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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,669,503 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 72.3 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.48% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.67M (73.8% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Bahrain vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Egypt
2100 3,082,127 203,522,884
2099 3,062,381 203,403,368
2098 3,042,626 203,247,703
2097 3,022,907 203,074,807
2096 3,003,249 202,870,003
2095 2,983,633 202,625,820
2094 2,964,048 202,350,087
2093 2,944,524 202,040,251
2092 2,925,040 201,709,051
2091 2,905,580 201,347,225
2090 2,886,217 200,966,749
2089 2,866,951 200,561,011
2088 2,847,692 200,123,182
2087 2,828,537 199,650,440
2086 2,809,429 199,156,169
2085 2,790,308 198,637,936
2084 2,771,240 198,084,947
2083 2,752,172 197,501,965
2082 2,733,129 196,891,089
2081 2,714,131 196,242,522
2080 2,695,175 195,570,383
2079 2,676,229 194,850,670
2078 2,657,278 194,103,613
2077 2,638,324 193,324,592
2076 2,619,372 192,507,892
2075 2,600,364 191,661,705
2074 2,581,289 190,786,862
2073 2,562,193 189,886,620
2072 2,543,097 188,947,991
2071 2,523,937 187,981,245
2070 2,504,829 186,988,514
2069 2,485,696 185,965,572
2068 2,466,554 184,912,088
2067 2,447,412 183,835,428
2066 2,428,336 182,734,967
2065 2,409,347 181,620,901
2064 2,390,392 180,467,102
2063 2,371,501 179,293,260
2062 2,352,705 178,110,375
2061 2,334,013 176,907,621
2060 2,315,423 175,686,879
2059 2,296,883 174,441,815
2058 2,278,395 173,179,511
2057 2,260,013 171,897,733
2056 2,241,679 170,593,445
2055 2,223,337 169,269,144
2054 2,205,001 167,915,661
2053 2,186,627 166,538,943
2052 2,168,245 165,130,747
2051 2,149,857 163,704,732
2050 2,131,404 162,240,246
2049 2,112,930 160,743,182
2048 2,094,386 159,206,813
2047 2,075,759 157,631,586
2046 2,057,011 156,023,680
2045 2,038,165 154,371,216
2044 2,019,181 152,668,334
2043 2,000,134 150,927,496
2042 1,981,020 149,145,569
2041 1,961,864 147,333,445
2040 1,942,729 145,505,786
2039 1,923,661 143,662,428
2038 1,904,631 141,820,567
2037 1,885,711 139,977,812
2036 1,866,890 138,139,382
2035 1,848,209 136,315,557
2034 1,829,691 134,490,574
2033 1,811,344 132,681,153
2032 1,793,151 130,879,780
2031 1,775,117 129,085,888
2030 1,757,225 127,304,473
2029 1,738,388 125,524,007
2028 1,716,506 123,745,979
2027 1,691,696 121,973,080
2026 1,661,275 120,224,089
2025 1,627,179 118,473,897
2024 1,588,670 116,538,258
2023 1,577,059 114,535,772
2022 1,524,693 112,618,250
2021 1,504,365 110,957,008
2020 1,472,204 109,315,124
2019 1,483,756 107,553,158
2018 1,503,091 105,682,094
2017 1,501,116 103,696,057
2016 1,423,726 101,644,589
2015 1,370,322 99,597,342
2014 1,314,562 97,528,654
2013 1,253,191 95,333,553
2012 1,208,964 93,161,001
2011 1,195,020 91,093,059
2010 1,228,543 89,196,072
2009 1,178,415 87,501,636
2008 1,103,496 85,864,789
2007 1,039,295 84,276,225
2006 960,424 82,700,403
2005 888,822 81,101,004
2004 823,741 79,477,443
2003 764,517 77,853,548
2002 710,553 76,239,137
2001 661,316 74,652,029
2000 637,582 73,083,284
1999 620,989 71,520,954
1998 604,842 69,943,294
1997 589,115 68,431,740
1996 573,792 67,028,048
1995 558,879 65,652,622
1994 544,366 64,285,589
1993 530,225 62,915,681
1992 516,458 61,480,660
1991 503,052 60,028,997
1990 514,797 58,396,618
1989 497,327 56,710,642
1988 479,929 55,187,681
1987 462,854 53,674,435
1986 446,286 52,206,295
1985 430,358 50,734,968
1984 415,154 49,247,334
1983 400,707 47,786,402
1982 386,983 46,407,611
1981 373,524 45,147,224
1980 358,978 43,950,413
1979 343,457 42,818,628
1978 328,046 41,761,431
1977 312,823 40,748,870
1976 297,863 39,795,557
1975 283,243 38,875,327
1974 269,038 37,969,667
1973 255,320 37,102,043
1972 242,113 36,258,328
1971 230,733 35,433,368
1970 224,809 34,623,990
1969 222,469 33,811,615
1968 219,337 32,998,319
1967 214,189 32,196,360
1966 207,543 31,406,541
1965 200,866 30,629,174
1964 193,816 29,858,922
1963 186,501 29,091,869
1962 179,349 28,337,013
1961 172,346 27,600,898
1960 165,477 26,896,479

