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Population in Bahrain compared to New Zealand: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 5,287,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,669,503 people compared to 5,374,272 in New Zealand.

Population statistics:

  • New Zealand's population is 3.22 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 124th.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +1.6% in New Zealand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.67M (73.8% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.37M (28.4% growth).

Bahrain vs New Zealand: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain New Zealand
2100 3,082,127 5,918,837
2099 3,062,381 5,923,132
2098 3,042,626 5,927,206
2097 3,022,907 5,930,263
2096 3,003,249 5,932,907
2095 2,983,633 5,934,847
2094 2,964,048 5,936,183
2093 2,944,524 5,938,804
2092 2,925,040 5,939,085
2091 2,905,580 5,940,665
2090 2,886,217 5,941,752
2089 2,866,951 5,944,871
2088 2,847,692 5,945,635
2087 2,828,537 5,948,586
2086 2,809,429 5,951,745
2085 2,790,308 5,955,275
2084 2,771,240 5,959,115
2083 2,752,172 5,963,613
2082 2,733,129 5,966,943
2081 2,714,131 5,968,511
2080 2,695,175 5,971,082
2079 2,676,229 5,972,331
2078 2,657,278 5,972,928
2077 2,638,324 5,971,804
2076 2,619,372 5,971,386
2075 2,600,364 5,970,985
2074 2,581,289 5,969,834
2073 2,562,193 5,968,506
2072 2,543,097 5,964,548
2071 2,523,937 5,964,493
2070 2,504,829 5,963,811
2069 2,485,696 5,962,551
2068 2,466,554 5,960,918
2067 2,447,412 5,958,438
2066 2,428,336 5,954,539
2065 2,409,347 5,950,378
2064 2,390,392 5,946,851
2063 2,371,501 5,944,910
2062 2,352,705 5,940,838
2061 2,334,013 5,939,601
2060 2,315,423 5,936,094
2059 2,296,883 5,931,426
2058 2,278,395 5,925,816
2057 2,260,013 5,919,823
2056 2,241,679 5,913,287
2055 2,223,337 5,904,352
2054 2,205,001 5,894,795
2053 2,186,627 5,884,875
2052 2,168,245 5,876,162
2051 2,149,857 5,864,176
2050 2,131,404 5,852,896
2049 2,112,930 5,844,165
2048 2,094,386 5,833,178
2047 2,075,759 5,822,035
2046 2,057,011 5,809,860
2045 2,038,165 5,795,785
2044 2,019,181 5,780,884
2043 2,000,134 5,764,579
2042 1,981,020 5,746,528
2041 1,961,864 5,727,253
2040 1,942,729 5,708,874
2039 1,923,661 5,690,018
2038 1,904,631 5,669,959
2037 1,885,711 5,650,253
2036 1,866,890 5,630,126
2035 1,848,209 5,609,155
2034 1,829,691 5,588,315
2033 1,811,344 5,565,507
2032 1,793,151 5,542,488
2031 1,775,117 5,517,391
2030 1,757,225 5,491,320
2029 1,738,388 5,462,926
2028 1,716,506 5,432,752
2027 1,691,696 5,399,898
2026 1,661,275 5,364,771
2025 1,627,179 5,327,462
2024 1,588,670 5,287,500
2023 1,577,059 5,200,000
2022 1,524,693 5,081,700
2021 1,504,365 5,084,600
2020 1,472,204 5,072,400
2019 1,483,756 4,970,300
2018 1,503,091 4,900,600
2017 1,501,116 4,813,600
2016 1,423,726 4,714,100
2015 1,370,322 4,609,400
2014 1,314,562 4,516,500
2013 1,253,191 4,442,100
2012 1,208,964 4,408,100
2011 1,195,020 4,384,000
2010 1,228,543 4,350,700
2009 1,178,415 4,302,600
2008 1,103,496 4,259,800
2007 1,039,295 4,223,800
2006 960,424 4,184,600
2005 888,822 4,133,900
2004 823,741 4,087,500
2003 764,517 4,027,200
2002 710,553 3,948,500
2001 661,316 3,880,500
2000 637,582 3,857,700
1999 620,989 3,835,100
1998 604,842 3,815,000
1997 589,115 3,781,300
1996 573,792 3,732,000
1995 558,879 3,673,400
1994 544,366 3,620,000
1993 530,225 3,572,200
1992 516,458 3,531,700
1991 503,052 3,495,100
1990 514,797 3,329,800
1989 497,327 3,299,200
1988 479,929 3,283,400
1987 462,854 3,274,400
1986 446,286 3,246,300
1985 430,358 3,247,100
1984 415,154 3,227,100
1983 400,707 3,199,300
1982 386,983 3,156,100
1981 373,524 3,124,900
1980 358,978 3,112,900
1979 343,457 3,109,000
1978 328,046 3,121,200
1977 312,823 3,120,200
1976 297,863 3,110,500
1975 283,243 3,083,100
1974 269,038 3,023,700
1973 255,320 2,961,300
1972 242,113 2,903,900
1971 230,733 2,853,000
1970 224,809 2,810,700
1969 222,469 2,772,800
1968 219,337 2,748,100
1967 214,189 2,724,100
1966 207,543 2,675,900
1965 200,866 2,628,400
1964 193,816 2,585,400
1963 186,501 2,531,800
1962 179,349 2,482,000
1961 172,346 2,419,700
1960 165,477 2,371,800

