The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 5,281,538 people in Oman in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,650,128 people compared to 5,636,678 in Oman.
Population statistics:
- Oman's population is 3.42 times bigger than Bahrain's.
- Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Oman is the 120th.
- The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.07% for Oman.
- For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +2.99% in Oman.
- Since 2005, the population of Bahrain has increased from 889K people to 1.65M (85.7% growth), while Oman has grown from 2.46M to 5.64M (129.2% growth).
- Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.05M people compared to the peak of 12.1M people in 2100 for Oman.
Bahrain vs Oman: live population counter
Bahrain
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Oman
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1650128
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5636678
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| Population rank | 151/197 | 120/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
45.3 minutes
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2.26 minutes
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| One birth every |
26.7 minutes
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6.18 minutes
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| One death every |
2.66 hours
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54.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
23.2 minutes
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3.41 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +22,699 | +154,219 |
| Daily growth/decline | +32 | +636 |
| Annual growth/decline | +11,611 | +232,269 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.74% | +4.6% |
| Population growth rate rank | 120/197 | 4/197 |
Bahrain and Oman: population history and growth rate by year chart
Bahrain
Population
Growth rate
Oman
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bahrain
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Oman
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Bahrain
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Oman
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| 1960 | 165,477 | 530,485 | - | - |
| 1961 | 172,346 | 539,854 | 4.15% | 1.77% |
| 1962 | 179,349 | 549,941 | 4.06% | 1.87% |
| 1963 | 186,501 | 560,827 | 3.99% | 1.98% |
| 1964 | 193,816 | 572,577 | 3.92% | 2.1% |
| 1965 | 200,866 | 585,236 | 3.64% | 2.21% |
| 1966 | 207,543 | 598,804 | 3.32% | 2.32% |
| 1967 | 214,189 | 613,318 | 3.2% | 2.42% |
| 1968 | 219,337 | 628,798 | 2.4% | 2.52% |
| 1969 | 222,469 | 645,255 | 1.43% | 2.62% |
| 1970 | 224,809 | 662,680 | 1.05% | 2.7% |
| 1971 | 230,733 | 681,119 | 2.64% | 2.78% |
| 1972 | 242,113 | 700,593 | 4.93% | 2.86% |
| 1973 | 255,320 | 721,179 | 5.45% | 2.94% |
| 1974 | 269,038 | 746,988 | 5.37% | 3.58% |
| 1975 | 283,243 | 778,864 | 5.28% | 4.27% |
| 1976 | 297,863 | 814,701 | 5.16% | 4.6% |
| 1977 | 312,823 | 855,314 | 5.02% | 4.99% |
| 1978 | 328,046 | 900,304 | 4.87% | 5.26% |
| 1979 | 343,457 | 949,116 | 4.7% | 5.42% |
| 1980 | 358,978 | 1,001,248 | 4.52% | 5.49% |
| 1981 | 373,524 | 1,057,320 | 4.05% | 5.6% |
| 1982 | 386,983 | 1,117,678 | 3.6% | 5.71% |
| 1983 | 400,707 | 1,181,459 | 3.55% | 5.71% |
| 1984 | 415,154 | 1,247,716 | 3.61% | 5.61% |
| 1985 | 430,358 | 1,325,480 | 3.66% | 6.23% |
| 1986 | 446,286 | 1,413,419 | 3.7% | 6.63% |
| 1987 | 462,854 | 1,500,996 | 3.71% | 6.2% |
| 1988 | 479,929 | 1,588,568 | 3.69% | 5.83% |
| 1989 | 497,327 | 1,676,228 | 3.63% | 5.52% |
| 1990 | 514,797 | 1,763,954 | 3.51% | 5.23% |
| 1991 | 503,052 | 1,851,473 | -2.28% | 4.96% |
| 1992 | 516,458 | 1,938,238 | 2.66% | 4.69% |
| 1993 | 530,225 | 2,021,675 | 2.67% | 4.3% |
| 1994 | 544,366 | 2,081,834 | 2.67% | 2.98% |
| 1995 | 558,879 | 2,120,528 | 2.67% | 1.86% |
| 1996 | 573,792 | 2,156,926 | 2.67% | 1.72% |
