The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 462,721 people in Brunei in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,650,128 people compared to 469,088 in Brunei.
Population statistics:
- Bahrain's population is 3.52 times bigger than Brunei's.
- Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Brunei is the 170th.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.006% for Brunei.
- For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +1.08% in Brunei.
- Since 2005, the population of Bahrain has increased from 889K people to 1.65M (85.7% growth), while Brunei has grown from 359K to 469K (30.7% growth).
- Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.05M people compared to the peak of 521K people in 2055 for Brunei.
Bahrain vs Brunei: live population counter
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| Current population |
1650128
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469088
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| Population rank | 151/197 | 170/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.006% |
| One net population change |
45.3 minutes
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2.32 hours
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| One birth every |
26.7 minutes
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1.4 hours
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| One death every |
2.66 hours
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3.65 hours
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| One migration net change every |
23.2 minutes
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1.07 years
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| Annual migration change | +22,699 | +0 |
| Daily growth/decline | +32 | +10 |
| Annual growth/decline | +11,611 | +3,772 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.74% | +0.82% |
| Population growth rate rank | 120/197 | 116/197 |
Bahrain and Brunei: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 165,477 | 88,347 | - | - |
| 1961 | 172,346 | 92,517 | 4.15% | 4.72% |
| 1962 | 179,349 | 96,719 | 4.06% | 4.54% |
| 1963 | 186,501 | 101,159 | 3.99% | 4.59% |
| 1964 | 193,816 | 105,922 | 3.92% | 4.71% |
| 1965 | 200,866 | 110,838 | 3.64% | 4.64% |
| 1966 | 207,543 | 115,874 | 3.32% | 4.54% |
| 1967 | 214,189 | 121,017 | 3.2% | 4.44% |
| 1968 | 219,337 | 126,222 | 2.4% | 4.3% |
| 1969 | 222,469 | 131,446 | 1.43% | 4.14% |
| 1970 | 224,809 | 135,138 | 1.05% | 2.81% |
| 1971 | 230,733 | 137,921 | 2.64% | 2.06% |
| 1972 | 242,113 | 142,189 | 4.93% | 3.09% |
| 1973 | 255,320 | 147,369 | 5.45% | 3.64% |
| 1974 | 269,038 | 152,656 | 5.37% | 3.59% |
| 1975 | 283,243 | 158,070 | 5.28% | 3.55% |
| 1976 | 297,863 | 163,607 | 5.16% | 3.5% |
| 1977 | 312,823 | 169,277 | 5.02% | 3.47% |
| 1978 | 328,046 | 174,884 | 4.87% | 3.31% |
| 1979 | 343,457 | 180,422 | 4.7% | 3.17% |
| 1980 | 358,978 | 186,111 | 4.52% | 3.15% |
| 1981 | 373,524 | 191,977 | 4.05% | 3.15% |
| 1982 | 386,983 | 198,165 | 3.6% | 3.22% |
| 1983 | 400,707 | 204,741 | 3.55% | 3.32% |
| 1984 | 415,154 | 211,661 | 3.61% | 3.38% |
| 1985 | 430,358 | 218,919 | 3.66% | 3.43% |
| 1986 | 446,286 | 226,495 | 3.7% | 3.46% |
| 1987 | 462,854 | 233,860 | 3.71% | 3.25% |
| 1988 | 479,929 | 240,913 | 3.69% | 3.02% |
| 1989 | 497,327 | 248,064 | 3.63% | 2.97% |
| 1990 | 514,797 | 255,292 | 3.51% | 2.91% |
| 1991 | 503,052 | 262,596 | -2.28% | 2.86% |
| 1992 | 516,458 | 269,839 | 2.66% | 2.76% |
| 1993 | 530,225 | 276,971 | 2.67% | 2.64% |
| 1994 | 544,366 | 284,091 | 2.67% | 2.57% |
| 1995 | 558,879 | 291,195 | 2.67% | 2.5% |
| 1996 | 573,792 | 298,276 | 2.67% | 2.43% |
| 1997 | 589,115 | 305,341 | 2.67% | 2.37% |
| 1998 | 604,842 | 312,385 | 2.67% | 2.31% |
