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

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The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,600,366 in 2025 vs 68,720,337 people in France in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,649,267 people compared to 68,871,753 in France.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 41.8 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while France is the 23rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.85% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.83% for France.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +0.32% in France.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.65M (71.7% growth), while France has grown from 63.6M to 68.9M (8.25% growth).

Bahrain vs France: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain France
2100 3,031,337 70,675,442
2099 3,011,916 70,692,029
2098 2,992,487 70,701,942
2097 2,973,093 70,707,028
2096 2,953,759 70,713,643
2095 2,934,466 70,707,277
2094 2,915,204 70,691,394
2093 2,896,001 70,665,663
2092 2,876,839 70,643,058
2091 2,857,700 70,615,655
2090 2,838,655 70,582,877
2089 2,819,707 70,549,228
2088 2,800,765 70,510,136
2087 2,781,926 70,470,494
2086 2,763,133 70,427,922
2085 2,744,327 70,390,427
2084 2,725,573 70,348,036
2083 2,706,819 70,296,271
2082 2,688,091 70,255,426
2081 2,669,405 70,210,373
2080 2,650,761 70,169,003
2079 2,632,128 70,127,568
2078 2,613,489 70,087,269
2077 2,594,847 70,045,257
2076 2,576,208 70,001,871
2075 2,557,513 69,959,255
2074 2,538,752 69,924,120
2073 2,519,971 69,892,712
2072 2,501,190 69,866,697
2071 2,482,346 69,838,818
2070 2,463,552 69,826,471
2069 2,444,735 69,816,539
2068 2,425,908 69,818,570
2067 2,407,081 69,826,386
2066 2,388,320 69,835,591
2065 2,369,644 69,856,319
2064 2,351,001 69,880,666
2063 2,332,422 69,910,009
2062 2,313,935 69,948,667
2061 2,295,551 69,988,307
2060 2,277,267 70,030,670
2059 2,259,033 70,076,337
2058 2,240,850 70,119,195
2057 2,222,771 70,164,701
2056 2,204,739 70,208,938
2055 2,186,699 70,258,544
2054 2,168,666 70,298,466
2053 2,150,594 70,332,664
2052 2,132,515 70,357,980
2051 2,114,430 70,383,190
2050 2,096,281 70,398,057
2049 2,078,112 70,407,335
2048 2,059,873 70,406,135
2047 2,041,553 70,394,515
2046 2,023,114 70,376,409
2045 2,004,578 70,345,569
2044 1,985,907 70,306,509
2043 1,967,174 70,260,348
2042 1,948,376 70,199,353
2041 1,929,535 70,133,877
2040 1,910,715 70,067,958
2039 1,891,961 69,998,706
2038 1,873,245 69,920,456
2037 1,854,637 69,831,930
2036 1,836,126 69,743,406
2035 1,817,753 69,651,629
2034 1,799,540 69,558,099
2033 1,781,495 69,468,319
2032 1,763,602 69,377,856
2031 1,745,865 69,288,525
2030 1,728,268 69,197,981
2029 1,709,742 69,104,114
2028 1,688,220 69,012,886
2027 1,663,819 68,917,613
2026 1,633,899 68,823,318
2025 1,600,366 68,720,337
2024 1,588,670 68,551,653
2023 1,577,059 68,372,286
2022 1,524,693 68,184,457
2021 1,504,365 67,842,811
2020 1,472,204 67,601,110
2019 1,483,756 67,382,061
2018 1,503,091 67,158,348
2017 1,501,116 66,918,020
2016 1,423,726 66,724,104
2015 1,370,322 66,548,272
2014 1,314,562 66,312,067
2013 1,253,191 65,997,932
2012 1,208,964 65,657,659
2011 1,195,020 65,340,830
2010 1,228,543 65,026,211
2009 1,178,415 64,706,436
2008 1,103,496 64,375,116
2007 1,039,295 64,016,890
2006 960,424 63,622,342
2005 888,822 63,180,854
2004 823,741 62,707,588
2003 764,517 62,249,855
2002 710,553 61,812,142
2001 661,316 61,364,377
2000 637,582 60,918,661
1999 620,989 60,501,986
1998 604,842 60,190,684
1997 589,115 59,968,066
1996 573,792 59,754,504
1995 558,879 59,541,294
1994 544,366 59,324,863
1993 530,225 59,103,094
1992 516,458 58,846,584
1991 503,052 58,554,242
1990 514,797 58,261,012
1989 497,327 57,943,062
1988 479,929 57,598,186
1987 462,854 57,266,167
1986 446,286 56,956,002
1985 430,358 56,665,619
1984 415,154 56,383,085
1983 400,707 56,108,330
1982 386,983 55,806,789
1981 373,524 55,603,353
1980 358,978 55,274,184
1979 343,457 54,979,851
1978 328,046 54,734,030
1977 312,823 54,486,467
1976 297,863 54,232,383
1975 283,243 54,002,853
1974 269,038 53,746,571
1973 255,320 53,392,161
1972 242,113 52,962,356
1971 230,733 52,499,553
1970 224,809 52,007,169
1969 222,469 51,536,014
1968 219,337 51,112,980
1967 214,189 50,722,791
1966 207,543 50,311,637
1965 200,866 49,877,725
1964 193,816 49,401,492
1963 186,501 48,877,567
1962 179,349 48,389,516
1961 172,346 47,905,982
1960 165,477 47,412,964