| 1997 | 589,115 | 2,190,720 | 2.67% | 1.57% |
| 1998 | 604,842 | 2,222,489 | 2.67% | 1.45% |
| 1999 | 620,989 | 2,252,909 | 2.67% | 1.37% |
| 2000 | 637,582 | 2,282,131 | 2.67% | 1.3% |
| 2001 | 661,316 | 2,310,217 | 3.72% | 1.23% |
| 2002 | 710,553 | 2,337,140 | 7.45% | 1.17% |
| 2003 | 764,517 | 2,363,796 | 7.59% | 1.14% |
| 2004 | 823,741 | 2,404,821 | 7.75% | 1.74% |
| 2005 | 888,822 | 2,459,802 | 7.9% | 2.29% |
| 2006 | 960,424 | 2,514,795 | 8.06% | 2.24% |
| 2007 | 1,039,295 | 2,570,174 | 8.21% | 2.2% |
| 2008 | 1,103,496 | 2,626,529 | 6.18% | 2.19% |
| 2009 | 1,178,415 | 2,684,659 | 6.79% | 2.21% |
| 2010 | 1,228,543 | 2,757,446 | 4.25% | 2.71% |
| 2011 | 1,195,020 | 3,076,763 | -2.73% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 1,208,964 | 3,547,106 | 1.17% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | 1,253,191 | 3,833,913 | 3.66% | 8.09% |
| 2014 | 1,314,562 | 4,002,439 | 4.9% | 4.4% |
| 2015 | 1,370,322 | 4,184,895 | 4.24% | 4.56% |
| 2016 | 1,423,726 | 4,390,877 | 3.9% | 4.92% |
| 2017 | 1,501,116 | 4,537,396 | 5.44% | 3.34% |
| 2018 | 1,503,091 | 4,597,877 | 0.13% | 1.33% |
| 2019 | 1,483,756 | 4,591,241 | -1.29% | -0.14% |
| 2020 | 1,472,204 | 4,522,497 | -0.78% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1,504,365 | 4,500,424 | 2.18% | -0.49% |
| 2022 | 1,524,693 | 4,730,226 | 1.35% | 5.11% |
| 2023 | 1,577,059 | 5,049,269 | 3.43% | 6.74% |
| 2024 | 1,588,670 | 5,281,538 | 0.74% | 4.6% |
| 2025 | 1,624,531 | 5,494,693 | 2.26% | 4.04% |
| 2026 | 1,656,397 | 5,671,451 | 1.96% | 3.22% |
| 2027 | 1,683,692 | 5,814,719 | 1.65% | 2.53% |
| 2028 | 1,706,754 | 5,929,317 | 1.37% | 1.97% |
| 2029 | 1,726,868 | 6,026,178 | 1.18% | 1.63% |
| 2030 | 1,745,013 | 6,112,708 | 1.05% | 1.44% |
| 2031 | 1,762,760 | 6,194,366 | 1.02% | 1.34% |
| 2032 | 1,780,658 | 6,275,465 | 1.02% | 1.31% |
| 2033 | 1,798,708 | 6,356,248 | 1.01% | 1.29% |
| 2034 | 1,816,921 | 6,436,919 | 1.01% | 1.27% |
| 2035 | 1,835,293 | 6,517,799 | 1.01% | 1.26% |
| 2036 | 1,853,822 | 6,599,101 | 1.01% | 1.25% |
| 2037 | 1,872,468 | 6,681,041 | 1.01% | 1.24% |
| 2038 | 1,891,215 | 6,763,781 | 1% | 1.24% |
| 2039 | 1,910,026 | 6,847,380 | 0.99% | 1.24% |
| 2040 | 1,928,909 | 6,931,970 | 0.99% | 1.24% |
| 2041 | 1,947,825 | 7,017,684 | 0.98% | 1.24% |
| 2042 | 1,966,723 | 7,104,475 | 0.97% | 1.24% |
| 2043 | 1,985,577 | 7,192,217 | 0.96% | 1.24% |
| 2044 | 2,004,365 | 7,280,846 | 0.95% | 1.23% |
| 2045 | 2,023,058 | 7,370,221 | 0.93% | 1.23% |
| 2046 | 2,041,627 | 7,460,268 | 0.92% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 2,060,095 | 7,550,973 | 0.9% | 1.22% |
| 2048 | 2,078,453 | 7,642,323 | 0.89% | 1.21% |
| 2049 | 2,096,741 | 7,734,352 | 0.88% | 1.2% |
| 2050 | 2,114,988 | 7,826,991 | 0.87% | 1.2% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bahrain increased by 481,500 people (a 54.2% growth), while Oman gained 1,725,093 people (a 70.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bahrain gained 279,806 (a 20.4% growth), while Oman's population increased by 1,451,783 (a 34.7% growth).
Bahrain was ranked 156th most populous country in 2005 and is 151st in 2025. Oman was ranked 138th in 2005 and ranked 120th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bahrain's population will grow by 28.2% to 2,114,988 people with a rank change from 151st to 147th. The population of Oman will increase by 38.9% to 7,826,991 people and rank change from 120th to 113th.
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Population differences between Bahrain and Oman
|
Bahrain
|
Oman
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 81.6 years | 80.5 years |
| Average age | 33.3 years | 29.6 years |
| Median age | 34.2 years | 30.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 62:38 | 62.2:37.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.82 births per woman | 2.53 births per woman |
| Population density | 5,143 ppl/mi² | 44.2 ppl/mi² |
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