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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 19,764,771 people in Chile in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,669,503 people compared to 19,977,856 in Chile.

Population statistics:

  • Chile's population is 12 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Chile is the 67th.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.24% for Chile.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +1.02% in Chile.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.67M (73.8% growth), while Chile has grown from 16.5M to 20M (21% growth).

Bahrain vs Chile: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Chile
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Chile
2100 3,082,127 13,542,179
2099 3,062,381 13,698,571
2098 3,042,626 13,856,954
2097 3,022,907 14,016,220
2096 3,003,249 14,178,222
2095 2,983,633 14,343,015
2094 2,964,048 14,508,995
2093 2,944,524 14,677,272
2092 2,925,040 14,845,602
2091 2,905,580 15,016,981
2090 2,886,217 15,189,722
2089 2,866,951 15,363,962
2088 2,847,692 15,538,750
2087 2,828,537 15,711,977
2086 2,809,429 15,883,706
2085 2,790,308 16,055,280
2084 2,771,240 16,223,786
2083 2,752,172 16,391,067
2082 2,733,129 16,554,768
2081 2,714,131 16,719,751
2080 2,695,175 16,883,588
2079 2,676,229 17,045,148
2078 2,657,278 17,205,047
2077 2,638,324 17,362,651
2076 2,619,372 17,517,633
2075 2,600,364 17,670,800
2074 2,581,289 17,820,437
2073 2,562,193 17,966,186
2072 2,543,097 18,109,831
2071 2,523,937 18,253,369
2070 2,504,829 18,393,628
2069 2,485,696 18,531,389
2068 2,466,554 18,668,022
2067 2,447,412 18,802,510
2066 2,428,336 18,935,536
2065 2,409,347 19,063,468
2064 2,390,392 19,189,521
2063 2,371,501 19,310,719
2062 2,352,705 19,424,785
2061 2,334,013 19,534,495
2060 2,315,423 19,638,454
2059 2,296,883 19,739,346
2058 2,278,395 19,832,760
2057 2,260,013 19,923,762
2056 2,241,679 20,008,988
2055 2,223,337 20,089,664
2054 2,205,001 20,163,300
2053 2,186,627 20,232,377
2052 2,168,245 20,293,672
2051 2,149,857 20,348,246
2050 2,131,404 20,396,141
2049 2,112,930 20,440,751
2048 2,094,386 20,480,143
2047 2,075,759 20,511,707
2046 2,057,011 20,539,410
2045 2,038,165 20,563,551
2044 2,019,181 20,580,609
2043 2,000,134 20,590,097
2042 1,981,020 20,594,631
2041 1,961,864 20,596,851
2040 1,942,729 20,592,260
2039 1,923,661 20,584,025
2038 1,904,631 20,569,754
2037 1,885,711 20,550,877
2036 1,866,890 20,523,910
2035 1,848,209 20,492,436
2034 1,829,691 20,456,957
2033 1,811,344 20,417,291
2032 1,793,151 20,370,206
2031 1,775,117 20,315,389
2030 1,757,225 20,254,305
2029 1,738,388 20,187,945
2028 1,716,506 20,116,575
2027 1,691,696 20,038,004
2026 1,661,275 19,955,555
2025 1,627,179 19,865,709
2024 1,588,670 19,764,771
2023 1,577,059 19,658,835
2022 1,524,693 19,553,036
2021 1,504,365 19,456,334
2020 1,472,204 19,370,624
2019 1,483,756 19,197,744
2018 1,503,091 18,893,191
2017 1,501,116 18,558,868
2016 1,423,726 18,267,221
2015 1,370,322 18,047,625
2014 1,314,562 17,864,195
2013 1,253,191 17,687,006
2012 1,208,964 17,519,119
2011 1,195,020 17,351,816
2010 1,228,543 17,181,464
2009 1,178,415 17,009,731
2008 1,103,496 16,838,988
2007 1,039,295 16,671,581
2006 960,424 16,509,195
2005 888,822 16,348,778
2004 823,741 16,187,322
2003 764,517 16,024,752
2002 710,553 15,857,925
2001 661,316 15,683,849
2000 637,582 15,503,635
1999 620,989 15,319,313
1998 604,842 15,127,799
1997 589,115 14,932,434
1996 573,792 14,734,046
1995 558,879 14,527,381
1994 544,366 14,316,256
1993 530,225 14,102,276
1992 516,458 13,884,577
1991 503,052 13,662,491
1990 514,797 13,437,176
1989 497,327 13,215,005
1988 479,929 12,999,424
1987 462,854 12,790,150
1986 446,286 12,588,914
1985 430,358 12,395,274
1984 415,154 12,207,733
1983 400,707 12,026,138
1982 386,983 11,850,214
1981 373,524 11,678,717
1980 358,978 11,508,550
1979 343,457 11,339,779
1978 328,046 11,172,695
1977 312,823 11,005,519
1976 297,863 10,838,251
1975 283,243 10,671,559
1974 269,038 10,505,817
1973 255,320 10,340,362
1972 242,113 10,174,678
1971 230,733 10,009,701
1970 224,809 9,845,344
1969 222,469 9,680,282
1968 219,337 9,514,716
1967 214,189 9,348,939
1966 207,543 9,181,722
1965 200,866 9,012,938
1964 193,816 8,842,525
1963 186,501 8,670,144
1962 179,349 8,497,059
1961 172,346 8,324,802
1960 165,477 8,153,350