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/new-zealand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 245,777 people (a 17.3% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 660,172 people (a 14% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 124th 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 New Zealand will increase by 8.91% to 5,852,896 people and rank change from 124th to 122nd.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.08M people compared to the peak of 5.97M people in 2078 for New Zealand.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain New Zealand
2100 0.64% -0.07%
2099 0.65% -0.07%
2098 0.65% -0.05%
2097 0.65% -0.04%
2096 0.66% -0.03%
2095 0.66% -0.02%
2094 0.66% -0.04%
2093 0.67% -0.005%
2092 0.67% -0.03%
2091 0.67% -0.02%
2090 0.67% -0.05%
2089 0.68% -0.01%
2088 0.68% -0.05%
2087 0.68% -0.05%
2086 0.69% -0.06%
2085 0.69% -0.06%
2084 0.69% -0.08%
2083 0.7% -0.06%
2082 0.7% -0.03%
2081 0.7% -0.04%
2080 0.71% -0.02%
2079 0.71% -0.01%
2078 0.72% 0.02%
2077 0.72% 0.007%
2076 0.73% 0.007%
2075 0.74% 0.02%
2074 0.75% 0.02%
2073 0.75% 0.07%
2072 0.76% 0.001%
2071 0.76% 0.01%
2070 0.77% 0.02%
2069 0.78% 0.03%
2068 0.78% 0.04%
2067 0.79% 0.07%
2066 0.79% 0.07%
2065 0.79% 0.06%
2064 0.8% 0.03%
2063 0.8% 0.07%
2062 0.8% 0.02%
2061 0.8% 0.06%
2060 0.81% 0.08%
2059 0.81% 0.09%
2058 0.81% 0.1%
2057 0.82% 0.11%
2056 0.82% 0.15%
2055 0.83% 0.16%
2054 0.84% 0.17%
2053 0.85% 0.15%
2052 0.86% 0.2%
2051 0.87% 0.19%
2050 0.87% 0.15%
2049 0.89% 0.19%
2048 0.9% 0.19%
2047 0.91% 0.21%
2046 0.92% 0.24%
2045 0.94% 0.26%
2044 0.95% 0.28%
2043 0.96% 0.31%
2042 0.98% 0.34%
2041 0.98% 0.32%
2040 0.99% 0.33%
2039 1% 0.35%
2038 1% 0.35%
2037 1.01% 0.36%
2036 1.01% 0.37%
2035 1.01% 0.37%
2034 1.01% 0.41%
2033 1.01% 0.42%
2032 1.02% 0.45%
2031 1.02% 0.47%
2030 1.08% 0.52%
2029 1.27% 0.56%
2028 1.47% 0.61%
2027 1.83% 0.65%
2026 2.1% 0.7%
2025 2.42% 0.76%
2024 0.74% 1.68%
2023 3.43% 2.33%
2022 1.35% -0.06%
2021 2.18% 0.24%
2020 -0.78% 2.05%
2019 -1.29% 1.42%
2018 0.13% 1.81%
2017 5.44% 2.11%
2016 3.9% 2.27%
2015 4.24% 2.06%
2014 4.9% 1.67%
2013 3.66% 0.77%
2012 1.17% 0.55%
2011 -2.73% 0.77%
2010 4.25% 1.12%
2009 6.79% 1%
2008 6.18% 0.85%
2007 8.21% 0.94%
2006 8.06% 1.23%
2005 7.9% 1.14%
2004 7.75% 1.5%
2003 7.59% 1.99%
2002 7.45% 1.75%
2001 3.72% 0.59%
2000 2.67% 0.59%
1999 2.67% 0.53%
1998 2.67% 0.89%
1997 2.67% 1.32%
1996 2.67% 1.6%
1995 2.67% 1.48%
1994 2.67% 1.34%
1993 2.67% 1.15%
1992 2.66% 1.05%
1991 -2.28% 4.96%
1990 3.51% 0.93%
1989 3.63% 0.48%
1988 3.69% 0.27%
1987 3.71% 0.87%
1986 3.7% -0.02%
1985 3.66% 0.62%
1984 3.61% 0.87%
1983 3.55% 1.37%
1982 3.6% 1%
1981 4.05% 0.39%
1980 4.52% 0.13%
1979 4.7% -0.39%
1978 4.87% 0.03%
1977 5.02% 0.31%
1976 5.16% 0.89%
1975 5.28% 1.96%
1974 5.37% 2.11%
1973 5.45% 1.98%
1972 4.93% 1.78%
1971 2.64% 1.5%
1970 1.05% 1.37%
1969 1.43% 0.9%
1968 2.4% 0.88%
1967 3.2% 1.8%
1966 3.32% 1.81%
1965 3.64% 1.66%
1964 3.92% 2.12%
1963 3.99% 2.01%
1962 4.06% 2.57%
1961 4.15% 2.02%

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/new-zealand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while New Zealand's population grew by 1.68%.

