The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 109,276,265 people in the DR Congo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,656,695 people compared to 116,492,354 in the DR Congo.
Population statistics:
- The DR Congo's population is 70.3 times bigger than Bahrain's.
- Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while the DR Congo is the 15th.
- The countries together account for 1.43% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 1.41% for the DR Congo.
- For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +3.38% in the DR Congo.
- Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.66M (72.5% growth), while the DR Congo has grown from 60.6M to 116M (92.2% growth).
- Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.05M people compared to the peak of 431M people in 2100 for the DR Congo.
Bahrain vs DR Congo: live population counter
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| Current population |
1656695
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116492354
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| Population rank | 151/197 | 15/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 1.41% |
| One net population change |
45.3 minutes
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9.05 seconds
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| One birth every |
26.7 minutes
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7.22 seconds
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| One death every |
2.66 hours
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35 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
23.2 minutes
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19.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +22,699 | -26,968 |
| Daily growth/decline | +32 | +9,552 |
| Annual growth/decline | +11,611 | +3,486,534 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.74% | +3.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 118/197 | 11/197 |
Bahrain and the DR Congo: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 165,477 | 15,264,846 | - | - |
| 1961 | 172,346 | 15,662,374 | 4.15% | 2.6% |
| 1962 | 179,349 | 16,075,724 | 4.06% | 2.64% |
| 1963 | 186,501 | 16,507,599 | 3.99% | 2.69% |
| 1964 | 193,816 | 16,955,327 | 3.92% | 2.71% |
| 1965 | 200,866 | 17,427,802 | 3.64% | 2.79% |
| 1966 | 207,543 | 17,931,929 | 3.32% | 2.89% |
| 1967 | 214,189 | 18,462,782 | 3.2% | 2.96% |
| 1968 | 219,337 | 19,012,189 | 2.4% | 2.98% |
| 1969 | 222,469 | 19,570,445 | 1.43% | 2.94% |
| 1970 | 224,809 | 20,137,436 | 1.05% | 2.9% |
| 1971 | 230,733 | 20,695,569 | 2.64% | 2.77% |
| 1972 | 242,113 | 21,251,160 | 4.93% | 2.68% |
| 1973 | 255,320 | 21,827,665 | 5.45% | 2.71% |
| 1974 | 269,038 | 22,418,878 | 5.37% | 2.71% |
| 1975 | 283,243 | 23,021,101 | 5.28% | 2.69% |
| 1976 | 297,863 | 23,624,031 | 5.16% | 2.62% |
| 1977 | 312,823 | 24,229,061 | 5.02% | 2.56% |
| 1978 | 328,046 | 24,992,689 | 4.87% | 3.15% |
| 1979 | 343,457 | 25,886,782 | 4.7% | 3.58% |
| 1980 | 358,978 | 26,711,099 | 4.52% | 3.18% |
| 1981 | 373,524 | 27,500,515 | 4.05% | 2.96% |
| 1982 | 386,983 | 28,338,190 | 3.6% | 3.05% |
| 1983 | 400,707 | 29,250,963 | 3.55% | 3.22% |
| 1984 | 415,154 | 30,245,081 | 3.61% | 3.4% |
| 1985 | 430,358 | 31,264,816 | 3.66% | 3.37% |
| 1986 | 446,286 | 32,265,196 | 3.7% | 3.2% |
| 1987 | 462,854 | 33,298,904 | 3.71% | 3.2% |
| 1988 | 479,929 | 34,382,752 | 3.69% | 3.25% |
| 1989 | 497,327 | 35,486,866 | 3.63% | 3.21% |
| 1990 | 514,797 | 36,684,063 | 3.51% | 3.37% |
| 1991 | 503,052 | 37,925,817 | -2.28% | 3.38% |
| 1992 | 516,458 | 39,228,910 | 2.66% | 3.44% |
| 1993 | 530,225 | 40,656,336 | 2.67% | 3.64% |
| 1994 | 544,366 | 42,626,876 | 2.67% | 4.85% |
| 1995 | 558,879 | 44,433,704 | 2.67% | 4.24% |