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Chile gained 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 245,777 people (a 17.3% growth), while Chile's population increased by 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Chile was ranked 60th in 2006 and ranked 67th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bahrain's population will grow by 27.7% to 2,131,404 people with a rank change from 151st to 146th. The population of Chile will increase by 2.09% to 20,396,141 people and rank change from 67th to 75th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.08M people compared to the peak of 20.6M people in 2041 for Chile.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Chile
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Chile
2100 0.64% -1.14%
2099 0.65% -1.14%
2098 0.65% -1.14%
2097 0.65% -1.14%
2096 0.66% -1.15%
2095 0.66% -1.14%
2094 0.66% -1.15%
2093 0.67% -1.13%
2092 0.67% -1.14%
2091 0.67% -1.14%
2090 0.67% -1.13%
2089 0.68% -1.12%
2088 0.68% -1.1%
2087 0.68% -1.08%
2086 0.69% -1.07%
2085 0.69% -1.04%
2084 0.69% -1.02%
2083 0.7% -0.99%
2082 0.7% -0.99%
2081 0.7% -0.97%
2080 0.71% -0.95%
2079 0.71% -0.93%
2078 0.72% -0.91%
2077 0.72% -0.88%
2076 0.73% -0.87%
2075 0.74% -0.84%
2074 0.75% -0.81%
2073 0.75% -0.79%
2072 0.76% -0.79%
2071 0.76% -0.76%
2070 0.77% -0.74%
2069 0.78% -0.73%
2068 0.78% -0.72%
2067 0.79% -0.7%
2066 0.79% -0.67%
2065 0.79% -0.66%
2064 0.8% -0.63%
2063 0.8% -0.59%
2062 0.8% -0.56%
2061 0.8% -0.53%
2060 0.81% -0.51%
2059 0.81% -0.47%
2058 0.81% -0.46%
2057 0.82% -0.43%
2056 0.82% -0.4%
2055 0.83% -0.37%
2054 0.84% -0.34%
2053 0.85% -0.3%
2052 0.86% -0.27%
2051 0.87% -0.23%
2050 0.87% -0.22%
2049 0.89% -0.19%
2048 0.9% -0.15%
2047 0.91% -0.13%
2046 0.92% -0.12%
2045 0.94% -0.08%
2044 0.95% -0.05%
2043 0.96% -0.02%
2042 0.98% -0.01%
2041 0.98% 0.02%
2040 0.99% 0.04%
2039 1% 0.07%
2038 1% 0.09%
2037 1.01% 0.13%
2036 1.01% 0.15%
2035 1.01% 0.17%
2034 1.01% 0.19%
2033 1.01% 0.23%
2032 1.02% 0.27%
2031 1.02% 0.3%
2030 1.08% 0.33%
2029 1.27% 0.35%
2028 1.47% 0.39%
2027 1.83% 0.41%
2026 2.1% 0.45%
2025 2.42% 0.51%
2024 0.74% 0.54%
2023 3.43% 0.54%
2022 1.35% 0.5%
2021 2.18% 0.44%
2020 -0.78% 0.9%
2019 -1.29% 1.61%
2018 0.13% 1.8%
2017 5.44% 1.6%
2016 3.9% 1.22%
2015 4.24% 1.03%
2014 4.9% 1%
2013 3.66% 0.96%
2012 1.17% 0.96%
2011 -2.73% 0.99%
2010 4.25% 1.01%
2009 6.79% 1.01%
2008 6.18% 1%
2007 8.21% 0.98%
2006 8.06% 0.98%
2005 7.9% 1%
2004 7.75% 1.01%
2003 7.59% 1.05%
2002 7.45% 1.11%
2001 3.72% 1.16%
2000 2.67% 1.2%
1999 2.67% 1.27%
1998 2.67% 1.31%
1997 2.67% 1.35%
1996 2.67% 1.42%
1995 2.67% 1.47%
1994 2.67% 1.52%
1993 2.67% 1.57%
1992 2.66% 1.63%
1991 -2.28% 1.68%
1990 3.51% 1.68%
1989 3.63% 1.66%
1988 3.69% 1.64%
1987 3.71% 1.6%
1986 3.7% 1.56%
1985 3.66% 1.54%
1984 3.61% 1.51%
1983 3.55% 1.48%
1982 3.6% 1.47%
1981 4.05% 1.48%
1980 4.52% 1.49%
1979 4.7% 1.5%
1978 4.87% 1.52%
1977 5.02% 1.54%
1976 5.16% 1.56%
1975 5.28% 1.58%
1974 5.37% 1.6%
1973 5.45% 1.63%
1972 4.93% 1.65%
1971 2.64% 1.67%
1970 1.05% 1.71%
1969 1.43% 1.74%
1968 2.4% 1.77%
1967 3.2% 1.82%
1966 3.32% 1.87%
1965 3.64% 1.93%
1964 3.92% 1.99%
1963 3.99% 2.04%
1962 4.06% 2.07%
1961 4.15% 2.1%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Chile's population grew by 0.54%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Chile
Current population
1669503
19977856
Population rank 151/197 67/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.24%
One net population change
45.3 minutes
4.96 minutes
One birth every
26.7 minutes
2.98 minutes
One death every
2.66 hours
4.12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +32 +290
