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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 31,964,956 people in Madagascar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,669,503 people compared to 33,750,171 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 20.2 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 0.43% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +2.6% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.67M (73.8% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.8M (71.1% growth).

Bahrain vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Madagascar
2100 3,082,127 86,197,674
2099 3,062,381 85,808,382
2098 3,042,626 85,404,097
2097 3,022,907 84,987,607
2096 3,003,249 84,559,113
2095 2,983,633 84,119,392
2094 2,964,048 83,665,834
2093 2,944,524 83,200,140
2092 2,925,040 82,723,075
2091 2,905,580 82,233,465
2090 2,886,217 81,734,626
2089 2,866,951 81,223,857
2088 2,847,692 80,700,261
2087 2,828,537 80,164,903
2086 2,809,429 79,619,760
2085 2,790,308 79,064,003
2084 2,771,240 78,499,094
2083 2,752,172 77,922,946
2082 2,733,129 77,337,305
2081 2,714,131 76,740,524
2080 2,695,175 76,133,028
2079 2,676,229 75,513,518
2078 2,657,278 74,881,435
2077 2,638,324 74,236,865
2076 2,619,372 73,582,256
2075 2,600,364 72,914,884
2074 2,581,289 72,235,202
2073 2,562,193 71,545,378
2072 2,543,097 70,843,401
2071 2,523,937 70,130,366
2070 2,504,829 69,409,326
2069 2,485,696 68,677,859
2068 2,466,554 67,936,195
2067 2,447,412 67,185,066
2066 2,428,336 66,425,210
2065 2,409,347 65,658,016
2064 2,390,392 64,881,253
2063 2,371,501 64,097,223
2062 2,352,705 63,305,402
2061 2,334,013 62,506,578
2060 2,315,423 61,701,267
2059 2,296,883 60,889,495
2058 2,278,395 60,073,702
2057 2,260,013 59,254,008
2056 2,241,679 58,428,653
2055 2,223,337 57,600,579
2054 2,205,001 56,769,869
2053 2,186,627 55,935,411
2052 2,168,245 55,097,962
2051 2,149,857 54,258,057
2050 2,131,404 53,415,029
2049 2,112,930 52,570,680
2048 2,094,386 51,725,320
2047 2,075,759 50,879,659
2046 2,057,011 50,033,785
2045 2,038,165 49,188,703
2044 2,019,181 48,344,009
2043 2,000,134 47,499,657
2042 1,981,020 46,656,643
2041 1,961,864 45,815,621
2040 1,942,729 44,976,152
2039 1,923,661 44,140,155
2038 1,904,631 43,305,683
2037 1,885,711 42,474,372
2036 1,866,890 41,645,556
2035 1,848,209 40,819,415
2034 1,829,691 39,997,842
2033 1,811,344 39,178,430
2032 1,793,151 38,361,932
2031 1,775,117 37,547,484
2030 1,757,225 36,737,238
2029 1,738,388 35,930,925
2028 1,716,506 35,128,136
2027 1,691,696 34,329,429
2026 1,661,275 33,535,391
2025 1,627,179 32,747,552
2024 1,588,670 31,964,956
2023 1,577,059 31,195,932
2022 1,524,693 30,437,261
2021 1,504,365 29,691,083
2020 1,472,204 28,953,556
2019 1,483,756 28,219,554
2018 1,503,091 27,494,926
2017 1,501,116 26,788,375
2016 1,423,726 26,099,952
2015 1,370,322 25,426,702
2014 1,314,562 24,764,348
2013 1,253,191 24,109,290
2012 1,208,964 23,462,438
2011 1,195,020 22,822,300
2010 1,228,543 22,183,340
2009 1,178,415 21,547,280
2008 1,103,496 20,923,840
2007 1,039,295 20,318,583
2006 960,424 19,730,909
2005 888,822 19,159,707
2004 823,741 18,606,608
2003 764,517 18,071,854
2002 710,553 17,549,913
2001 661,316 17,032,939
2000 637,582 16,516,338
1999 620,989 16,000,506
1998 604,842 15,489,364
1997 589,115 14,990,814
1996 573,792 14,510,711
1995 558,879 14,051,275
1994 544,366 13,613,850
1993 530,225 13,197,345
1992 516,458 12,800,870
1991 503,052 12,421,412
1990 514,797 12,055,639
1989 497,327 11,704,998
1988 479,929 11,369,462
1987 462,854 11,047,291
1986 446,286 10,736,857
1985 430,358 10,433,142
1984 415,154 10,134,550
1983 400,707 9,843,044
1982 386,983 9,557,671
1981 373,524 9,279,011
1980 358,978 9,006,032
1979 343,457 8,737,581
1978 328,046 8,475,864
1977 312,823 8,222,240
1976 297,863 7,976,831
1975 283,243 7,739,336
1974 269,038 7,509,726
1973 255,320 7,288,048
1972 242,113 7,074,398
1971 230,733 6,868,868
1970 224,809 6,672,003
1969 222,469 6,484,716
1968 219,337 6,306,493
1967 214,189 6,136,486
1966 207,543 5,974,279
1965 200,866 5,819,116
1964 193,816 5,669,863
1963 186,501 5,525,185
1962 179,349 5,384,150
1961 172,346 5,246,158
1960 165,477 5,111,029

