The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 1,866,124 people in Latvia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,656,695 people compared to 1,830,293 in Latvia.
Population statistics:
- Latvia's population is 1.1 times bigger than Bahrain's.
- Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Latvia is the 149th.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.02% for Latvia.
- For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs -0.68% in Latvia.
- Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.66M (72.5% growth), while Latvia has declined from 2.22M to 1.83M (17.5% decline).
- Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.05M people, while Latvia's population already peaked in 1989 at 2.67M people and is projected to decrease to 923K people by 2100.
Bahrain vs Latvia: live population counter
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| Current population |
1656695
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1830293
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| Population rank | 151/197 | 149/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
45.3 minutes
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29.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
26.7 minutes
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36.2 minutes
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| One death every |
2.66 hours
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18.7 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
23.2 minutes
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3.94 hours
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| Annual migration change | +22,699 | -2,225 |
| Daily growth/decline | +32 | -48 |
| Annual growth/decline | +11,611 | -17,586 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.74% | -0.93% |
| Population growth rate rank | 118/197 | 193/197 |
Bahrain and Latvia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 165,477 | 2,120,979 | - | - |
| 1961 | 172,346 | 2,152,681 | 4.15% | 1.49% |
| 1962 | 179,349 | 2,181,586 | 4.06% | 1.34% |
| 1963 | 186,501 | 2,210,919 | 3.99% | 1.34% |
| 1964 | 193,816 | 2,240,623 | 3.92% | 1.34% |
| 1965 | 200,866 | 2,265,919 | 3.64% | 1.13% |
| 1966 | 207,543 | 2,283,217 | 3.32% | 0.76% |
| 1967 | 214,189 | 2,301,220 | 3.2% | 0.79% |
| 1968 | 219,337 | 2,323,619 | 2.4% | 0.97% |
| 1969 | 222,469 | 2,343,173 | 1.43% | 0.84% |
| 1970 | 224,809 | 2,359,164 | 1.05% | 0.68% |
| 1971 | 230,733 | 2,376,389 | 2.64% | 0.73% |
| 1972 | 242,113 | 2,395,674 | 4.93% | 0.81% |
| 1973 | 255,320 | 2,415,819 | 5.45% | 0.84% |
| 1974 | 269,038 | 2,437,186 | 5.37% | 0.88% |
| 1975 | 283,243 | 2,456,130 | 5.28% | 0.78% |
| 1976 | 297,863 | 2,470,989 | 5.16% | 0.6% |
| 1977 | 312,823 | 2,485,073 | 5.02% | 0.57% |
| 1978 | 328,046 | 2,497,921 | 4.87% | 0.52% |
| 1979 | 343,457 | 2,505,953 | 4.7% | 0.32% |
| 1980 | 358,978 | 2,511,701 | 4.52% | 0.23% |
| 1981 | 373,524 | 2,519,421 | 4.05% | 0.31% |
| 1982 | 386,983 | 2,531,080 | 3.6% | 0.46% |
| 1983 | 400,707 | 2,546,011 | 3.55% | 0.59% |
| 1984 | 415,154 | 2,562,047 | 3.61% | 0.63% |
| 1985 | 430,358 | 2,578,873 | 3.66% | 0.66% |
| 1986 | 446,286 | 2,599,892 | 3.7% | 0.82% |
| 1987 | 462,854 | 2,626,583 | 3.71% | 1.03% |
| 1988 | 479,929 | 2,653,434 | 3.69% | 1.02% |
| 1989 | 497,327 | 2,666,955 | 3.63% | 0.51% |
| 1990 | 514,797 | 2,663,151 | 3.51% | -0.14% |
| 1991 | 503,052 | 2,650,581 | -2.28% | -0.47% |
| 1992 | 516,458 | 2,614,338 | 2.66% | -1.37% |
| 1993 | 530,225 | 2,563,290 | 2.67% | -1.95% |
| 1994 | 544,366 | 2,520,742 | 2.67% | -1.66% |
| 1995 | 558,879 | 2,485,056 | 2.67% | -1.42% |
| 1996 | 573,792 | 2,457,222 | 2.67% | -1.12% |
| 1997 | 589,115 | 2,432,851 | 2.67% | -0.99% |