Annual growth/decline +11,611 +105,936
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +0.54%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 130/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
10.2 minutes
Annual migration change +18,128 +51,712
Net migration rank 34/196 21/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 1,538,324
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 44/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 7.8%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 76/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Chile
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Chile
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - 51,712
2024 - 22,699 - 58,316
2023 16,356 20,002 48,518 62,679
2022 17,058 18,975 41,041 59,374
2021 15,401 11,882 27,530 65,480
2020 15,056 -5,048 52,378 26,042
2019 16,639 -31,967 86,006 181,339
2018 17,445 -25,978 103,950 237,807
2017 18,140 21,958 106,268 220,621
2016 17,996 46,833 120,545 135,864
2015 18,193 36,809 127,074 55,689
2014 17,826 40,815 131,373 52,702
2013 17,044 35,574 133,785 36,529
2012 16,219 12,801 134,617 30,870
2011 15,990 -26,107 141,053 28,086
2010 16,474 -19,329 145,527 26,048
2009 15,795 46,467 147,576 24,324
2008 15,541 47,674 147,105 22,488
2007 15,393 47,500 145,043 20,170
2006 15,248 46,615 142,277 17,285
2005 15,196 45,682 147,009 14,289
2004 14,454 45,413 150,138 11,495
2003 13,243 45,571 154,287 9,225
2002 11,875 45,952 162,322 7,824
2001 10,948 34,371 171,659 6,346
2000 11,339 2,886 175,362 7,067
1999 11,397 3,130 177,995 8,226
1998 10,970 3,733 185,815 10,984
1997 10,739 4,036 190,433 3,504
1996 10,607 4,162 199,897 2,942
1995 10,824 3,842 208,017 2,454
1994 11,133 3,387 209,834 1,930
1993 11,521 2,850 215,003 1,164
1992 11,577 2,768 219,224 0
1991 11,491 4,562 227,180 -2,207
1990 12,337 5,090 226,941 -1,274
1989 12,293 5,220 224,854 -6,186
1988 11,995 5,294 221,602 -9,131
1987 11,709 5,152 218,034 -11,958
1986 11,455 4,822 213,571 -17,148
1985 10,924 4,657 208,910 -18,047
1984 10,269 4,557 205,407 -21,188
1983 9,821 4,252 202,352 -23,386
1982 9,396 3,980 199,522 -26,646
1981 9,020 4,523 198,211 -28,096
1980 8,802 6,741 198,281 -28,060
1979 8,587 6,908 197,198 -29,873
1978 8,358 6,974 196,483 -29,644
1977 8,093 7,017 197,163 -29,651
1976 7,818 6,993 196,986 -29,967
1975 7,535 6,900 196,890 -30,524
1974 7,265 6,711 196,322 -31,211
1973 7,012 6,450 197,666 -31,878
1972 6,763 6,190 198,162 -32,584
1971 6,650 3,159 198,523 -34,147
1970 6,973 -4,939 200,402 -36,079
1969 7,277 -4,638 202,764 -36,976
1968 7,584 -3,952 203,577 -38,224
1967 7,492 -829 204,377 -38,159
1966 7,342 -718 204,661 -36,446
1965 7,148 -415 203,341 -33,988
1964 6,873 491 202,741 -31,261
1963 6,557 714 202,370 -29,082
1962 6,232 810 200,905 -28,023
1961 5,882 1,076 198,788 -27,159
1960 5,513 1,266 198,461 -27,184

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 55.9% of the population change in Bahrain is from natural causes (a gain of 170,110 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 134,281 people). In Chile 43.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 844,683 people) and 56.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,097,597 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 1,538,324 people or 7.8% in Chile.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Chile
City Population
Santiago 6.26M
Puente Alto 574K
Antofagasta 349K
Vina del Mar 333K
San Bernardo 301K
Valparaiso 297K
Temuco 282K
Talcahuano 270K
Talca 232K
Rancagua 231K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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