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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 1,450,935,791 people in India in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,669,503 people compared to 1,480,351,380 in India.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 887 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while India is the 1st.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 17.9% for India.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +1.03% in India.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.67M (73.8% growth), while India has grown from 1.17B to 1.48B (26.2% growth).

Bahrain vs India: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain India
2100 3,082,127 1,515,897,176
2099 3,062,381 1,523,583,618
2098 3,042,626 1,531,281,096
2097 3,022,907 1,538,914,978
2096 3,003,249 1,546,515,506
2095 2,983,633 1,554,100,337
2094 2,964,048 1,561,632,624
2093 2,944,524 1,569,112,481
2092 2,925,040 1,576,470,228
2091 2,905,580 1,583,793,450
2090 2,886,217 1,591,038,578
2089 2,866,951 1,598,165,996
2088 2,847,692 1,605,169,643
2087 2,828,537 1,612,023,916
2086 2,809,429 1,618,795,931
2085 2,790,308 1,625,424,591
2084 2,771,240 1,631,854,605
2083 2,752,172 1,638,132,423
2082 2,733,129 1,644,206,476
2081 2,714,131 1,650,106,942
2080 2,695,175 1,655,799,569
2079 2,676,229 1,661,261,962
2078 2,657,278 1,666,477,951
2077 2,638,324 1,671,444,317
2076 2,619,372 1,676,151,275
2075 2,600,364 1,680,606,119
2074 2,581,289 1,684,743,082
2073 2,562,193 1,688,579,113
2072 2,543,097 1,692,138,648
2071 2,523,937 1,695,351,098
2070 2,504,829 1,698,255,829
2069 2,485,696 1,700,813,392
2068 2,466,554 1,703,025,450
2067 2,447,412 1,704,872,725
2066 2,428,336 1,706,347,017
2065 2,409,347 1,707,540,131
2064 2,390,392 1,708,362,011
2063 2,371,501 1,708,845,280
2062 2,352,705 1,709,011,618
2061 2,334,013 1,708,866,368
2060 2,315,423 1,708,344,645
2059 2,296,883 1,707,488,768
2058 2,278,395 1,706,314,224
2057 2,260,013 1,704,805,210
2056 2,241,679 1,703,013,988
2055 2,223,337 1,700,890,479
2054 2,205,001 1,698,473,703
2053 2,186,627 1,695,661,388
2052 2,168,245 1,692,531,993
2051 2,149,857 1,689,057,795
2050 2,131,404 1,685,236,057
2049 2,112,930 1,681,083,344
2048 2,094,386 1,676,576,931
2047 2,075,759 1,671,678,054
2046 2,057,011 1,666,371,707
2045 2,038,165 1,660,667,112
2044 2,019,181 1,654,556,840
2043 2,000,134 1,648,067,988
2042 1,981,020 1,641,136,901
2041 1,961,864 1,633,771,970
2040 1,942,729 1,625,990,392
2039 1,923,661 1,617,818,911
2038 1,904,631 1,609,238,166
2037 1,885,711 1,600,212,760
2036 1,866,890 1,590,731,970
2035 1,848,209 1,580,864,963
2034 1,829,691 1,570,629,033
2033 1,811,344 1,560,043,145
2032 1,793,151 1,549,098,676
2031 1,775,117 1,537,810,507
2030 1,757,225 1,526,192,552
2029 1,738,388 1,514,274,850
2028 1,716,506 1,502,102,657
2027 1,691,696 1,489,628,314
2026 1,661,275 1,476,911,618
2025 1,627,179 1,463,993,377
2024 1,588,670 1,450,935,791
2023 1,577,059 1,438,069,596
2022 1,524,693 1,425,423,212
2021 1,504,365 1,414,203,896
2020 1,472,204 1,402,617,695
2019 1,483,756 1,389,030,312
2018 1,503,091 1,374,659,064
2017 1,501,116 1,359,657,400
2016 1,423,726 1,343,944,296
2015 1,370,322 1,328,024,498
2014 1,314,562 1,312,277,191
2013 1,253,191 1,295,829,511
2012 1,208,964 1,278,674,502
2011 1,195,020 1,261,224,954
2010 1,228,543 1,243,481,564
2009 1,178,415 1,225,524,753
2008 1,103,496 1,207,930,964
2007 1,039,295 1,190,676,021
2006 960,424 1,172,878,890
2005 888,822 1,154,676,322
2004 823,741 1,135,991,513
2003 764,517 1,116,803,006
2002 710,553 1,097,600,380
2001 661,316 1,077,898,575
2000 637,582 1,057,922,733
1999 620,989 1,038,225,823
1998 604,842 1,018,665,080
1997 589,115 999,133,762
1996 573,792 979,678,458
1995 558,879 960,301,044
1994 544,366 941,163,767
1993 530,225 922,118,387
1992 516,458 902,957,070
1991 503,052 883,927,600
1990 514,797 864,972,221
1989 497,327 846,039,529
1988 479,929 827,342,990
1987 462,854 808,931,270
1986 446,286 790,689,978
1985 430,358 772,647,793
1984 415,154 754,875,449
1983 400,707 737,372,681
1982 386,983 720,313,473
1981 373,524 703,696,250
1980 358,978 687,354,025
1979 343,457 671,155,747
1978 328,046 655,728,229
1977 312,823 640,801,103
1976 297,863 625,861,883
1975 283,243 611,309,535
1974 269,038 597,041,391
1973 255,320 583,465,598
1972 242,113 570,482,142
1971 230,733 558,096,387
1970 224,809 545,864,268
1969 222,469 533,880,544
1968 219,337 522,716,889
1967 214,189 511,606,372
1966 207,543 500,740,247
1965 200,866 490,140,146
1964 193,816 479,229,598
1963 186,501 468,138,575
1962 179,349 457,283,090
1961 172,346 446,564,729
1960 165,477 435,990,338