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/egypt | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 245,777 people (a 17.3% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th 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 Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.08M people compared to the peak of 204M people in 2100 for Egypt.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Egypt
2100 0.64% 0.06%
2099 0.65% 0.08%
2098 0.65% 0.09%
2097 0.65% 0.1%
2096 0.66% 0.12%
2095 0.66% 0.14%
2094 0.66% 0.15%
2093 0.67% 0.16%
2092 0.67% 0.18%
2091 0.67% 0.19%
2090 0.67% 0.2%
2089 0.68% 0.22%
2088 0.68% 0.24%
2087 0.68% 0.25%
2086 0.69% 0.26%
2085 0.69% 0.28%
2084 0.69% 0.3%
2083 0.7% 0.31%
2082 0.7% 0.33%
2081 0.7% 0.34%
2080 0.71% 0.37%
2079 0.71% 0.38%
2078 0.72% 0.4%
2077 0.72% 0.42%
2076 0.73% 0.44%
2075 0.74% 0.46%
2074 0.75% 0.47%
2073 0.75% 0.5%
2072 0.76% 0.51%
2071 0.76% 0.53%
2070 0.77% 0.55%
2069 0.78% 0.57%
2068 0.78% 0.59%
2067 0.79% 0.6%
2066 0.79% 0.61%
2065 0.79% 0.64%
2064 0.8% 0.65%
2063 0.8% 0.66%
2062 0.8% 0.68%
2061 0.8% 0.69%
2060 0.81% 0.71%
2059 0.81% 0.73%
2058 0.81% 0.75%
2057 0.82% 0.76%
2056 0.82% 0.78%
2055 0.83% 0.81%
2054 0.84% 0.83%
2053 0.85% 0.85%
2052 0.86% 0.87%
2051 0.87% 0.9%
2050 0.87% 0.93%
2049 0.89% 0.97%
2048 0.9% 1%
2047 0.91% 1.03%
2046 0.92% 1.07%
2045 0.94% 1.12%
2044 0.95% 1.15%
2043 0.96% 1.19%
2042 0.98% 1.23%
2041 0.98% 1.26%
2040 0.99% 1.28%
2039 1% 1.3%
2038 1% 1.32%
2037 1.01% 1.33%
2036 1.01% 1.34%
2035 1.01% 1.36%
2034 1.01% 1.36%
2033 1.01% 1.38%
2032 1.02% 1.39%
2031 1.02% 1.4%
2030 1.08% 1.42%
2029 1.27% 1.44%
2028 1.47% 1.45%
2027 1.83% 1.45%
2026 2.1% 1.48%
2025 2.42% 1.66%
2024 0.74% 1.75%
2023 3.43% 1.7%
2022 1.35% 1.5%
2021 2.18% 1.5%
2020 -0.78% 1.64%
2019 -1.29% 1.77%
2018 0.13% 1.92%
2017 5.44% 2.02%
2016 3.9% 2.06%
2015 4.24% 2.12%
2014 4.9% 2.3%
2013 3.66% 2.33%
2012 1.17% 2.27%
2011 -2.73% 2.13%
2010 4.25% 1.94%
2009 6.79% 1.91%
2008 6.18% 1.88%
2007 8.21% 1.91%
2006 8.06% 1.97%
2005 7.9% 2.04%
2004 7.75% 2.09%
2003 7.59% 2.12%
2002 7.45% 2.13%
2001 3.72% 2.15%
2000 2.67% 2.18%
1999 2.67% 2.26%
1998 2.67% 2.21%
1997 2.67% 2.09%
1996 2.67% 2.1%
1995 2.67% 2.13%
1994 2.67% 2.18%
1993 2.67% 2.33%
1992 2.66% 2.42%
1991 -2.28% 2.8%
1990 3.51% 2.97%
1989 3.63% 2.76%
1988 3.69% 2.82%
1987 3.71% 2.81%
1986 3.7% 2.9%
1985 3.66% 3.02%
1984 3.61% 3.06%
1983 3.55% 2.97%
1982 3.6% 2.79%
1981 4.05% 2.72%
1980 4.52% 2.64%
1979 4.7% 2.53%
1978 4.87% 2.48%
1977 5.02% 2.4%
1976 5.16% 2.37%
1975 5.28% 2.39%
1974 5.37% 2.34%
1973 5.45% 2.33%
1972 4.93% 2.33%
1971 2.64% 2.34%
1970 1.05% 2.4%
1969 1.43% 2.46%
1968 2.4% 2.49%
1967 3.2% 2.51%
1966 3.32% 2.54%
1965 3.64% 2.58%
1964 3.92% 2.64%
1963 3.99% 2.66%
1962 4.06% 2.67%
1961 4.15% 2.62%

