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

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The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,600,366 in 2025 vs 135,472,051 people in Ethiopia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,649,267 people compared to 140,722,974 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 85.3 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.71% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +2.69% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.65M (71.7% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 141M (74.4% growth).

Bahrain vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Ethiopia
2100 3,031,337 371,078,260
2099 3,011,916 369,338,252
2098 2,992,487 367,513,542
2097 2,973,093 365,567,496
2096 2,953,759 363,536,294
2095 2,934,466 361,596,042
2094 2,915,204 359,531,317
2093 2,896,001 357,460,480
2092 2,876,839 355,389,829
2091 2,857,700 353,218,632
2090 2,838,655 350,960,021
2089 2,819,707 348,751,618
2088 2,800,765 346,517,326
2087 2,781,926 344,162,324
2086 2,763,133 341,671,994
2085 2,744,327 339,167,930
2084 2,725,573 336,649,520
2083 2,706,819 334,083,247
2082 2,688,091 331,401,460
2081 2,669,405 328,715,487
2080 2,650,761 326,013,981
2079 2,632,128 323,282,865
2078 2,613,489 320,422,535
2077 2,594,847 317,492,915
2076 2,576,208 314,518,328
2075 2,557,513 311,487,723
2074 2,538,752 308,416,133
2073 2,519,971 305,383,505
2072 2,501,190 302,258,564
2071 2,482,346 299,119,280
2070 2,463,552 295,963,235
2069 2,444,735 292,756,723
2068 2,425,908 289,522,748
2067 2,407,081 286,191,689
2066 2,388,320 282,905,709
2065 2,369,644 279,576,283
2064 2,351,001 276,197,958
2063 2,332,422 272,782,685
2062 2,313,935 269,340,926
2061 2,295,551 265,803,351
2060 2,277,267 262,269,354
2059 2,259,033 258,692,767
2058 2,240,850 255,205,644
2057 2,222,771 251,656,356
2056 2,204,739 248,002,497
2055 2,186,699 244,426,069
2054 2,168,666 240,794,405
2053 2,150,594 237,155,110
2052 2,132,515 233,479,314
2051 2,114,430 229,733,593
2050 2,096,281 226,055,085
2049 2,078,112 222,351,471
2048 2,059,873 218,627,197
2047 2,041,553 214,883,954
2046 2,023,114 211,161,780
2045 2,004,578 207,461,987
2044 1,985,907 203,749,820
2043 1,967,174 200,035,613
2042 1,948,376 196,351,202
2041 1,929,535 192,689,672
2040 1,910,715 189,023,384
2039 1,891,961 185,365,776
2038 1,873,245 181,733,067
2037 1,854,637 178,124,993
2036 1,836,126 174,515,366
2035 1,817,753 170,904,339
2034 1,799,540 167,316,305
2033 1,781,495 163,763,376
2032 1,763,602 160,167,364
2031 1,745,865 156,590,018
2030 1,728,268 153,023,174
2029 1,709,742 149,461,578
2028 1,688,220 145,944,350
2027 1,663,819 142,419,893
2026 1,633,899 138,930,724
2025 1,600,366 135,472,051
2024 1,588,670 132,059,767
2023 1,577,059 128,691,692
2022 1,524,693 125,384,287
2021 1,504,365 122,138,588
2020 1,472,204 118,917,671
2019 1,483,756 115,737,383
2018 1,503,091 112,664,152
2017 1,501,116 109,666,481
2016 1,423,726 106,718,162
2015 1,370,322 103,867,135
2014 1,314,562 101,115,610
2013 1,253,191 98,438,751
2012 1,208,964 95,798,767
2011 1,195,020 93,149,970
2010 1,228,543 90,538,514
2009 1,178,415 88,007,636
2008 1,103,496 85,543,668
2007 1,039,295 83,103,217
2006 960,424 80,703,490
2005 888,822 78,367,470
2004 823,741 76,077,206
2003 764,517 73,832,663
2002 710,553 71,635,517
2001 661,316 69,487,762
2000 637,582 67,411,494
1999 620,989 65,374,561
1998 604,842 63,363,524
1997 589,115 61,404,539
1996 573,792 59,467,635
1995 558,879 57,537,335
1994 544,366 55,611,508
1993 530,225 53,708,891
1992 516,458 51,853,747
1991 503,052 49,717,198
1990 514,797 47,609,755
1989 497,327 45,879,690
1988 479,929 44,150,825
1987 462,854 42,460,039
1986 446,286 41,037,656
1985 430,358 39,842,136
1984 415,154 38,735,722
1983 400,707 37,740,817
1982 386,983 36,701,290
1981 373,524 35,304,012
1980 358,978 34,428,514
1979 343,457 34,238,652
1978 328,046 33,734,592
1977 312,823 33,167,272
1976 297,863 32,534,418
1975 283,243 31,723,252
1974 269,038 30,957,273
1973 255,320 30,166,785
1972 242,113 29,374,608
1971 230,733 28,600,106
1970 224,809 27,829,128
1969 222,469 27,072,571
1968 219,337 26,337,930
1967 214,189 25,620,276
1966 207,543 24,952,689
1965 200,866 24,310,612
1964 193,816 23,666,548
1963 186,501 23,051,637
1962 179,349 22,465,126
1961 172,346 21,906,102
1960 165,477 21,376,693

