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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 1,242,822 people in Eswatini in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,669,503 people compared to 1,273,390 in Eswatini.

Population statistics:

  • Bahrain's population is 1.31 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Eswatini is the 156th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.02% for Eswatini.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +0.87% in Eswatini.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.67M (73.8% growth), while Eswatini has grown from 1.08M to 1.27M (17.4% growth).

Bahrain vs Eswatini: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Eswatini
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Eswatini
2100 3,082,127 1,352,404
2099 3,062,381 1,361,498
2098 3,042,626 1,369,861
2097 3,022,907 1,378,017
2096 3,003,249 1,386,191
2095 2,983,633 1,394,405
2094 2,964,048 1,402,538
2093 2,944,524 1,410,423
2092 2,925,040 1,418,137
2091 2,905,580 1,426,097
2090 2,886,217 1,433,623
2089 2,866,951 1,441,192
2088 2,847,692 1,448,332
2087 2,828,537 1,455,333
2086 2,809,429 1,462,398
2085 2,790,308 1,469,660
2084 2,771,240 1,476,745
2083 2,752,172 1,483,271
2082 2,733,129 1,489,551
2081 2,714,131 1,494,969
2080 2,695,175 1,500,315
2079 2,676,229 1,505,309
2078 2,657,278 1,509,779
2077 2,638,324 1,514,574
2076 2,619,372 1,519,452
2075 2,600,364 1,523,845
2074 2,581,289 1,528,267
2073 2,562,193 1,531,967
2072 2,543,097 1,535,206
2071 2,523,937 1,538,333
2070 2,504,829 1,540,715
2069 2,485,696 1,543,234
2068 2,466,554 1,545,288
2067 2,447,412 1,547,029
2066 2,428,336 1,547,862
2065 2,409,347 1,548,678
2064 2,390,392 1,549,121
2063 2,371,501 1,549,274
2062 2,352,705 1,548,873
2061 2,334,013 1,548,072
2060 2,315,423 1,547,285
2059 2,296,883 1,545,426
2058 2,278,395 1,542,799
2057 2,260,013 1,540,085
2056 2,241,679 1,537,270
2055 2,223,337 1,534,161
2054 2,205,001 1,530,631
2053 2,186,627 1,526,357
2052 2,168,245 1,521,506
2051 2,149,857 1,515,982
2050 2,131,404 1,510,547
2049 2,112,930 1,504,126
2048 2,094,386 1,497,656
2047 2,075,759 1,491,001
2046 2,057,011 1,483,817
2045 2,038,165 1,475,974
2044 2,019,181 1,468,200
2043 2,000,134 1,460,050
2042 1,981,020 1,451,433
2041 1,961,864 1,441,822
2040 1,942,729 1,432,811
2039 1,923,661 1,423,063
2038 1,904,631 1,412,806
2037 1,885,711 1,402,845
2036 1,866,890 1,392,117
2035 1,848,209 1,381,258
2034 1,829,691 1,369,883
2033 1,811,344 1,357,906
2032 1,793,151 1,346,063
2031 1,775,117 1,334,330
2030 1,757,225 1,321,430
2029 1,738,388 1,309,060
2028 1,716,506 1,296,535
2027 1,691,696 1,283,434
2026 1,661,275 1,269,667
2025 1,627,179 1,255,921
2024 1,588,670 1,242,822
2023 1,577,059 1,230,506
2022 1,524,693 1,218,917
2021 1,504,365 1,206,593
2020 1,472,204 1,192,729
2019 1,483,756 1,179,874
2018 1,503,091 1,168,929
2017 1,501,116 1,158,195
2016 1,423,726 1,149,507
2015 1,370,322 1,142,813
2014 1,314,562 1,136,299
2013 1,253,191 1,129,990
2012 1,208,964 1,123,863
2011 1,195,020 1,117,833
2010 1,228,543 1,111,650
2009 1,178,415 1,105,153
2008 1,103,496 1,098,091
2007 1,039,295 1,090,705
2006 960,424 1,084,436
2005 888,822 1,079,022
2004 823,741 1,073,159
2003 764,517 1,066,700
2002 710,553 1,059,441
2001 661,316 1,051,064
2000 637,582 1,041,414
1999 620,989 1,030,782
1998 604,842 1,019,653
1997 589,115 1,006,635
1996 573,792 989,841
1995 558,879 970,433
1994 544,366 971,212
1993 530,225 971,318
1992 516,458 943,416
1991 503,052 908,189
1990 514,797 872,428
1989 497,327 837,800
1988 479,929 799,798
1987 462,854 763,811
1986 446,286 734,732
1985 430,358 706,196
1984 415,154 680,783
1983 400,707 658,957
1982 386,983 637,652
1981 373,524 616,808
1980 358,978 596,644
1979 343,457 577,199
1978 328,046 558,446
1977 312,823 540,348
1976 297,863 523,330
1975 283,243 507,673
1974 269,038 492,988
1973 255,320 479,038
1972 242,113 465,788
1971 230,733 453,183
1970 224,809 441,216
1969 222,469 429,875
1968 219,337 419,147
1967 214,189 409,031
1966 207,543 398,766
1965 200,866 388,336
1964 193,816 378,656
1963 186,501 369,759
1962 179,349 361,365
1961 172,346 353,264
1960 165,477 345,337

