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

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The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,600,366 in 2025 vs 83,491,249 people in Germany in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,649,267 people compared to 82,830,814 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 50.2 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 1.02% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +0.28% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.65M (71.7% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.8M (0.55% growth).

Bahrain vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Germany
2100 3,031,337 70,146,161
2099 3,011,916 70,173,117
2098 2,992,487 70,190,154
2097 2,973,093 70,232,280
2096 2,953,759 70,263,255
2095 2,934,466 70,283,735
2094 2,915,204 70,302,573
2093 2,896,001 70,323,445
2092 2,876,839 70,348,937
2091 2,857,700 70,395,388
2090 2,838,655 70,457,276
2089 2,819,707 70,511,311
2088 2,800,765 70,569,930
2087 2,781,926 70,652,555
2086 2,763,133 70,750,166
2085 2,744,327 70,845,939
2084 2,725,573 70,941,592
2083 2,706,819 71,048,352
2082 2,688,091 71,151,552
2081 2,669,405 71,265,511
2080 2,650,761 71,391,537
2079 2,632,128 71,525,977
2078 2,613,489 71,666,350
2077 2,594,847 71,822,464
2076 2,576,208 71,979,354
2075 2,557,513 72,113,812
2074 2,538,752 72,269,519
2073 2,519,971 72,429,361
2072 2,501,190 72,580,006
2071 2,482,346 72,741,929
2070 2,463,552 72,889,095
2069 2,444,735 73,053,471
2068 2,425,908 73,219,511
2067 2,407,081 73,404,631
2066 2,388,320 73,597,022
2065 2,369,644 73,789,056
2064 2,351,001 73,990,123
2063 2,332,422 74,200,211
2062 2,313,935 74,428,152
2061 2,295,551 74,656,161
2060 2,277,267 74,909,139
2059 2,259,033 75,164,141
2058 2,240,850 75,438,769
2057 2,222,771 75,716,088
2056 2,204,739 75,990,472
2055 2,186,699 76,276,550
2054 2,168,666 76,561,146
2053 2,150,594 76,832,587
2052 2,132,515 77,077,503
2051 2,114,430 77,322,326
2050 2,096,281 77,564,502
2049 2,078,112 77,809,519
2048 2,059,873 78,059,456
2047 2,041,553 78,290,624
2046 2,023,114 78,514,805
2045 2,004,578 78,740,357
2044 1,985,907 78,965,486
2043 1,967,174 79,180,563
2042 1,948,376 79,374,934
2041 1,929,535 79,569,383
2040 1,910,715 79,782,613
2039 1,891,961 80,001,183
2038 1,873,245 80,225,718
2037 1,854,637 80,442,136
2036 1,836,126 80,673,787
2035 1,817,753 80,890,243
2034 1,799,540 81,094,641
2033 1,781,495 81,319,735
2032 1,763,602 81,537,613
2031 1,745,865 81,772,282
2030 1,728,268 81,989,677
2029 1,709,742 82,216,381
2028 1,688,220 82,432,092
2027 1,663,819 82,638,983
2026 1,633,899 82,830,814
2025 1,600,366 83,491,249
2024 1,588,670 83,516,593
2023 1,577,059 83,287,273
2022 1,524,693 83,177,813
2021 1,504,365 83,196,078
2020 1,472,204 83,160,871
2019 1,483,756 83,092,962
2018 1,503,091 82,905,782
2017 1,501,116 82,657,002
2016 1,423,726 82,348,669
2015 1,370,322 81,686,611
2014 1,314,562 80,982,500
2013 1,253,191 80,645,605
2012 1,208,964 80,425,823
2011 1,195,020 80,274,983
2010 1,228,543 81,776,930
2009 1,178,415 81,902,307
2008 1,103,496 82,110,097
2007 1,039,295 82,266,372
2006 960,424 82,376,451
2005 888,822 82,469,422
2004 823,741 82,516,260
2003 764,517 82,534,176
2002 710,553 82,488,495
2001 661,316 82,349,925
2000 637,582 82,211,508
1999 620,989 82,100,243
1998 604,842 82,047,195
1997 589,115 82,034,771
1996 573,792 81,914,831
1995 558,879 81,678,051
1994 544,366 81,438,348
1993 530,225 81,156,363
1992 516,458 80,624,598
1991 503,052 80,013,896
1990 514,797 79,433,029
1989 497,327 78,751,283
1988 479,929 78,144,619
1987 462,854 77,839,920
1986 446,286 77,720,436
1985 430,358 77,684,873
1984 415,154 77,858,685
1983 400,707 78,128,282
1982 386,983 78,333,366
1981 373,524 78,407,907
1980 358,978 78,288,576
1979 343,457 78,126,350
1978 328,046 78,091,820
1977 312,823 78,159,814
1976 297,863 78,336,950
1975 283,243 78,673,554
1974 269,038 78,967,433
1973 255,320 78,936,666
1972 242,113 78,688,452
1971 230,733 78,312,842
1970 224,809 78,169,289
1969 222,469 77,909,682
1968 219,337 77,294,314
1967 214,189 76,951,336
1966 207,543 76,600,311
1965 200,866 75,963,695
1964 193,816 75,318,337
1963 186,501 74,714,353
1962 179,349 74,025,784
1961 172,346 73,377,632
1960 165,477 72,814,900

