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

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The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,600,366 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,649,267 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 158.5 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.17% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.65M (71.7% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

Bahrain vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Pakistan
2100 3,031,337 514,639,086
2099 3,011,916 513,762,873
2098 2,992,487 512,834,641
2097 2,973,093 511,842,588
2096 2,953,759 510,743,323
2095 2,934,466 509,544,194
2094 2,915,204 508,236,117
2093 2,896,001 506,871,405
2092 2,876,839 505,433,117
2091 2,857,700 503,929,591
2090 2,838,655 502,369,089
2089 2,819,707 500,764,988
2088 2,800,765 499,040,109
2087 2,781,926 497,294,229
2086 2,763,133 495,416,407
2085 2,744,327 493,469,269
2084 2,725,573 491,457,322
2083 2,706,819 489,327,293
2082 2,688,091 487,086,584
2081 2,669,405 484,774,651
2080 2,650,761 482,358,125
2079 2,632,128 479,913,540
2078 2,613,489 477,377,443
2077 2,594,847 474,692,907
2076 2,576,208 471,877,807
2075 2,557,513 468,953,317
2074 2,538,752 465,972,364
2073 2,519,971 462,907,667
2072 2,501,190 459,752,452
2071 2,482,346 456,518,761
2070 2,463,552 453,190,545
2069 2,444,735 449,749,441
2068 2,425,908 446,219,879
2067 2,407,081 442,632,987
2066 2,388,320 438,970,919
2065 2,369,644 435,260,675
2064 2,351,001 431,484,424
2063 2,332,422 427,665,121
2062 2,313,935 423,724,764
2061 2,295,551 419,759,602
2060 2,277,267 415,724,868
2059 2,259,033 411,662,239
2058 2,240,850 407,514,159
2057 2,222,771 403,318,028
2056 2,204,739 399,031,614
2055 2,186,699 394,728,055
2054 2,168,666 390,385,410
2053 2,150,594 386,003,289
2052 2,132,515 381,568,312
2051 2,114,430 377,096,921
2050 2,096,281 372,554,619
2049 2,078,112 367,986,189
2048 2,059,873 363,386,382
2047 2,041,553 358,734,325
2046 2,023,114 354,003,639
2045 2,004,578 349,228,953
2044 1,985,907 344,443,561
2043 1,967,174 339,631,894
2042 1,948,376 334,801,403
2041 1,929,535 329,944,530
2040 1,910,715 325,107,264
2039 1,891,961 320,203,920
2038 1,873,245 315,273,196
2037 1,854,637 310,377,446
2036 1,836,126 305,472,156
2035 1,817,753 300,604,245
2034 1,799,540 295,748,602
2033 1,781,495 290,911,874
2032 1,763,602 286,130,352
2031 1,745,865 281,410,647
2030 1,728,268 276,766,735
2029 1,709,742 272,246,760
2028 1,688,220 267,784,548
2027 1,663,819 263,445,027
2026 1,633,899 259,285,315
2025 1,600,366 255,219,554
2024 1,588,670 251,269,164
2023 1,577,059 247,504,495
2022 1,524,693 243,700,667
2021 1,504,365 239,477,801
2020 1,472,204 235,001,746
2019 1,483,756 230,800,899
2018 1,503,091 226,928,892
2017 1,501,116 223,273,967
2016 1,423,726 220,138,869
2015 1,370,322 217,290,883
2014 1,314,562 214,264,647
2013 1,253,191 211,073,978
2012 1,208,964 207,667,125
2011 1,195,020 203,746,065
2010 1,228,543 199,239,047
2009 1,178,415 194,376,534
2008 1,103,496 189,499,113
2007 1,039,295 184,493,231
2006 960,424 179,682,690
2005 888,822 175,453,212
2004 823,741 171,286,000
2003 764,517 167,110,248
2002 710,553 163,222,549
2001 661,316 159,270,907
2000 637,582 154,879,127
1999 620,989 150,565,377
1998 604,842 146,522,356
1997 589,115 142,531,804
1996 573,792 138,557,092
1995 558,879 134,582,253
1994 544,366 130,748,083
1993 530,225 127,020,117
1992 516,458 123,546,848
1991 503,052 120,060,406
1990 514,797 116,155,576
1989 497,327 112,336,629
1988 479,929 108,724,739
1987 462,854 105,130,717
1986 446,286 101,606,764
1985 430,358 98,229,285
1984 415,154 95,164,936
1983 400,707 92,227,711
1982 386,983 89,089,246
1981 373,524 85,802,049
1980 358,978 82,291,010
1979 343,457 78,997,039
1978 328,046 76,307,379
1977 312,823 73,901,827
1976 297,863 71,620,254
1975 283,243 69,461,175
