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

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The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,600,366 in 2025 vs 14,390,003 people in Burundi in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,649,267 people compared to 14,909,238 in Burundi.

Population statistics:

  • Burundi's population is 9.04 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Burundi is the 78th.
  • The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.18% for Burundi.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +2.64% in Burundi.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.65M (71.7% growth), while Burundi has grown from 7.87M to 14.9M (89.6% growth).

Bahrain vs Burundi: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Burundi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Burundi
2100 3,031,337 38,272,944
2099 3,011,916 38,153,515
2098 2,992,487 38,011,360
2097 2,973,093 37,872,991
2096 2,953,759 37,735,834
2095 2,934,466 37,594,002
2094 2,915,204 37,416,430
2093 2,896,001 37,253,780
2092 2,876,839 37,088,246
2091 2,857,700 36,922,686
2090 2,838,655 36,751,005
2089 2,819,707 36,544,022
2088 2,800,765 36,335,158
2087 2,781,926 36,144,860
2086 2,763,133 35,935,037
2085 2,744,327 35,694,132
2084 2,725,573 35,465,583
2083 2,706,819 35,244,284
2082 2,688,091 34,990,330
2081 2,669,405 34,717,141
2080 2,650,761 34,472,144
2079 2,632,128 34,194,458
2078 2,613,489 33,907,653
2077 2,594,847 33,595,766
2076 2,576,208 33,310,077
2075 2,557,513 32,990,854
2074 2,538,752 32,683,181
2073 2,519,971 32,359,310
2072 2,501,190 32,035,191
2071 2,482,346 31,727,933
2070 2,463,552 31,380,595
2069 2,444,735 31,040,326
2068 2,425,908 30,697,746
2067 2,407,081 30,338,122
2066 2,388,320 29,986,965
2065 2,369,644 29,613,492
2064 2,351,001 29,269,772
2063 2,332,422 28,933,548
2062 2,313,935 28,585,432
2061 2,295,551 28,235,324
2060 2,277,267 27,887,017
2059 2,259,033 27,533,557
2058 2,240,850 27,187,553
2057 2,222,771 26,840,120
2056 2,204,739 26,474,003
2055 2,186,699 26,114,675
2054 2,168,666 25,735,230
2053 2,150,594 25,357,085
2052 2,132,515 24,977,518
2051 2,114,430 24,602,957
2050 2,096,281 24,235,177
2049 2,078,112 23,828,306
2048 2,059,873 23,444,966
2047 2,041,553 23,042,192
2046 2,023,114 22,668,111
2045 2,004,578 22,256,303
2044 1,985,907 21,833,904
2043 1,967,174 21,416,736
2042 1,948,376 20,985,347
2041 1,929,535 20,578,864
2040 1,910,715 20,163,196
2039 1,891,961 19,743,441
2038 1,873,245 19,327,383
2037 1,854,637 18,909,074
2036 1,836,126 18,497,207
2035 1,817,753 18,105,186
2034 1,799,540 17,717,972
2033 1,781,495 17,329,713
2032 1,763,602 16,944,073
2031 1,745,865 16,560,242
2030 1,728,268 16,189,163
2029 1,709,742 15,819,200
2028 1,688,220 15,436,625
2027 1,663,819 15,076,388
2026 1,633,899 14,732,698
2025 1,600,366 14,390,003
2024 1,588,670 14,047,786
2023 1,577,059 13,689,450
2022 1,524,693 13,321,097
2021 1,504,365 12,965,481
2020 1,472,204 12,617,036
2019 1,483,756 12,255,336
2018 1,503,091 11,859,446
2017 1,501,116 11,506,762
2016 1,423,726 11,239,451
2015 1,370,322 11,047,580
2014 1,314,562 10,799,785
2013 1,253,191 10,439,341
2012 1,208,964 10,071,028
2011 1,195,020 9,717,978
2010 1,228,543 9,376,444
2009 1,178,415 8,947,646
2008 1,103,496 8,505,637
2007 1,039,295 8,161,874
2006 960,424 7,865,547
2005 888,822 7,587,299
2004 823,741 7,310,656
2003 764,517 7,043,154
2002 710,553 6,824,132
2001 661,316 6,634,365
2000 637,582 6,470,194
1999 620,989 6,337,155
1998 604,842 6,187,108
1997 589,115 6,070,042
1996 573,792 6,070,506
1995 558,879 6,066,316
1994 544,366 5,713,854
1993 530,225 5,676,843
1992 516,458 5,858,407
1991 503,052 5,703,857
1990 514,797 5,587,052
1989 497,327 5,471,706
1988 479,929 5,365,327
1987 462,854 5,247,787
1986 446,286 5,129,414
1985 430,358 5,034,042
1984 415,154 4,926,465
1983 400,707 4,808,528
1982 386,983 4,681,390
1981 373,524 4,566,014
1980 358,978 4,383,706
1979 343,457 4,203,530
1978 328,046 4,100,338
1977 312,823 3,983,582
1976 297,863 3,882,626
1975 283,243 3,796,612
1974 269,038 3,703,590
1973 255,320 3,611,991
1972 242,113 3,617,128
1971 230,733 3,617,289
1970 224,809 3,530,432
1969 222,469 3,454,590
1968 219,337 3,380,387
1967 214,189 3,300,690
1966 207,543 3,217,960
1965 200,866 3,141,367
1964 193,816 3,055,650
1963 186,501 2,969,841
1962 179,349 2,907,943
1961 172,346 2,835,119
1960 165,477 2,764,258

