1,588,670 211,998,573
2023 1,577,059 211,140,729
2022 1,524,693 210,306,415
2021 1,504,365 209,550,294
2020 1,472,204 208,660,842
2019 1,483,756 207,455,459
2018 1,503,091 206,107,261
2017 1,501,116 204,703,445
2016 1,423,726 203,218,114
2015 1,370,322 201,675,532
2014 1,314,562 200,085,127
2013 1,253,191 198,478,299
2012 1,208,964 196,876,111
2011 1,195,020 195,284,734
2010 1,228,543 193,701,929
2009 1,178,415 192,079,951
2008 1,103,496 190,367,302
2007 1,039,295 188,552,320
2006 960,424 186,653,106
2005 888,822 184,688,101
2004 823,741 182,675,143
2003 764,517 180,622,688
2002 710,553 178,503,484
2001 661,316 176,301,203
2000 637,582 174,018,282
1999 620,989 171,641,543
1998 604,842 169,159,655
1997 589,115 166,661,659
1996 573,792 164,202,549
1995 558,879 161,735,073
1994 544,366 159,265,006
1993 530,225 156,794,577
1992 516,458 154,275,079
1991 503,052 151,724,256
1990 514,797 149,143,223
1989 497,327 146,502,972
1988 479,929 143,826,357
1987 462,854 141,104,944
1986 446,286 138,336,370
1985 430,358 135,515,595
1984 415,154 132,658,864
1983 400,707 129,790,077
1982 386,983 126,923,155
1981 373,524 124,063,109
1980 358,978 121,207,461
1979 343,457 118,380,821
1978 328,046 115,600,942
1977 312,823 112,875,292
1976 297,863 110,213,349
1975 283,243 107,619,565
1974 269,038 105,089,675
1973 255,320 102,600,976
1972 242,113 100,146,797
1971 230,733 97,739,273
1970 224,809 95,375,651
1969 222,469 93,045,777
1968 219,337 90,741,240
1967 214,189 88,446,124
1966 207,543 86,139,359
1965 200,866 83,817,583
1964 193,816 81,488,595
1963 186,501 79,164,235
1962 179,349 76,865,323
1961 172,346 74,605,447
1960 165,477 72,388,126

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Brazil gained 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 225,541 people (a 15.8% growth), while Brazil's population increased by 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Brazil was ranked 5th in 2006 and ranked 7th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bahrain's population will grow by 27.1% to 2,096,281 people with a rank change from 151st to 146th. The population of Brazil will increase by 1.93% to 218,102,997 people and rank change from 7th to 9th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.03M people compared to the peak of 220M people in 2042 for Brazil.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Brazil
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Brazil
2100 0.64% -0.73%
2099 0.65% -0.73%
2098 0.65% -0.73%
2097 0.65% -0.73%
2096 0.66% -0.73%
2095 0.66% -0.73%
2094 0.66% -0.73%
2093 0.67% -0.73%
2092 0.67% -0.72%
2091 0.67% -0.72%
2090 0.67% -0.72%
2089 0.68% -0.72%
2088 0.68% -0.71%
2087 0.68% -0.71%
2086 0.69% -0.7%
2085 0.69% -0.7%
2084 0.69% -0.69%
2083 0.7% -0.69%
2082 0.7% -0.68%
2081 0.7% -0.68%
2080 0.71% -0.67%
2079 0.71% -0.66%
2078 0.72% -0.65%
2077 0.72% -0.64%
2076 0.73% -0.63%
2075 0.74% -0.62%
2074 0.75% -0.61%
2073 0.75% -0.6%
2072 0.76% -0.59%
2071 0.76% -0.57%
2070 0.77% -0.56%
2069 0.78% -0.54%
