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Population in Bahrain compared to Equatorial Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 1,892,516 people in Equatorial Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,669,503 people compared to 1,998,075 in Equatorial Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Equatorial Guinea's population is 1.2 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Equatorial Guinea is the 148th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +3.15% in Equatorial Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.67M (73.8% growth), while Equatorial Guinea has grown from 990K to 2M (101.8% growth).

Bahrain vs Equatorial Guinea: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Equatorial Guinea
2100 3,082,127 5,053,285
2099 3,062,381 5,030,801
2098 3,042,626 5,007,228
2097 3,022,907 4,983,150
2096 3,003,249 4,959,082
2095 2,983,633 4,933,332
2094 2,964,048 4,905,464
2093 2,944,524 4,877,815
2092 2,925,040 4,850,016
2091 2,905,580 4,823,911
2090 2,886,217 4,796,204
2089 2,866,951 4,765,373
2088 2,847,692 4,734,246
2087 2,828,537 4,703,695
2086 2,809,429 4,673,217
2085 2,790,308 4,642,131
2084 2,771,240 4,607,210
2083 2,752,172 4,574,316
2082 2,733,129 4,540,818
2081 2,714,131 4,505,519
2080 2,695,175 4,469,469
2079 2,676,229 4,430,966
2078 2,657,278 4,393,054
2077 2,638,324 4,354,278
2076 2,619,372 4,312,881
2075 2,600,364 4,271,277
2074 2,581,289 4,230,374
2073 2,562,193 4,189,634
2072 2,543,097 4,148,110
2071 2,523,937 4,106,996
2070 2,504,829 4,064,376
2069 2,485,696 4,021,900
2068 2,466,554 3,981,311
2067 2,447,412 3,939,430
2066 2,428,336 3,896,865
2065 2,409,347 3,852,791
2064 2,390,392 3,808,133
2063 2,371,501 3,764,740
2062 2,352,705 3,721,365
2061 2,334,013 3,677,181
2060 2,315,423 3,632,328
2059 2,296,883 3,586,049
2058 2,278,395 3,537,963
2057 2,260,013 3,491,303
2056 2,241,679 3,444,436
2055 2,223,337 3,396,599
2054 2,205,001 3,348,286
2053 2,186,627 3,300,634
2052 2,168,245 3,252,844
2051 2,149,857 3,205,569
2050 2,131,404 3,158,891
2049 2,112,930 3,112,260
2048 2,094,386 3,065,466
2047 2,075,759 3,019,272
2046 2,057,011 2,971,402
2045 2,038,165 2,922,377
2044 2,019,181 2,872,776
2043 2,000,134 2,823,692
2042 1,981,020 2,773,582
2041 1,961,864 2,723,897
2040 1,942,729 2,672,567
2039 1,923,661 2,622,347
2038 1,904,631 2,570,184
2037 1,885,711 2,519,310
2036 1,866,890 2,468,819
2035 1,848,209 2,418,856
2034 1,829,691 2,368,775
2033 1,811,344 2,319,952
2032 1,793,151 2,269,637
2031 1,775,117 2,220,861
2030 1,757,225 2,173,192
2029 1,738,388 2,126,230
2028 1,716,506 2,079,176
2027 1,691,696 2,032,075
2026 1,661,275 1,985,469
2025 1,627,179 1,938,873
2024 1,588,670 1,892,516
2023 1,577,059 1,847,549
2022 1,524,693 1,803,545
2021 1,504,365 1,758,786
2020 1,472,204 1,716,468
2019 1,483,756 1,670,177
2018 1,503,091 1,616,422
2017 1,501,116 1,562,396
2016 1,423,726 1,508,186
2015 1,370,322 1,453,923
2014 1,314,562 1,399,828
2013 1,253,191 1,346,218
2012 1,208,964 1,293,483
2011 1,195,020 1,241,835
2010 1,228,543 1,189,085
2009 1,178,415 1,135,673
2008 1,103,496 1,084,530
2007 1,039,295 1,036,044
2006 960,424 990,343
2005 888,822 947,367
2004 823,741 899,917
2003 764,517 847,862
2002 710,553 797,957
2001 661,316 749,836
2000 637,582 703,279
1999 620,989 667,214
1998 604,842 641,474
1997 589,115 616,893
1996 573,792 593,492
1995 558,879 571,264
1994 544,366 550,138
1993 530,225 530,023
1992 516,458 510,770
1991 503,052 492,217
1990 514,797 474,274
1989 497,327 456,808
1988 479,929 439,651
1987 462,854 422,522
1986 446,286 404,728
1985 430,358 385,547
1984 415,154 364,899
1983 400,707 343,421
1982 386,983 322,216
1981 373,524 303,252
1980 358,978 288,644
1979 343,457 279,846
1978 328,046 276,531
1977 312,823 276,779
1976 297,863 281,031
1975 283,243 287,901
1974 269,038 294,953
1973 255,320 302,281
1972 242,113 309,468
1971 230,733 315,940
1970 224,809 320,803
1969 222,469 322,517
1968 219,337 318,849
1967 214,189 311,805
1966 207,543 304,859
1965 200,866 298,238
1964 193,816 291,942
1963 186,501 285,965
1962 179,349 280,286
1961 172,346 274,896
1960 165,477 269,807

