The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 17,638,801 people in Cambodia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,650,128 people compared to 18,011,232 in Cambodia.
Population statistics:
- Cambodia's population is 10.9 times bigger than Bahrain's.
- Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Cambodia is the 73rd.
- The countries together account for 0.24% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.22% for Cambodia.
- For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +1.38% in Cambodia.
- Since 2005, the population of Bahrain has increased from 889K people to 1.65M (85.7% growth), while Cambodia has grown from 13.4M to 18M (34% growth).
- Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.05M people compared to the peak of 23.4M people in 2078 for Cambodia.
Bahrain vs Cambodia: live population counter
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| Current population |
1650128
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18011232
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| Population rank | 151/197 | 73/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.22% |
| One net population change |
45.3 minutes
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2.45 minutes
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| One birth every |
26.7 minutes
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1.45 minutes
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| One death every |
2.66 hours
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4.72 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
23.2 minutes
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15.9 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +22,699 | -32,960 |
| Daily growth/decline | +32 | +589 |
| Annual growth/decline | +11,611 | +214,921 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.74% | +1.23% |
| Population growth rate rank | 120/197 | 90/197 |
Bahrain and Cambodia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 165,477 | 5,449,966 | - | - |
| 1961 | 172,346 | 5,571,168 | 4.15% | 2.22% |
| 1962 | 179,349 | 5,697,558 | 4.06% | 2.27% |
| 1963 | 186,501 | 5,823,010 | 3.99% | 2.2% |
| 1964 | 193,816 | 5,946,178 | 3.92% | 2.12% |
| 1965 | 200,866 | 6,072,289 | 3.64% | 2.12% |
| 1966 | 207,543 | 6,201,232 | 3.32% | 2.12% |
| 1967 | 214,189 | 6,332,944 | 3.2% | 2.12% |
| 1968 | 219,337 | 6,467,324 | 2.4% | 2.12% |
| 1969 | 222,469 | 6,604,725 | 1.43% | 2.12% |
| 1970 | 224,809 | 6,639,182 | 1.05% | 0.52% |
| 1971 | 230,733 | 6,620,880 | 2.64% | -0.28% |
| 1972 | 242,113 | 6,673,886 | 4.93% | 0.8% |
| 1973 | 255,320 | 6,739,726 | 5.45% | 0.99% |
| 1974 | 269,038 | 6,783,240 | 5.37% | 0.65% |
| 1975 | 283,243 | 6,581,371 | 5.28% | -2.98% |
| 1976 | 297,863 | 6,134,991 | 5.16% | -6.78% |
| 1977 | 312,823 | 5,668,551 | 5.02% | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 328,046 | 5,211,653 | 4.87% | -8.06% |
| 1979 | 343,457 | 5,088,808 | 4.7% | -2.36% |
| 1980 | 358,978 | 5,199,872 | 4.52% | 2.18% |
| 1981 | 373,524 | 5,284,495 | 4.05% | 1.63% |
| 1982 | 386,983 | 5,436,432 | 3.6% | 2.88% |
| 1983 | 400,707 | 5,636,203 | 3.55% | 3.67% |
| 1984 | 415,154 | 5,845,117 | 3.61% | 3.71% |
| 1985 | 430,358 | 6,043,783 | 3.66% | 3.4% |
| 1986 | 446,286 | 6,285,693 | 3.7% | 4% |
| 1987 | 462,854 | 6,557,970 | 3.71% | 4.33% |
| 1988 | 479,929 | 6,812,014 | 3.69% | 3.87% |
| 1989 | 497,327 | 7,073,473 | 3.63% | 3.84% |
| 1990 | 514,797 | 7,374,752 | 3.51% | 4.26% |
| 1991 | 503,052 | 7,686,850 | -2.28% | 4.23% |
| 1992 | 516,458 | 8,113,083 | 2.66% | 5.54% |
| 1993 | 530,225 | 8,616,381 | 2.67% | 6.2% |
| 1994 | 544,366 | 9,239,162 | 2.67% | 7.23% |
| 1995 | 558,879 | 10,018,497 | 2.67% | 8.44% |
| 1996 | 573,792 | 10,801,270 | 2.67% | 7.81% |
| 1997 | 589,115 | 11,570,982 | 2.67% | 7.13% |
| 1998 | 604,842 | 12,058,173 | 2.67% | 4.21% |
| 1999 | 620,989 | 12,265,731 | 2.67% | 1.72% |
