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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,669,503 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 79.9 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.63% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.67M (73.8% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Bahrain vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Mexico
2100 3,082,127 131,182,639
2099 3,062,381 131,943,283
2098 3,042,626 132,700,369
2097 3,022,907 133,455,010
2096 3,003,249 134,204,227
2095 2,983,633 134,949,218
2094 2,964,048 135,687,085
2093 2,944,524 136,415,232
2092 2,925,040 137,127,644
2091 2,905,580 137,833,985
2090 2,886,217 138,527,198
2089 2,866,951 139,208,862
2088 2,847,692 139,874,924
2087 2,828,537 140,530,483
2086 2,809,429 141,174,372
2085 2,790,308 141,805,496
2084 2,771,240 142,415,948
2083 2,752,172 143,009,187
2082 2,733,129 143,579,768
2081 2,714,131 144,138,842
2080 2,695,175 144,677,451
2079 2,676,229 145,195,172
2078 2,657,278 145,691,242
2077 2,638,324 146,165,064
2076 2,619,372 146,616,674
2075 2,600,364 147,046,928
2074 2,581,289 147,455,761
2073 2,562,193 147,841,295
2072 2,543,097 148,201,143
2071 2,523,937 148,534,057
2070 2,504,829 148,848,168
2069 2,485,696 149,134,711
2068 2,466,554 149,395,717
2067 2,447,412 149,630,386
2066 2,428,336 149,842,125
2065 2,409,347 150,029,268
2064 2,390,392 150,187,992
2063 2,371,501 150,319,846
2062 2,352,705 150,424,224
2061 2,334,013 150,502,250
2060 2,315,423 150,555,648
2059 2,296,883 150,577,220
2058 2,278,395 150,569,044
2057 2,260,013 150,535,337
2056 2,241,679 150,475,242
2055 2,223,337 150,384,336
2054 2,205,001 150,263,237
2053 2,186,627 150,110,615
2052 2,168,245 149,923,918
2051 2,149,857 149,705,066
2050 2,131,404 149,450,774
2049 2,112,930 149,166,038
2048 2,094,386 148,836,849
2047 2,075,759 148,478,965
2046 2,057,011 148,081,688
2045 2,038,165 147,647,318
2044 2,019,181 147,173,101
2043 2,000,134 146,667,761
2042 1,981,020 146,123,566
2041 1,961,864 145,543,650
2040 1,942,729 144,931,633
2039 1,923,661 144,286,278
2038 1,904,631 143,601,872
2037 1,885,711 142,883,005
2036 1,866,890 142,138,929
2035 1,848,209 141,359,885
2034 1,829,691 140,554,653
2033 1,811,344 139,713,048
2032 1,793,151 138,843,644
2031 1,775,117 137,947,334
2030 1,757,225 137,023,304
2029 1,738,388 136,071,720
2028 1,716,506 135,090,755
2027 1,691,696 134,081,337
2026 1,661,275 133,042,003
2025 1,627,179 131,970,909
2024 1,588,670 130,861,007
2023 1,577,059 129,739,759
2022 1,524,693 128,613,117
2021 1,504,365 127,648,148
2020 1,472,204 126,799,054
2019 1,483,756 125,762,982
2018 1,503,091 124,573,711
2017 1,501,116 123,400,057
2016 1,423,726 122,251,351
2015 1,370,322 121,072,306
2014 1,314,562 119,784,261
2013 1,253,191 118,343,573
2012 1,208,964 116,818,208
2011 1,195,020 115,243,504
2010 1,228,543 113,623,895
2009 1,178,415 111,999,721
2008 1,103,496 110,374,288
2007 1,039,295 108,774,360
2006 960,424 107,253,666
2005 888,822 105,811,504
2004 823,741 104,394,131
2003 764,517 102,978,515
2002 710,553 101,548,624
2001 661,316 100,099,099
2000 637,582 98,625,552
1999 620,989 97,115,707
1998 604,842 95,575,245
1997 589,115 94,021,207
1996 573,792 92,452,702
1995 558,879 90,862,455
1994 544,366 89,259,205
1993 530,225 87,653,807
1992 516,458 86,044,809
1991 503,052 84,430,572
1990 514,797 82,820,170
1989 497,327 81,247,182
1988 479,929 79,695,531
1987 462,854 78,136,651
1986 446,286 76,585,637
1985 430,358 75,043,414
1984 415,154 73,506,846
1983 400,707 71,971,240
1982 386,983 70,433,260
1981 373,524 68,892,108
1980 358,978 67,300,334
1979 343,457 65,648,865
1978 328,046 63,979,046
1977 312,823 62,308,493
1976 297,863 60,645,512
1975 283,243 58,982,400
1974 269,038 57,320,149
1973 255,320 55,667,284
1972 242,113 54,030,168
1971 230,733 52,412,558
1970 224,809 50,814,953
1969 222,469 49,233,194
1968 219,337 47,668,303
