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Population in Bahrain compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 17,993,485 people in the Netherlands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,669,503 people compared to 18,252,623 in the Netherlands.

Population statistics:

  • The Netherlands' population is 10.9 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.24% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +0.62% in the Netherlands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.67M (73.8% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.3M (11.7% growth).

Bahrain vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Netherlands
2100 3,082,127 17,359,081
2099 3,062,381 17,392,412
2098 3,042,626 17,425,508
2097 3,022,907 17,459,827
2096 3,003,249 17,495,124
2095 2,983,633 17,532,593
2094 2,964,048 17,571,051
2093 2,944,524 17,610,792
2092 2,925,040 17,649,611
2091 2,905,580 17,688,532
2090 2,886,217 17,730,570
2089 2,866,951 17,770,380
2088 2,847,692 17,809,825
2087 2,828,537 17,845,820
2086 2,809,429 17,885,001
2085 2,790,308 17,921,302
2084 2,771,240 17,957,639
2083 2,752,172 17,994,232
2082 2,733,129 18,029,404
2081 2,714,131 18,063,233
2080 2,695,175 18,093,703
2079 2,676,229 18,124,294
2078 2,657,278 18,152,738
2077 2,638,324 18,181,372
2076 2,619,372 18,206,864
2075 2,600,364 18,227,791
2074 2,581,289 18,245,652
2073 2,562,193 18,263,765
2072 2,543,097 18,280,443
2071 2,523,937 18,295,700
2070 2,504,829 18,311,141
2069 2,485,696 18,326,509
2068 2,466,554 18,341,711
2067 2,447,412 18,356,770
2066 2,428,336 18,374,904
2065 2,409,347 18,396,018
2064 2,390,392 18,417,894
2063 2,371,501 18,441,434
2062 2,352,705 18,464,922
2061 2,334,013 18,492,436
2060 2,315,423 18,520,315
2059 2,296,883 18,548,786
2058 2,278,395 18,577,700
2057 2,260,013 18,608,370
2056 2,241,679 18,638,918
2055 2,223,337 18,666,514
2054 2,205,001 18,692,598
2053 2,186,627 18,718,268
2052 2,168,245 18,741,740
2051 2,149,857 18,768,309
2050 2,131,404 18,789,481
2049 2,112,930 18,809,886
2048 2,094,386 18,827,655
2047 2,075,759 18,844,635
2046 2,057,011 18,855,920
2045 2,038,165 18,867,286
2044 2,019,181 18,877,101
2043 2,000,134 18,882,735
2042 1,981,020 18,885,839
2041 1,961,864 18,885,255
2040 1,942,729 18,879,571
2039 1,923,661 18,870,248
2038 1,904,631 18,855,512
2037 1,885,711 18,837,172
2036 1,866,890 18,811,873
2035 1,848,209 18,783,312
2034 1,829,691 18,750,125
2033 1,811,344 18,708,101
2032 1,793,151 18,662,054
2031 1,775,117 18,609,452
2030 1,757,225 18,549,634
2029 1,738,388 18,481,269
2028 1,716,506 18,404,195
2027 1,691,696 18,320,644
2026 1,661,275 18,227,403
2025 1,627,179 18,118,662
2024 1,588,670 17,993,485
2023 1,577,059 17,877,117
2022 1,524,693 17,700,982
2021 1,504,365 17,533,044
2020 1,472,204 17,441,500
2019 1,483,756 17,344,874
2018 1,503,091 17,231,624
2017 1,501,116 17,131,296
2016 1,423,726 17,030,314
2015 1,370,322 16,939,923
2014 1,314,562 16,865,008
2013 1,253,191 16,804,432
2012 1,208,964 16,754,962
2011 1,195,020 16,693,074
2010 1,228,543 16,615,394
2009 1,178,415 16,530,388
2008 1,103,496 16,445,593
2007 1,039,295 16,381,696
2006 960,424 16,346,101
2005 888,822 16,319,868
2004 823,741 16,281,779
2003 764,517 16,225,302
2002 710,553 16,148,929
2001 661,316 16,046,180
2000 637,582 15,925,513
1999 620,989 15,812,088
1998 604,842 15,707,209
1997 589,115 15,610,650
1996 573,792 15,530,498
1995 558,879 15,459,006
1994 544,366 15,382,838
1993 530,225 15,290,368
1992 516,458 15,184,166
1991 503,052 15,069,798
1990 514,797 14,951,510
1989 497,327 14,848,907
1988 479,929 14,760,094
1987 462,854 14,665,037
1986 446,286 14,572,278
1985 430,358 14,491,632
1984 415,154 14,424,211
1983 400,707 14,367,070
1982 386,983 14,312,690
1981 373,524 14,247,208
1980 358,978 14,149,800
1979 343,457 14,038,270
1978 328,046 13,941,700
1977 312,823 13,856,185
1976 297,863 13,774,037
1975 283,243 13,666,335
1974 269,038 13,545,056
1973 255,320 13,439,322
1972 242,113 13,328,593
1971 230,733 13,194,497
1970 224,809 13,038,526
1969 222,469 12,877,984
1968 219,337 12,729,721
1967 214,189 12,598,201
1966 207,543 12,456,251
1965 200,866 12,294,732
1964 193,816 12,127,120
1963 186,501 11,965,966
1962 179,349 11,805,689
1961 172,346 11,638,712
1960 165,477 11,486,631