1974 269,038 67,415,487
1973 255,320 65,461,912
1972 242,113 63,583,194
1971 230,733 61,847,899
1970 224,809 60,166,719
1969 222,469 58,460,939
1968 219,337 56,810,507
1967 214,189 55,214,768
1966 207,543 53,678,667
1965 200,866 52,209,010
1964 193,816 50,799,999
1963 186,501 49,447,776
1962 179,349 48,156,128
1961 172,346 46,921,277
1960 165,477 45,709,310

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 225,541 people (a 15.8% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.03M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Pakistan
2100 0.64% 0.17%
2099 0.65% 0.18%
2098 0.65% 0.19%
2097 0.65% 0.22%
2096 0.66% 0.24%
2095 0.66% 0.26%
2094 0.66% 0.27%
2093 0.67% 0.28%
2092 0.67% 0.3%
2091 0.67% 0.31%
2090 0.67% 0.32%
2089 0.68% 0.35%
2088 0.68% 0.35%
2087 0.68% 0.38%
2086 0.69% 0.39%
2085 0.69% 0.41%
2084 0.69% 0.44%
2083 0.7% 0.46%
2082 0.7% 0.48%
2081 0.7% 0.5%
2080 0.71% 0.51%
2079 0.71% 0.53%
2078 0.72% 0.57%
2077 0.72% 0.6%
2076 0.73% 0.62%
2075 0.74% 0.64%
2074 0.75% 0.66%
2073 0.75% 0.69%
2072 0.76% 0.71%
2071 0.76% 0.73%
2070 0.77% 0.77%
2069 0.78% 0.79%
2068 0.78% 0.81%
2067 0.79% 0.83%
2066 0.79% 0.85%
2065 0.79% 0.88%
2064 0.8% 0.89%
2063 0.8% 0.93%
2062 0.8% 0.94%
2061 0.8% 0.97%
2060 0.81% 0.99%
2059 0.81% 1.02%
2058 0.81% 1.04%
2057 0.82% 1.07%
2056 0.82% 1.09%
2055 0.83% 1.11%
2054 0.84% 1.14%
2053 0.85% 1.16%
2052 0.86% 1.19%
2051 0.87% 1.22%
2050 0.87% 1.24%
2049 0.89% 1.27%
2048 0.9% 1.3%
2047 0.91% 1.34%
2046 0.92% 1.37%
2045 0.94% 1.39%
2044 0.95% 1.42%
2043 0.96% 1.44%
2042 0.98% 1.47%
2041 0.98% 1.49%
2040 0.99% 1.53%
2039 1% 1.56%
2038 1% 1.58%
2037 1.01% 1.61%
2036 1.01% 1.62%
2035 1.01% 1.64%
2034 1.01% 1.66%
2033 1.01% 1.67%
2032 1.02% 1.68%
2031 1.02% 1.68%
2030 1.08% 1.66%
2029 1.27% 1.67%
2028 1.47% 1.65%
2027 1.83% 1.6%
2026 2.1% 1.59%
2025 0.74% 1.57%
2024 0.74% 1.52%
2023 3.43% 1.56%
2022 1.35% 1.76%
2021 2.18% 1.9%
2020 -0.78% 1.82%
2019 -1.29% 1.71%
2018 0.13% 1.64%
2017 5.44% 1.42%
2016 3.9% 1.31%
2015 4.24% 1.41%
2014 4.9% 1.51%
2013 3.66% 1.64%
2012 1.17% 1.92%
2011 -2.73% 2.26%
2010 4.25% 2.5%
2009 6.79% 2.57%
2008 6.18% 2.71%
2007 8.21% 2.68%
2006 8.06% 2.41%
2005 7.9% 2.43%
2004 7.75% 2.5%
2003 7.59% 2.38%
2002 7.45% 2.48%
2001 3.72% 2.84%
2000 2.67% 2.87%
1999 2.67% 2.76%
1998 2.67% 2.8%
1997 2.67% 2.87%
1996 2.67% 2.95%
1995 2.67% 2.93%
1994 2.67% 2.93%
1993 2.67% 2.81%
1992 2.66% 2.9%
1991 -2.28% 3.36%
1990 3.51% 3.4%
1989 3.63% 3.32%
1988 3.69% 3.42%
1987 3.71% 3.47%
1986 3.7% 3.44%
1985 3.66% 3.22%
1984 3.61% 3.18%
1983 3.55% 3.52%
1982 3.6% 3.83%
1981 4.05% 4.27%
1980 4.52% 4.17%
1979 4.7% 3.52%
1978 4.87% 3.26%
1977 5.02% 3.19%
1976 5.16% 3.11%
1975 5.28% 3.03%
1974 5.37% 2.98%
1973 5.45% 2.95%
1972 4.93% 2.81%
1971 2.64% 2.79%
1970 1.05% 2.92%
1969 1.43% 2.91%
1968 2.4% 2.89%
1967 3.2% 2.86%
1966 3.32% 2.81%
1965 3.64% 2.77%
1964 3.92% 2.73%
1963 3.99% 2.68%
1962 4.06% 2.63%
1961 4.15% 2.65%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Pakistan
Current population
1649267
261421997
Population rank 151/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 3.15%
One net population change
45.1 minutes
8.01 seconds
One birth every
27.5 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
2.5 hours
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +32 +10,823
Annual growth/decline +11,696 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 66/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change +18,128 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 34/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - -1,235,336
2024 15,606 22,699 5,268,361 -1,401,173