| 1998 | 604,842 | 2,410,019 | 2.67% | -0.94% |
| 1999 | 620,989 | 2,390,482 | 2.67% | -0.81% |
| 2000 | 637,582 | 2,367,550 | 2.67% | -0.96% |
| 2001 | 661,316 | 2,337,170 | 3.72% | -1.28% |
| 2002 | 710,553 | 2,310,173 | 7.45% | -1.16% |
| 2003 | 764,517 | 2,287,955 | 7.59% | -0.96% |
| 2004 | 823,741 | 2,263,122 | 7.75% | -1.09% |
| 2005 | 888,822 | 2,238,799 | 7.9% | -1.07% |
| 2006 | 960,424 | 2,218,357 | 8.06% | -0.91% |
| 2007 | 1,039,295 | 2,200,325 | 8.21% | -0.81% |
| 2008 | 1,103,496 | 2,177,322 | 6.18% | -1.05% |
| 2009 | 1,178,415 | 2,141,669 | 6.79% | -1.64% |
| 2010 | 1,228,543 | 2,097,555 | 4.25% | -2.06% |
| 2011 | 1,195,020 | 2,059,709 | -2.73% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,208,964 | 2,034,319 | 1.17% | -1.23% |
| 2013 | 1,253,191 | 2,012,647 | 3.66% | -1.07% |
| 2014 | 1,314,562 | 1,993,782 | 4.9% | -0.94% |
| 2015 | 1,370,322 | 1,977,527 | 4.24% | -0.82% |
| 2016 | 1,423,726 | 1,959,537 | 3.9% | -0.91% |
| 2017 | 1,501,116 | 1,942,248 | 5.44% | -0.88% |
| 2018 | 1,503,091 | 1,927,174 | 0.13% | -0.78% |
| 2019 | 1,483,756 | 1,913,822 | -1.29% | -0.69% |
| 2020 | 1,472,204 | 1,900,449 | -0.78% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1,504,365 | 1,884,490 | 2.18% | -0.84% |
| 2022 | 1,524,693 | 1,879,383 | 1.35% | -0.27% |
| 2023 | 1,577,059 | 1,883,710 | 3.43% | 0.23% |
| 2024 | 1,588,670 | 1,866,124 | 0.74% | -0.93% |
| 2025 | 1,624,531 | 1,847,866 | 2.26% | -0.98% |
| 2026 | 1,656,397 | 1,830,293 | 1.96% | -0.95% |
| 2027 | 1,683,692 | 1,815,968 | 1.65% | -0.78% |
| 2028 | 1,706,754 | 1,801,521 | 1.37% | -0.8% |
| 2029 | 1,726,868 | 1,786,981 | 1.18% | -0.81% |
| 2030 | 1,745,013 | 1,772,165 | 1.05% | -0.83% |
| 2031 | 1,762,760 | 1,757,453 | 1.02% | -0.83% |
| 2032 | 1,780,658 | 1,743,022 | 1.02% | -0.82% |
| 2033 | 1,798,708 | 1,728,673 | 1.01% | -0.82% |
| 2034 | 1,816,921 | 1,714,716 | 1.01% | -0.81% |
| 2035 | 1,835,293 | 1,701,185 | 1.01% | -0.79% |
| 2036 | 1,853,822 | 1,687,823 | 1.01% | -0.79% |
| 2037 | 1,872,468 | 1,674,629 | 1.01% | -0.78% |
| 2038 | 1,891,215 | 1,661,616 | 1% | -0.78% |
| 2039 | 1,910,026 | 1,648,536 | 0.99% | -0.79% |
| 2040 | 1,928,909 | 1,635,604 | 0.99% | -0.78% |
| 2041 | 1,947,825 | 1,622,819 | 0.98% | -0.78% |
| 2042 | 1,966,723 | 1,610,197 | 0.97% | -0.78% |
| 2043 | 1,985,577 | 1,597,712 | 0.96% | -0.78% |
| 2044 | 2,004,365 | 1,585,205 | 0.95% | -0.78% |
| 2045 | 2,023,058 | 1,572,558 | 0.93% | -0.8% |
| 2046 | 2,041,627 | 1,559,919 | 0.92% | -0.8% |
| 2047 | 2,060,095 | 1,547,369 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2048 | 2,078,453 | 1,534,713 | 0.89% | -0.82% |
| 2049 | 2,096,741 | 1,521,945 | 0.88% | -0.83% |
| 2050 | 2,114,988 | 1,509,157 | 0.87% | -0.84% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Latvia lost 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 232,969 (a 16.4% growth), while Latvia's population decreased by -129,244 (a 6.6% decline).
Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Latvia was ranked 140th in 2006 and ranked 149th 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 Latvia will decrease by 17.5% to 1,509,157 people and rank change from 149th to 153rd.
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Population differences between Bahrain and Latvia
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| Life expectancy | 81.7 years | 76.6 years |
| Average age | 33.3 years | 43.6 years |
| Median age | 34.2 years | 44.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 62:38 | 46.4:53.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.82 births per woman | 1.36 births per woman |
| Population density | 5,143 ppl/mi² | 77.7 ppl/mi² |
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