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

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The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,600,366 in 2025 vs 35,631,653 people in Mozambique in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,649,267 people compared to 37,173,146 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 22.5 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +2.98% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.65M (71.7% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 37.2M (78.8% growth).

Bahrain vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Mozambique
2100 3,031,337 105,628,248
2099 3,011,916 105,234,999
2098 2,992,487 104,803,506
2097 2,973,093 104,372,940
2096 2,953,759 103,907,178
2095 2,934,466 103,425,281
2094 2,915,204 102,934,227
2093 2,896,001 102,409,874
2092 2,876,839 101,875,140
2091 2,857,700 101,356,290
2090 2,838,655 100,775,909
2089 2,819,707 100,158,269
2088 2,800,765 99,540,971
2087 2,781,926 98,890,285
2086 2,763,133 98,236,067
2085 2,744,327 97,557,661
2084 2,725,573 96,874,408
2083 2,706,819 96,142,098
2082 2,688,091 95,398,149
2081 2,669,405 94,657,513
2080 2,650,761 93,907,673
2079 2,632,128 93,121,830
2078 2,613,489 92,301,373
2077 2,594,847 91,481,344
2076 2,576,208 90,650,714
2075 2,557,513 89,800,986
2074 2,538,752 88,951,683
2073 2,519,971 88,066,368
2072 2,501,190 87,164,412
2071 2,482,346 86,237,232
2070 2,463,552 85,304,148
2069 2,444,735 84,316,537
2068 2,425,908 83,356,481
2067 2,407,081 82,393,396
2066 2,388,320 81,393,563
2065 2,369,644 80,403,306
2064 2,351,001 79,391,403
2063 2,332,422 78,388,769
2062 2,313,935 77,335,297
2061 2,295,551 76,234,094
2060 2,277,267 75,157,247
2059 2,259,033 74,043,229
2058 2,240,850 72,919,832
2057 2,222,771 71,789,848
2056 2,204,739 70,640,165
2055 2,186,699 69,505,255
2054 2,168,666 68,382,812
2053 2,150,594 67,270,892
2052 2,132,515 66,128,092
2051 2,114,430 64,998,059
2050 2,096,281 63,864,196
2049 2,078,112 62,698,049
2048 2,059,873 61,546,964
2047 2,041,553 60,391,850
2046 2,023,114 59,241,784
2045 2,004,578 58,101,216
2044 1,985,907 56,939,196
2043 1,967,174 55,785,114
2042 1,948,376 54,603,959
2041 1,929,535 53,447,648
2040 1,910,715 52,277,886
2039 1,891,961 51,108,793
2038 1,873,245 49,947,146
2037 1,854,637 48,801,599
2036 1,836,126 47,643,184
2035 1,817,753 46,495,588
2034 1,799,540 45,334,434
2033 1,781,495 44,205,611
2032 1,763,602 43,079,649
2031 1,745,865 41,971,121
2030 1,728,268 40,879,911
2029 1,709,742 39,797,126
2028 1,688,220 38,728,158
2027 1,663,819 37,676,618
2026 1,633,899 36,641,390
2025 1,600,366 35,631,653
2024 1,588,670 34,631,766
2023 1,577,059 33,635,160
2022 1,524,693 32,656,246
2021 1,504,365 31,707,800
2020 1,472,204 30,783,688
2019 1,483,756 29,884,380
2018 1,503,091 29,018,644
2017 1,501,116 28,166,393
2016 1,423,726 27,337,105
2015 1,370,322 26,547,572
2014 1,314,562 25,788,475
2013 1,253,191 25,051,611
2012 1,208,964 24,337,846
2011 1,195,020 23,649,039
2010 1,228,543 22,999,235
2009 1,178,415 22,391,745
2008 1,103,496 21,819,036
2007 1,039,295 21,287,635
2006 960,424 20,787,087
2005 888,822 20,304,569
2004 823,741 19,840,313
2003 764,517 19,392,475
2002 710,553 18,958,338
2001 661,316 18,537,729
2000 637,582 18,129,653
1999 620,989 17,734,506
1998 604,842 17,340,464
1997 589,115 16,949,982
1996 573,792 16,492,480
1995 558,879 15,960,530
1994 544,366 15,033,853
1993 530,225 14,051,192
1992 516,458 13,613,316
1991 503,052 13,352,090
1990 514,797 13,094,537
1989 497,327 12,906,842
