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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 38,081,173 people in Morocco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,669,503 people compared to 38,871,720 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 23.3 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +1.09% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.67M (73.8% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.3% growth).

Bahrain vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Morocco
2100 3,082,127 38,181,184
2099 3,062,381 38,411,679
2098 3,042,626 38,639,306
2097 3,022,907 38,863,211
2096 3,003,249 39,084,772
2095 2,983,633 39,302,453
2094 2,964,048 39,515,556
2093 2,944,524 39,726,709
2092 2,925,040 39,934,218
2091 2,905,580 40,138,565
2090 2,886,217 40,337,690
2089 2,866,951 40,532,151
2088 2,847,692 40,718,654
2087 2,828,537 40,902,624
2086 2,809,429 41,085,174
2085 2,790,308 41,264,970
2084 2,771,240 41,438,801
2083 2,752,172 41,604,865
2082 2,733,129 41,768,393
2081 2,714,131 41,927,610
2080 2,695,175 42,082,087
2079 2,676,229 42,233,228
2078 2,657,278 42,377,404
2077 2,638,324 42,515,702
2076 2,619,372 42,648,054
2075 2,600,364 42,775,325
2074 2,581,289 42,898,811
2073 2,562,193 43,017,234
2072 2,543,097 43,128,932
2071 2,523,937 43,232,517
2070 2,504,829 43,332,679
2069 2,485,696 43,423,419
2068 2,466,554 43,507,485
2067 2,447,412 43,586,077
2066 2,428,336 43,654,657
2065 2,409,347 43,723,648
2064 2,390,392 43,781,054
2063 2,371,501 43,828,593
2062 2,352,705 43,871,197
2061 2,334,013 43,902,710
2060 2,315,423 43,927,001
2059 2,296,883 43,942,510
2058 2,278,395 43,944,996
2057 2,260,013 43,939,695
2056 2,241,679 43,927,624
2055 2,223,337 43,902,661
2054 2,205,001 43,866,486
2053 2,186,627 43,819,100
2052 2,168,245 43,759,239
2051 2,149,857 43,688,144
2050 2,131,404 43,605,074
2049 2,112,930 43,517,919
2048 2,094,386 43,417,554
2047 2,075,759 43,308,462
2046 2,057,011 43,192,511
2045 2,038,165 43,065,569
2044 2,019,181 42,925,634
2043 2,000,134 42,780,215
2042 1,981,020 42,623,872
2041 1,961,864 42,456,113
2040 1,942,729 42,280,578
2039 1,923,661 42,098,906
2038 1,904,631 41,902,451
2037 1,885,711 41,700,541
2036 1,866,890 41,488,891
2035 1,848,209 41,266,216
2034 1,829,691 41,037,058
2033 1,811,344 40,795,454
2032 1,793,151 40,544,755
2031 1,775,117 40,280,535
2030 1,757,225 40,005,642
2029 1,738,388 39,720,087
2028 1,716,506 39,422,016
2027 1,691,696 39,109,148
2026 1,661,275 38,783,685
2025 1,627,179 38,442,658
2024 1,588,670 38,081,173
2023 1,577,059 37,712,505
2022 1,524,693 37,329,064
2021 1,504,365 36,954,442
2020 1,472,204 36,584,208
2019 1,483,756 36,210,898
2018 1,503,091 35,839,760
2017 1,501,116 35,446,392
2016 1,423,726 35,023,457
2015 1,370,322 34,607,588
2014 1,314,562 34,204,780
2013 1,253,191 33,787,571
2012 1,208,964 33,355,241
2011 1,195,020 32,912,588
2010 1,228,543 32,467,016
2009 1,178,415 32,030,778
2008 1,103,496 31,606,767
2007 1,039,295 31,186,468
2006 960,424 30,771,178
2005 888,822 30,358,144
2004 823,741 29,953,018
2003 764,517 29,571,415
2002 710,553 29,198,142
2001 661,316 28,814,643
2000 637,582 28,423,435
1999 620,989 28,027,179
1998 604,842 27,621,648
1997 589,115 27,213,337
1996 573,792 26,808,107
1995 558,879 26,399,429
1994 544,366 26,000,822
1993 530,225 25,614,586
1992 516,458 25,212,468
1991 503,052 24,799,014
1990 514,797 24,375,551
1989 497,327 23,939,414
1988 479,929 23,500,524
1987 462,854 23,054,392
1986 446,286 22,600,803
1985 430,358 22,113,953
1984 415,154 21,593,778
1983 400,707 21,060,696
1982 386,983 20,520,318
1981 373,524 19,985,401
1980 358,978 19,459,943
1979 343,457 18,955,589
1978 328,046 18,477,385
1977 312,823 18,014,756
1976 297,863 17,574,182
1975 283,243 17,150,786
1974 269,038 16,733,842
1973 255,320 16,326,269
1972 242,113 15,924,692
1971 230,733 15,527,225
1970 224,809 15,129,449
1969 222,469 14,734,255
1968 219,337 14,347,899
1967 214,189 13,968,175
1966 207,543 13,597,065
1965 200,866 13,239,171
1964 193,816 12,898,886
1963 186,501 12,577,502
1962 179,349 12,253,092
1961 172,346 11,931,085
1960 165,477 11,624,933