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/netherlands | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 245,777 people (a 17.3% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.94% to 18,789,481 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.08M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Netherlands
2100 0.64% -0.19%
2099 0.65% -0.19%
2098 0.65% -0.2%
2097 0.65% -0.2%
2096 0.66% -0.21%
2095 0.66% -0.22%
2094 0.66% -0.23%
2093 0.67% -0.22%
2092 0.67% -0.22%
2091 0.67% -0.24%
2090 0.67% -0.22%
2089 0.68% -0.22%
2088 0.68% -0.2%
2087 0.68% -0.22%
2086 0.69% -0.2%
2085 0.69% -0.2%
2084 0.69% -0.2%
2083 0.7% -0.2%
2082 0.7% -0.19%
2081 0.7% -0.17%
2080 0.71% -0.17%
2079 0.71% -0.16%
2078 0.72% -0.16%
2077 0.72% -0.14%
2076 0.73% -0.11%
2075 0.74% -0.1%
2074 0.75% -0.1%
2073 0.75% -0.09%
2072 0.76% -0.08%
2071 0.76% -0.08%
2070 0.77% -0.08%
2069 0.78% -0.08%
2068 0.78% -0.08%
2067 0.79% -0.1%
2066 0.79% -0.11%
2065 0.79% -0.12%
2064 0.8% -0.13%
2063 0.8% -0.13%
2062 0.8% -0.15%
2061 0.8% -0.15%
2060 0.81% -0.15%
2059 0.81% -0.16%
2058 0.81% -0.16%
2057 0.82% -0.16%
2056 0.82% -0.15%
2055 0.83% -0.14%
2054 0.84% -0.14%
2053 0.85% -0.13%
2052 0.86% -0.14%
2051 0.87% -0.11%
2050 0.87% -0.11%
2049 0.89% -0.09%
2048 0.9% -0.09%
2047 0.91% -0.06%
2046 0.92% -0.06%
2045 0.94% -0.05%
2044 0.95% -0.03%
2043 0.96% -0.02%
2042 0.98% 0.003%
2041 0.98% 0.03%
2040 0.99% 0.05%
2039 1% 0.08%
2038 1% 0.1%
2037 1.01% 0.13%
2036 1.01% 0.15%
2035 1.01% 0.18%
2034 1.01% 0.22%
2033 1.01% 0.25%
2032 1.02% 0.28%
2031 1.02% 0.32%
2030 1.08% 0.37%
2029 1.27% 0.42%
2028 1.47% 0.46%
2027 1.83% 0.51%
2026 2.1% 0.6%
2025 2.42% 0.7%
2024 0.74% 0.65%
2023 3.43% 1%
2022 1.35% 0.96%
2021 2.18% 0.52%
2020 -0.78% 0.56%
2019 -1.29% 0.66%
2018 0.13% 0.59%
2017 5.44% 0.59%
2016 3.9% 0.53%
2015 4.24% 0.44%
2014 4.9% 0.36%
2013 3.66% 0.3%
2012 1.17% 0.37%
2011 -2.73% 0.47%
2010 4.25% 0.51%
2009 6.79% 0.52%
2008 6.18% 0.39%
2007 8.21% 0.22%
2006 8.06% 0.16%
2005 7.9% 0.23%
2004 7.75% 0.35%
2003 7.59% 0.47%
2002 7.45% 0.64%
2001 3.72% 0.76%
2000 2.67% 0.72%
1999 2.67% 0.67%
1998 2.67% 0.62%
1997 2.67% 0.52%
1996 2.67% 0.46%
1995 2.67% 0.5%
1994 2.67% 0.6%
1993 2.67% 0.7%
1992 2.66% 0.76%
1991 -2.28% 0.79%
1990 3.51% 0.69%
1989 3.63% 0.6%
1988 3.69% 0.65%
1987 3.71% 0.64%
1986 3.7% 0.56%
1985 3.66% 0.47%
1984 3.61% 0.4%
1983 3.55% 0.38%
1982 3.6% 0.46%
1981 4.05% 0.69%
1980 4.52% 0.79%
1979 4.7% 0.69%
1978 4.87% 0.62%
1977 5.02% 0.6%
1976 5.16% 0.79%
1975 5.28% 0.9%
1974 5.37% 0.79%
1973 5.45% 0.83%
1972 4.93% 1.02%
1971 2.64% 1.2%
1970 1.05% 1.25%
1969 1.43% 1.16%
1968 2.4% 1.04%
1967 3.2% 1.14%
1966 3.32% 1.31%
1965 3.64% 1.38%
1964 3.92% 1.35%
1963 3.99% 1.36%
1962 4.06% 1.43%
1961 4.15% 1.32%