1988 479,929 12,800,558
1987 462,854 12,822,574
1986 446,286 12,770,578
1985 430,358 12,548,949
1984 415,154 12,315,954
1983 400,707 12,073,822
1982 386,983 11,824,370
1981 373,524 11,568,127
1980 358,978 11,336,221
1979 343,457 11,028,809
1978 328,046 10,618,250
1977 312,823 10,224,975
1976 297,863 9,867,209
1975 283,243 9,540,817
1974 269,038 9,236,093
1973 255,320 8,954,242
1972 242,113 8,692,935
1971 230,733 8,456,317
1970 224,809 8,250,506
1969 222,469 8,066,951
1968 219,337 7,892,613
1967 214,189 7,724,550
1966 207,543 7,562,990
1965 200,866 7,406,421
1964 193,816 7,255,061
1963 186,501 7,109,828
1962 179,349 6,969,364
1961 172,346 6,834,936
1960 165,477 6,713,695

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 225,541 people (a 15.8% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,836,041 people (a 36% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 44th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bahrain's population will grow by 27.1% to 2,096,281 people with a rank change from 151st to 146th. The population of Mozambique will increase by 71.8% to 63,864,196 people and rank change from 44th to 32nd.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.03M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Mozambique
2100 0.64% 0.37%
2099 0.65% 0.41%
2098 0.65% 0.41%
2097 0.65% 0.45%
2096 0.66% 0.47%
2095 0.66% 0.48%
2094 0.66% 0.51%
2093 0.67% 0.52%
2092 0.67% 0.51%
2091 0.67% 0.58%
2090 0.67% 0.62%
2089 0.68% 0.62%
2088 0.68% 0.66%
2087 0.68% 0.67%
2086 0.69% 0.7%
2085 0.69% 0.71%
2084 0.69% 0.76%
2083 0.7% 0.78%
2082 0.7% 0.78%
2081 0.7% 0.8%
2080 0.71% 0.84%
2079 0.71% 0.89%
2078 0.72% 0.9%
2077 0.72% 0.92%
2076 0.73% 0.95%
2075 0.74% 0.95%
2074 0.75% 1.01%
2073 0.75% 1.03%
2072 0.76% 1.08%
2071 0.76% 1.09%
2070 0.77% 1.17%
2069 0.78% 1.15%
2068 0.78% 1.17%
2067 0.79% 1.23%
2066 0.79% 1.23%
2065 0.79% 1.27%
2064 0.8% 1.28%
2063 0.8% 1.36%
2062 0.8% 1.44%
2061 0.8% 1.43%
2060 0.81% 1.5%
2059 0.81% 1.54%
2058 0.81% 1.57%
2057 0.82% 1.63%
2056 0.82% 1.63%
2055 0.83% 1.64%
2054 0.84% 1.65%
2053 0.85% 1.73%
2052 0.86% 1.74%
2051 0.87% 1.78%
2050 0.87% 1.86%
2049 0.89% 1.87%
2048 0.9% 1.91%
2047 0.91% 1.94%
2046 0.92% 1.96%
2045 0.94% 2.04%
2044 0.95% 2.07%
2043 0.96% 2.16%
2042 0.98% 2.16%
2041 0.98% 2.24%
2040 0.99% 2.29%
2039 1% 2.33%
2038 1% 2.35%
2037 1.01% 2.43%
2036 1.01% 2.47%
2035 1.01% 2.56%
2034 1.01% 2.55%
2033 1.01% 2.61%
2032 1.02% 2.64%
2031 1.02% 2.67%
2030 1.08% 2.72%
2029 1.27% 2.76%
2028 1.47% 2.79%
2027 1.83% 2.83%
2026 2.1% 2.83%
2025 0.74% 2.89%
2024 0.74% 2.96%
2023 3.43% 3%
2022 1.35% 2.99%
2021 2.18% 3%
2020 -0.78% 3.01%
2019 -1.29% 2.98%
2018 0.13% 3.03%
2017 5.44% 3.03%
2016 3.9% 2.97%
2015 4.24% 2.94%
2014 4.9% 2.94%
2013 3.66% 2.93%
2012 1.17% 2.91%
2011 -2.73% 2.83%
2010 4.25% 2.71%
2009 6.79% 2.62%
2008 6.18% 2.5%
2007 8.21% 2.41%
2006 8.06% 2.38%
2005 7.9% 2.34%
2004 7.75% 2.31%
2003 7.59% 2.29%
2002 7.45% 2.27%
2001 3.72% 2.25%
2000 2.67% 2.23%
1999 2.67% 2.27%
1998 2.67% 2.3%
1997 2.67% 2.77%
1996 2.67% 3.33%
1995 2.67% 6.16%
1994 2.67% 6.99%
1993 2.67% 3.22%
1992 2.66% 1.96%
1991 -2.28% 1.97%
1990 3.51% 1.45%
1989 3.63% 0.83%
1988 3.69% -0.17%
1987 3.71% 0.41%
1986 3.7% 1.77%
1985 3.66% 1.89%
1984 3.61% 2.01%
1983 3.55% 2.11%
1982 3.6% 2.22%
1981 4.05% 2.05%
1980 4.52% 2.79%
1979 4.7% 3.87%
1978 4.87% 3.85%
1977 5.02% 3.63%
1976 5.16% 3.42%
1975 5.28% 3.3%
1974 5.37% 3.15%
1973 5.45% 3.01%
1972 4.93% 2.8%
1971 2.64% 2.49%
1970 1.05% 2.28%
1969 1.43% 2.21%
1968 2.4% 2.18%
1967 3.2% 2.14%
1966 3.32% 2.11%
1965 3.64% 2.09%