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while France gained 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 225,541 people (a 15.8% growth), while France's population increased by 2,147,649 people (a 3.22% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. France was ranked 20th in 2006 and ranked 23rd 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 France will increase by 2.22% to 70,398,057 people and rank change from 23rd to 30th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.03M people compared to the peak of 70.7M people in 2096 for France.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain France
2100 0.64% -0.02%
2099 0.65% -0.01%
2098 0.65% -0.007%
2097 0.65% -0.009%
2096 0.66% 0.009%
2095 0.66% 0.02%
2094 0.66% 0.04%
2093 0.67% 0.03%
2092 0.67% 0.04%
2091 0.67% 0.05%
2090 0.67% 0.05%
2089 0.68% 0.06%
2088 0.68% 0.06%
2087 0.68% 0.06%
2086 0.69% 0.05%
2085 0.69% 0.06%
2084 0.69% 0.07%
2083 0.7% 0.06%
2082 0.7% 0.06%
2081 0.7% 0.06%
2080 0.71% 0.06%
2079 0.71% 0.06%
2078 0.72% 0.06%
2077 0.72% 0.06%
2076 0.73% 0.06%
2075 0.74% 0.05%
2074 0.75% 0.04%
2073 0.75% 0.04%
2072 0.76% 0.04%
2071 0.76% 0.02%
2070 0.77% 0.01%
2069 0.78% -0.003%
2068 0.78% -0.01%
2067 0.79% -0.01%
2066 0.79% -0.03%
2065 0.79% -0.03%
2064 0.8% -0.04%
2063 0.8% -0.06%
2062 0.8% -0.06%
2061 0.8% -0.06%
2060 0.81% -0.07%
2059 0.81% -0.06%
2058 0.81% -0.06%
2057 0.82% -0.06%
2056 0.82% -0.07%
2055 0.83% -0.06%
2054 0.84% -0.05%
2053 0.85% -0.04%
2052 0.86% -0.04%
2051 0.87% -0.02%
2050 0.87% -0.01%
2049 0.89% 0.002%
2048 0.9% 0.02%
2047 0.91% 0.03%
2046 0.92% 0.04%
2045 0.94% 0.06%
2044 0.95% 0.07%
2043 0.96% 0.09%
2042 0.98% 0.09%
2041 0.98% 0.09%
2040 0.99% 0.1%
2039 1% 0.11%
2038 1% 0.13%
2037 1.01% 0.13%
2036 1.01% 0.13%
2035 1.01% 0.13%
2034 1.01% 0.13%
2033 1.01% 0.13%
2032 1.02% 0.13%
2031 1.02% 0.13%
2030 1.08% 0.14%
2029 1.27% 0.13%
2028 1.47% 0.14%
2027 1.83% 0.14%
2026 2.1% 0.15%
2025 0.74% 0.25%
2024 0.74% 0.26%
2023 3.43% 0.28%
2022 1.35% 0.5%
2021 2.18% 0.36%
2020 -0.78% 0.33%
2019 -1.29% 0.33%
2018 0.13% 0.36%
2017 5.44% 0.29%
2016 3.9% 0.26%
2015 4.24% 0.36%
2014 4.9% 0.48%
2013 3.66% 0.52%
2012 1.17% 0.48%
2011 -2.73% 0.48%
2010 4.25% 0.49%
2009 6.79% 0.51%
2008 6.18% 0.56%
2007 8.21% 0.62%
2006 8.06% 0.7%
2005 7.9% 0.75%
2004 7.75% 0.74%
2003 7.59% 0.71%
2002 7.45% 0.73%
2001 3.72% 0.73%
2000 2.67% 0.69%
1999 2.67% 0.52%
1998 2.67% 0.37%
1997 2.67% 0.36%
1996 2.67% 0.36%
1995 2.67% 0.36%
1994 2.67% 0.38%
1993 2.67% 0.44%
1992 2.66% 0.5%
1991 -2.28% 0.5%
1990 3.51% 0.55%
1989 3.63% 0.6%
1988 3.69% 0.58%
1987 3.71% 0.54%
1986 3.7% 0.51%
1985 3.66% 0.5%
1984 3.61% 0.49%
1983 3.55% 0.54%
1982 3.6% 0.37%
1981 4.05% 0.6%
1980 4.52% 0.54%
1979 4.7% 0.45%
1978 4.87% 0.45%
1977 5.02% 0.47%
1976 5.16% 0.43%
1975 5.28% 0.48%
1974 5.37% 0.66%
1973 5.45% 0.81%
1972 4.93% 0.88%
1971 2.64% 0.95%
1970 1.05% 0.91%
1969 1.43% 0.83%
1968 2.4% 0.77%
1967 3.2% 0.82%
1966 3.32% 0.87%
1965 3.64% 0.96%
1964 3.92% 1.07%
1963 3.99% 1.01%
1962 4.06% 1.01%
1961 4.15% 1.04%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while France's population grew by 0.25%.