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/eswatini | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Eswatini gained 65,071 people (a 6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 245,777 people (a 17.3% growth), while Eswatini's population increased by 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Eswatini was ranked 152nd in 2006 and ranked 156th 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 Eswatini will increase by 18.6% to 1,510,547 people and rank change from 156th to 154th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.08M people compared to the peak of 1.55M people in 2063 for Eswatini.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Eswatini
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Eswatini
2100 0.64% -0.67%
2099 0.65% -0.61%
2098 0.65% -0.59%
2097 0.65% -0.59%
2096 0.66% -0.59%
2095 0.66% -0.58%
2094 0.66% -0.56%
2093 0.67% -0.54%
2092 0.67% -0.56%
2091 0.67% -0.52%
2090 0.67% -0.53%
2089 0.68% -0.49%
2088 0.68% -0.48%
2087 0.68% -0.48%
2086 0.69% -0.49%
2085 0.69% -0.48%
2084 0.69% -0.44%
2083 0.7% -0.42%
2082 0.7% -0.36%
2081 0.7% -0.36%
2080 0.71% -0.33%
2079 0.71% -0.3%
2078 0.72% -0.32%
2077 0.72% -0.32%
2076 0.73% -0.29%
2075 0.74% -0.29%
2074 0.75% -0.24%
2073 0.75% -0.21%
2072 0.76% -0.2%
2071 0.76% -0.15%
2070 0.77% -0.16%
2069 0.78% -0.13%
2068 0.78% -0.11%
2067 0.79% -0.05%
2066 0.79% -0.05%
2065 0.79% -0.03%
2064 0.8% -0.01%
2063 0.8% 0.03%
2062 0.8% 0.05%
2061 0.8% 0.05%
2060 0.81% 0.12%
2059 0.81% 0.17%
2058 0.81% 0.18%
2057 0.82% 0.18%
2056 0.82% 0.2%
2055 0.83% 0.23%
2054 0.84% 0.28%
2053 0.85% 0.32%
2052 0.86% 0.36%
2051 0.87% 0.36%
2050 0.87% 0.43%
2049 0.89% 0.43%
2048 0.9% 0.45%
2047 0.91% 0.48%
2046 0.92% 0.53%
2045 0.94% 0.53%
2044 0.95% 0.56%
2043 0.96% 0.59%
2042 0.98% 0.67%
2041 0.98% 0.63%
2040 0.99% 0.68%
2039 1% 0.73%
2038 1% 0.71%
2037 1.01% 0.77%
2036 1.01% 0.79%
2035 1.01% 0.83%
2034 1.01% 0.88%
2033 1.01% 0.88%
2032 1.02% 0.88%
2031 1.02% 0.98%
2030 1.08% 0.94%
2029 1.27% 0.97%
2028 1.47% 1.02%
2027 1.83% 1.08%
2026 2.1% 1.09%
2025 2.42% 1.05%
2024 0.74% 1%
2023 3.43% 0.95%
2022 1.35% 1.02%
2021 2.18% 1.16%
2020 -0.78% 1.09%
2019 -1.29% 0.94%
2018 0.13% 0.93%
2017 5.44% 0.76%
2016 3.9% 0.59%
2015 4.24% 0.57%
2014 4.9% 0.56%
2013 3.66% 0.55%
2012 1.17% 0.54%
2011 -2.73% 0.56%
2010 4.25% 0.59%
2009 6.79% 0.64%
2008 6.18% 0.68%
2007 8.21% 0.58%
2006 8.06% 0.5%
2005 7.9% 0.55%
2004 7.75% 0.61%
2003 7.59% 0.69%
2002 7.45% 0.8%
2001 3.72% 0.93%
2000 2.67% 1.03%
1999 2.67% 1.09%
1998 2.67% 1.29%
1997 2.67% 1.7%
1996 2.67% 2%
1995 2.67% -0.08%
1994 2.67% -0.01%
1993 2.67% 2.96%
1992 2.66% 3.88%
1991 -2.28% 4.1%
1990 3.51% 4.13%
1989 3.63% 4.75%
1988 3.69% 4.71%
1987 3.71% 3.96%
1986 3.7% 4.04%
1985 3.66% 3.73%
1984 3.61% 3.31%
1983 3.55% 3.34%
1982 3.6% 3.38%
1981 4.05% 3.38%
1980 4.52% 3.37%
1979 4.7% 3.36%
1978 4.87% 3.35%
1977 5.02% 3.25%
1976 5.16% 3.08%
1975 5.28% 2.98%
1974 5.37% 2.91%
1973 5.45% 2.84%
1972 4.93% 2.78%
1971 2.64% 2.71%
1970 1.05% 2.64%
1969 1.43% 2.56%
1968 2.4% 2.47%
1967 3.2% 2.57%
1966 3.32% 2.69%
1965 3.64% 2.56%
1964 3.92% 2.41%
1963 3.99% 2.32%
1962 4.06% 2.29%
1961 4.15% 2.3%