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

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In 2024, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Egypt
Current population
1669503
120697176
Population rank 151/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.46%
One net population change
45.3 minutes
15.7 seconds
One birth every
26.7 minutes
13.1 seconds
One death every
2.66 hours
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +32 +5,486
Annual growth/decline +11,611 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 62/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change +18,128 -57,305
Net migration rank 34/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - -57,305
2024 - 22,699 - 123,884
2023 16,356 20,002 1,780,230 305,006
2022 17,058 18,975 1,736,123 13,707
2021 15,401 11,882 1,566,491 6,161
2020 15,056 -5,048 1,704,988 6,016
2019 16,639 -31,967 1,805,818 7,050
2018 17,445 -25,978 1,908,512 20,788
2017 18,140 21,958 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 17,996 46,833 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 18,193 36,809 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 17,826 40,815 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 17,044 35,574 2,156,922 130,305
2012 16,219 12,801 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 15,990 -26,107 1,951,851 126,170
2010 16,474 -19,329 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 15,795 46,467 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 15,541 47,674 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 15,393 47,500 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 15,248 46,615 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 15,196 45,682 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 14,454 45,413 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 13,243 45,571 1,614,293 9,854
2002 11,875 45,952 1,593,474 11,205
2001 10,948 34,371 1,568,962 556
2000 11,339 2,886 1,540,084 27,873
1999 11,397 3,130 1,534,697 22,026
1998 10,970 3,733 1,519,728 78,858
1997 10,739 4,036 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 10,607 4,162 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 10,824 3,842 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 11,133 3,387 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 11,521 2,850 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 11,577 2,768 1,421,372 74,950
1991 11,491 4,562 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 12,337 5,090 1,450,747 406,994
1989 12,293 5,220 1,461,547 52,648
1988 11,995 5,294 1,465,620 66,147
1987 11,709 5,152 1,436,059 58,678
1986 11,455 4,822 1,410,249 31,299
1985 10,924 4,657 1,388,718 112,411
1984 10,269 4,557 1,351,297 122,791
1983 9,821 4,252 1,318,474 129,242
1982 9,396 3,980 1,258,574 51,229
1981 9,020 4,523 1,206,830 4,140
1980 8,802 6,741 1,181,914 738
1979 8,587 6,908 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 8,358 6,974 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 8,093 7,017 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 7,818 6,993 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 7,535 6,900 987,822 -62,368
1974 7,265 6,711 946,052 -60,174
1973 7,012 6,450 905,068 -55,702
1972 6,763 6,190 893,333 -55,282
1971 6,650 3,159 868,365 -56,503
1970 6,973 -4,939 841,952 -35,064
1969 7,277 -4,638 824,564 -6,703
1968 7,584 -3,952 809,482 -764
1967 7,492 -829 788,908 6,286
1966 7,342 -718 774,391 10,089
1965 7,148 -415 752,682 17,605
1964 6,873 491 749,608 20,596
1963 6,557 714 738,788 25,109
1962 6,232 810 720,128 25,696
1961 5,882 1,076 703,216 23,184
1960 5,513 1,266 685,403 -2,954

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

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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 Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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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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