1964 3.92% 2.04%
1963 3.99% 2.02%
1962 4.06% 1.97%
1961 4.15% 1.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.89%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Mozambique
Current population
1649267
37173146
Population rank 151/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.45%
One net population change
45.1 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
27.5 minutes
24.6 seconds
One death every
2.5 hours
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +32 +2,739
Annual growth/decline +11,696 +999,887
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +2.89%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 17/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change +18,128 -65,573
Net migration rank 34/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - -65,573
2024 15,606 22,699 1,043,109 -38,940
2023 16,356 20,002 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 17,058 18,975 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 15,401 11,882 951,234 -23,103
2020 15,056 -5,048 945,952 -25,864
2019 16,639 -31,967 927,581 -49,080
2018 17,445 -25,978 903,176 -50,224
2017 18,140 21,958 876,594 -25,043
2016 17,996 46,833 850,430 -43,398
2015 18,193 36,809 824,435 -52,374
2014 17,826 40,815 799,778 -53,625
2013 17,044 35,574 784,641 -57,067
2012 16,219 12,801 763,088 -63,131
2011 15,990 -26,107 741,303 -63,638
2010 16,474 -19,329 719,025 -97,079
2009 15,795 46,467 693,673 -100,625
2008 15,541 47,674 654,920 -102,534
2007 15,393 47,500 610,913 -100,490
2006 15,248 46,615 586,009 -95,333
2005 15,196 45,682 570,132 -95,770
2004 14,454 45,413 554,973 -100,824
2003 13,243 45,571 540,992 -99,484
2002 11,875 45,952 529,867 -103,102
2001 10,948 34,371 519,594 -105,130
2000 11,339 2,886 506,162 -104,476
1999 11,397 3,130 491,814 -103,223
1998 10,970 3,733 474,453 -74,952
1997 10,739 4,036 461,209 -79,732
1996 10,607 4,162 442,559 90,975
1995 10,824 3,842 421,630 108,751
1994 11,133 3,387 384,821 938,163
1993 11,521 2,850 369,518 272,829
1992 11,577 2,768 362,373 -128,960
1991 11,491 4,562 357,676 -68,644
1990 12,337 5,090 353,290 -127,215
1989 12,293 5,220 348,833 -199,509
1988 11,995 5,294 349,480 -286,247
1987 11,709 5,152 334,438 -441,710
1986 11,455 4,822 332,609 -121,350
1985 10,924 4,657 307,625 -75,642
1984 10,269 4,557 304,524 -70,532
1983 9,821 4,252 324,158 -73,899
1982 9,396 3,980 321,493 -72,852
1981 9,020 4,523 322,207 -58,347
1980 8,802 6,741 349,586 -149,650
1979 8,587 6,908 331,162 83,699
1978 8,358 6,974 310,403 95,859
1977 8,093 7,017 289,193 91,082
1976 7,818 6,993 273,924 61,326
1975 7,535 6,900 257,984 59,562
1974 7,265 6,711 240,665 51,238
1973 7,012 6,450 226,847 44,951
1972 6,763 6,190 215,793 35,023
1971 6,650 3,159 211,137 11,297
1970 6,973 -4,939 207,385 -18,197
1969 7,277 -4,638 202,174 -24,251
1968 7,584 -3,952 197,623 -26,872
1967 7,492 -829 193,044 -27,672
1966 7,342 -718 189,218 -31,462
1965 7,148 -415 185,931 -30,538
1964 6,873 491 182,334 -35,005
1963 6,557 714 180,867 -37,738
1962 6,232 810 176,297 -38,504
1961 5,882 1,076 171,236 -40,181
1960 5,513 1,266 165,774 -54,351

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 59.1% of the population change in Bahrain is from natural causes (a gain of 167,890 people) and 40.9% is from migration (a gain of 116,165 people). In Mozambique 96.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,351,534 people) and 3.9% is from migration (a loss of 379,238 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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