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/germany | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 225,541 people (a 15.8% growth), while Germany's population increased by 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,564,502 people and rank change from 19th to 24th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.03M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70.1M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Germany
2100 0.64% -0.04%
2099 0.65% -0.02%
2098 0.65% -0.06%
2097 0.65% -0.04%
2096 0.66% -0.03%
2095 0.66% -0.03%
2094 0.66% -0.03%
2093 0.67% -0.04%
2092 0.67% -0.07%
2091 0.67% -0.09%
2090 0.67% -0.08%
2089 0.68% -0.08%
2088 0.68% -0.12%
2087 0.68% -0.14%
2086 0.69% -0.14%
2085 0.69% -0.13%
2084 0.69% -0.15%
2083 0.7% -0.15%
2082 0.7% -0.16%
2081 0.7% -0.18%
2080 0.71% -0.19%
2079 0.71% -0.2%
2078 0.72% -0.22%
2077 0.72% -0.22%
2076 0.73% -0.19%
2075 0.74% -0.22%
2074 0.75% -0.22%
2073 0.75% -0.21%
2072 0.76% -0.22%
2071 0.76% -0.2%
2070 0.77% -0.23%
2069 0.78% -0.23%
2068 0.78% -0.25%
2067 0.79% -0.26%
2066 0.79% -0.26%
2065 0.79% -0.27%
2064 0.8% -0.28%
2063 0.8% -0.31%
2062 0.8% -0.31%
2061 0.8% -0.34%
2060 0.81% -0.34%
2059 0.81% -0.36%
2058 0.81% -0.37%
2057 0.82% -0.36%
2056 0.82% -0.38%
2055 0.83% -0.37%
2054 0.84% -0.35%
2053 0.85% -0.32%
2052 0.86% -0.32%
2051 0.87% -0.31%
2050 0.87% -0.31%
2049 0.89% -0.32%
2048 0.9% -0.3%
2047 0.91% -0.29%
2046 0.92% -0.29%
2045 0.94% -0.29%
2044 0.95% -0.27%
2043 0.96% -0.24%
2042 0.98% -0.24%
2041 0.98% -0.27%
2040 0.99% -0.27%
2039 1% -0.28%
2038 1% -0.27%
2037 1.01% -0.29%
2036 1.01% -0.27%
2035 1.01% -0.25%
2034 1.01% -0.28%
2033 1.01% -0.27%
2032 1.02% -0.29%
2031 1.02% -0.27%
2030 1.08% -0.28%
2029 1.27% -0.26%
2028 1.47% -0.25%
2027 1.83% -0.23%
2026 2.1% -0.79%
2025 0.74% -0.03%
2024 0.74% 0.28%
2023 3.43% 0.13%
2022 1.35% -0.02%
2021 2.18% 0.04%
2020 -0.78% 0.08%
2019 -1.29% 0.23%
2018 0.13% 0.3%
2017 5.44% 0.37%
2016 3.9% 0.81%
2015 4.24% 0.87%
2014 4.9% 0.42%
2013 3.66% 0.27%
2012 1.17% 0.19%
2011 -2.73% -1.84%
2010 4.25% -0.15%
2009 6.79% -0.25%
2008 6.18% -0.19%
2007 8.21% -0.13%
2006 8.06% -0.11%
2005 7.9% -0.06%
2004 7.75% -0.02%
2003 7.59% 0.06%
2002 7.45% 0.17%
2001 3.72% 0.17%
2000 2.67% 0.14%
1999 2.67% 0.06%
1998 2.67% 0.02%
1997 2.67% 0.15%
1996 2.67% 0.29%
1995 2.67% 0.29%
1994 2.67% 0.35%
1993 2.67% 0.66%
1992 2.66% 0.76%
1991 -2.28% 0.73%
1990 3.51% 0.87%
1989 3.63% 0.78%
1988 3.69% 0.39%
1987 3.71% 0.15%
1986 3.7% 0.05%
1985 3.66% -0.22%
1984 3.61% -0.35%
1983 3.55% -0.26%
1982 3.6% -0.1%
1981 4.05% 0.15%
1980 4.52% 0.21%
1979 4.7% 0.04%
1978 4.87% -0.09%
1977 5.02% -0.23%
1976 5.16% -0.43%
1975 5.28% -0.37%
1974 5.37% 0.04%
1973 5.45% 0.32%
1972 4.93% 0.48%
1971 2.64% 0.18%
1970 1.05% 0.33%
1969 1.43% 0.8%
1968 2.4% 0.45%
1967 3.2% 0.46%
1966 3.32% 0.84%
1965 3.64% 0.86%
1964 3.92% 0.81%
1963 3.99% 0.93%
1962 4.06% 0.88%
1961 4.15% 0.77%

