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Population in Bahrain compared to the DR Congo: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

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 1,669,503 people compared to 117,507,801 in the DR Congo.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 70.4 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 1.44% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 1.42% 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 1.67M (73.8% growth), while the DR Congo has grown from 60.6M to 118M (93.9% growth).

Bahrain vs DR Congo: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain DR Congo
2100 3,082,127 436,320,913
2099 3,062,381 433,372,904
2098 3,042,626 430,335,169
2097 3,022,907 427,231,271
2096 3,003,249 424,043,303
2095 2,983,633 420,759,430
2094 2,964,048 417,384,609
2093 2,944,524 413,946,692
2092 2,925,040 410,440,733
2091 2,905,580 406,841,757
2090 2,886,217 403,166,901
2089 2,866,951 399,411,004
2088 2,847,692 395,583,655
2087 2,828,537 391,688,383
2086 2,809,429 387,713,874
2085 2,790,308 383,678,330
2084 2,771,240 379,568,054
2083 2,752,172 375,402,379
2082 2,733,129 371,195,818
2081 2,714,131 366,948,626
2080 2,695,175 362,644,227
2079 2,676,229 358,295,825
2078 2,657,278 353,888,897
2077 2,638,324 349,435,210
2076 2,619,372 344,932,895
2075 2,600,364 340,403,800
2074 2,581,289 335,826,108
2073 2,562,193 331,220,816
2072 2,543,097 326,568,298
2071 2,523,937 321,892,514
2070 2,504,829 317,165,418
2069 2,485,696 312,409,702
2068 2,466,554 307,625,941
2067 2,447,412 302,820,577
2066 2,428,336 297,989,401
2065 2,409,347 293,137,514
2064 2,390,392 288,267,282
2063 2,371,501 283,369,365
2062 2,352,705 278,452,605
2061 2,334,013 273,517,380
2060 2,315,423 268,572,331
2059 2,296,883 263,620,905
2058 2,278,395 258,672,397
2057 2,260,013 253,733,756
2056 2,241,679 248,796,045
2055 2,223,337 243,861,631
2054 2,205,001 238,931,249
2053 2,186,627 234,016,357
2052 2,168,245 229,117,369
2051 2,149,857 224,240,788
2050 2,131,404 219,397,034
2049 2,112,930 214,588,560
2048 2,094,386 209,814,694
2047 2,075,759 205,079,870
2046 2,057,011 200,379,842
2045 2,038,165 195,731,078
2044 2,019,181 191,124,003
2043 2,000,134 186,569,843
2042 1,981,020 182,068,630
2041 1,961,864 177,617,360
2040 1,942,729 173,224,822
2039 1,923,661 168,878,834
2038 1,904,631 164,583,465
2037 1,885,711 160,347,349
2036 1,866,890 156,129,049
2035 1,848,209 151,953,443
2034 1,829,691 147,811,138
2033 1,811,344 143,712,496
2032 1,793,151 139,669,159
2031 1,775,117 135,660,570
2030 1,757,225 131,710,378
2029 1,738,388 127,818,130
2028 1,716,506 123,980,695
2027 1,691,696 120,212,011
2026 1,661,275 116,505,117
2025 1,627,179 112,854,120
2024 1,588,670 109,276,265
2023 1,577,059 105,789,731
2022 1,524,693 102,396,968
2021 1,504,365 99,148,932
2020 1,472,204 95,989,998
2019 1,483,756 92,947,442
2018 1,503,091 90,047,644
2017 1,501,116 87,083,398
2016 1,423,726 83,956,415
2015 1,370,322 81,035,531
2014 1,314,562 78,403,242
2013 1,253,191 75,789,395
2012 1,208,964 73,254,618
2011 1,195,020 70,849,311
2010 1,228,543 68,563,038
2009 1,178,415 66,412,044
2008 1,103,496 64,390,664
2007 1,039,295 62,477,752
2006 960,424 60,615,908
2005 888,822 58,775,724
2004 823,741 56,997,741
2003 764,517 55,343,867
2002 710,553 53,750,524
2001 661,316 52,132,646
2000 637,582 50,507,442
1999 620,989 48,912,971
1998 604,842 47,297,600
1997 589,115 46,029,902
1996 573,792 45,296,124
1995 558,879 44,433,704
1994 544,366 42,626,876
1993 530,225 40,656,336
1992 516,458 39,228,910
1991 503,052 37,925,817
1990 514,797 36,684,063
1989 497,327 35,486,866
1988 479,929 34,382,752
1987 462,854 33,298,904
1986 446,286 32,265,196
1985 430,358 31,264,816
1984 415,154 30,245,081
1983 400,707 29,250,963
1982 386,983 28,338,190
1981 373,524 27,500,515
1980 358,978 26,711,099
1979 343,457 25,886,782
1978 328,046 24,992,689
1977 312,823 24,229,061
1976 297,863 23,624,031
1975 283,243 23,021,101
1974 269,038 22,418,878
1973 255,320 21,827,665
1972 242,113 21,251,160
1971 230,733 20,695,569
1970 224,809 20,137,436
1969 222,469 19,570,445
1968 219,337 19,012,189
1967 214,189 18,462,782
1966 207,543 17,931,929
1965 200,866 17,427,802
1964 193,816 16,955,327
1963 186,501 16,507,599
1962 179,349 16,075,724
1961 172,346 15,662,374
1960 165,477 15,264,846