| 2000 | 637,582 | 12,462,336 | 2.67% | 1.6% |
| 2001 | 661,316 | 12,658,484 | 3.72% | 1.57% |
| 2002 | 710,553 | 12,855,241 | 7.45% | 1.55% |
| 2003 | 764,517 | 13,050,968 | 7.59% | 1.52% |
| 2004 | 823,741 | 13,244,731 | 7.75% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 888,822 | 13,439,202 | 7.9% | 1.47% |
| 2006 | 960,424 | 13,639,028 | 8.06% | 1.49% |
| 2007 | 1,039,295 | 13,841,770 | 8.21% | 1.49% |
| 2008 | 1,103,496 | 14,053,479 | 6.18% | 1.53% |
| 2009 | 1,178,415 | 14,276,810 | 6.79% | 1.59% |
| 2010 | 1,228,543 | 14,500,726 | 4.25% | 1.57% |
| 2011 | 1,195,020 | 14,722,584 | -2.73% | 1.53% |
| 2012 | 1,208,964 | 14,945,085 | 1.17% | 1.51% |
| 2013 | 1,253,191 | 15,170,208 | 3.66% | 1.51% |
| 2014 | 1,314,562 | 15,396,772 | 4.9% | 1.49% |
| 2015 | 1,370,322 | 15,623,251 | 4.24% | 1.47% |
| 2016 | 1,423,726 | 15,852,803 | 3.9% | 1.47% |
| 2017 | 1,501,116 | 16,073,372 | 5.44% | 1.39% |
| 2018 | 1,503,091 | 16,274,522 | 0.13% | 1.25% |
| 2019 | 1,483,756 | 16,481,304 | -1.29% | 1.27% |
| 2020 | 1,472,204 | 16,725,474 | -0.78% | 1.48% |
| 2021 | 1,504,365 | 16,974,305 | 2.18% | 1.49% |
| 2022 | 1,524,693 | 17,201,724 | 1.35% | 1.34% |
| 2023 | 1,577,059 | 17,423,880 | 3.43% | 1.29% |
| 2024 | 1,588,670 | 17,638,801 | 0.74% | 1.23% |
| 2025 | 1,624,531 | 17,847,976 | 2.26% | 1.19% |
| 2026 | 1,656,397 | 18,051,214 | 1.96% | 1.14% |
| 2027 | 1,683,692 | 18,250,137 | 1.65% | 1.1% |
| 2028 | 1,706,754 | 18,446,768 | 1.37% | 1.08% |
| 2029 | 1,726,868 | 18,639,395 | 1.18% | 1.04% |
| 2030 | 1,745,013 | 18,827,380 | 1.05% | 1.01% |
| 2031 | 1,762,760 | 19,012,049 | 1.02% | 0.98% |
| 2032 | 1,780,658 | 19,193,347 | 1.02% | 0.95% |
| 2033 | 1,798,708 | 19,371,575 | 1.01% | 0.93% |
| 2034 | 1,816,921 | 19,546,868 | 1.01% | 0.9% |
| 2035 | 1,835,293 | 19,720,135 | 1.01% | 0.89% |
| 2036 | 1,853,822 | 19,889,525 | 1.01% | 0.86% |
| 2037 | 1,872,468 | 20,055,496 | 1.01% | 0.83% |
| 2038 | 1,891,215 | 20,220,797 | 1% | 0.82% |
| 2039 | 1,910,026 | 20,382,857 | 0.99% | 0.8% |
| 2040 | 1,928,909 | 20,540,677 | 0.99% | 0.77% |
| 2041 | 1,947,825 | 20,695,378 | 0.98% | 0.75% |
| 2042 | 1,966,723 | 20,848,368 | 0.97% | 0.74% |
| 2043 | 1,985,577 | 20,998,535 | 0.96% | 0.72% |
| 2044 | 2,004,365 | 21,144,573 | 0.95% | 0.7% |
| 2045 | 2,023,058 | 21,286,229 | 0.93% | 0.67% |
| 2046 | 2,041,627 | 21,424,338 | 0.92% | 0.65% |
| 2047 | 2,060,095 | 21,558,214 | 0.9% | 0.62% |
| 2048 | 2,078,453 | 21,687,184 | 0.89% | 0.6% |
| 2049 | 2,096,741 | 21,812,182 | 0.88% | 0.58% |
| 2050 | 2,114,988 | 21,931,449 | 0.87% | 0.55% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bahrain increased by 481,500 people (a 54.2% growth), while Cambodia gained 2,184,049 people (a 16.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bahrain gained 279,806 (a 20.4% growth), while Cambodia's population increased by 2,387,981 (a 15.3% growth).
Bahrain was ranked 156th most populous country in 2005 and is 151st in 2025. Cambodia was ranked 67th in 2005 and ranked 73rd 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 Cambodia will increase by 21.8% to 21,931,449 people and will still be ranked 73rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Phnom Penh | 2.13M |
| Siem Reap | 245K |
| Battambang | 119K |
| Serei Saophoan | 99K |
| Sihanoukville | 71.1K |
| Kampong Cham | 61.8K |
| Kampot | 42.1K |
| Svay Rieng | 41.4K |
| Prey Veng | 33.1K |
| Stung Treng | 29.7K |
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Population differences between Bahrain and Cambodia
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| Life expectancy | 81.6 years | 71 years |
| Average age | 33.3 years | 29.6 years |
| Median age | 34.2 years | 27 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 62:38 | 49:51 |
| Fertility rate | 1.82 births per woman | 2.58 births per woman |
| Population density | 5,143 ppl/mi² | 258.8 ppl/mi² |
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