The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 5,330,690 people in the Central African Republic in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,656,695 people compared to 5,701,055 in the Central African Republic.
Population statistics:
- The Central African Republic's population is 3.44 times bigger than Bahrain's.
- Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while the Central African Republic is the 117th.
- The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.07% for the Central African Republic.
- For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +1.27% in the Central African Republic.
- Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.66M (72.5% growth), while the Central African Republic has grown from 4.38M to 5.7M (30.2% growth).
- Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.05M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for the Central African Republic.
Bahrain vs Central African Republic: live population counter
Bahrain
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CAR
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1656695
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5701055
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| Population rank | 151/197 | 117/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
45.3 minutes
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2.95 minutes
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| One birth every |
26.7 minutes
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2.2 minutes
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| One death every |
2.66 hours
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10.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
23.2 minutes
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34.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +22,699 | -15,357 |
| Daily growth/decline | +32 | +488 |
| Annual growth/decline | +11,611 | +178,269 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.74% | +3.46% |
| Population growth rate rank | 118/197 | 9/197 |
Bahrain and the Central African Republic: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bahrain
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CAR
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Bahrain
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CAR
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| 1960 | 165,477 | 1,702,346 | - | - |
| 1961 | 172,346 | 1,734,580 | 4.15% | 1.89% |
| 1962 | 179,349 | 1,768,115 | 4.06% | 1.93% |
| 1963 | 186,501 | 1,803,063 | 3.99% | 1.98% |
| 1964 | 193,816 | 1,839,583 | 3.92% | 2.03% |
| 1965 | 200,866 | 1,877,854 | 3.64% | 2.08% |
| 1966 | 207,543 | 1,918,082 | 3.32% | 2.14% |
| 1967 | 214,189 | 1,960,444 | 3.2% | 2.21% |
| 1968 | 219,337 | 2,005,100 | 2.4% | 2.28% |
| 1969 | 222,469 | 2,051,515 | 1.43% | 2.31% |
| 1970 | 224,809 | 2,097,505 | 1.05% | 2.24% |
| 1971 | 230,733 | 2,141,450 | 2.64% | 2.1% |
| 1972 | 242,113 | 2,183,769 | 4.93% | 1.98% |
| 1973 | 255,320 | 2,226,008 | 5.45% | 1.93% |
| 1974 | 269,038 | 2,269,338 | 5.37% | 1.95% |
| 1975 | 283,243 | 2,313,916 | 5.28% | 1.96% |
| 1976 | 297,863 | 2,348,566 | 5.16% | 1.5% |
| 1977 | 312,823 | 2,372,930 | 5.02% | 1.04% |
| 1978 | 328,046 | 2,397,961 | 4.87% | 1.05% |
| 1979 | 343,457 | 2,423,794 | 4.7% | 1.08% |
| 1980 | 358,978 | 2,450,535 | 4.52% | 1.1% |
| 1981 | 373,524 | 2,478,402 | 4.05% | 1.14% |
| 1982 | 386,983 | 2,507,375 | 3.6% | 1.17% |
| 1983 | 400,707 | 2,537,399 | 3.55% | 1.2% |
| 1984 | 415,154 | 2,568,610 | 3.61% | 1.23% |
| 1985 | 430,358 | 2,600,932 | 3.66% | 1.26% |
| 1986 | 446,286 | 2,634,258 | 3.7% | 1.28% |
| 1987 | 462,854 | 2,669,155 | 3.71% | 1.32% |
| 1988 | 479,929 | 2,713,965 | 3.69% | 1.68% |
| 1989 | 497,327 | 2,783,970 | 3.63% | 2.58% |
| 1990 | 514,797 | 2,871,910 | 3.51% | 3.16% |
| 1991 | 503,052 | 2,963,191 | -2.28% | 3.18% |
| 1992 | 516,458 | 3,058,831 | 2.66% | 3.23% |
| 1993 | 530,225 | 3,157,839 | 2.67% | 3.24% |
