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

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The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,600,366 in 2025 vs 118,365,995 people in Egypt in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,649,267 people compared to 121,012,163 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 73.4 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 +1.83% per year vs +1.78% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.65M (71.7% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (46.3% growth).

Bahrain vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Egypt
2100 3,031,337 203,337,521
2099 3,011,916 203,218,114
2098 2,992,487 203,062,591
2097 2,973,093 202,889,853
2096 2,953,759 202,685,235
2095 2,934,466 202,441,274
2094 2,915,204 202,165,793
2093 2,896,001 201,856,239
2092 2,876,839 201,525,341
2091 2,857,700 201,163,844
2090 2,838,655 200,783,715
2089 2,819,707 200,378,346
2088 2,800,765 199,940,915
2087 2,781,926 199,468,604
2086 2,763,133 198,974,783
2085 2,744,327 198,457,022
2084 2,725,573 197,904,537
2083 2,706,819 197,322,086
2082 2,688,091 196,711,766
2081 2,669,405 196,063,790
2080 2,650,761 195,392,263
2079 2,632,128 194,673,206
2078 2,613,489 193,926,829
2077 2,594,847 193,148,518
2076 2,576,208 192,332,562
2075 2,557,513 191,487,145
2074 2,538,752 190,613,099
2073 2,519,971 189,713,677
2072 2,501,190 188,775,903
2071 2,482,346 187,810,038
2070 2,463,552 186,818,210
2069 2,444,735 185,796,200
2068 2,425,908 184,743,675
2067 2,407,081 183,667,996
2066 2,388,320 182,568,538
2065 2,369,644 181,455,486
2064 2,351,001 180,302,738
2063 2,332,422 179,129,965
2062 2,313,935 177,948,157
2061 2,295,551 176,746,499
2060 2,277,267 175,526,868
2059 2,259,033 174,282,938
2058 2,240,850 173,021,784
2057 2,222,771 171,741,174
2056 2,204,739 170,438,073
2055 2,186,699 169,114,979
2054 2,168,666 167,762,729
2053 2,150,594 166,387,264
2052 2,132,515 164,980,351
2051 2,114,430 163,555,634
2050 2,096,281 162,092,482
2049 2,078,112 160,596,782
2048 2,059,873 159,061,812
2047 2,041,553 157,488,020
2046 2,023,114 155,881,578
2045 2,004,578 154,230,619
2044 1,985,907 152,529,288
2043 1,967,174 150,790,036
2042 1,948,376 149,009,732
2041 1,929,535 147,199,258
2040 1,910,715 145,373,264
2039 1,891,961 143,531,585
2038 1,873,245 141,691,401
2037 1,854,637 139,850,324
2036 1,836,126 138,013,568
2035 1,817,753 136,191,405
2034 1,799,540 134,368,084
2033 1,781,495 132,560,311
2032 1,763,602 130,760,579
2031 1,745,865 128,968,320
2030 1,728,268 127,188,528
2029 1,709,742 125,409,684
2028 1,688,220 123,633,275
2027 1,663,819 121,861,990
2026 1,633,899 120,114,593
2025 1,600,366 118,365,995
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 225,541 people (a 15.8% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,367,574 people (a 19.1% 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 27.1% to 2,096,281 people with a rank change from 151st to 146th. The population of Egypt will increase by 33.9% to 162,092,482 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.03M people compared to the peak of 203M 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 0.74% 1.57%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Egypt
Current population
1649267
121012163
Population rank 151/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.46%
One net population change
45.1 minutes
17.3 seconds
One birth every
27.5 minutes
12.9 seconds
One death every
2.5 hours
49.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +32 +5,007
Annual growth/decline +11,696 +1,827,737
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 67/197
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 15,606 22,699 1,795,738 123,884
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 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 59.1% of the population change in Bahrain is from natural causes (a gain of 167,890 people) and 40.9% is from migration (a gain of 116,165 people). In Egypt 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,780,050 people) and 0.73% is from migration (a gain of 137,710 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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