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

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/burundi | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Burundi gained 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 225,541 people (a 15.8% growth), while Burundi's population increased by 3,669,787 people (a 32.7% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Burundi was ranked 93rd in 2006 and ranked 78th 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 Burundi will increase by 62.6% to 24,235,177 people and rank change from 78th to 69th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.03M people compared to the peak of 38.3M people in 2100 for Burundi.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Burundi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Burundi
2100 0.64% 0.31%
2099 0.65% 0.37%
2098 0.65% 0.37%
2097 0.65% 0.36%
2096 0.66% 0.38%
2095 0.66% 0.47%
2094 0.66% 0.44%
2093 0.67% 0.45%
2092 0.67% 0.45%
2091 0.67% 0.47%
2090 0.67% 0.57%
2089 0.68% 0.57%
2088 0.68% 0.53%
2087 0.68% 0.58%
2086 0.69% 0.67%
2085 0.69% 0.64%
2084 0.69% 0.63%
2083 0.7% 0.73%
2082 0.7% 0.79%
2081 0.7% 0.71%
2080 0.71% 0.81%
2079 0.71% 0.85%
2078 0.72% 0.93%
2077 0.72% 0.86%
2076 0.73% 0.97%
2075 0.74% 0.94%
2074 0.75% 1%
2073 0.75% 1.01%
2072 0.76% 0.97%
2071 0.76% 1.11%
2070 0.77% 1.1%
2069 0.78% 1.12%
2068 0.78% 1.19%
2067 0.79% 1.17%
2066 0.79% 1.26%
2065 0.79% 1.17%
2064 0.8% 1.16%
2063 0.8% 1.22%
2062 0.8% 1.24%
2061 0.8% 1.25%
2060 0.81% 1.28%
2059 0.81% 1.27%
2058 0.81% 1.29%
2057 0.82% 1.38%
2056 0.82% 1.38%
2055 0.83% 1.47%
2054 0.84% 1.49%
2053 0.85% 1.52%
2052 0.86% 1.52%
2051 0.87% 1.52%
2050 0.87% 1.71%
2049 0.89% 1.64%
2048 0.9% 1.75%
2047 0.91% 1.65%
2046 0.92% 1.85%
2045 0.94% 1.93%
2044 0.95% 1.95%
2043 0.96% 2.06%
2042 0.98% 1.98%
2041 0.98% 2.06%
2040 0.99% 2.13%
2039 1% 2.15%
2038 1% 2.21%
2037 1.01% 2.23%
2036 1.01% 2.17%
2035 1.01% 2.19%
2034 1.01% 2.24%
2033 1.01% 2.28%
2032 1.02% 2.32%
2031 1.02% 2.29%
2030 1.08% 2.34%
2029 1.27% 2.48%
2028 1.47% 2.39%
2027 1.83% 2.33%
2026 2.1% 2.38%
2025 0.74% 2.44%
2024 0.74% 2.62%
2023 3.43% 2.77%
2022 1.35% 2.74%
2021 2.18% 2.76%
2020 -0.78% 2.95%
2019 -1.29% 3.34%
2018 0.13% 3.07%
2017 5.44% 2.38%
2016 3.9% 1.74%
2015 4.24% 2.29%
2014 4.9% 3.45%
2013 3.66% 3.66%
2012 1.17% 3.63%
2011 -2.73% 3.64%
2010 4.25% 4.79%
2009 6.79% 5.2%
2008 6.18% 4.21%
2007 8.21% 3.77%
2006 8.06% 3.67%
2005 7.9% 3.78%
2004 7.75% 3.8%
2003 7.59% 3.21%
2002 7.45% 2.86%
2001 3.72% 2.54%
2000 2.67% 2.1%
1999 2.67% 2.43%
1998 2.67% 1.93%
1997 2.67% -0.008%
1996 2.67% 0.07%
1995 2.67% 6.17%
1994 2.67% 0.65%
1993 2.67% -3.1%
1992 2.66% 2.71%
1991 -2.28% 2.09%
1990 3.51% 2.11%
1989 3.63% 1.98%
1988 3.69% 2.24%
1987 3.71% 2.31%
1986 3.7% 1.89%
1985 3.66% 2.18%
1984 3.61% 2.45%
1983 3.55% 2.72%
1982 3.6% 2.53%
1981 4.05% 4.16%
1980 4.52% 4.29%
1979 4.7% 2.52%
1978 4.87% 2.93%
1977 5.02% 2.6%
1976 5.16% 2.27%
1975 5.28% 2.51%
1974 5.37% 2.54%
1973 5.45% -0.14%
1972 4.93% -0.004%
1971 2.64% 2.46%
1970 1.05% 2.2%
1969 1.43% 2.2%
1968 2.4% 2.41%
1967 3.2% 2.57%
1966 3.32% 2.44%
1965 3.64% 2.81%
1964 3.92% 2.89%
1963 3.99% 2.13%
1962 4.06% 2.57%
1961 4.15% 2.56%