| 1994 | 544,366 | 3,257,954 | 2.67% | 3.17% |
| 1995 | 558,879 | 3,348,052 | 2.67% | 2.77% |
| 1996 | 573,792 | 3,435,965 | 2.67% | 2.63% |
| 1997 | 589,115 | 3,531,700 | 2.67% | 2.79% |
| 1998 | 604,842 | 3,628,827 | 2.67% | 2.75% |
| 1999 | 620,989 | 3,729,450 | 2.67% | 2.77% |
| 2000 | 637,582 | 3,833,416 | 2.67% | 2.79% |
| 2001 | 661,316 | 3,919,487 | 3.72% | 2.25% |
| 2002 | 710,553 | 4,006,077 | 7.45% | 2.21% |
| 2003 | 764,517 | 4,103,086 | 7.59% | 2.42% |
| 2004 | 823,741 | 4,192,826 | 7.75% | 2.19% |
| 2005 | 888,822 | 4,288,810 | 7.9% | 2.29% |
| 2006 | 960,424 | 4,377,579 | 8.06% | 2.07% |
| 2007 | 1,039,295 | 4,462,770 | 8.21% | 1.95% |
| 2008 | 1,103,496 | 4,558,984 | 6.18% | 2.16% |
| 2009 | 1,178,415 | 4,529,047 | 6.79% | -0.66% |
| 2010 | 1,228,543 | 4,492,995 | 4.25% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,195,020 | 4,565,021 | -2.73% | 1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,208,964 | 4,610,848 | 1.17% | 1% |
| 2013 | 1,253,191 | 4,642,419 | 3.66% | 0.68% |
| 2014 | 1,314,562 | 4,623,182 | 4.9% | -0.41% |
| 2015 | 1,370,322 | 4,629,320 | 4.24% | 0.13% |
| 2016 | 1,423,726 | 4,713,663 | 3.9% | 1.82% |
| 2017 | 1,501,116 | 4,793,511 | 5.44% | 1.69% |
| 2018 | 1,503,091 | 4,878,657 | 0.13% | 1.78% |
| 2019 | 1,483,756 | 4,944,703 | -1.29% | 1.35% |
| 2020 | 1,472,204 | 5,026,628 | -0.78% | 1.66% |
| 2021 | 1,504,365 | 5,112,100 | 2.18% | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 1,524,693 | 5,098,039 | 1.35% | -0.28% |
| 2023 | 1,577,059 | 5,152,421 | 3.43% | 1.07% |
| 2024 | 1,588,670 | 5,330,690 | 0.74% | 3.46% |
| 2025 | 1,624,531 | 5,513,285 | 2.26% | 3.43% |
| 2026 | 1,656,397 | 5,698,988 | 1.96% | 3.37% |
| 2027 | 1,683,692 | 5,888,126 | 1.65% | 3.32% |
| 2028 | 1,706,754 | 6,082,465 | 1.37% | 3.3% |
| 2029 | 1,726,868 | 6,279,729 | 1.18% | 3.24% |
| 2030 | 1,745,013 | 6,478,251 | 1.05% | 3.16% |
| 2031 | 1,762,760 | 6,680,052 | 1.02% | 3.12% |
| 2032 | 1,780,658 | 6,884,143 | 1.02% | 3.06% |
| 2033 | 1,798,708 | 7,089,444 | 1.01% | 2.98% |
| 2034 | 1,816,921 | 7,296,249 | 1.01% | 2.92% |
| 2035 | 1,835,293 | 7,502,585 | 1.01% | 2.83% |
| 2036 | 1,853,822 | 7,707,565 | 1.01% | 2.73% |
| 2037 | 1,872,468 | 7,911,635 | 1.01% | 2.65% |
| 2038 | 1,891,215 | 8,115,865 | 1% | 2.58% |
| 2039 | 1,910,026 | 8,321,550 | 0.99% | 2.53% |
| 2040 | 1,928,909 | 8,526,454 | 0.99% | 2.46% |
| 2041 | 1,947,825 | 8,729,074 | 0.98% | 2.38% |
| 2042 | 1,966,723 | 8,931,165 | 0.97% | 2.32% |
| 2043 | 1,985,577 | 9,134,993 | 0.96% | 2.28% |
| 2044 | 2,004,365 | 9,341,761 | 0.95% | 2.26% |
| 2045 | 2,023,058 | 9,550,893 | 0.93% | 2.24% |
| 2046 | 2,041,627 | 9,761,447 | 0.92% | 2.2% |
| 2047 | 2,060,095 | 9,972,759 | 0.9% | 2.16% |
| 2048 | 2,078,453 | 10,186,021 | 0.89% | 2.14% |
| 2049 | 2,096,741 | 10,400,624 | 0.88% | 2.11% |
| 2050 | 2,114,988 | 10,616,749 | 0.87% | 2.08% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while the Central African Republic gained 336,084 people (a 7.68% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 232,969 (a 16.4% growth), while the Central African Republic's population increased by 987,392 (a 20.9% growth).
Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. The Central African Republic was ranked 118th in 2006 and ranked 117th 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 the Central African Republic will increase by 86.2% to 10,616,749 people and rank change from 117th to 96th.
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Population differences between Bahrain and the Central African Republic
|
Bahrain
|
CAR
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 81.7 years | 58.2 years |
| Average age | 33.3 years | 19.8 years |
| Median age | 34.2 years | 15.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 62:38 | 48:52 |
| Fertility rate | 1.82 births per woman | 6.01 births per woman |
| Population density | 5,143 ppl/mi² | 22.2 ppl/mi² |
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