Live population counters

Bahrain New Zealand
Current population
1669503
5374272
Population rank 151/197 124/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.06%
One net population change
45.3 minutes
6.01 minutes
One birth every
26.7 minutes
9.31 minutes
One death every
2.66 hours
14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +32 +240
Annual growth/decline +11,611 +87,500
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +1.68%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 65/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
30.3 minutes
Annual migration change +18,128 +17,403
Net migration rank 34/196 35/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 1,467,989
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 45/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 28.2%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 20/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
New Zealand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain New Zealand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - 17,403
2024 - 22,699 - 18,766
2023 16,356 20,002 18,876 21,404
2022 17,058 18,975 20,123 21,404
2021 15,401 11,882 23,644 -14,944
2020 15,056 -5,048 24,905 42,124
2019 16,639 -31,967 25,299 69,770
2018 17,445 -25,978 24,797 59,139
2017 18,140 21,958 26,282 68,349
2016 17,996 46,833 28,237 75,512
2015 18,193 36,809 29,408 70,870
2014 17,826 40,815 26,196 57,974
2013 17,044 35,574 29,096 26,385
2012 16,219 12,801 31,077 -1,015
2011 15,990 -26,107 31,302 -2,196
2010 16,474 -19,329 35,458 6,722
2009 15,795 46,467 33,560 12,700
2008 15,541 47,674 35,143 4,804
2007 15,393 47,500 35,480 3,053
2006 15,248 46,615 30,924 14,542
2005 15,196 45,682 30,674 19,212
2004 14,454 45,413 29,634 24,521
2003 13,243 45,571 28,150 42,456
2002 11,875 45,952 25,941 48,195
2001 10,948 34,371 27,939 17,793
2000 11,339 2,886 29,897 -6,604
1999 11,397 3,130 28,916 -7,634
1998 10,970 3,733 29,146 -1,387
1997 10,739 4,036 30,137 12,040
1996 10,607 4,162 28,997 25,169
1995 10,824 3,842 29,828 26,743
1994 11,133 3,387 30,372 20,420
1993 11,521 2,850 31,685 12,638
1992 11,577 2,768 32,067 6,460
1991 11,491 4,562 33,518 31,156
1990 12,337 5,090 33,298 70,432
1989 12,293 5,220 30,749 -8,818
1988 11,995 5,294 29,846 -17,005
1987 11,709 5,152 27,603 -7,631
1986 11,455 4,822 25,549 -10,234
1985 10,924 4,657 24,126 -13,462
1984 10,269 4,557 26,043 -901
1983 9,821 4,252 24,315 11,464
1982 9,396 3,980 24,207 7,982
1981 9,020 4,523 25,374 -7,606
1980 8,802 6,741 23,658 -15,423
1979 8,587 6,908 26,675 -26,694
1978 8,358 6,974 26,156 -28,783
1977 8,093 7,017 28,020 -22,697
1976 7,818 6,993 29,456 -9,138
1975 7,535 6,900 31,355 13,196
1974 7,265 6,711 33,896 27,580
1973 7,012 6,450 35,239 28,261
1972 6,763 6,190 38,244 17,779
1971 6,650 3,159 40,000 7,547
1970 6,973 -4,939 37,101 4,511
1969 7,277 -4,638 38,098 -5,212
1968 7,584 -3,952 37,594 -11,853
1967 7,492 -829 37,974 -2,289
1966 7,342 -718 36,151 9,161
1965 7,148 -415 36,982 9,245
1964 6,873 491 39,375 9,806
1963 6,557 714 42,027 10,226
1962 6,232 810 42,865 12,697
1961 5,882 1,076 43,482 10,689
1960 5,513 1,266 41,791 3,846

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

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/new-zealand | 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 New Zealand 34.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 247,767 people) and 65.6% is from migration (a gain of 471,602 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 1,467,989 people or 28.2% in New Zealand.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
New Zealand
City Population
Auckland 1.47M
Christchurch 383K
Wellington 216K
Hamilton 176K
Tauranga 151K
Dunedin 106K
Lower Hutt 103K
Palmerston North 81.5K
Napier 66.3K
Hibiscus Coast 59.8K

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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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