| 1999 | 620,989 | 319,411 | 2.67% | 2.25% |
| 2000 | 637,582 | 326,424 | 2.67% | 2.2% |
| 2001 | 661,316 | 333,345 | 3.72% | 2.12% |
| 2002 | 710,553 | 340,099 | 7.45% | 2.03% |
| 2003 | 764,517 | 346,637 | 7.59% | 1.92% |
| 2004 | 823,741 | 352,911 | 7.75% | 1.81% |
| 2005 | 888,822 | 358,916 | 7.9% | 1.7% |
| 2006 | 960,424 | 364,663 | 8.06% | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 1,039,295 | 370,873 | 8.21% | 1.7% |
| 2008 | 1,103,496 | 377,793 | 6.18% | 1.87% |
| 2009 | 1,178,415 | 384,952 | 6.79% | 1.89% |
| 2010 | 1,228,543 | 392,332 | 4.25% | 1.92% |
| 2011 | 1,195,020 | 399,389 | -2.73% | 1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,208,964 | 405,557 | 1.17% | 1.54% |
| 2013 | 1,253,191 | 411,202 | 3.66% | 1.39% |
| 2014 | 1,314,562 | 416,750 | 4.9% | 1.35% |
| 2015 | 1,370,322 | 422,212 | 4.24% | 1.31% |
| 2016 | 1,423,726 | 427,564 | 3.9% | 1.27% |
| 2017 | 1,501,116 | 432,772 | 5.44% | 1.22% |
| 2018 | 1,503,091 | 437,810 | 0.13% | 1.16% |
| 2019 | 1,483,756 | 442,680 | -1.29% | 1.11% |
| 2020 | 1,472,204 | 447,404 | -0.78% | 1.07% |
| 2021 | 1,504,365 | 451,721 | 2.18% | 0.96% |
| 2022 | 1,524,693 | 455,370 | 1.35% | 0.81% |
| 2023 | 1,577,059 | 458,949 | 3.43% | 0.79% |
| 2024 | 1,588,670 | 462,721 | 0.74% | 0.82% |
| 2025 | 1,624,531 | 466,324 | 2.26% | 0.78% |
| 2026 | 1,656,397 | 469,766 | 1.96% | 0.74% |
| 2027 | 1,683,692 | 473,148 | 1.65% | 0.72% |
| 2028 | 1,706,754 | 476,428 | 1.37% | 0.69% |
| 2029 | 1,726,868 | 479,491 | 1.18% | 0.64% |
| 2030 | 1,745,013 | 482,438 | 1.05% | 0.61% |
| 2031 | 1,762,760 | 485,308 | 1.02% | 0.59% |
| 2032 | 1,780,658 | 487,943 | 1.02% | 0.54% |
| 2033 | 1,798,708 | 490,424 | 1.01% | 0.51% |
| 2034 | 1,816,921 | 492,887 | 1.01% | 0.5% |
| 2035 | 1,835,293 | 495,286 | 1.01% | 0.49% |
| 2036 | 1,853,822 | 497,544 | 1.01% | 0.46% |
| 2037 | 1,872,468 | 499,693 | 1.01% | 0.43% |
| 2038 | 1,891,215 | 501,910 | 1% | 0.44% |
| 2039 | 1,910,026 | 504,061 | 0.99% | 0.43% |
| 2040 | 1,928,909 | 505,968 | 0.99% | 0.38% |
| 2041 | 1,947,825 | 507,800 | 0.98% | 0.36% |
| 2042 | 1,966,723 | 509,531 | 0.97% | 0.34% |
| 2043 | 1,985,577 | 511,124 | 0.96% | 0.31% |
| 2044 | 2,004,365 | 512,586 | 0.95% | 0.29% |
| 2045 | 2,023,058 | 514,047 | 0.93% | 0.29% |
| 2046 | 2,041,627 | 515,409 | 0.92% | 0.26% |
| 2047 | 2,060,095 | 516,596 | 0.9% | 0.23% |
| 2048 | 2,078,453 | 517,693 | 0.89% | 0.21% |
| 2049 | 2,096,741 | 518,684 | 0.88% | 0.19% |
| 2050 | 2,114,988 | 519,542 | 0.87% | 0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bahrain increased by 481,500 people (a 54.2% growth), while Brunei gained 63,296 people (a 17.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bahrain gained 279,806 (a 20.4% growth), while Brunei's population increased by 46,876 (a 11.1% growth).
Bahrain was ranked 156th most populous country in 2005 and is 151st in 2025. Brunei was ranked 169th in 2005 and ranked 170th 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 Brunei will increase by 10.8% to 519,542 people and rank change from 170th to 171st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Kuala Belait | 70K |
| Bandar Seri Begawan | 50K |
| Seria | 13.1K |
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Population differences between Bahrain and Brunei
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| Life expectancy | 81.6 years | 75.7 years |
| Average age | 33.3 years | 33.9 years |
| Median age | 34.2 years | 33.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 62:38 | 53.1:46.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1.82 births per woman | 1.75 births per woman |
| Population density | 5,143 ppl/mi² | 227.4 ppl/mi² |
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