Live population counters

Bahrain France
Current population
1649267
68871753
Population rank 151/197 23/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.83%
One net population change
45.1 minutes
3.12 minutes
One birth every
27.5 minutes
47.4 seconds
One death every
2.5 hours
48.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +32 +462
Annual growth/decline +11,696 +168,684
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +0.25%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 149/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
5.75 minutes
Annual migration change +18,128 +91,737
Net migration rank 34/196 18/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 9,186,757
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 5/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 13.8%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 49/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
France
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain France
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - 91,737
2024 15,606 22,699 20,566 90,527
2023 16,356 20,002 34,186 91,862
2022 17,058 18,975 54,547 179,377
2021 15,401 11,882 74,627 131,465
2020 15,056 -5,048 67,602 145,593
2019 16,639 -31,967 141,503 71,972
2018 17,445 -25,978 147,749 132,925
2017 18,140 21,958 160,604 102,984
2016 17,996 46,833 193,500 15,548
2015 18,193 36,809 206,300 -345
2014 17,826 40,815 265,248 52,342
2013 17,044 35,574 244,192 116,297
2012 16,219 12,801 256,065 103,287
2011 15,990 -26,107 280,966 70,178
2010 16,474 -19,329 286,116 52,644
2009 15,795 46,467 278,238 58,032
2008 15,541 47,674 283,250 79,528
2007 15,393 47,500 288,076 91,973
2006 15,248 46,615 305,387 132,512
2005 15,196 45,682 271,677 191,417
2004 14,454 45,413 282,185 200,629
2003 13,243 45,571 230,325 195,616
2002 11,875 45,952 253,430 191,373
2001 10,948 34,371 263,867 179,476
2000 11,339 2,886 268,042 171,637
1999 11,397 3,130 229,907 169,448
1998 10,970 3,733 222,705 20,216
1997 10,739 4,036 215,885 -15,255
1996 10,607 4,162 221,092 -21,463
1995 10,824 3,842 220,303 -17,128
1994 11,133 3,387 201,704 -4,232
1993 11,521 2,850 224,592 16,892
1992 11,577 2,768 229,502 61,964
1991 11,491 4,562 234,216 35,201
1990 12,337 5,090 238,870 43,323
1989 12,293 5,220 243,361 82,052
1988 11,995 5,294 247,672 69,935
1987 11,709 5,152 251,971 59,890
1986 11,455 4,822 250,606 51,642
1985 10,924 4,657 249,328 66,149
1984 10,269 4,557 248,086 76,175
1983 9,821 4,252 235,655 88,166
1982 9,396 3,980 234,389 81,084
1981 9,020 4,523 222,414 69,365
1980 8,802 6,741 210,042 54,718
1979 8,587 6,908 208,923 34,295
1978 8,358 6,974 213,462 18,692
1977 8,093 7,017 217,946 44,918
1976 7,818 6,993 227,776 59,515
1975 7,535 6,900 248,413 16,139
1974 7,265 6,711 268,733 26,203
1973 7,012 6,450 282,979 103,910
1972 6,763 6,190 296,589 101,223
1971 6,650 3,159 309,747 144,321
1970 6,973 -4,939 322,444 182,941
1969 7,277 -4,638 329,831 160,403
1968 7,584 -3,952 337,346 113,115
1967 7,492 -829 339,843 63,018
1966 7,342 -718 352,181 96,097
1965 7,148 -415 354,132 82,879
1964 6,873 491 360,631 163,039
1963 6,557 714 361,694 190,925
1962 6,232 810 358,082 141,634
1961 5,882 1,076 354,504 128,618
1960 5,513 1,266 346,115 143,032

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

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/france | 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 France 53.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,101,184 people) and 46.6% is from migration (a gain of 961,908 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 9,186,757 people or 13.8% in France.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
France
City Population
Paris 2.1M
Marseille 886K
Lyon 519K
Toulouse 515K
Nice 358K
Nantes 328K
Montpellier 310K
Strasbourg 294K
Bordeaux 268K
Lille 238K

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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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