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

Bahrain and Iceland: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahrain	Iceland	Bahrain	Iceland
1960	165,477	175,574	-	-
1961	172,346	179,029	4.15%	1.97%
1962	179,349	182,378	4.06%	1.87%
1963	186,501	185,653	3.99%	1.8%
1964	193,816	188,983	3.92%	1.79%
1965	200,866	192,286	3.64%	1.75%
1966	207,543	195,570	3.32%	1.71%
1967	214,189	198,751	3.2%	1.63%
1968	219,337	201,488	2.4%	1.38%
1969	222,469	203,369	1.43%	0.93%
1970	224,809	204,438	1.05%	0.53%
1971	230,733	206,098	2.64%	0.81%
1972	242,113	209,137	4.93%	1.47%
1973	255,320	212,317	5.45%	1.52%
1974	269,038	215,209	5.37%	1.36%
1975	283,243	217,979	5.28%	1.29%
1976	297,863	220,154	5.16%	1%
1977	312,823	221,799	5.02%	0.75%
1978	328,046	223,537	4.87%	0.78%
1979	343,457	225,735	4.7%	0.98%
1980	358,978	228,138	4.52%	1.06%
1981	373,524	230,755	4.05%	1.15%
1982	386,983	233,860	3.6%	1.35%
1983	400,707	236,977	3.55%	1.33%
1984	415,154	239,511	3.61%	1.07%
1985	430,358	241,405	3.66%	0.79%
1986	446,286	243,180	3.7%	0.74%
1987	462,854	245,859	3.71%	1.1%
1988	479,929	249,740	3.69%	1.58%
1989	497,327	252,852	3.63%	1.25%
1990	514,797	254,826	3.51%	0.78%
1991	503,052	257,797	-2.28%	1.17%
1992	516,458	261,057	2.66%	1.26%
1993	530,225	263,725	2.67%	1.02%
1994	544,366	266,021	2.67%	0.87%
1995	558,879	267,468	2.67%	0.54%
1996	573,792	268,916	2.67%	0.54%
1997	589,115	271,128	2.67%	0.82%
1998	604,842	274,047	2.67%	1.08%
1999	620,989	277,381	2.67%	1.22%
2000	637,582	281,205	2.67%	1.38%
2001	661,316	284,968	3.72%	1.34%
2002	710,553	287,523	7.45%	0.9%
2003	764,517	289,521	7.59%	0.69%
2004	823,741	292,074	7.75%	0.88%
2005	888,822	296,734	7.9%	1.6%
2006	960,424	303,782	8.06%	2.38%
2007	1,039,295	311,566	8.21%	2.56%
2008	1,103,496	317,414	6.18%	1.88%
2009	1,178,415	318,499	6.79%	0.34%
2010	1,228,543	318,041	4.25%	-0.14%
2011	1,195,020	319,014	-2.73%	0.31%
2012	1,208,964	320,716	1.17%	0.53%
2013	1,253,191	323,764	3.66%	0.95%
2014	1,314,562	327,386	4.9%	1.12%
2015	1,370,322	330,815	4.24%	1.05%
2016	1,423,726	335,439	3.9%	1.4%
2017	1,501,116	343,400	5.44%	2.37%
2018	1,503,091	352,721	0.13%	2.71%
2019	1,483,756	360,563	-1.29%	2.22%
2020	1,472,204	366,463	-0.78%	1.64%
2021	1,504,365	372,520	2.18%	1.65%
2022	1,524,693	382,003	1.35%	2.55%
2023	1,577,059	385,663	3.43%	0.96%
2024	1,588,670	386,506	0.74%	0.22%
2025	1,624,531	391,286	2.26%	1.24%
2026	1,656,397	395,277	1.96%	1.02%
2027	1,683,692	398,729	1.65%	0.87%
2028	1,706,754	401,867	1.37%	0.79%
2029	1,726,868	404,639	1.18%	0.69%
2030	1,745,013	407,090	1.05%	0.61%
2031	1,762,760	409,307	1.02%	0.54%
2032	1,780,658	411,279	1.02%	0.48%
2033	1,798,708	413,059	1.01%	0.43%
2034	1,816,921	414,660	1.01%	0.39%
2035	1,835,293	416,153	1.01%	0.36%
2036	1,853,822	417,573	1.01%	0.34%
2037	1,872,468	418,847	1.01%	0.31%
2038	1,891,215	419,997	1%	0.27%
2039	1,910,026	421,032	0.99%	0.25%
2040	1,928,909	421,924	0.99%	0.21%
2041	1,947,825	422,688	0.98%	0.18%
2042	1,966,723	423,370	0.97%	0.16%
2043	1,985,577	424,023	0.96%	0.15%
2044	2,004,365	424,570	0.95%	0.13%
2045	2,023,058	424,909	0.93%	0.08%
2046	2,041,627	425,115	0.92%	0.05%
2047	2,060,095	425,264	0.9%	0.03%
2048	2,078,453	425,359	0.89%	0.02%
2049	2,096,741	425,409	0.88%	0.01%
2050	2,114,988	425,404	0.87%	-0.001%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Iceland gained 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 232,969 (a 16.4% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 59,875 (a 17.8% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2006 and ranked 173rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Bahrain's population will grow by 27.7% to 2,114,988 people with a rank change from 151st to 146th. The population of Iceland will increase by 7.61% to 425,404 people and will still be ranked 173rd.