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while India gained 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 245,777 people (a 17.3% growth), while India's population increased by 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. India was ranked 2nd in 2006 and ranked 1st 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 India will increase by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.08M people compared to the peak of 1.71B people in 2062 for India.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain India
2100 0.64% -0.5%
2099 0.65% -0.5%
2098 0.65% -0.5%
2097 0.65% -0.49%
2096 0.66% -0.49%
2095 0.66% -0.48%
2094 0.66% -0.48%
2093 0.67% -0.47%
2092 0.67% -0.46%
2091 0.67% -0.46%
2090 0.67% -0.45%
2089 0.68% -0.44%
2088 0.68% -0.43%
2087 0.68% -0.42%
2086 0.69% -0.41%
2085 0.69% -0.39%
2084 0.69% -0.38%
2083 0.7% -0.37%
2082 0.7% -0.36%
2081 0.7% -0.34%
2080 0.71% -0.33%
2079 0.71% -0.31%
2078 0.72% -0.3%
2077 0.72% -0.28%
2076 0.73% -0.27%
2075 0.74% -0.25%
2074 0.75% -0.23%
2073 0.75% -0.21%
2072 0.76% -0.19%
2071 0.76% -0.17%
2070 0.77% -0.15%
2069 0.78% -0.13%
2068 0.78% -0.11%
2067 0.79% -0.09%
2066 0.79% -0.07%
2065 0.79% -0.05%
2064 0.8% -0.03%
2063 0.8% -0.01%
2062 0.8% 0.008%
2061 0.8% 0.03%
2060 0.81% 0.05%
2059 0.81% 0.07%
2058 0.81% 0.09%
2057 0.82% 0.11%
2056 0.82% 0.12%
2055 0.83% 0.14%
2054 0.84% 0.17%
2053 0.85% 0.18%
2052 0.86% 0.21%
2051 0.87% 0.23%
2050 0.87% 0.25%
2049 0.89% 0.27%
2048 0.9% 0.29%
2047 0.91% 0.32%
2046 0.92% 0.34%
2045 0.94% 0.37%
2044 0.95% 0.39%
2043 0.96% 0.42%
2042 0.98% 0.45%
2041 0.98% 0.48%
2040 0.99% 0.51%
2039 1% 0.53%
2038 1% 0.56%
2037 1.01% 0.6%
2036 1.01% 0.62%
2035 1.01% 0.65%
2034 1.01% 0.68%
2033 1.01% 0.71%
2032 1.02% 0.73%
2031 1.02% 0.76%
2030 1.08% 0.79%
2029 1.27% 0.81%
2028 1.47% 0.84%
2027 1.83% 0.86%
2026 2.1% 0.88%
2025 2.42% 0.9%
2024 0.74% 0.89%
2023 3.43% 0.89%
2022 1.35% 0.79%
2021 2.18% 0.83%
2020 -0.78% 0.98%
2019 -1.29% 1.05%
2018 0.13% 1.1%
2017 5.44% 1.17%
2016 3.9% 1.2%
2015 4.24% 1.2%
2014 4.9% 1.27%
2013 3.66% 1.34%
2012 1.17% 1.38%
2011 -2.73% 1.43%
2010 4.25% 1.47%
2009 6.79% 1.46%
2008 6.18% 1.45%
2007 8.21% 1.52%
2006 8.06% 1.58%
2005 7.9% 1.64%
2004 7.75% 1.72%
2003 7.59% 1.75%
2002 7.45% 1.83%
2001 3.72% 1.89%
2000 2.67% 1.9%
1999 2.67% 1.92%
1998 2.67% 1.95%
1997 2.67% 1.99%
1996 2.67% 2.02%
1995 2.67% 2.03%
1994 2.67% 2.07%
1993 2.67% 2.12%
1992 2.66% 2.15%
1991 -2.28% 2.19%
1990 3.51% 2.24%
1989 3.63% 2.26%
1988 3.69% 2.28%
1987 3.71% 2.31%
1986 3.7% 2.34%
1985 3.66% 2.35%
1984 3.61% 2.37%
1983 3.55% 2.37%
1982 3.6% 2.36%
1981 4.05% 2.38%
1980 4.52% 2.41%
1979 4.7% 2.35%
1978 4.87% 2.33%
1977 5.02% 2.39%
1976 5.16% 2.38%
1975 5.28% 2.39%
1974 5.37% 2.33%
1973 5.45% 2.28%
1972 4.93% 2.22%
1971 2.64% 2.24%
1970 1.05% 2.24%
1969 1.43% 2.14%
1968 2.4% 2.17%
1967 3.2% 2.17%
1966 3.32% 2.16%
1965 3.64% 2.28%
1964 3.92% 2.37%
1963 3.99% 2.37%
1962 4.06% 2.4%
1961 4.15% 2.43%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while India's population grew by 0.89%.