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/equatorial-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Equatorial Guinea gained 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 245,777 people (a 17.3% growth), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th in 2006 and ranked 148th 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 Equatorial Guinea will increase by 58.1% to 3,158,891 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.08M people compared to the peak of 5.05M people in 2100 for Equatorial Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Equatorial Guinea
2100 0.64% 0.45%
2099 0.65% 0.47%
2098 0.65% 0.48%
2097 0.65% 0.49%
2096 0.66% 0.52%
2095 0.66% 0.57%
2094 0.66% 0.57%
2093 0.67% 0.57%
2092 0.67% 0.54%
2091 0.67% 0.58%
2090 0.67% 0.65%
2089 0.68% 0.66%
2088 0.68% 0.65%
2087 0.68% 0.65%
2086 0.69% 0.67%
2085 0.69% 0.76%
2084 0.69% 0.72%
2083 0.7% 0.74%
2082 0.7% 0.78%
2081 0.7% 0.81%
2080 0.71% 0.87%
2079 0.71% 0.86%
2078 0.72% 0.89%
2077 0.72% 0.96%
2076 0.73% 0.97%
2075 0.74% 0.97%
2074 0.75% 0.97%
2073 0.75% 1%
2072 0.76% 1%
2071 0.76% 1.05%
2070 0.77% 1.06%
2069 0.78% 1.02%
2068 0.78% 1.06%
2067 0.79% 1.09%
2066 0.79% 1.14%
2065 0.79% 1.17%
2064 0.8% 1.15%
2063 0.8% 1.17%
2062 0.8% 1.2%
2061 0.8% 1.23%
2060 0.81% 1.29%
2059 0.81% 1.36%
2058 0.81% 1.34%
2057 0.82% 1.36%
2056 0.82% 1.41%
2055 0.83% 1.44%
2054 0.84% 1.44%
2053 0.85% 1.47%
2052 0.86% 1.47%
2051 0.87% 1.48%
2050 0.87% 1.5%
2049 0.89% 1.53%
2048 0.9% 1.53%
2047 0.91% 1.61%
2046 0.92% 1.68%
2045 0.94% 1.73%
2044 0.95% 1.74%
2043 0.96% 1.81%
2042 0.98% 1.82%
2041 0.98% 1.92%
2040 0.99% 1.92%
2039 1% 2.03%
2038 1% 2.02%
2037 1.01% 2.05%
2036 1.01% 2.07%
2035 1.01% 2.11%
2034 1.01% 2.1%
2033 1.01% 2.22%
2032 1.02% 2.2%
2031 1.02% 2.19%
2030 1.08% 2.21%
2029 1.27% 2.26%
2028 1.47% 2.32%
2027 1.83% 2.35%
2026 2.1% 2.4%
2025 2.42% 2.45%
2024 0.74% 2.43%
2023 3.43% 2.44%
2022 1.35% 2.54%
2021 2.18% 2.47%
2020 -0.78% 2.77%
2019 -1.29% 3.33%
2018 0.13% 3.46%
2017 5.44% 3.59%
2016 3.9% 3.73%
2015 4.24% 3.86%
2014 4.9% 3.98%
2013 3.66% 4.08%
2012 1.17% 4.16%
2011 -2.73% 4.44%
2010 4.25% 4.7%
2009 6.79% 4.72%
2008 6.18% 4.68%
2007 8.21% 4.61%
2006 8.06% 4.54%
2005 7.9% 5.27%
2004 7.75% 6.14%
2003 7.59% 6.25%
2002 7.45% 6.42%
2001 3.72% 6.62%
2000 2.67% 5.41%
1999 2.67% 4.01%
1998 2.67% 3.98%
1997 2.67% 3.94%
1996 2.67% 3.89%
1995 2.67% 3.84%
1994 2.67% 3.8%
1993 2.67% 3.77%
1992 2.66% 3.77%
1991 -2.28% 3.78%
1990 3.51% 3.82%
1989 3.63% 3.9%
1988 3.69% 4.05%
1987 3.71% 4.4%
1986 3.7% 4.98%
1985 3.66% 5.66%
1984 3.61% 6.25%
1983 3.55% 6.58%
1982 3.6% 6.25%
1981 4.05% 5.06%
1980 4.52% 3.14%
1979 4.7% 1.2%
1978 4.87% -0.09%
1977 5.02% -1.51%
1976 5.16% -2.39%
1975 5.28% -2.39%
1974 5.37% -2.42%
1973 5.45% -2.32%
1972 4.93% -2.05%
1971 2.64% -1.52%
1970 1.05% -0.53%
1969 1.43% 1.15%
1968 2.4% 2.26%
1967 3.2% 2.28%
1966 3.32% 2.22%
1965 3.64% 2.16%
1964 3.92% 2.09%
1963 3.99% 2.03%
1962 4.06% 1.96%
1961 4.15% 1.89%