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/morocco | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 245,777 people (a 17.3% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st 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 Morocco will increase by 12.2% to 43,605,074 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.08M people compared to the peak of 43.9M people in 2058 for Morocco.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Morocco
2100 0.64% -0.6%
2099 0.65% -0.59%
2098 0.65% -0.58%
2097 0.65% -0.57%
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% -0.49%
2090 0.67% -0.48%
2089 0.68% -0.46%
2088 0.68% -0.45%
2087 0.68% -0.44%
2086 0.69% -0.44%
2085 0.69% -0.42%
2084 0.69% -0.4%
2083 0.7% -0.39%
2082 0.7% -0.38%
2081 0.7% -0.37%
2080 0.71% -0.36%
2079 0.71% -0.34%
2078 0.72% -0.33%
2077 0.72% -0.31%
2076 0.73% -0.3%
2075 0.74% -0.29%
2074 0.75% -0.28%
2073 0.75% -0.26%
2072 0.76% -0.24%
2071 0.76% -0.23%
2070 0.77% -0.21%
2069 0.78% -0.19%
2068 0.78% -0.18%
2067 0.79% -0.16%
2066 0.79% -0.16%
2065 0.79% -0.13%
2064 0.8% -0.11%
2063 0.8% -0.1%
2062 0.8% -0.07%
2061 0.8% -0.06%
2060 0.81% -0.04%
2059 0.81% -0.006%
2058 0.81% 0.01%
2057 0.82% 0.03%
2056 0.82% 0.06%
2055 0.83% 0.08%
2054 0.84% 0.11%
2053 0.85% 0.14%
2052 0.86% 0.16%
2051 0.87% 0.19%
2050 0.87% 0.2%
2049 0.89% 0.23%
2048 0.9% 0.25%
2047 0.91% 0.27%
2046 0.92% 0.29%
2045 0.94% 0.33%
2044 0.95% 0.34%
2043 0.96% 0.37%
2042 0.98% 0.4%
2041 0.98% 0.42%
2040 0.99% 0.43%
2039 1% 0.47%
2038 1% 0.48%
2037 1.01% 0.51%
2036 1.01% 0.54%
2035 1.01% 0.56%
2034 1.01% 0.59%
2033 1.01% 0.62%
2032 1.02% 0.66%
2031 1.02% 0.69%
2030 1.08% 0.72%
2029 1.27% 0.76%
2028 1.47% 0.8%
2027 1.83% 0.84%
2026 2.1% 0.89%
2025 2.42% 0.95%
2024 0.74% 0.98%
2023 3.43% 1.03%
2022 1.35% 1.01%
2021 2.18% 1.01%
2020 -0.78% 1.03%
2019 -1.29% 1.04%
2018 0.13% 1.11%
2017 5.44% 1.21%
2016 3.9% 1.2%
2015 4.24% 1.18%
2014 4.9% 1.23%
2013 3.66% 1.3%
2012 1.17% 1.34%
2011 -2.73% 1.37%
2010 4.25% 1.36%
2009 6.79% 1.34%
2008 6.18% 1.35%
2007 8.21% 1.35%
2006 8.06% 1.36%
2005 7.9% 1.35%
2004 7.75% 1.29%
2003 7.59% 1.28%
2002 7.45% 1.33%
2001 3.72% 1.38%
2000 2.67% 1.41%
1999 2.67% 1.47%
1998 2.67% 1.5%
1997 2.67% 1.51%
1996 2.67% 1.55%
1995 2.67% 1.53%
1994 2.67% 1.51%
1993 2.67% 1.59%
1992 2.66% 1.67%
1991 -2.28% 1.74%
1990 3.51% 1.82%
1989 3.63% 1.87%
1988 3.69% 1.94%
1987 3.71% 2.01%
1986 3.7% 2.2%
1985 3.66% 2.41%
1984 3.61% 2.53%
1983 3.55% 2.63%
1982 3.6% 2.68%
1981 4.05% 2.7%
1980 4.52% 2.66%
1979 4.7% 2.59%
1978 4.87% 2.57%
1977 5.02% 2.51%
1976 5.16% 2.47%
1975 5.28% 2.49%
1974 5.37% 2.5%
1973 5.45% 2.52%
1972 4.93% 2.56%
1971 2.64% 2.63%
1970 1.05% 2.68%
1969 1.43% 2.69%
1968 2.4% 2.72%
1967 3.2% 2.73%
1966 3.32% 2.7%
1965 3.64% 2.64%
1964 3.92% 2.56%
1963 3.99% 2.65%
1962 4.06% 2.7%
1961 4.15% 2.63%

