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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahrain	Mauritania	Bahrain	Mauritania
1960	165,477	824,298	-	-
1961	172,346	846,167	4.15%	2.65%
1962	179,349	869,184	4.06%	2.72%
1963	186,501	893,423	3.99%	2.79%
1964	193,816	918,955	3.92%	2.86%
1965	200,866	945,838	3.64%	2.93%
1966	207,543	974,157	3.32%	2.99%
1967	214,189	1,003,843	3.2%	3.05%
1968	219,337	1,034,739	2.4%	3.08%
1969	222,469	1,066,754	1.43%	3.09%
1970	224,809	1,099,806	1.05%	3.1%
1971	230,733	1,133,702	2.64%	3.08%
1972	242,113	1,168,355	4.93%	3.06%
1973	255,320	1,203,838	5.45%	3.04%
1974	269,038	1,240,188	5.37%	3.02%
1975	283,243	1,277,330	5.28%	2.99%
1976	297,863	1,315,336	5.16%	2.98%
1977	312,823	1,353,768	5.02%	2.92%
1978	328,046	1,392,713	4.87%	2.88%
1979	343,457	1,432,758	4.7%	2.88%
1980	358,978	1,474,043	4.52%	2.88%
1981	373,524	1,516,877	4.05%	2.91%
1982	386,983	1,561,176	3.6%	2.92%
1983	400,707	1,606,746	3.55%	2.92%
1984	415,154	1,653,693	3.61%	2.92%
1985	430,358	1,702,107	3.66%	2.93%
1986	446,286	1,751,835	3.7%	2.92%
1987	462,854	1,803,014	3.71%	2.92%
1988	479,929	1,855,859	3.69%	2.93%
1989	497,327	1,903,048	3.63%	2.54%
1990	514,797	1,951,878	3.51%	2.57%
1991	503,052	2,009,738	-2.28%	2.96%
1992	516,458	2,088,135	2.66%	3.9%
1993	530,225	2,174,328	2.67%	4.13%
1994	544,366	2,249,454	2.67%	3.46%
1995	558,879	2,312,017	2.67%	2.78%
1996	573,792	2,358,188	2.67%	2%
1997	589,115	2,411,306	2.67%	2.25%
1998	604,842	2,474,651	2.67%	2.63%
1999	620,989	2,541,698	2.67%	2.71%
2000	637,582	2,613,441	2.67%	2.82%
2001	661,316	2,678,760	3.72%	2.5%
2002	710,553	2,738,655	7.45%	2.24%
2003	764,517	2,802,046	7.59%	2.31%
2004	823,741	2,868,664	7.75%	2.38%
2005	888,822	2,939,059	7.9%	2.45%
2006	960,424	3,013,660	8.06%	2.54%
2007	1,039,295	3,093,059	8.21%	2.63%
2008	1,103,496	3,183,269	6.18%	2.92%
2009	1,178,415	3,284,448	6.79%	3.18%
2010	1,228,543	3,390,965	4.25%	3.24%
2011	1,195,020	3,502,811	-2.73%	3.3%
2012	1,208,964	3,619,034	1.17%	3.32%
2013	1,253,191	3,734,318	3.66%	3.19%
2014	1,314,562	3,848,514	4.9%	3.06%
2015	1,370,322	3,965,959	4.24%	3.05%
2016	1,423,726	4,086,657	3.9%	3.04%
2017	1,501,116	4,210,600	5.44%	3.03%
2018	1,503,091	4,337,685	0.13%	3.02%
2019	1,483,756	4,467,708	-1.29%	3%
2020	1,472,204	4,600,131	-0.78%	2.96%
2021	1,504,365	4,734,874	2.18%	2.93%
2022	1,524,693	4,875,637	1.35%	2.97%
2023	1,577,059	5,022,441	3.43%	3.01%
2024	1,588,670	5,169,395	0.74%	2.93%
2025	1,624,531	5,315,063	2.26%	2.82%
2026	1,656,397	5,461,313	1.96%	2.75%
2027	1,683,692	5,608,785	1.65%	2.7%
2028	1,706,754	5,757,952	1.37%	2.66%
2029	1,726,868	5,909,186	1.18%	2.63%
2030	1,745,013	6,062,523	1.05%	2.59%
2031	1,762,760	6,217,791	1.02%	2.56%
2032	1,780,658	6,374,839	1.02%	2.53%
2033	1,798,708	6,533,828	1.01%	2.49%
2034	1,816,921	6,694,445	1.01%	2.46%
2035	1,835,293	6,856,314	1.01%	2.42%
2036	1,853,822	7,019,227	1.01%	2.38%
2037	1,872,468	7,183,105	1.01%	2.33%
2038	1,891,215	7,348,357	1%	2.3%
2039	1,910,026	7,514,734	0.99%	2.26%
2040	1,928,909	7,681,907	0.99%	2.22%
2041	1,947,825	7,850,210	0.98%	2.19%
2042	1,966,723	8,020,480	0.97%	2.17%
2043	1,985,577	8,192,542	0.96%	2.15%
2044	2,004,365	8,365,171	0.95%	2.11%
2045	2,023,058	8,538,521	0.93%	2.07%
2046	2,041,627	8,713,247	0.92%	2.05%
2047	2,060,095	8,888,466	0.9%	2.01%
2048	2,078,453	9,064,207	0.89%	1.98%
2049	2,096,741	9,240,169	0.88%	1.94%
2050	2,114,988	9,415,589	0.87%	1.9%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Mauritania gained 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 232,969 (a 16.4% growth), while Mauritania's population increased by 1,376,267 (a 33.7% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Mauritania was ranked 132nd in 2006 and ranked 123rd 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 Mauritania will increase by 72.4% to 9,415,589 people and rank change from 123rd to 103rd.