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/equatorial-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Equatorial Guinea's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Equatorial Guinea
Current population
1669503
1998075
Population rank 151/197 148/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.02%
One net population change
45.3 minutes
11.7 minutes
One birth every
26.7 minutes
9.61 minutes
One death every
2.66 hours
36.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +32 +123
Annual growth/decline +11,611 +44,967
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 30/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
2.3 hours
Annual migration change +18,128 +3,812
Net migration rank 34/196 53/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 248,930
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 106/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 13.2%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 52/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Equatorial Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - 3,812
2024 - 22,699 - 3,891
2023 16,356 20,002 40,140 3,997
2022 17,058 18,975 39,873 3,997
2021 15,401 11,882 39,160 6,493
2020 15,056 -5,048 38,994 0
2019 16,639 -31,967 38,894 14,695
2018 17,445 -25,978 38,332 15,581
2017 18,140 21,958 37,740 16,399
2016 17,996 46,833 37,180 17,107
2015 18,193 36,809 36,543 17,697
2014 17,826 40,815 35,889 18,058
2013 17,044 35,574 35,158 18,106
2012 16,219 12,801 34,347 17,860
2011 15,990 -26,107 33,502 17,604
2010 16,474 -19,329 32,368 22,027
2009 15,795 46,467 31,184 21,235
2008 15,541 47,674 29,941 19,925
2007 15,393 47,500 28,672 18,433
2006 15,248 46,615 27,404 16,889
2005 15,196 45,682 26,116 15,548
2004 14,454 45,413 24,666 28,578
2003 13,243 45,571 23,168 27,696
2002 11,875 45,952 21,744 27,198
2001 10,948 34,371 20,376 26,919
2000 11,339 2,886 19,132 26,695
1999 11,397 3,130 18,465 7,846
1998 10,970 3,733 17,854 7,307
1997 10,739 4,036 17,305 6,696
1996 10,607 4,162 16,802 6,003
1995 10,824 3,842 16,345 5,300
1994 11,133 3,387 15,937 4,664
1993 11,521 2,850 15,459 4,175
1992 11,577 2,768 15,010 3,867
1991 11,491 4,562 14,581 3,642
1990 12,337 5,090 14,158 3,511
1989 12,293 5,220 13,724 3,545
1988 11,995 5,294 13,266 3,777
1987 11,709 5,152 12,727 4,482
1986 11,455 4,822 12,061 6,317
1985 10,924 4,657 11,179 8,816
1984 10,269 4,557 10,076 11,221
1983 9,821 4,252 8,886 12,766
1982 9,396 3,980 8,182 12,568
1981 9,020 4,523 7,573 9,605
1980 8,802 6,741 7,142 4,903
1979 8,587 6,908 5,786 -235
1978 8,358 6,974 5,635 -4,553
1977 8,093 7,017 5,550 -7,131
1976 7,818 6,993 2,451 -9,377
1975 7,535 6,900 4,580 -11,398
1974 7,265 6,711 5,697 -12,983
1973 7,012 6,450 6,508 -13,875
1972 6,763 6,190 6,572 -13,576
1971 6,650 3,159 4,822 -10,760
1970 6,973 -4,939 2,715 -6,499
1969 7,277 -4,638 2,593 -2,237
1968 7,584 -3,952 6,417 565
1967 7,492 -829 6,135 974
1966 7,342 -718 5,868 915
1965 7,148 -415 5,618 837
1964 6,873 491 5,393 735
1963 6,557 714 5,192 632
1962 6,232 810 5,013 528
1961 5,882 1,076 4,858 384
1960 5,513 1,266 4,727 210

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

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/equatorial-guinea | 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 Equatorial Guinea 77% is from natural causes (a gain of 382,745 people) and 23% is from migration (a gain of 114,024 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 248,930 people or 13.2% in Equatorial Guinea.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K

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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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