| 1996 | 573,792 | 45,296,124 | 2.67% | 1.94% |
| 1997 | 589,115 | 46,029,902 | 2.67% | 1.62% |
| 1998 | 604,842 | 47,297,600 | 2.67% | 2.75% |
| 1999 | 620,989 | 48,912,971 | 2.67% | 3.42% |
| 2000 | 637,582 | 50,507,442 | 2.67% | 3.26% |
| 2001 | 661,316 | 52,132,646 | 3.72% | 3.22% |
| 2002 | 710,553 | 53,750,524 | 7.45% | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 764,517 | 55,343,867 | 7.59% | 2.96% |
| 2004 | 823,741 | 56,997,741 | 7.75% | 2.99% |
| 2005 | 888,822 | 58,775,724 | 7.9% | 3.12% |
| 2006 | 960,424 | 60,615,908 | 8.06% | 3.13% |
| 2007 | 1,039,295 | 62,477,752 | 8.21% | 3.07% |
| 2008 | 1,103,496 | 64,390,664 | 6.18% | 3.06% |
| 2009 | 1,178,415 | 66,412,044 | 6.79% | 3.14% |
| 2010 | 1,228,543 | 68,563,038 | 4.25% | 3.24% |
| 2011 | 1,195,020 | 70,849,311 | -2.73% | 3.33% |
| 2012 | 1,208,964 | 73,254,618 | 1.17% | 3.39% |
| 2013 | 1,253,191 | 75,789,395 | 3.66% | 3.46% |
| 2014 | 1,314,562 | 78,403,242 | 4.9% | 3.45% |
| 2015 | 1,370,322 | 81,035,531 | 4.24% | 3.36% |
| 2016 | 1,423,726 | 83,956,415 | 3.9% | 3.6% |
| 2017 | 1,501,116 | 87,083,398 | 5.44% | 3.72% |
| 2018 | 1,503,091 | 90,047,644 | 0.13% | 3.4% |
| 2019 | 1,483,756 | 92,947,442 | -1.29% | 3.22% |
| 2020 | 1,472,204 | 95,989,998 | -0.78% | 3.27% |
| 2021 | 1,504,365 | 99,148,932 | 2.18% | 3.29% |
| 2022 | 1,524,693 | 102,396,968 | 1.35% | 3.28% |
| 2023 | 1,577,059 | 105,789,731 | 3.43% | 3.31% |
| 2024 | 1,588,670 | 109,276,265 | 0.74% | 3.3% |
| 2025 | 1,624,531 | 112,832,475 | 2.26% | 3.25% |
| 2026 | 1,656,397 | 116,452,162 | 1.96% | 3.21% |
| 2027 | 1,683,692 | 120,129,744 | 1.65% | 3.16% |
| 2028 | 1,706,754 | 123,871,555 | 1.37% | 3.11% |
| 2029 | 1,726,868 | 127,674,141 | 1.18% | 3.07% |
| 2030 | 1,745,013 | 131,532,201 | 1.05% | 3.02% |
| 2031 | 1,762,760 | 135,447,495 | 1.02% | 2.98% |
| 2032 | 1,780,658 | 139,408,613 | 1.02% | 2.92% |
| 2033 | 1,798,708 | 143,414,031 | 1.01% | 2.87% |
| 2034 | 1,816,921 | 147,468,142 | 1.01% | 2.83% |
| 2035 | 1,835,293 | 151,560,102 | 1.01% | 2.77% |
| 2036 | 1,853,822 | 155,689,453 | 1.01% | 2.72% |
| 2037 | 1,872,468 | 159,848,574 | 1.01% | 2.67% |
| 2038 | 1,891,215 | 164,045,610 | 1% | 2.63% |
| 2039 | 1,910,026 | 168,296,695 | 0.99% | 2.59% |
| 2040 | 1,928,909 | 172,595,578 | 0.99% | 2.55% |
| 2041 | 1,947,825 | 176,946,261 | 0.98% | 2.52% |
| 2042 | 1,966,723 | 181,350,407 | 0.97% | 2.49% |
| 2043 | 1,985,577 | 185,805,168 | 0.96% | 2.46% |
| 2044 | 2,004,365 | 190,312,004 | 0.95% | 2.43% |
| 2045 | 2,023,058 | 194,865,386 | 0.93% | 2.39% |
| 2046 | 2,041,627 | 199,464,487 | 0.92% | 2.36% |
| 2047 | 2,060,095 | 204,105,925 | 0.9% | 2.33% |
| 2048 | 2,078,453 | 208,783,692 | 0.89% | 2.29% |
| 2049 | 2,096,741 | 213,497,692 | 0.88% | 2.26% |
| 2050 | 2,114,988 | 218,246,073 | 0.87% | 2.22% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while the DR Congo gained 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 232,969 (a 16.4% growth), while the DR Congo's population increased by 32,535,939 (a 38.8% growth).
Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. The DR Congo was ranked 22nd in 2006 and ranked 15th 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 DR Congo will increase by 87.3% to 218,246,073 people and rank change from 15th to 8th.
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Population differences between Bahrain and the DR Congo
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| Life expectancy | 81.7 years | 62.4 years |
| Average age | 33.3 years | 21.9 years |
| Median age | 34.2 years | 16.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 62:38 | 49.6:50.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.82 births per woman | 6.05 births per woman |
| Population density | 5,143 ppl/mi² | 124.8 ppl/mi² |
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