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Population in Bahrain compared to Ivory Coast: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,600,366 in 2025 vs 32,711,547 people in Ivory Coast in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,649,267 people compared to 33,910,252 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 20.6 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 0.43% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.65M (71.7% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.9M (65% growth).

Bahrain vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Ivory Coast
2100 3,031,337 104,904,226
2099 3,011,916 104,097,040
2098 2,992,487 103,275,264
2097 2,973,093 102,455,988
2096 2,953,759 101,612,663
2095 2,934,466 100,756,953
2094 2,915,204 99,882,932
2093 2,896,001 99,006,111
2092 2,876,839 98,098,926
2091 2,857,700 97,176,680
2090 2,838,655 96,248,804
2089 2,819,707 95,318,164
2088 2,800,765 94,395,936
2087 2,781,926 93,464,192
2086 2,763,133 92,517,200
2085 2,744,327 91,575,557
2084 2,725,573 90,642,933
2083 2,706,819 89,673,290
2082 2,688,091 88,700,125
2081 2,669,405 87,715,881
2080 2,650,761 86,728,284
2079 2,632,128 85,741,415
2078 2,613,489 84,742,375
2077 2,594,847 83,738,886
2076 2,576,208 82,733,035
2075 2,557,513 81,703,106
2074 2,538,752 80,687,434
2073 2,519,971 79,667,993
2072 2,501,190 78,646,863
2071 2,482,346 77,607,733
2070 2,463,552 76,567,079
2069 2,444,735 75,527,815
2068 2,425,908 74,468,469
2067 2,407,081 73,417,707
2066 2,388,320 72,351,827
2065 2,369,644 71,301,141
2064 2,351,001 70,261,039
2063 2,332,422 69,222,001
2062 2,313,935 68,196,917
2061 2,295,551 67,166,219
2060 2,277,267 66,149,529
2059 2,259,033 65,130,659
2058 2,240,850 64,100,835
2057 2,222,771 63,082,551
2056 2,204,739 62,065,729
2055 2,186,699 61,036,845
2054 2,168,666 60,004,777
2053 2,150,594 58,983,583
2052 2,132,515 57,959,085
2051 2,114,430 56,932,897
2050 2,096,281 55,909,441
2049 2,078,112 54,893,369
2048 2,059,873 53,867,419
2047 2,041,553 52,850,696
2046 2,023,114 51,836,334
2045 2,004,578 50,822,485
2044 1,985,907 49,797,934
2043 1,967,174 48,781,333
2042 1,948,376 47,776,778
2041 1,929,535 46,788,054
2040 1,910,715 45,806,217
2039 1,891,961 44,834,350
2038 1,873,245 43,874,381
2037 1,854,637 42,922,767
2036 1,836,126 41,988,786
2035 1,817,753 41,071,409
2034 1,799,540 40,164,910
2033 1,781,495 39,273,072
2032 1,763,602 38,408,366
2031 1,745,865 37,558,099
2030 1,728,268 36,727,569
2029 1,709,742 35,907,265
2028 1,688,220 35,095,347
2027 1,663,819 34,296,079
2026 1,633,899 33,502,750
2025 1,600,366 32,711,547
2024 1,588,670 31,934,230
2023 1,577,059 31,165,654
2022 1,524,693 30,395,002
2021 1,504,365 29,639,736
2020 1,472,204 28,915,449
2019 1,483,756 28,193,009
2018 1,503,091 27,464,173
2017 1,501,116 26,733,372
2016 1,423,726 25,989,405
2015 1,370,322 25,246,342
2014 1,314,562 24,527,395
2013 1,253,191 23,939,775
2012 1,208,964 23,467,078
2011 1,195,020 22,982,000
2010 1,228,543 22,488,065
2009 1,178,415 21,997,940
2008 1,103,496 21,514,439
2007 1,039,295 21,030,558
2006 960,424 20,546,802
2005 888,822 20,068,458
2004 823,741 19,595,000
2003 764,517 19,125,542
2002 710,553 18,654,771
2001 661,316 18,178,913
2000 637,582 17,699,004
1999 620,989 17,215,935
1998 604,842 16,663,948
1997 589,115 16,047,170
1996 573,792 15,442,312
1995 558,879 14,855,565
1994 544,366 14,287,201
1993 530,225 13,735,951
1992 516,458 13,200,310
1991 503,052 12,683,870
1990 514,797 12,189,778
1989 497,327 11,719,771
1988 479,929 11,275,189
1987 462,854 10,851,475
1986 446,286 10,440,917
1985 430,358 10,040,483
1984 415,154 9,650,516
1983 400,707 9,272,744
1982 386,983 8,907,936
1981 373,524 8,556,596
1980 358,978 8,220,714
1979 343,457 7,902,267
1978 328,046 7,603,130
1977 312,823 7,321,950
1976 297,863 7,057,958
1975 283,243 6,776,297
1974 269,038 6,474,057
1973 255,320 6,184,944
1972 242,113 5,909,716
1971 230,733 5,650,868
1970 224,809 5,411,567
1969 222,469 5,192,221
1968 219,337 4,990,021
1967 214,189 4,799,744
1966 207,543 4,617,519
1965 200,866 4,442,377
1964 193,816 4,273,952
1963 186,501 4,112,061
1962 179,349 3,956,939
1961 172,346 3,810,151
1960 165,477 3,673,666