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 Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 225,541 people (a 15.8% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th 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 Ethiopia will increase by 60.6% to 226,055,085 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.03M people compared to the peak of 371M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Ethiopia
2100 0.64% 0.47%
2099 0.65% 0.5%
2098 0.65% 0.53%
2097 0.65% 0.56%
2096 0.66% 0.54%
2095 0.66% 0.57%
2094 0.66% 0.58%
2093 0.67% 0.58%
2092 0.67% 0.61%
2091 0.67% 0.64%
2090 0.67% 0.63%
2089 0.68% 0.64%
2088 0.68% 0.68%
2087 0.68% 0.73%
2086 0.69% 0.74%
2085 0.69% 0.75%
2084 0.69% 0.77%
2083 0.7% 0.81%
2082 0.7% 0.82%
2081 0.7% 0.83%
2080 0.71% 0.84%
2079 0.71% 0.89%
2078 0.72% 0.92%
2077 0.72% 0.95%
2076 0.73% 0.97%
2075 0.74% 1%
2074 0.75% 0.99%
2073 0.75% 1.03%
2072 0.76% 1.05%
2071 0.76% 1.07%
2070 0.77% 1.1%
2069 0.78% 1.12%
2068 0.78% 1.16%
2067 0.79% 1.16%
2066 0.79% 1.19%
2065 0.79% 1.22%
2064 0.8% 1.25%
2063 0.8% 1.28%
2062 0.8% 1.33%
2061 0.8% 1.35%
2060 0.81% 1.38%
2059 0.81% 1.37%
2058 0.81% 1.41%
2057 0.82% 1.47%
2056 0.82% 1.46%
2055 0.83% 1.51%
2054 0.84% 1.53%
2053 0.85% 1.57%
2052 0.86% 1.63%
2051 0.87% 1.63%
2050 0.87% 1.67%
2049 0.89% 1.7%
2048 0.9% 1.74%
2047 0.91% 1.76%
2046 0.92% 1.78%
2045 0.94% 1.82%
2044 0.95% 1.86%
2043 0.96% 1.88%
2042 0.98% 1.9%
2041 0.98% 1.94%
2040 0.99% 1.97%
2039 1% 2%
2038 1% 2.03%
2037 1.01% 2.07%
2036 1.01% 2.11%
2035 1.01% 2.14%
2034 1.01% 2.17%
2033 1.01% 2.25%
2032 1.02% 2.28%
2031 1.02% 2.33%
2030 1.08% 2.38%
2029 1.27% 2.41%
2028 1.47% 2.47%
2027 1.83% 2.51%
2026 2.1% 2.55%
2025 0.74% 2.58%
2024 0.74% 2.62%
2023 3.43% 2.64%
2022 1.35% 2.66%
2021 2.18% 2.71%
2020 -0.78% 2.75%
2019 -1.29% 2.73%
2018 0.13% 2.73%
2017 5.44% 2.76%
2016 3.9% 2.74%
2015 4.24% 2.72%
2014 4.9% 2.72%
2013 3.66% 2.76%
2012 1.17% 2.84%
2011 -2.73% 2.88%
2010 4.25% 2.88%
2009 6.79% 2.88%
2008 6.18% 2.94%
2007 8.21% 2.97%
2006 8.06% 2.98%
2005 7.9% 3.01%
2004 7.75% 3.04%
2003 7.59% 3.07%
2002 7.45% 3.09%
2001 3.72% 3.08%
2000 2.67% 3.12%
1999 2.67% 3.17%
1998 2.67% 3.19%
1997 2.67% 3.26%
1996 2.67% 3.35%
1995 2.67% 3.46%
1994 2.67% 3.54%
1993 2.67% 3.58%
1992 2.66% 4.3%
1991 -2.28% 4.43%
1990 3.51% 3.77%
1989 3.63% 3.92%
1988 3.69% 3.98%
1987 3.71% 3.47%
1986 3.7% 3%
1985 3.66% 2.86%
1984 3.61% 2.64%
1983 3.55% 2.83%
1982 3.6% 3.96%
1981 4.05% 2.54%
1980 4.52% 0.55%
1979 4.7% 1.49%
1978 4.87% 1.71%
1977 5.02% 1.95%
1976 5.16% 2.56%
1975 5.28% 2.47%
1974 5.37% 2.62%
1973 5.45% 2.7%
1972 4.93% 2.71%
1971 2.64% 2.77%
1970 1.05% 2.79%
1969 1.43% 2.79%
1968 2.4% 2.8%
1967 3.2% 2.68%
1966 3.32% 2.64%
1965 3.64% 2.72%
1964 3.92% 2.67%
1963 3.99% 2.61%
1962 4.06% 2.55%
1961 4.15% 2.48%