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/morocco | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Morocco
Current population
1669503
38871720
Population rank 151/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.47%
One net population change
45.3 minutes
1.43 minutes
One birth every
26.7 minutes
50.1 seconds
One death every
2.66 hours
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline +32 +1,010
Annual growth/decline +11,611 +368,668
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +0.98%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 104/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change +18,128 -56,254
Net migration rank 34/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - -56,254
2024 - 22,699 - -46,802
2023 16,356 20,002 417,213 -39,650
2022 17,058 18,975 427,903 -38,594
2021 15,401 11,882 407,829 -47,902
2020 15,056 -5,048 415,999 -35,474
2019 16,639 -31,967 457,307 -91,217
2018 17,445 -25,978 464,375 -88,159
2017 18,140 21,958 471,011 -60,472
2016 17,996 46,833 474,637 -39,302
2015 18,193 36,809 477,654 -81,248
2014 17,826 40,815 481,295 -72,065
2013 17,044 35,574 492,284 -67,096
2012 16,219 12,801 504,698 -65,251
2011 15,990 -26,107 513,305 -67,447
2010 16,474 -19,329 515,804 -70,510
2009 15,795 46,467 509,386 -82,203
2008 15,541 47,674 499,766 -78,912
2007 15,393 47,500 493,526 -73,759
2006 15,248 46,615 483,200 -72,364
2005 15,196 45,682 474,285 -59,024
2004 14,454 45,413 461,756 -66,749
2003 13,243 45,571 452,650 -84,460
2002 11,875 45,952 446,147 -67,802
2001 10,948 34,371 452,621 -63,967
2000 11,339 2,886 461,341 -67,569
1999 11,397 3,130 473,071 -74,343
1998 10,970 3,733 492,604 -80,286
1997 10,739 4,036 500,807 -96,502
1996 10,607 4,162 501,499 -95,331
1995 10,824 3,842 496,573 -85,386
1994 11,133 3,387 501,426 -115,404
1993 11,521 2,850 507,707 -121,254
1992 11,577 2,768 525,680 -107,911
1991 11,491 4,562 539,850 -130,717
1990 12,337 5,090 535,506 -97,711
1989 12,293 5,220 538,996 -104,509
1988 11,995 5,294 545,800 -102,484
1987 11,709 5,152 553,005 -104,029
1986 11,455 4,822 558,105 -99,905
1985 10,924 4,657 560,810 -45,336
1984 10,269 4,557 564,159 -39,319
1983 9,821 4,252 566,301 -24,988
1982 9,396 3,980 564,904 -25,471
1981 9,020 4,523 552,936 -22,553
1980 8,802 6,741 534,448 -13,899
1979 8,587 6,908 515,554 -27,374
1978 8,358 6,974 498,834 -30,600
1977 8,093 7,017 489,173 -32,161
1976 7,818 6,993 482,130 -58,019
1975 7,535 6,900 474,631 -51,968
1974 7,265 6,711 464,147 -52,927
1973 7,012 6,450 455,699 -51,772
1972 6,763 6,190 446,449 -47,226
1971 6,650 3,159 435,104 -39,385
1970 6,973 -4,939 426,015 -26,168
1969 7,277 -4,638 414,931 -24,389
1968 7,584 -3,952 407,437 -25,267
1967 7,492 -829 400,594 -23,309
1966 7,342 -718 391,881 -26,945
1965 7,148 -415 383,989 -33,139
1964 6,873 491 375,835 -46,106
1963 6,557 714 369,250 -56,214
1962 6,232 810 363,843 -28,071
1961 5,882 1,076 348,650 -40,413
1960 5,513 1,266 323,499 -19,434

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

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/morocco | 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 Morocco 88.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,495,223 people) and 11.7% is from migration (a loss of 594,083 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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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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