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 225,541 people (a 15.8% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,920,847 people (a 30.5% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th 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 Ivory Coast will increase by 64.9% to 55,909,441 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.03M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2100 for Ivory Coast.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Ivory Coast
2100 0.64% 0.78%
2099 0.65% 0.8%
2098 0.65% 0.8%
2097 0.65% 0.83%
2096 0.66% 0.85%
2095 0.66% 0.88%
2094 0.66% 0.89%
2093 0.67% 0.92%
2092 0.67% 0.95%
2091 0.67% 0.96%
2090 0.67% 0.98%
2089 0.68% 0.98%
2088 0.68% 1%
2087 0.68% 1.02%
2086 0.69% 1.03%
2085 0.69% 1.03%
2084 0.69% 1.08%
2083 0.7% 1.1%
2082 0.7% 1.12%
2081 0.7% 1.14%
2080 0.71% 1.15%
2079 0.71% 1.18%
2078 0.72% 1.2%
2077 0.72% 1.22%
2076 0.73% 1.26%
2075 0.74% 1.26%
2074 0.75% 1.28%
2073 0.75% 1.3%
2072 0.76% 1.34%
2071 0.76% 1.36%
2070 0.77% 1.38%
2069 0.78% 1.42%
2068 0.78% 1.43%
2067 0.79% 1.47%
2066 0.79% 1.47%
2065 0.79% 1.48%
2064 0.8% 1.5%
2063 0.8% 1.5%
2062 0.8% 1.53%
2061 0.8% 1.54%
2060 0.81% 1.56%
2059 0.81% 1.61%
2058 0.81% 1.61%
2057 0.82% 1.64%
2056 0.82% 1.69%
2055 0.83% 1.72%
2054 0.84% 1.73%
2053 0.85% 1.77%
2052 0.86% 1.8%
2051 0.87% 1.83%
2050 0.87% 1.85%
2049 0.89% 1.9%
2048 0.9% 1.92%
2047 0.91% 1.96%
2046 0.92% 1.99%
2045 0.94% 2.06%
2044 0.95% 2.08%
2043 0.96% 2.1%
2042 0.98% 2.11%
2041 0.98% 2.14%
2040 0.99% 2.17%
2039 1% 2.19%
2038 1% 2.22%
2037 1.01% 2.22%
2036 1.01% 2.23%
2035 1.01% 2.26%
2034 1.01% 2.27%
2033 1.01% 2.25%
2032 1.02% 2.26%
2031 1.02% 2.26%
2030 1.08% 2.28%
2029 1.27% 2.31%
2028 1.47% 2.33%
2027 1.83% 2.37%
2026 2.1% 2.42%
2025 0.74% 2.43%
2024 0.74% 2.47%
2023 3.43% 2.54%
2022 1.35% 2.55%
2021 2.18% 2.5%
2020 -0.78% 2.56%
2019 -1.29% 2.65%
2018 0.13% 2.73%
2017 5.44% 2.86%
2016 3.9% 2.94%
2015 4.24% 2.93%
2014 4.9% 2.45%
2013 3.66% 2.01%
2012 1.17% 2.11%
2011 -2.73% 2.2%
2010 4.25% 2.23%
2009 6.79% 2.25%
2008 6.18% 2.3%
2007 8.21% 2.35%
2006 8.06% 2.38%
2005 7.9% 2.42%
2004 7.75% 2.45%
2003 7.59% 2.52%
2002 7.45% 2.62%
2001 3.72% 2.71%
2000 2.67% 2.81%
1999 2.67% 3.31%
1998 2.67% 3.84%
1997 2.67% 3.92%
1996 2.67% 3.95%
1995 2.67% 3.98%
1994 2.67% 4.01%
1993 2.67% 4.06%
1992 2.66% 4.07%
1991 -2.28% 4.05%
1990 3.51% 4.01%
1989 3.63% 3.94%
1988 3.69% 3.9%
1987 3.71% 3.93%
1986 3.7% 3.99%
1985 3.66% 4.04%
1984 3.61% 4.07%
1983 3.55% 4.1%
1982 3.6% 4.11%
1981 4.05% 4.09%
1980 4.52% 4.03%
1979 4.7% 3.93%
1978 4.87% 3.84%
1977 5.02% 3.74%
1976 5.16% 4.16%
1975 5.28% 4.67%
1974 5.37% 4.67%
1973 5.45% 4.66%
1972 4.93% 4.58%
1971 2.64% 4.42%
1970 1.05% 4.22%
1969 1.43% 4.05%
1968 2.4% 3.96%
1967 3.2% 3.95%
1966 3.32% 3.94%
1965 3.64% 3.94%
1964 3.92% 3.94%
1963 3.99% 3.92%
1962 4.06% 3.85%
1961 4.15% 3.72%