Live population counters

Bahrain India
Current population
1669503
1480351380
Population rank 151/197 1/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 17.9%
One net population change
45.3 minutes
2.45 seconds
One birth every
26.7 minutes
1.36 seconds
One death every
2.66 hours
3.32 seconds
Daily growth/decline +32 +35,250
Annual growth/decline +11,611 +12,866,195
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +0.89%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 107/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
1.06 minutes
Annual migration change +18,128 -495,753
Net migration rank 34/196 195/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 4,796,255
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 15/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 181/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
India
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain India
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - -495,753
2024 - 22,699 - -630,830
2023 16,356 20,002 13,711,993 -979,179
2022 17,058 18,975 13,912,130 -1,353,478
2021 15,401 11,882 10,227,523 -348,916
2020 15,056 -5,048 13,366,946 -73,806
2019 16,639 -31,967 14,859,846 -978,969
2018 17,445 -25,978 15,451,168 -589,794
2017 18,140 21,958 15,394,041 -251,642
2016 17,996 46,833 16,202,593 81,248
2015 18,193 36,809 16,211,195 -655,085
2014 17,826 40,815 16,165,943 -227,263
2013 17,044 35,574 17,107,541 -151,372
2012 16,219 12,801 17,552,365 -198,935
2011 15,990 -26,107 17,793,362 -247,017
2010 16,474 -19,329 17,991,935 -50,905
2009 15,795 46,467 18,286,055 -312,905
2008 15,541 47,674 18,234,926 -1,020,047
2007 15,393 47,500 18,331,648 -1,037,200
2006 15,248 46,615 18,641,737 -342,177
2005 15,196 45,682 19,034,839 -929,454
2004 14,454 45,413 19,469,758 -206,660
2003 13,243 45,571 19,720,507 -606,970
2002 11,875 45,952 20,024,621 -732,419
2001 10,948 34,371 20,182,573 -70,346
2000 11,339 2,886 19,984,160 -143,960
1999 11,397 3,130 19,648,424 -95,320
1998 10,970 3,733 19,569,575 -1,049
1997 10,739 4,036 19,494,098 880
1996 10,607 4,162 19,442,699 -26,388
1995 10,824 3,842 19,396,161 -57,297
1994 11,133 3,387 19,310,798 -375,253
1993 11,521 2,850 19,152,399 2,364
1992 11,577 2,768 19,132,757 35,155
1991 11,491 4,562 19,049,524 -157,911
1990 12,337 5,090 18,893,588 125,514
1989 12,293 5,220 18,848,915 -2,907
1988 11,995 5,294 18,702,916 -155,676
1987 11,709 5,152 18,496,213 -219,150
1986 11,455 4,822 18,455,495 -249,545
1985 10,924 4,657 17,968,697 -89,991
1984 10,269 4,557 17,698,810 -32,313
1983 9,821 4,252 17,219,127 119,694
1982 9,396 3,980 16,790,507 -10,687
1981 9,020 4,523 16,422,159 33,243
1980 8,802 6,741 16,018,786 210,914
1979 8,587 6,908 15,392,957 774,094
1978 8,358 6,974 14,898,145 -210,444
1977 8,093 7,017 14,575,662 590,626
1976 7,818 6,993 14,435,504 275,984
1975 7,535 6,900 13,958,642 434,205
1974 7,265 6,711 13,795,836 347,869
1973 7,012 6,450 13,412,707 -404,743
1972 6,763 6,190 13,041,792 -82,816
1971 6,650 3,159 12,787,104 -974,574
1970 6,973 -4,939 12,417,866 233,782
1969 7,277 -4,638 12,167,671 -851,844
1968 7,584 -3,952 12,006,807 -995,416
1967 7,492 -829 11,279,897 -70,314
1966 7,342 -718 11,089,894 -566,982
1965 7,148 -415 10,925,714 -248,299
1964 6,873 491 11,285,378 -141,916
1963 6,557 714 11,016,705 21,640
1962 6,232 810 10,743,409 -70,514
1961 5,882 1,076 10,468,816 295,177
1960 5,513 1,266 10,237,489 146,955

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

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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 India 96.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 4,796,255 people or 0.3% in India.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M

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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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