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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahrain	Nauru	Bahrain	Nauru
1960	165,477	4,607	-	-
1961	172,346	4,774	4.15%	3.62%
1962	179,349	4,979	4.06%	4.29%
1963	186,501	5,226	3.99%	4.96%
1964	193,816	5,515	3.92%	5.53%
1965	200,866	5,832	3.64%	5.75%
1966	207,543	6,043	3.32%	3.62%
1967	214,189	6,135	3.2%	1.52%
1968	219,337	6,328	2.4%	3.15%
1969	222,469	6,581	1.43%	4%
1970	224,809	6,710	1.05%	1.96%
1971	230,733	6,762	2.64%	0.77%
1972	242,113	6,812	4.93%	0.74%
1973	255,320	6,866	5.45%	0.79%
1974	269,038	6,923	5.37%	0.83%
1975	283,243	6,987	5.28%	0.92%
1976	297,863	7,064	5.16%	1.1%
1977	312,823	7,163	5.02%	1.4%
1978	328,046	7,298	4.87%	1.88%
1979	343,457	7,468	4.7%	2.33%
1980	358,978	7,649	4.52%	2.42%
1981	373,524	7,839	4.05%	2.48%
1982	386,983	8,040	3.6%	2.56%
1983	400,707	8,216	3.55%	2.19%
1984	415,154	8,377	3.61%	1.96%
1985	430,358	8,551	3.66%	2.08%
1986	446,286	8,742	3.7%	2.23%
1987	462,854	8,946	3.71%	2.33%
1988	479,929	9,165	3.69%	2.45%
1989	497,327	9,390	3.63%	2.45%
1990	514,797	9,622	3.51%	2.47%
1991	503,052	9,850	-2.28%	2.37%
1992	516,458	10,021	2.66%	1.74%
1993	530,225	10,102	2.67%	0.81%
1994	544,366	10,137	2.67%	0.35%
1995	558,879	10,165	2.67%	0.28%
1996	573,792	10,183	2.67%	0.18%
1997	589,115	10,197	2.67%	0.14%
1998	604,842	10,198	2.67%	0.01%
1999	620,989	10,187	2.67%	-0.11%
2000	637,582	10,168	2.67%	-0.19%
2001	661,316	10,130	3.72%	-0.37%
2002	710,553	10,082	7.45%	-0.47%
2003	764,517	10,059	7.59%	-0.23%
2004	823,741	10,060	7.75%	0.01%
2005	888,822	10,049	7.9%	-0.11%
2006	960,424	10,034	8.06%	-0.15%
2007	1,039,295	10,020	8.21%	-0.14%
2008	1,103,496	10,009	6.18%	-0.11%
2009	1,178,415	10,016	6.79%	0.07%
2010	1,228,543	10,043	4.25%	0.27%
2011	1,195,020	10,098	-2.73%	0.55%
2012	1,208,964	10,267	1.17%	1.67%
2013	1,253,191	10,517	3.66%	2.43%
2014	1,314,562	10,742	4.9%	2.14%
2015	1,370,322	10,954	4.24%	1.97%
2016	1,423,726	11,150	3.9%	1.79%
2017	1,501,116	11,324	5.44%	1.56%
2018	1,503,091	11,477	0.13%	1.35%
2019	1,483,756	11,587	-1.29%	0.96%
2020	1,472,204	11,643	-0.78%	0.48%
2021	1,504,365	11,709	2.18%	0.57%
2022	1,524,693	11,801	1.35%	0.79%
2023	1,577,059	11,875	3.43%	0.63%
2024	1,588,670	11,947	0.74%	0.61%
2025	1,624,531	12,030	2.26%	0.7%
2026	1,656,397	12,103	1.96%	0.61%
2027	1,683,692	12,196	1.65%	0.77%
2028	1,706,754	12,296	1.37%	0.82%
2029	1,726,868	12,403	1.18%	0.87%
2030	1,745,013	12,519	1.05%	0.94%
2031	1,762,760	12,645	1.02%	1%
2032	1,780,658	12,785	1.02%	1.11%
2033	1,798,708	12,921	1.01%	1.06%
2034	1,816,921	13,071	1.01%	1.16%
2035	1,835,293	13,230	1.01%	1.22%
2036	1,853,822	13,391	1.01%	1.21%
2037	1,872,468	13,541	1.01%	1.12%
2038	1,891,215	13,697	1%	1.16%
2039	1,910,026	13,857	0.99%	1.17%
2040	1,928,909	14,041	0.99%	1.33%
2041	1,947,825	14,220	0.98%	1.27%
2042	1,966,723	14,402	0.97%	1.28%
2043	1,985,577	14,579	0.96%	1.23%
2044	2,004,365	14,754	0.95%	1.2%
2045	2,023,058	14,920	0.93%	1.13%
2046	2,041,627	15,098	0.92%	1.19%
2047	2,060,095	15,268	0.9%	1.12%
2048	2,078,453	15,431	0.89%	1.07%
2049	2,096,741	15,595	0.88%	1.06%
2050	2,114,988	15,751	0.87%	1%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Nauru gained 1,116 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 232,969 (a 16.4% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 954 (a 8.56% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Nauru was ranked 196th in 2006 and ranked 195th 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 Nauru will increase by 30.1% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.