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

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/madagascar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 245,777 people (a 17.3% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th 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 Madagascar will increase by 58.3% to 53,415,029 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.08M people compared to the peak of 86.2M people in 2100 for Madagascar.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Madagascar
2100 0.64% 0.45%
2099 0.65% 0.47%
2098 0.65% 0.49%
2097 0.65% 0.51%
2096 0.66% 0.52%
2095 0.66% 0.54%
2094 0.66% 0.56%
2093 0.67% 0.58%
2092 0.67% 0.6%
2091 0.67% 0.61%
2090 0.67% 0.63%
2089 0.68% 0.65%
2088 0.68% 0.67%
2087 0.68% 0.68%
2086 0.69% 0.7%
2085 0.69% 0.72%
2084 0.69% 0.74%
2083 0.7% 0.76%
2082 0.7% 0.78%
2081 0.7% 0.8%
2080 0.71% 0.82%
2079 0.71% 0.84%
2078 0.72% 0.87%
2077 0.72% 0.89%
2076 0.73% 0.92%
2075 0.74% 0.94%
2074 0.75% 0.96%
2073 0.75% 0.99%
2072 0.76% 1.02%
2071 0.76% 1.04%
2070 0.77% 1.07%
2069 0.78% 1.09%
2068 0.78% 1.12%
2067 0.79% 1.14%
2066 0.79% 1.17%
2065 0.79% 1.2%
2064 0.8% 1.22%
2063 0.8% 1.25%
2062 0.8% 1.28%
2061 0.8% 1.31%
2060 0.81% 1.33%
2059 0.81% 1.36%
2058 0.81% 1.38%
2057 0.82% 1.41%
2056 0.82% 1.44%
2055 0.83% 1.46%
2054 0.84% 1.49%
2053 0.85% 1.52%
2052 0.86% 1.55%
2051 0.87% 1.58%
2050 0.87% 1.61%
2049 0.89% 1.63%
2048 0.9% 1.66%
2047 0.91% 1.69%
2046 0.92% 1.72%
2045 0.94% 1.75%
2044 0.95% 1.78%
2043 0.96% 1.81%
2042 0.98% 1.84%
2041 0.98% 1.87%
2040 0.99% 1.89%
2039 1% 1.93%
2038 1% 1.96%
2037 1.01% 1.99%
2036 1.01% 2.02%
2035 1.01% 2.05%
2034 1.01% 2.09%
2033 1.01% 2.13%
2032 1.02% 2.17%
2031 1.02% 2.21%
2030 1.08% 2.24%
2029 1.27% 2.29%
2028 1.47% 2.33%
2027 1.83% 2.37%
2026 2.1% 2.41%
2025 2.42% 2.45%
2024 0.74% 2.47%
2023 3.43% 2.49%
2022 1.35% 2.51%
2021 2.18% 2.55%
2020 -0.78% 2.6%
2019 -1.29% 2.64%
2018 0.13% 2.64%
2017 5.44% 2.64%
2016 3.9% 2.65%
2015 4.24% 2.67%
2014 4.9% 2.72%
2013 3.66% 2.76%
2012 1.17% 2.8%
2011 -2.73% 2.88%
2010 4.25% 2.95%
2009 6.79% 2.98%
2008 6.18% 2.98%
2007 8.21% 2.98%
2006 8.06% 2.98%
2005 7.9% 2.97%
2004 7.75% 2.96%
2003 7.59% 2.97%
2002 7.45% 3.04%
2001 3.72% 3.13%
2000 2.67% 3.22%
1999 2.67% 3.3%
1998 2.67% 3.33%
1997 2.67% 3.31%
1996 2.67% 3.27%
1995 2.67% 3.21%
1994 2.67% 3.16%
1993 2.67% 3.1%
1992 2.66% 3.05%
1991 -2.28% 3.03%
1990 3.51% 3%
1989 3.63% 2.95%
1988 3.69% 2.92%
1987 3.71% 2.89%
1986 3.7% 2.91%
1985 3.66% 2.95%
1984 3.61% 2.96%
1983 3.55% 2.99%
1982 3.6% 3%
1981 4.05% 3.03%
1980 4.52% 3.07%
1979 4.7% 3.09%
1978 4.87% 3.08%
1977 5.02% 3.08%
1976 5.16% 3.07%
1975 5.28% 3.06%
1974 5.37% 3.04%
1973 5.45% 3.02%
1972 4.93% 2.99%
1971 2.64% 2.95%
1970 1.05% 2.89%
1969 1.43% 2.83%
1968 2.4% 2.77%
1967 3.2% 2.72%
1966 3.32% 2.67%
1965 3.64% 2.63%
1964 3.92% 2.62%
1963 3.99% 2.62%
1962 4.06% 2.63%
1961 4.15% 2.64%

