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

Bahrain and Qatar: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahrain	Qatar	Bahrain	Qatar
1960	165,477	36,010	-	-
1961	172,346	39,680	4.15%	10.2%
1962	179,349	44,630	4.06%	12.5%
1963	186,501	50,380	3.99%	12.9%
1964	193,816	56,867	3.92%	12.9%
1965	200,866	64,065	3.64%	12.7%
1966	207,543	72,192	3.32%	12.7%
1967	214,189	81,439	3.2%	12.8%
1968	219,337	91,749	2.4%	12.7%
1969	222,469	103,025	1.43%	12.3%
1970	224,809	116,350	1.05%	12.9%
1971	230,733	131,346	2.64%	12.9%
1972	242,113	146,506	4.93%	11.5%
1973	255,320	161,841	5.45%	10.5%
1974	269,038	177,362	5.37%	9.59%
1975	283,243	193,087	5.28%	8.87%
1976	297,863	209,052	5.16%	8.27%
1977	312,823	225,285	5.02%	7.77%
1978	328,046	241,808	4.87%	7.33%
1979	343,457	258,670	4.7%	6.97%
1980	358,978	275,913	4.52%	6.67%
1981	373,524	293,553	4.05%	6.39%
1982	386,983	311,537	3.6%	6.13%
1983	400,707	329,709	3.55%	5.83%
1984	415,154	347,878	3.61%	5.51%
1985	430,358	365,940	3.66%	5.19%
1986	446,286	382,422	3.7%	4.5%
1987	462,854	397,005	3.71%	3.81%
1988	479,929	411,264	3.69%	3.59%
1989	497,327	425,646	3.63%	3.5%
1990	514,797	440,175	3.51%	3.41%
1991	503,052	454,853	-2.28%	3.33%
1992	516,458	469,657	2.66%	3.25%
1993	530,225	484,545	2.67%	3.17%
1994	544,366	499,459	2.67%	3.08%
1995	558,879	514,325	2.67%	2.98%
1996	573,792	529,019	2.67%	2.86%
1997	589,115	550,500	2.67%	4.06%
1998	604,842	580,540	2.67%	5.46%
1999	620,989	612,500	2.67%	5.51%
2000	637,582	644,989	2.67%	5.3%
2001	661,316	677,925	3.72%	5.11%
2002	710,553	711,205	7.45%	4.91%
2003	764,517	744,682	7.59%	4.71%
2004	823,741	773,332	7.75%	3.85%
2005	888,822	825,408	7.9%	6.73%
2006	960,424	972,831	8.06%	17.9%
2007	1,039,295	1,208,595	8.21%	24.2%
2008	1,103,496	1,426,938	6.18%	18.1%
2009	1,178,415	1,608,903	6.79%	12.8%
2010	1,228,543	1,616,832	4.25%	0.49%
2011	1,195,020	1,624,761	-2.73%	0.49%
2012	1,208,964	1,722,438	1.17%	6.01%
2013	1,253,191	1,916,426	3.66%	11.3%
2014	1,314,562	2,151,745	4.9%	12.3%
2015	1,370,322	2,344,557	4.24%	8.96%
2016	1,423,726	2,477,113	3.9%	5.65%
2017	1,501,116	2,545,820	5.44%	2.77%
2018	1,503,091	2,580,734	0.13%	1.37%
2019	1,483,756	2,638,657	-1.29%	2.24%
2020	1,472,204	2,794,148	-0.78%	5.89%
2021	1,504,365	2,504,910	2.18%	-10.4%
2022	1,524,693	2,657,333	1.35%	6.08%
2023	1,577,059	2,656,032	3.43%	-0.05%
2024	1,588,670	2,857,822	0.74%	7.6%
2025	1,624,531	2,921,065	2.26%	2.21%
2026	1,656,397	2,975,134	1.96%	1.85%
2027	1,683,692	3,019,526	1.65%	1.49%
2028	1,706,754	3,057,695	1.37%	1.26%
2029	1,726,868	3,092,803	1.18%	1.15%
2030	1,745,013	3,125,174	1.05%	1.05%
2031	1,762,760	3,156,754	1.02%	1.01%
2032	1,780,658	3,189,188	1.02%	1.03%
2033	1,798,708	3,222,500	1.01%	1.04%
2034	1,816,921	3,256,691	1.01%	1.06%
2035	1,835,293	3,291,711	1.01%	1.08%
2036	1,853,822	3,327,585	1.01%	1.09%
2037	1,872,468	3,364,333	1.01%	1.1%
2038	1,891,215	3,401,906	1%	1.12%
2039	1,910,026	3,440,293	0.99%	1.13%
2040	1,928,909	3,479,439	0.99%	1.14%
2041	1,947,825	3,519,302	0.98%	1.15%
2042	1,966,723	3,559,840	0.97%	1.15%
2043	1,985,577	3,601,019	0.96%	1.16%
2044	2,004,365	3,642,784	0.95%	1.16%
2045	2,023,058	3,685,111	0.93%	1.16%
2046	2,041,627	3,727,959	0.92%	1.16%
2047	2,060,095	3,771,287	0.9%	1.16%
2048	2,078,453	3,815,108	0.89%	1.16%
2049	2,096,741	3,859,368	0.88%	1.16%
2050	2,114,988	3,904,074	0.87%	1.16%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 232,969 (a 16.4% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 498,506 (a 20.1% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 137th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Bahrain's population will grow by 27.7% to 2,114,988 people with a rank change from 151st to 146th. The population of Qatar will increase by 31.2% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.