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/dr-congo | CC BY

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 245,777 people (a 17.3% growth), while the DR Congo's population increased by 33,551,386 people (a 40% 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 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 the DR Congo will increase by 86.7% to 219,397,034 people and rank change from 15th to 8th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.08M people compared to the peak of 436M people in 2100 for the DR Congo.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain DR Congo
2100 0.64% 0.68%
2099 0.65% 0.71%
2098 0.65% 0.73%
2097 0.65% 0.75%
2096 0.66% 0.78%
2095 0.66% 0.81%
2094 0.66% 0.83%
2093 0.67% 0.85%
2092 0.67% 0.88%
2091 0.67% 0.91%
2090 0.67% 0.94%
2089 0.68% 0.97%
2088 0.68% 0.99%
2087 0.68% 1.03%
2086 0.69% 1.05%
2085 0.69% 1.08%
2084 0.69% 1.11%
2083 0.7% 1.13%
2082 0.7% 1.16%
2081 0.7% 1.19%
2080 0.71% 1.21%
2079 0.71% 1.25%
2078 0.72% 1.27%
2077 0.72% 1.31%
2076 0.73% 1.33%
2075 0.74% 1.36%
2074 0.75% 1.39%
2073 0.75% 1.42%
2072 0.76% 1.45%
2071 0.76% 1.49%
2070 0.77% 1.52%
2069 0.78% 1.56%
2068 0.78% 1.59%
2067 0.79% 1.62%
2066 0.79% 1.66%
2065 0.79% 1.69%
2064 0.8% 1.73%
2063 0.8% 1.77%
2062 0.8% 1.8%
2061 0.8% 1.84%
2060 0.81% 1.88%
2059 0.81% 1.91%
2058 0.81% 1.95%
2057 0.82% 1.98%
2056 0.82% 2.02%
2055 0.83% 2.06%
2054 0.84% 2.1%
2053 0.85% 2.14%
2052 0.86% 2.17%
2051 0.87% 2.21%
2050 0.87% 2.24%
2049 0.89% 2.28%
2048 0.9% 2.31%
2047 0.91% 2.35%
2046 0.92% 2.38%
2045 0.94% 2.41%
2044 0.95% 2.44%
2043 0.96% 2.47%
2042 0.98% 2.51%
2041 0.98% 2.54%
2040 0.99% 2.57%
2039 1% 2.61%
2038 1% 2.64%
2037 1.01% 2.7%
2036 1.01% 2.75%
2035 1.01% 2.8%
2034 1.01% 2.85%
2033 1.01% 2.89%
2032 1.02% 2.95%
2031 1.02% 3%
2030 1.08% 3.05%
2029 1.27% 3.1%
2028 1.47% 3.14%
2027 1.83% 3.18%
2026 2.1% 3.24%
2025 2.42% 3.27%
2024 0.74% 3.3%
2023 3.43% 3.31%
2022 1.35% 3.28%
2021 2.18% 3.29%
2020 -0.78% 3.27%
2019 -1.29% 3.22%
2018 0.13% 3.4%
2017 5.44% 3.72%
2016 3.9% 3.6%
2015 4.24% 3.36%
2014 4.9% 3.45%
2013 3.66% 3.46%
2012 1.17% 3.39%
2011 -2.73% 3.33%
2010 4.25% 3.24%
2009 6.79% 3.14%
2008 6.18% 3.06%
2007 8.21% 3.07%
2006 8.06% 3.13%
2005 7.9% 3.12%
2004 7.75% 2.99%
2003 7.59% 2.96%
2002 7.45% 3.1%
2001 3.72% 3.22%
2000 2.67% 3.26%
1999 2.67% 3.42%
1998 2.67% 2.75%
1997 2.67% 1.62%
1996 2.67% 1.94%
1995 2.67% 4.24%
1994 2.67% 4.85%
1993 2.67% 3.64%
1992 2.66% 3.44%
1991 -2.28% 3.38%
1990 3.51% 3.37%
1989 3.63% 3.21%
1988 3.69% 3.25%
1987 3.71% 3.2%
1986 3.7% 3.2%
1985 3.66% 3.37%
1984 3.61% 3.4%
1983 3.55% 3.22%
1982 3.6% 3.05%
1981 4.05% 2.96%
1980 4.52% 3.18%
1979 4.7% 3.58%
1978 4.87% 3.15%
1977 5.02% 2.56%
1976 5.16% 2.62%
1975 5.28% 2.69%
1974 5.37% 2.71%
1973 5.45% 2.71%
1972 4.93% 2.68%
1971 2.64% 2.77%
1970 1.05% 2.9%
1969 1.43% 2.94%
1968 2.4% 2.98%
1967 3.2% 2.96%
1966 3.32% 2.89%
1965 3.64% 2.79%
1964 3.92% 2.71%
1963 3.99% 2.69%
1962 4.06% 2.64%
1961 4.15% 2.6%

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/dr-congo | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while the DR Congo's population grew by 3.3%.