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/germany | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Germany's population declined by 0.03%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Germany
Current population
1649267
82830814
Population rank 151/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1%
One net population change
45.1 minutes
20.8 minutes
One birth every
27.5 minutes
46.6 seconds
One death every
2.5 hours
31.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +32 -69
Annual growth/decline +11,696 -25,344
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% -0.03%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 159/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change +18,128 -334,072
Net migration rank 34/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - -334,072
2024 15,606 22,699 -334,066 36,954
2023 16,356 20,002 -333,149 609,553
2022 17,058 18,975 -324,394 981,552
2021 15,401 11,882 -224,629 310,264
2020 15,056 -5,048 -216,218 203,468
2019 16,639 -31,967 -157,877 319,082
2018 17,445 -25,978 -165,812 403,908
2017 18,140 21,958 -148,783 452,988
2016 17,996 46,833 -123,523 517,480
2015 18,193 36,809 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 17,826 40,815 -153,866 592,338
2013 17,044 35,574 -209,679 462,384
2012 16,219 12,801 -193,022 199,143
2011 15,990 -26,107 -184,632 295,282
2010 16,474 -19,329 -179,909 130,116
2009 15,795 46,467 -188,375 46,533
2008 15,541 47,674 -164,220 -23,341
2007 15,393 47,500 -148,080 -24,772
2006 15,248 46,615 -148,278 -489,056
2005 15,196 45,682 -148,445 81,351
2004 14,454 45,413 -107,271 81,735
2003 13,243 45,571 -140,309 142,009
2002 11,875 45,952 -123,733 218,795
2001 10,948 34,371 -98,820 272,875
2000 11,339 2,886 -73,990 174,594
1999 11,397 3,130 -73,890 219,280
1998 10,970 3,733 -65,637 -754,469
1997 10,739 4,036 -49,221 93,281
1996 10,607 4,162 -90,107 281,280
1995 10,824 3,842 -114,349 398,077
1994 11,133 3,387 -114,013 315,585
1993 11,521 2,850 -105,503 462,096
1992 11,577 2,768 -80,625 811,606
1991 11,491 4,562 -80,014 602,638
1990 12,337 5,090 -15,887 679,702
1989 12,293 5,220 -23,625 761,002
1988 11,995 5,294 -7,815 515,962
1987 11,709 5,152 -31,136 174,272
1986 11,455 4,822 -77,721 212,822
1985 10,924 4,657 -116,527 103,556
1984 10,269 4,557 -109,002 -150,771
1983 9,821 4,252 -109,380 -81,349
1982 9,396 3,980 -78,333 -58,121
1981 9,020 4,523 -94,090 130,713
1980 8,802 6,741 -86,117 324,203
1979 8,587 6,908 -125,002 237,705
1978 8,358 6,974 -140,566 117,167
1977 8,093 7,017 -125,055 33,881
1976 7,818 6,993 -164,508 -79,761
1975 7,535 6,900 -212,418 -207,740
1974 7,265 6,711 -150,038 -15,126
1973 7,012 6,450 -149,980 386,881
1972 6,763 6,190 -62,950 336,015
1971 6,650 3,159 46,988 450,328
1970 6,973 -4,939 70,352 -273,498
1969 7,277 -4,638 155,820 584,017
1968 7,584 -3,952 239,612 293,307
1967 7,492 -829 353,977 -174,155
1966 7,342 -718 405,982 134,107
1965 7,148 -415 410,204 338,258
1964 6,873 491 482,038 69,825
1963 6,557 714 455,757 205,976
1962 6,232 810 436,752 276,505
1961 5,882 1,076 462,279 27,534
1960 5,513 1,266 385,919 212,666

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

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/germany | 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 Germany 30.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,216,330 people) and 69.3% is from migration (a gain of 5,010,532 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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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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