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

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/madagascar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Madagascar
Current population
1669503
33750171
Population rank 151/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.41%
One net population change
45.3 minutes
41 seconds
One birth every
26.7 minutes
31.5 seconds
One death every
2.66 hours
2.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +32 +2,107
Annual growth/decline +11,611 +769,024
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 29/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
3.94 hours
Annual migration change +18,128 -2,227
Net migration rank 34/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - -2,227
2024 - 22,699 - -1,795
2023 16,356 20,002 766,391 -1,487
2022 17,058 18,975 753,931 -1,487
2021 15,401 11,882 741,416 -1,480
2020 15,056 -5,048 736,607 -1,480
2019 16,639 -31,967 735,853 -2,976
2018 17,445 -25,978 719,267 -2,887
2017 18,140 21,958 699,498 -2,784
2016 17,996 46,833 682,801 -2,687
2015 18,193 36,809 668,977 -2,594
2014 17,826 40,815 660,837 -2,522
2013 17,044 35,574 654,230 -2,445
2012 16,219 12,801 644,255 -2,334
2011 15,990 -26,107 640,577 -2,219
2010 16,474 -19,329 641,543 -1,979
2009 15,795 46,467 634,008 -1,429
2008 15,541 47,674 615,580 -1,255
2007 15,393 47,500 597,772 -1,563
2006 15,248 46,615 581,489 -2,336
2005 15,196 45,682 568,143 -4,869
2004 14,454 45,413 556,319 -13,393
2003 13,243 45,571 544,903 -18,345
2002 11,875 45,952 535,518 -18,209
2001 10,948 34,371 529,656 -13,014
2000 11,339 2,886 520,860 -4,298
1999 11,397 3,130 516,976 -1,891
1998 10,970 3,733 508,408 -1,222
1997 10,739 4,036 490,905 -986
1996 10,607 4,162 471,453 -1,161
1995 10,824 3,842 450,259 -1,670
1994 11,133 3,387 428,169 -1,905
1993 11,521 2,850 408,801 -2,063
1992 11,577 2,768 388,430 -2,216
1991 11,491 4,562 375,040 -2,330
1990 12,337 5,090 360,621 -1,777
1989 12,293 5,220 344,279 -1,848
1988 11,995 5,294 330,510 -1,883
1987 11,709 5,152 317,621 -1,896
1986 11,455 4,822 307,074 -1,914
1985 10,924 4,657 304,199 -1,947
1984 10,269 4,557 296,892 -1,965
1983 9,821 4,252 290,085 -1,979
1982 9,396 3,980 284,733 -2,093
1981 9,020 4,523 277,535 -2,864
1980 8,802 6,741 275,287 -4,005
1979 8,587 6,908 270,752 -5,126
1978 8,358 6,974 263,684 -5,874
1977 8,093 7,017 255,399 -5,957
1976 7,818 6,993 247,026 -5,655
1975 7,535 6,900 238,774 -5,173
1974 7,265 6,711 230,233 -4,607
1973 7,012 6,450 221,768 -4,037
1972 6,763 6,190 213,138 -3,583
1971 6,650 3,159 204,617 -3,118
1970 6,973 -4,939 194,889 -2,658
1969 7,277 -4,638 184,562 -2,216
1968 7,584 -3,952 175,869 -1,766
1967 7,492 -829 167,287 -1,383
1966 7,342 -718 159,483 -964
1965 7,148 -415 152,362 -550
1964 6,873 491 146,894 -204
1963 6,557 714 142,666 0
1962 6,232 810 139,412 0
1961 5,882 1,076 136,578 0
1960 5,513 1,266 133,684 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/madagascar | CC BY

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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,165,578 people) and 0.31% is from migration (a loss of 22,384 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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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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