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

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/burundi | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Burundi's population grew by 2.44%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Burundi
Current population
1649267
14909238
Population rank 151/197 78/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.18%
One net population change
45.1 minutes
1.54 minutes
One birth every
27.5 minutes
1.13 minutes
One death every
2.5 hours
5.61 minutes
Daily growth/decline +32 +938
Annual growth/decline +11,696 +342,217
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +2.44%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 25/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
15.2 minutes
Annual migration change +18,128 -34,727
Net migration rank 34/196 169/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 387,101
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 90/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 119/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Burundi
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Burundi
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - -34,727
2024 15,606 22,699 372,843 -27,074
2023 16,356 20,002 368,917 1,995
2022 17,058 18,975 363,786 1,995
2021 15,401 11,882 359,844 -14,415
2020 15,056 -5,048 361,654 -10,189
2019 16,639 -31,967 357,672 14,253
2018 17,445 -25,978 351,704 68,141
2017 18,140 21,958 353,879 -68,349
2016 17,996 46,833 358,393 -109,296
2015 18,193 36,809 370,856 -236,207
2014 17,826 40,815 367,797 -6,856
2013 17,044 35,574 362,224 -2,285
2012 16,219 12,801 354,068 22,617
2011 15,990 -26,107 348,934 -19,513
2010 16,474 -19,329 341,808 11,845
2009 15,795 46,467 319,583 184,359
2008 15,541 47,674 300,750 79,319
2007 15,393 47,500 285,323 22,129
2006 15,248 46,615 269,874 15,322
2005 15,196 45,682 253,401 17,905
2004 14,454 45,413 234,891 47,091
2003 13,243 45,571 216,295 36,719
2002 11,875 45,952 201,892 -16,871
2001 10,948 34,371 184,541 9,967
2000 11,339 2,886 173,867 -40,032
1999 11,397 3,130 166,699 -34,465
1998 10,970 3,733 154,010 13,840
1997 10,739 4,036 150,404 -84,126
1996 10,607 4,162 158,920 -226,317
1995 10,824 3,842 160,284 -84,697
1994 11,133 3,387 112,968 516,373
1993 11,521 2,850 128,898 -684,261
1992 11,577 2,768 156,420 35,769
1991 11,491 4,562 156,148 -39,236
1990 12,337 5,090 156,617 -39,926
1989 12,293 5,220 157,547 -43,561
1988 11,995 5,294 145,234 -46,464
1987 11,709 5,152 157,481 -21,179
1986 11,455 4,822 156,170 -55,742
1985 10,924 4,657 156,896 -66,574
1984 10,269 4,557 154,366 -29,534
1983 9,821 4,252 152,801 -41,756
1982 9,396 3,980 147,090 -3,844
1981 9,020 4,523 146,231 -58,723
1980 8,802 6,741 127,746 149,361
1979 8,587 6,908 123,377 -40,126
1978 8,358 6,974 114,884 8,247
1977 8,093 7,017 108,488 1,884
1976 7,818 6,993 104,396 -12,848
1975 7,535 6,900 101,172 -20,693
1974 7,265 6,711 95,486 10,065
1973 7,012 6,450 74,805 2,843
1972 6,763 6,190 30,532 -118,457
1971 6,650 3,159 95,153 -7,569
1970 6,973 -4,939 92,476 -6,346
1969 7,277 -4,638 90,852 -25,292
1968 7,584 -3,952 88,765 -5,917
1967 7,492 -829 86,373 -9,821
1966 7,342 -718 83,651 5,262
1965 7,148 -415 78,208 -13,947
1964 6,873 491 77,528 29,639
1963 6,557 714 75,962 -11,502
1962 6,232 810 74,710 -15,378
1961 5,882 1,076 71,216 15,094
1960 5,513 1,266 70,032 -14,620

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

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/burundi | CC BY

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 Burundi 90.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,619,548 people) and 9.48% is from migration (a loss of 379,146 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 387,101 people or 2.8% in Burundi.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Burundi
City Population
Bujumbura 659K
Gitega 136K
Ngozi 39.9K
Bubanza 20K
Muyinga 9.61K
Makamba 9.4K
Ruyigi 7.14K
Rutana 5.86K

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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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