1967 214,189 46,129,608
1966 207,543 44,629,106
1965 200,866 43,174,477
1964 193,816 41,772,049
1963 186,501 40,424,065
1962 179,349 39,129,200
1961 172,346 37,890,118
1960 165,477 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 245,777 people (a 17.3% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.08M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Mexico
2100 0.64% -0.58%
2099 0.65% -0.57%
2098 0.65% -0.57%
2097 0.65% -0.56%
2096 0.66% -0.55%
2095 0.66% -0.54%
2094 0.66% -0.53%
2093 0.67% -0.52%
2092 0.67% -0.51%
2091 0.67% -0.5%
2090 0.67% -0.49%
2089 0.68% -0.48%
2088 0.68% -0.47%
2087 0.68% -0.46%
2086 0.69% -0.45%
2085 0.69% -0.43%
2084 0.69% -0.41%
2083 0.7% -0.4%
2082 0.7% -0.39%
2081 0.7% -0.37%
2080 0.71% -0.36%
2079 0.71% -0.34%
2078 0.72% -0.32%
2077 0.72% -0.31%
2076 0.73% -0.29%
2075 0.74% -0.28%
2074 0.75% -0.26%
2073 0.75% -0.24%
2072 0.76% -0.22%
2071 0.76% -0.21%
2070 0.77% -0.19%
2069 0.78% -0.17%
2068 0.78% -0.16%
2067 0.79% -0.14%
2066 0.79% -0.12%
2065 0.79% -0.11%
2064 0.8% -0.09%
2063 0.8% -0.07%
2062 0.8% -0.05%
2061 0.8% -0.04%
2060 0.81% -0.01%
2059 0.81% 0.005%
2058 0.81% 0.02%
2057 0.82% 0.04%
2056 0.82% 0.06%
2055 0.83% 0.08%
2054 0.84% 0.1%
2053 0.85% 0.12%
2052 0.86% 0.15%
2051 0.87% 0.17%
2050 0.87% 0.19%
2049 0.89% 0.22%
2048 0.9% 0.24%
2047 0.91% 0.27%
2046 0.92% 0.29%
2045 0.94% 0.32%
2044 0.95% 0.34%
2043 0.96% 0.37%
2042 0.98% 0.4%
2041 0.98% 0.42%
2040 0.99% 0.45%
2039 1% 0.48%
2038 1% 0.5%
2037 1.01% 0.52%
2036 1.01% 0.55%
2035 1.01% 0.57%
2034 1.01% 0.6%
2033 1.01% 0.63%
2032 1.02% 0.65%
2031 1.02% 0.67%
2030 1.08% 0.7%
2029 1.27% 0.73%
2028 1.47% 0.75%
2027 1.83% 0.78%
2026 2.1% 0.81%
2025 2.42% 0.85%
2024 0.74% 0.86%
2023 3.43% 0.88%
2022 1.35% 0.76%
2021 2.18% 0.67%
2020 -0.78% 0.82%
2019 -1.29% 0.95%
2018 0.13% 0.95%
2017 5.44% 0.94%
2016 3.9% 0.97%
2015 4.24% 1.08%
2014 4.9% 1.22%
2013 3.66% 1.31%
2012 1.17% 1.37%
2011 -2.73% 1.43%
2010 4.25% 1.45%
2009 6.79% 1.47%
2008 6.18% 1.47%
2007 8.21% 1.42%
2006 8.06% 1.36%
2005 7.9% 1.36%
2004 7.75% 1.37%
2003 7.59% 1.41%
2002 7.45% 1.45%
2001 3.72% 1.49%
2000 2.67% 1.55%
1999 2.67% 1.61%
1998 2.67% 1.65%
1997 2.67% 1.7%
1996 2.67% 1.75%
1995 2.67% 1.8%
1994 2.67% 1.83%
1993 2.67% 1.87%
1992 2.66% 1.91%
1991 -2.28% 1.94%
1990 3.51% 1.94%
1989 3.63% 1.95%
1988 3.69% 2%
1987 3.71% 2.03%
1986 3.7% 2.06%
1985 3.66% 2.09%
1984 3.61% 2.13%
1983 3.55% 2.18%
1982 3.6% 2.24%
1981 4.05% 2.37%
1980 4.52% 2.52%
1979 4.7% 2.61%
1978 4.87% 2.68%
1977 5.02% 2.74%
1976 5.16% 2.82%
1975 5.28% 2.9%
1974 5.37% 2.97%
1973 5.45% 3.03%
1972 4.93% 3.09%
1971 2.64% 3.14%
1970 1.05% 3.21%
1969 1.43% 3.28%
1968 2.4% 3.34%
1967 3.2% 3.36%
1966 3.32% 3.37%
1965 3.64% 3.36%
1964 3.92% 3.33%
1963 3.99% 3.31%
1962 4.06% 3.27%
1961 4.15% 3.17%

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 Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Mexico
Current population
1669503
133323134
Population rank 151/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.61%
One net population change
45.3 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
26.7 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
2.66 hours
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +32 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +11,611 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 110/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change +18,128 -108,037
Net migration rank 34/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - -108,037
2024 - 22,699 - -104,581
2023 16,356 20,002 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 17,058 18,975 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 15,401 11,882 936,682 -122,791