Live population counters

Bahrain DR Congo
Current population
1669503
117507801
Population rank 151/197 15/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.42%
One net population change
45.3 minutes
9.05 seconds
One birth every
26.7 minutes
7.22 seconds
One death every
2.66 hours
35 seconds
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 117/197 11/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change +18,128 -27,309
Net migration rank 34/196 159/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 1,085,090
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 57/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 152/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
DR Congo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain DR Congo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - -27,309
2024 - 22,699 - -26,968
2023 16,356 20,002 3,467,787 -14,992
2022 17,058 18,975 3,347,664 -14,991
2021 15,401 11,882 3,227,992 -64,639
2020 15,056 -5,048 3,156,152 -1,633
2019 16,639 -31,967 3,075,538 -144,920
2018 17,445 -25,978 2,993,184 -124,246
2017 18,140 21,958 2,883,245 176,290
2016 17,996 46,833 2,753,687 440,748
2015 18,193 36,809 2,665,016 -17,711
2014 17,826 40,815 2,580,251 36,966
2013 17,044 35,574 2,489,378 121,097
2012 16,219 12,801 2,405,462 53,668
2011 15,990 -26,107 2,310,679 40,891
2010 16,474 -19,329 2,212,255 8,823
2009 15,795 46,467 2,126,912 -46,009
2008 15,541 47,674 2,044,210 -82,339
2007 15,393 47,500 1,963,738 -99,742
2006 15,248 46,615 1,889,398 -29,715
2005 15,196 45,682 1,800,300 20,384
2004 14,454 45,413 1,731,022 4,260
2003 13,243 45,571 1,679,188 -106,731
2002 11,875 45,952 1,631,597 -17,358
2001 10,948 34,371 1,594,999 26,523
2000 11,339 2,886 1,549,518 79,340
1999 11,397 3,130 1,450,318 109,761
1998 10,970 3,733 1,375,130 295,560
1997 10,739 4,036 1,392,037 -527,356
1996 10,607 4,162 1,380,490 -777,833
1995 10,824 3,842 1,395,440 -273,434
1994 11,133 3,387 1,259,539 1,232,105
1993 11,521 2,850 1,209,242 240,176
1992 11,577 2,768 1,152,781 252,666
1991 11,491 4,562 1,114,033 86,721
1990 12,337 5,090 1,063,508 219,270
1989 12,293 5,220 1,027,238 84,415
1988 11,995 5,294 995,278 101,314
1987 11,709 5,152 959,875 111,220
1986 11,455 4,822 925,334 70,988
1985 10,924 4,657 885,670 118,791
1984 10,269 4,557 844,956 190,045
1983 9,821 4,252 807,122 146,095
1982 9,396 3,980 774,823 97,495
1981 9,020 4,523 748,371 54,656
1980 8,802 6,741 724,111 51,685
1979 8,587 6,908 691,773 181,028
1978 8,358 6,974 646,411 268,974
1977 8,093 7,017 638,242 -26,355
1976 7,818 6,993 624,147 -25,965
1975 7,535 6,900 608,655 -972
1974 7,265 6,711 593,539 3,216
1973 7,012 6,450 578,280 7,414
1972 6,763 6,190 564,495 2,840
1971 6,650 3,159 549,343 -5,497
1970 6,973 -4,939 533,300 39,116
1969 7,277 -4,638 514,800 46,778
1968 7,584 -3,952 497,682 57,274
1967 7,492 -829 479,552 64,307
1966 7,342 -718 463,397 54,443
1965 7,148 -415 429,002 61,397
1964 6,873 491 406,334 48,207
1963 6,557 714 398,972 41,960
1962 6,232 810 383,406 39,431
1961 5,882 1,076 368,207 35,654
1960 5,513 1,266 363,517 27,673

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

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/dr-congo | 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 the DR Congo 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,150,516 people) and 0.89% is from migration (a gain of 270,872 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 1,085,090 people or 1% in the DR Congo.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
DR Congo
City Population
Kinshasa 14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi 2.89M
Kananga 1.97M
Lubumbashi 1.79M
Kisangani 1.37M
Tshikapa 1.01M
Uvira 726K
Bukavu 707K
Kolwezi 480K
Mbandaka 470K

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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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