2068 0.78% -0.53%
2067 0.79% -0.51%
2066 0.79% -0.49%
2065 0.79% -0.48%
2064 0.8% -0.46%
2063 0.8% -0.44%
2062 0.8% -0.42%
2061 0.8% -0.4%
2060 0.81% -0.38%
2059 0.81% -0.36%
2058 0.81% -0.34%
2057 0.82% -0.32%
2056 0.82% -0.3%
2055 0.83% -0.28%
2054 0.84% -0.26%
2053 0.85% -0.24%
2052 0.86% -0.22%
2051 0.87% -0.2%
2050 0.87% -0.18%
2049 0.89% -0.15%
2048 0.9% -0.13%
2047 0.91% -0.1%
2046 0.92% -0.08%
2045 0.94% -0.06%
2044 0.95% -0.03%
2043 0.96% -0.007%
2042 0.98% 0.02%
2041 0.98% 0.05%
2040 0.99% 0.06%
2039 1% 0.09%
2038 1% 0.11%
2037 1.01% 0.13%
2036 1.01% 0.15%
2035 1.01% 0.17%
2034 1.01% 0.18%
2033 1.01% 0.21%
2032 1.02% 0.23%
2031 1.02% 0.25%
2030 1.08% 0.27%
2029 1.27% 0.29%
2028 1.47% 0.32%
2027 1.83% 0.34%
2026 2.1% 0.37%
2025 0.74% 0.38%
2024 0.74% 0.41%
2023 3.43% 0.4%
2022 1.35% 0.36%
2021 2.18% 0.43%
2020 -0.78% 0.58%
2019 -1.29% 0.65%
2018 0.13% 0.69%
2017 5.44% 0.73%
2016 3.9% 0.76%
2015 4.24% 0.79%
2014 4.9% 0.81%
2013 3.66% 0.81%
2012 1.17% 0.81%
2011 -2.73% 0.82%
2010 4.25% 0.84%
2009 6.79% 0.9%
2008 6.18% 0.96%
2007 8.21% 1.02%
2006 8.06% 1.06%
2005 7.9% 1.1%
2004 7.75% 1.14%
2003 7.59% 1.19%
2002 7.45% 1.25%
2001 3.72% 1.31%
2000 2.67% 1.38%
1999 2.67% 1.47%
1998 2.67% 1.5%
1997 2.67% 1.5%
1996 2.67% 1.53%
1995 2.67% 1.55%
1994 2.67% 1.58%
1993 2.67% 1.63%
1992 2.66% 1.68%
1991 -2.28% 1.73%
1990 3.51% 1.8%
1989 3.63% 1.86%
1988 3.69% 1.93%
1987 3.71% 2%
1986 3.7% 2.08%
1985 3.66% 2.15%
1984 3.61% 2.21%
1983 3.55% 2.26%
1982 3.6% 2.31%
1981 4.05% 2.36%
1980 4.52% 2.39%
1979 4.7% 2.4%
1978 4.87% 2.41%
1977 5.02% 2.42%
1976 5.16% 2.41%
1975 5.28% 2.41%
1974 5.37% 2.43%
1973 5.45% 2.45%
1972 4.93% 2.46%
1971 2.64% 2.48%
1970 1.05% 2.5%
1969 1.43% 2.54%
1968 2.4% 2.59%
1967 3.2% 2.68%
1966 3.32% 2.77%
1965 3.64% 2.86%
1964 3.92% 2.94%
1963 3.99% 2.99%
1962 4.06% 3.03%
1961 4.15% 3.06%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Brazil's population grew by 0.38%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Brazil
Current population
1649267
213964342
Population rank 151/197 7/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 2.57%
One net population change
45.1 minutes
38.9 seconds
One birth every
27.5 minutes
12.3 seconds
One death every
2.5 hours
21 seconds
Daily growth/decline +32 +2,230
Annual growth/decline +11,696 +813,832
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +0.38%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 141/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
2.43 minutes
Annual migration change +18,128 -217,283
Net migration rank 34/196 186/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 1,406,299
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 48/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 163/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Brazil
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Brazil
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - -217,283
2024 15,606 22,699 1,073,773 -225,510
2023 16,356 20,002 1,107,434 -240,059