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/eswatini | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Eswatini's population grew by 1%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Eswatini
Current population
1669503
1273390
Population rank 151/197 156/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.02%
One net population change
45.3 minutes
42.7 minutes
One birth every
26.7 minutes
17.7 minutes
One death every
2.66 hours
55.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +32 +34
Annual growth/decline +11,611 +12,316
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +1%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 101/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
1.52 hours
Annual migration change +18,128 -5,775
Net migration rank 34/196 121/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 33,268
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 161/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 2.7%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 121/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Eswatini
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Eswatini
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - -5,775
2024 - 22,699 - -6,754
2023 16,356 20,002 20,147 -8,549
2022 17,058 18,975 20,125 -8,549
2021 15,401 11,882 17,314 -4,242
2020 15,056 -5,048 18,899 -4,242
2019 16,639 -31,967 19,488 -8,439
2018 17,445 -25,978 19,392 -8,546
2017 18,140 21,958 19,278 -8,658
2016 17,996 46,833 19,233 -12,481
2015 18,193 36,809 19,223 -12,582
2014 17,826 40,815 19,107 -12,724
2013 17,044 35,574 18,903 -12,664
2012 16,219 12,801 18,308 -12,294
2011 15,990 -26,107 17,645 -11,596
2010 16,474 -19,329 17,652 -11,334
2009 15,795 46,467 17,656 -10,989
2008 15,541 47,674 17,275 -9,822
2007 15,393 47,500 16,595 -9,271
2006 15,248 46,615 16,133 -10,923
2005 15,196 45,682 15,945 -10,330
2004 14,454 45,413 15,979 -9,863
2003 13,243 45,571 16,396 -9,595
2002 11,875 45,952 16,924 -9,209
2001 10,948 34,371 17,824 -8,788
2000 11,339 2,886 18,830 -8,563
1999 11,397 3,130 19,420 -8,421
1998 10,970 3,733 19,762 -8,505
1997 10,739 4,036 20,686 -5,911
1996 10,607 4,162 21,858 -3,049
1995 10,824 3,842 23,029 -3,023
1994 11,133 3,387 26,703 -48,259
1993 11,521 2,850 28,046 -6,692
1992 11,577 2,768 28,446 6,011
1991 11,491 4,562 28,497 7,496
1990 12,337 5,090 28,349 7,169
1989 12,293 5,220 28,257 5,477
1988 11,995 5,294 27,396 14,879
1987 11,709 5,152 27,285 2,417
1986 11,455 4,822 27,096 1,353
1985 10,924 4,657 26,835 1,792
1984 10,269 4,557 26,149 -3,949
1983 9,821 4,252 24,883 -3,429
1982 9,396 3,980 24,742 -3,574
1981 9,020 4,523 23,973 -3,464
1980 8,802 6,741 23,153 -3,350
1979 8,587 6,908 22,299 -3,210
1978 8,358 6,974 21,466 -3,040
1977 8,093 7,017 20,609 -2,838
1976 7,818 6,993 19,734 -3,469
1975 7,535 6,900 18,849 -3,794
1974 7,265 6,711 17,971 -3,665
1973 7,012 6,450 17,145 -3,555
1972 6,763 6,190 16,353 -3,435
1971 6,650 3,159 15,615 -3,325
1970 6,973 -4,939 14,873 -3,230
1969 7,277 -4,638 14,164 -3,127
1968 7,584 -3,952 13,449 -3,029
1967 7,492 -829 12,773 -2,964
1966 7,342 -718 12,282 -1,557
1965 7,148 -415 11,719 -1,578
1964 6,873 491 11,266 -2,049
1963 6,557 714 10,929 -2,358
1962 6,232 810 10,601 -2,390
1961 5,882 1,076 10,262 -2,270
1960 5,513 1,266 9,947 -2,082

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

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/eswatini | 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 Eswatini 68.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 192,206 people) and 31.7% is from migration (a loss of 89,012 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 33,268 people or 2.7% in Eswatini.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K

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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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