2023 16,356 20,002 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 17,058 18,975 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 15,401 11,882 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 15,056 -5,048 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 16,639 -31,967 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 17,445 -25,978 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 18,140 21,958 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 17,996 46,833 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 18,193 36,809 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 17,826 40,815 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 17,044 35,574 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 16,219 12,801 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 15,990 -26,107 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 16,474 -19,329 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 15,795 46,467 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 15,541 47,674 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 15,393 47,500 4,690,187 576,349
2006 15,248 46,615 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 15,196 45,682 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 14,454 45,413 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 13,243 45,571 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 11,875 45,952 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 10,948 34,371 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 11,339 2,886 4,281,169 252,869
1999 11,397 3,130 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 10,970 3,733 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 10,739 4,036 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 10,607 4,162 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 10,824 3,842 3,977,175 11,534
1994 11,133 3,387 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 11,521 2,850 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 11,577 2,768 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 11,491 4,562 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 12,337 5,090 3,731,730 275,242
1989 12,293 5,220 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 11,995 5,294 3,554,755 38,139
1987 11,709 5,152 3,448,813 146,364
1986 11,455 4,822 3,341,643 111,045
1985 10,924 4,657 3,233,315 68,860
1984 10,269 4,557 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 9,821 4,252 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 9,396 3,980 2,934,689 294,252
1981 9,020 4,523 2,790,454 555,032
1980 8,802 6,741 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 8,587 6,908 2,461,311 450,003
1978 8,358 6,974 2,356,601 111,386
1977 8,093 7,017 2,257,849 85,250
1976 7,818 6,993 2,171,812 48,238
1975 7,535 6,900 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 7,265 6,711 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 7,012 6,450 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 6,763 6,190 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 6,650 3,159 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 6,973 -4,939 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 7,277 -4,638 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 7,584 -3,952 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 7,492 -829 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 7,342 -718 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 7,148 -415 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 6,873 491 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 6,557 714 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 6,232 810 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 5,882 1,076 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 5,513 1,266 1,217,147 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 59.1% of the population change in Bahrain is from natural causes (a gain of 167,890 people) and 40.9% is from migration (a gain of 116,165 people). In Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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