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 Ethiopia's population grew by 2.58%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Ethiopia
Current population
1649267
140722974
Population rank 151/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.69%
One net population change
45.1 minutes
9.27 seconds
One birth every
27.5 minutes
7.59 seconds
One death every
2.5 hours
40.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +32 +9,349
Annual growth/decline +11,696 +3,412,284
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +2.58%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 24/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change +18,128 +24,054
Net migration rank 34/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - 24,054
2024 15,606 22,699 3,379,409 30,069
2023 16,356 20,002 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 17,058 18,975 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 15,401 11,882 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 15,056 -5,048 3,199,718 38,866
2019 16,639 -31,967 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 17,445 -25,978 3,015,231 9,302
2017 18,140 21,958 2,899,143 71,766
2016 17,996 46,833 2,809,889 115,823
2015 18,193 36,809 2,713,529 62,785
2014 17,826 40,815 2,623,647 103,122
2013 17,044 35,574 2,546,020 80,955
2012 16,219 12,801 2,533,398 119,517
2011 15,990 -26,107 2,527,811 116,793
2010 16,474 -19,329 2,498,048 80,213
2009 15,795 46,467 2,467,118 16,315
2008 15,541 47,674 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 15,393 47,500 2,436,753 -381
2006 15,248 46,615 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 15,196 45,682 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 14,454 45,413 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 13,243 45,571 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 11,875 45,952 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 10,948 34,371 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 11,339 2,886 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 11,397 3,130 2,010,987 29,142
1998 10,970 3,733 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 10,739 4,036 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 10,607 4,162 1,896,364 41,456
1995 10,824 3,842 1,831,068 91,727
1994 11,133 3,387 1,788,133 140,715
1993 11,521 2,850 1,734,851 141,545
1992 11,577 2,768 1,673,839 160,106
1991 11,491 4,562 1,579,416 859,737
1990 12,337 5,090 1,479,663 296,014
1989 12,293 5,220 1,441,769 242,614
1988 11,995 5,294 1,393,356 379,966
1987 11,709 5,152 1,356,853 251,387
1986 11,455 4,822 1,050,277 186,227
1985 10,924 4,657 997,050 157,476
1984 10,269 4,557 920,670 137,632
1983 9,821 4,252 863,472 68,022
1982 9,396 3,980 1,080,853 66,702
1981 9,020 4,523 1,018,838 628,135
1980 8,802 6,741 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 8,587 6,908 987,203 -711,455
1978 8,358 6,974 943,388 -210,991
1977 8,093 7,017 929,381 -527,133
1976 7,818 6,993 899,577 -36,125
1975 7,535 6,900 801,425 -42,540
1974 7,265 6,711 777,306 -4,232
1973 7,012 6,450 807,535 347
1972 6,763 6,190 779,808 -3,375
1971 6,650 3,159 787,047 -14,510
1970 6,973 -4,939 760,821 8,589
1969 7,277 -4,638 736,428 7,258
1968 7,584 -3,952 715,602 9,992
1967 7,492 -829 695,283 14,437
1966 7,342 -718 616,281 9,160
1965 7,148 -415 642,359 16,348
1964 6,873 491 618,667 10,749
1963 6,557 714 590,998 9,418
1962 6,232 810 563,650 8,960
1961 5,882 1,076 538,518 6,938
1960 5,513 1,266 511,694 1,696

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 Ethiopia 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,993,135 people) and 0.93% is from migration (a gain of 292,435 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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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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