2020 15,056 -5,048 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 16,639 -31,967 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 17,445 -25,978 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 18,140 21,958 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 17,996 46,833 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 18,193 36,809 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 17,826 40,815 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 17,044 35,574 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 16,219 12,801 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 15,990 -26,107 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 16,474 -19,329 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 15,795 46,467 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 15,541 47,674 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 15,393 47,500 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 15,248 46,615 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 15,196 45,682 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 14,454 45,413 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 13,243 45,571 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 11,875 45,952 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 10,948 34,371 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 11,339 2,886 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 11,397 3,130 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 10,970 3,733 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 10,739 4,036 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 10,607 4,162 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 10,824 3,842 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 11,133 3,387 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 11,521 2,850 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 11,577 2,768 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 11,491 4,562 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 12,337 5,090 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 12,293 5,220 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 11,995 5,294 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 11,709 5,152 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 11,455 4,822 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 10,924 4,657 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 10,269 4,557 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 9,821 4,252 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 9,396 3,980 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 9,020 4,523 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 8,802 6,741 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 8,587 6,908 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 8,358 6,974 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 8,093 7,017 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 7,818 6,993 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 7,535 6,900 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 7,265 6,711 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 7,012 6,450 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 6,763 6,190 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 6,650 3,159 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 6,973 -4,939 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 7,277 -4,638 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 7,584 -3,952 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 7,492 -829 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 7,342 -718 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 7,148 -415 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 6,873 491 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 6,557 714 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 6,232 810 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 5,882 1,076 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 5,513 1,266 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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