2022 17,058 18,975 1,054,897 -253,639
2021 15,401 11,882 919,507 -208,581
2020 15,056 -5,048 1,146,174 -78,437
2019 16,639 -31,967 1,472,104 -129,216
2018 17,445 -25,978 1,583,935 -230,334
2017 18,140 21,958 1,610,402 -156,296
2016 17,996 46,833 1,609,488 -92,989
2015 18,193 36,809 1,742,275 -173,611
2014 17,826 40,815 1,757,948 -145,732
2013 17,044 35,574 1,758,716 -157,228
2012 16,219 12,801 1,782,516 -179,707
2011 15,990 -26,107 1,815,758 -235,860
2010 16,474 -19,329 1,847,336 -261,539
2009 15,795 46,467 1,878,542 -220,207
2008 15,541 47,674 1,908,051 -141,056
2007 15,393 47,500 1,970,372 -107,481
2006 15,248 46,615 2,026,119 -90,634
2005 15,196 45,682 2,083,281 -88,868
2004 14,454 45,413 2,108,072 -76,661
2003 13,243 45,571 2,128,819 -55,350
2002 11,875 45,952 2,207,017 -42,008
2001 10,948 34,371 2,291,210 -51,600
2000 11,339 2,886 2,372,043 -45,800
1999 11,397 3,130 2,450,869 -23,497
1998 10,970 3,733 2,514,728 21,666
1997 10,739 4,036 2,531,758 -72,392
1996 10,607 4,162 2,530,690 -71,943
1995 10,824 3,842 2,546,195 -69,963
1994 11,133 3,387 2,532,951 -68,961
1993 11,521 2,850 2,545,874 -69,070
1992 11,577 2,768 2,547,698 14,394
1991 11,491 4,562 2,606,167 -66,600
1990 12,337 5,090 2,652,959 -30,555
1989 12,293 5,220 2,717,923 -60,023
1988 11,995 5,294 2,768,082 -72,825
1987 11,709 5,152 2,825,485 -77,800
1986 11,455 4,822 2,880,440 -90,973
1985 10,924 4,657 2,912,908 -60,879
1984 10,269 4,557 2,931,496 -70,035
1983 9,821 4,252 2,952,335 -76,322
1982 9,396 3,980 2,948,552 -90,766
1981 9,020 4,523 2,928,262 -65,971
1980 8,802 6,741 2,887,768 -38,918
1979 8,587 6,908 2,836,759 -32,503
1978 8,358 6,974 2,778,815 -23,416
1977 8,093 7,017 2,715,328 -19,478
1976 7,818 6,993 2,648,647 -20,612
1975 7,535 6,900 2,585,130 -25,499
1974 7,265 6,711 2,524,254 -24,093
1973 7,012 6,450 2,501,309 -24,071
1972 6,763 6,190 2,454,698 -23,584
1971 6,650 3,159 2,407,319 -23,421
1970 6,973 -4,939 2,362,073 -18,779
1969 7,277 -4,638 2,324,190 -7,763
1968 7,584 -3,952 2,301,561 -8,856
1967 7,492 -829 2,307,560 -10,033
1966 7,342 -718 2,325,332 -9,317
1965 7,148 -415 2,336,415 -8,824
1964 6,873 491 2,338,478 -8,146
1963 6,557 714 2,326,400 -8,136
1962 6,232 810 2,286,666 -7,171
1961 5,882 1,076 2,240,178 75
1960 5,513 1,266 2,190,392 4,066

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 59.1% of the population change in Bahrain is from natural causes (a gain of 167,890 people) and 40.9% is from migration (a gain of 116,165 people). In Brazil 88.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,319,989 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,788,672 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 1,406,299 people or 0.7% in Brazil.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Brazil
City Population
Sao Paulo 11.5M
Rio de Janeiro 6.21M
Brasilia 3M
Fortaleza 2.58M
Salvador 2.42M
Belo Horizonte 2.32M
Manaus 2.3M
Curitiba 1.77M
Recife 1.49M
Goiania 1.44M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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