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Ivory Coast
Current population
1649267
33910252
Population rank 151/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.41%
One net population change
45.1 minutes
40.7 seconds
One birth every
27.5 minutes
31.3 seconds
One death every
2.5 hours
2.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline +32 +2,130
Annual growth/decline +11,696 +777,317
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 26/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change +18,128 +11,305
Net migration rank 34/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - 11,305
2024 15,606 22,699 765,049 7,838
2023 16,356 20,002 758,261 6,002
2022 17,058 18,975 750,270 26,777
2021 15,401 11,882 732,191 1,322
2020 15,056 -5,048 727,455 -12,390
2019 16,639 -31,967 727,774 2,043
2018 17,445 -25,978 722,445 5,395
2017 18,140 21,958 734,553 -796
2016 17,996 46,833 735,630 18,568
2015 18,193 36,809 731,387 522
2014 17,826 40,815 728,978 -23,011
2013 17,044 35,574 720,228 -250,964
2012 16,219 12,801 708,847 -232,712
2011 15,990 -26,107 694,033 -200,010
2010 16,474 -19,329 676,554 -182,689
2009 15,795 46,467 654,439 -168,027
2008 15,541 47,674 630,610 -150,037
2007 15,393 47,500 617,247 -130,079
2006 15,248 46,615 605,001 -124,651
2005 15,196 45,682 593,685 -117,342
2004 14,454 45,413 579,424 -108,869
2003 13,243 45,571 568,220 -99,880
2002 11,875 45,952 563,692 -90,503
2001 10,948 34,371 555,220 -76,679
2000 11,339 2,886 545,129 -63,843
1999 11,397 3,130 527,634 -42,777
1998 10,970 3,733 509,167 109,961
1997 10,739 4,036 489,984 124,443
1996 10,607 4,162 469,740 125,556
1995 10,824 3,842 453,719 124,501
1994 11,133 3,387 438,274 120,247
1993 11,521 2,850 430,759 113,215
1992 11,577 2,768 423,294 104,006
1991 11,491 4,562 413,354 92,228
1990 12,337 5,090 402,629 79,979
1989 12,293 5,220 390,081 67,324
1988 11,995 5,294 378,575 53,187
1987 11,709 5,152 370,654 45,028
1986 11,455 4,822 357,205 48,233
1985 10,924 4,657 344,549 50,872
1984 10,269 4,557 331,910 52,594
1983 9,821 4,252 317,379 53,646
1982 9,396 3,980 305,204 53,384
1981 9,020 4,523 292,755 51,354
1980 8,802 6,741 280,630 47,031
1979 8,587 6,908 268,875 40,355
1978 8,358 6,974 257,222 31,822
1977 8,093 7,017 250,858 22,452
1976 7,818 6,993 241,939 12,735
1975 7,535 6,900 228,883 79,766
1974 7,265 6,711 216,389 79,445
1973 7,012 6,450 203,429 78,963
1972 6,763 6,190 190,842 77,213
1971 6,650 3,159 179,918 69,728
1970 6,973 -4,939 170,070 58,883
1969 7,277 -4,638 161,541 48,192
1968 7,584 -3,952 153,464 41,198
1967 7,492 -829 145,773 40,125
1966 7,342 -718 138,438 40,125
1965 7,148 -415 131,601 40,125
1964 6,873 491 124,996 40,125
1963 6,557 714 118,526 40,125
1962 6,232 810 111,930 39,670
1961 5,882 1,076 105,568 36,410
1960 5,513 1,266 99,681 31,307

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

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/ivory-coast | 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 Ivory Coast 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,385,015 people) and 0.74% is from migration (a gain of 55,281 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Ivory Coast
City Population
Abidjan 5.62M
Bouake 740K
Korhogo 441K
Yamoussoukro 340K
Divo 295K
Gagnoa 277K
Abengourou 164K
Dabou 138K
Agboville 135K
Grand-Bassam 125K

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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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