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

Bahrain vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

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Year	Population
	Bahrain	Netherlands
2100	3,031,337	17,329,352
2099	3,011,916	17,362,626
2098	2,992,487	17,395,665
2097	2,973,093	17,429,925
2096	2,953,759	17,465,162
2095	2,934,466	17,502,567
2094	2,915,204	17,540,959
2093	2,896,001	17,580,632
2092	2,876,839	17,619,384
2091	2,857,700	17,658,238
2090	2,838,655	17,700,204
2089	2,819,707	17,739,947
2088	2,800,765	17,779,324
2087	2,781,926	17,815,257
2086	2,763,133	17,854,371
2085	2,744,327	17,890,610
2084	2,725,573	17,926,885
2083	2,706,819	17,963,416
2082	2,688,091	17,998,527
2081	2,669,405	18,032,297
2080	2,650,761	18,062,716
2079	2,632,128	18,093,254
2078	2,613,489	18,121,649
2077	2,594,847	18,150,234
2076	2,576,208	18,175,683
2075	2,557,513	18,196,574
2074	2,538,752	18,214,405
2073	2,519,971	18,232,486
2072	2,501,190	18,249,136
2071	2,482,346	18,264,367
2070	2,463,552	18,279,781
2069	2,444,735	18,295,123
2068	2,425,908	18,310,300
2067	2,407,081	18,325,333
2066	2,388,320	18,343,435
2065	2,369,644	18,364,513
2064	2,351,001	18,386,352
2063	2,332,422	18,409,851
2062	2,313,935	18,433,299
2061	2,295,551	18,460,766
2060	2,277,267	18,488,598
2059	2,259,033	18,517,020
2058	2,240,850	18,545,884
2057	2,222,771	18,576,502
2056	2,204,739	18,606,997
2055	2,186,699	18,634,546
2054	2,168,666	18,660,585
2053	2,150,594	18,686,212
2052	2,132,515	18,709,643
2051	2,114,430	18,736,166
2050	2,096,281	18,757,302
2049	2,078,112	18,777,673
2048	2,059,873	18,795,411
2047	2,041,553	18,812,362
2046	2,023,114	18,823,628
2045	2,004,578	18,834,974
2044	1,985,907	18,844,772
2043	1,967,174	18,850,396
2042	1,948,376	18,853,495
2041	1,929,535	18,852,912
2040	1,910,715	18,847,238
2039	1,891,961	18,837,931
2038	1,873,245	18,823,220
2037	1,854,637	18,804,912
2036	1,836,126	18,779,656
2035	1,817,753	18,751,144
2034	1,799,540	18,718,013
2033	1,781,495	18,676,061
2032	1,763,602	18,630,094
2031	1,745,865	18,577,582
2030	1,728,268	18,517,866
2029	1,709,742	18,449,618
2028	1,688,220	18,372,676
2027	1,663,819	18,289,268
2026	1,633,899	18,196,186
2025	1,600,366	18,087,633
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

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 225,541 people (a 15.8% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% 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 27.1% to 2,096,281 people with a rank change from 151st to 146th. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.81% to 18,757,302 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.03M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

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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	0.74%	0.52%
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%

In 2025, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.52%.

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