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/netherlands | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Netherlands
Current population
1669503
18252623
Population rank 151/197 72/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.22%
One net population change
45.3 minutes
4.52 minutes
One birth every
26.7 minutes
3.2 minutes
One death every
2.66 hours
3.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +32 +319
Annual growth/decline +11,611 +116,368
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +0.65%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 121/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
5.03 minutes
Annual migration change +18,128 +104,681
Net migration rank 34/196 16/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 2,956,518
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 23/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 16.2%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 40/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Netherlands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Netherlands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - 104,681
2024 - 22,699 - 121,628
2023 16,356 20,002 -5,363 144,558
2022 17,058 18,975 -1,770 224,472
2021 15,401 11,882 7,014 106,416
2020 15,056 -5,048 0 67,598
2019 16,639 -31,967 17,345 109,003
2018 17,445 -25,978 15,508 87,197
2017 18,140 21,958 18,844 86,332
2016 17,996 46,833 23,843 88,743
2015 18,193 36,809 23,716 55,585
2014 17,826 40,815 35,417 36,591
2013 17,044 35,574 30,248 19,973
2012 16,219 12,801 35,186 14,861
2011 15,990 -26,107 45,072 31,224
2010 16,474 -19,329 48,184 33,703
2009 15,795 46,467 51,244 39,832
2008 15,541 47,674 49,337 32,406
2007 15,393 47,500 49,145 -304
2006 15,248 46,615 49,038 -25,401
2005 15,196 45,682 50,592 -22,496
2004 14,454 45,413 56,987 -9,230
2003 13,243 45,571 58,411 7,937
2002 11,875 45,952 59,751 28,824
2001 10,948 34,371 62,580 56,096
2000 11,339 2,886 66,887 59,308
1999 11,397 3,130 60,086 47,179
1998 10,970 3,733 61,258 52,058
1997 10,739 4,036 56,198 31,302
1996 10,607 4,162 51,251 21,792
1995 10,824 3,842 54,106 15,056
1994 11,133 3,387 61,532 20,193
1993 11,521 2,850 58,103 44,514
1992 11,577 2,768 66,811 50,148
1991 11,491 4,562 69,321 51,670
1990 12,337 5,090 68,777 53,564
1989 12,293 5,220 59,396 31,165
1988 11,995 5,294 61,993 31,026
1987 11,709 5,152 64,526 39,559
1986 11,455 4,822 59,746 30,380
1985 10,924 4,657 55,069 27,356
1984 10,269 4,557 54,812 12,902
1983 9,821 4,252 51,722 11,007
1982 9,396 3,980 54,388 7,644
1981 9,020 4,523 62,688 17,643
1980 8,802 6,741 66,504 54,010
1979 8,587 6,908 63,172 42,772
1978 8,358 6,974 61,344 26,639
1977 8,093 7,017 63,739 19,809
1976 7,818 6,993 63,361 18,774
1975 7,535 6,900 64,232 68,569
1974 7,265 6,711 75,853 31,645
1973 7,012 6,450 84,668 18,705
1972 6,763 6,190 101,297 17,470
1971 6,650 3,159 116,112 32,756
1970 6,973 -4,939 129,082 32,438
1969 7,277 -4,638 139,082 21,850
1968 7,584 -3,952 132,389 7,243
1967 7,492 -829 138,580 -10,673
1966 7,342 -718 138,265 20,740
1965 7,148 -415 146,308 19,444
1964 6,873 491 157,653 15,014
1963 6,557 714 154,361 -21
1962 6,232 810 153,474 18,024
1961 5,882 1,076 159,450 8,258
1960 5,513 1,266 151,623 -13,235

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

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/netherlands | 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 the Netherlands 11.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 134,554 people) and 88.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,006,495 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 2,956,518 people or 16.2% in the Netherlands.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Netherlands
City Population
Amsterdam 921K
Rotterdam 664K
The Hague 548K
Utrecht 359K
Eindhoven 244K
Groningen 238K
Tilburg 228K
Almere 215K
Breda 188K
Nijmegen 177K

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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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