The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,656,695 people compared to 18,836,893 in Romania.
Population statistics:
- Romania's population is 11.4 times bigger than Bahrain's.
- Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
- The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.23% for Romania.
- For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
- Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.66M (72.5% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).
- Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.05M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.
Bahrain vs Romania: live population counter
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| Current population |
1656695
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18836893
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| Population rank | 151/197 | 70/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.23% |
| One net population change |
45.3 minutes
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56.8 minutes
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| One birth every |
26.7 minutes
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3.45 minutes
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| One death every |
2.66 hours
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2.17 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
23.2 minutes
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18.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +22,699 | -28,466 |
| Daily growth/decline | +32 | -25 |
| Annual growth/decline | +11,611 | -9,258 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.74% | -0.05% |
| Population growth rate rank | 118/197 | 170/197 |
Bahrain and Romania: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 165,477 | 18,406,905 | - | - |
| 1961 | 172,346 | 18,555,250 | 4.15% | 0.81% |
| 1962 | 179,349 | 18,676,550 | 4.06% | 0.65% |
| 1963 | 186,501 | 18,797,850 | 3.99% | 0.65% |
| 1964 | 193,816 | 18,919,126 | 3.92% | 0.65% |
| 1965 | 200,866 | 19,031,576 | 3.64% | 0.59% |
| 1966 | 207,543 | 19,215,450 | 3.32% | 0.97% |
| 1967 | 214,189 | 19,534,242 | 3.2% | 1.66% |
| 1968 | 219,337 | 19,799,831 | 2.4% | 1.36% |
| 1969 | 222,469 | 20,009,141 | 1.43% | 1.06% |
| 1970 | 224,809 | 20,250,398 | 1.05% | 1.21% |
| 1971 | 230,733 | 20,461,567 | 2.64% | 1.04% |
| 1972 | 242,113 | 20,657,957 | 4.93% | 0.96% |
| 1973 | 255,320 | 20,835,681 | 5.45% | 0.86% |
| 1974 | 269,038 | 21,029,429 | 5.37% | 0.93% |
| 1975 | 283,243 | 21,293,583 | 5.28% | 1.26% |
| 1976 | 297,863 | 21,551,634 | 5.16% | 1.21% |
| 1977 | 312,823 | 21,756,096 | 5.02% | 0.95% |
| 1978 | 328,046 | 21,951,464 | 4.87% | 0.9% |
| 1979 | 343,457 | 22,090,488 | 4.7% | 0.63% |
| 1980 | 358,978 | 22,207,282 | 4.52% | 0.53% |
| 1981 | 373,524 | 22,353,070 | 4.05% | 0.66% |
| 1982 | 386,983 | 22,475,741 | 3.6% | 0.55% |
| 1983 | 400,707 | 22,560,478 | 3.55% | 0.38% |
| 1984 | 415,154 | 22,640,547 | 3.61% | 0.35% |
| 1985 | 430,358 | 22,732,999 | 3.66% | 0.41% |
| 1986 | 446,286 | 22,836,841 | 3.7% | 0.46% |
| 1987 | 462,854 | 22,949,430 | 3.71% | 0.49% |
| 1988 | 479,929 | 23,057,662 | 3.69% | 0.47% |
| 1989 | 497,327 | 23,161,458 | 3.63% | 0.45% |
| 1990 | 514,797 | 23,201,835 | 3.51% | 0.17% |
| 1991 | 503,052 | 23,001,155 | -2.28% | -0.86% |
| 1992 | 516,458 | 22,794,284 | 2.66% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 530,225 | 22,763,280 | 2.67% | -0.14% |
| 1994 | 544,366 | 22,730,211 | 2.67% | -0.15% |
| 1995 | 558,879 | 22,684,270 | 2.67% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 573,792 | 22,619,004 | 2.67% | -0.29% |
| 1997 | 589,115 | 22,553,978 | 2.67% | -0.29% |
| 1998 | 604,842 | 22,507,344 | 2.67% | -0.21% |
| 1999 | 620,989 | 22,472,040 | 2.67% | -0.16% |
| 2000 | 637,582 | 22,442,971 | 2.67% | -0.13% |
| 2001 | 661,316 | 22,131,970 | 3.72% | -1.39% |
| 2002 | 710,553 | 21,730,496 | 7.45% | -1.81% |
| 2003 | 764,517 | 21,574,326 | 7.59% | -0.72% |
| 2004 | 823,741 | 21,451,748 | 7.75% | -0.57% |
| 2005 | 888,822 | 21,319,685 | 7.9% | -0.62% |
| 2006 | 960,424 | 21,193,760 | 8.06% | -0.59% |
| 2007 | 1,039,295 | 20,882,982 | 8.21% | -1.47% |
| 2008 | 1,103,496 | 20,537,875 | 6.18% | -1.65% |
| 2009 | 1,178,415 | 20,367,487 | 6.79% | -0.83% |
| 2010 | 1,228,543 | 20,246,871 | 4.25% | -0.59% |
| 2011 | 1,195,020 | 20,147,528 | -2.73% | -0.49% |
| 2012 | 1,208,964 | 20,058,035 | 1.17% | -0.44% |
| 2013 | 1,253,191 | 19,983,693 | 3.66% | -0.37% |
| 2014 | 1,314,562 | 19,908,979 | 4.9% | -0.37% |
| 2015 | 1,370,322 | 19,815,616 | 4.24% | -0.47% |
| 2016 | 1,423,726 | 19,702,267 | 3.9% | -0.57% |
| 2017 | 1,501,116 | 19,588,715 | 5.44% | -0.58% |
| 2018 | 1,503,091 | 19,473,970 | 0.13% | -0.59% |
| 2019 | 1,483,756 | 19,371,648 | -1.29% | -0.53% |
| 2020 | 1,472,204 | 19,265,250 | -0.78% | -0.55% |
| 2021 | 1,504,365 | 19,122,059 | 2.18% | -0.74% |
| 2022 | 1,524,693 | 19,048,502 | 1.35% | -0.38% |
| 2023 | 1,577,059 | 19,061,062 | 3.43% | 0.07% |
| 2024 | 1,588,670 | 19,051,804 | 0.74% | -0.05% |
| 2025 | 1,624,531 | 18,945,157 | 2.26% | -0.56% |
| 2026 | 1,656,397 | 18,836,893 | 1.96% | -0.57% |
| 2027 | 1,683,692 | 18,727,645 | 1.65% | -0.58% |
| 2028 | 1,706,754 | 18,617,757 | 1.37% | -0.59% |
| 2029 | 1,726,868 | 18,506,702 | 1.18% | -0.6% |
| 2030 | 1,745,013 | 18,394,947 | 1.05% | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 1,762,760 | 18,282,991 | 1.02% | -0.61% |
| 2032 | 1,780,658 | 18,170,681 | 1.02% | -0.61% |
| 2033 | 1,798,708 | 18,057,661 | 1.01% | -0.62% |
| 2034 | 1,816,921 | 17,943,814 | 1.01% | -0.63% |
| 2035 | 1,835,293 | 17,828,772 | 1.01% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 1,853,822 | 17,712,177 | 1.01% | -0.65% |
| 2037 | 1,872,468 | 17,595,189 | 1.01% | -0.66% |
| 2038 | 1,891,215 | 17,477,597 | 1% | -0.67% |
| 2039 | 1,910,026 | 17,360,012 | 0.99% | -0.67% |
| 2040 | 1,928,909 | 17,242,939 | 0.99% | -0.67% |
| 2041 | 1,947,825 | 17,124,773 | 0.98% | -0.69% |
| 2042 | 1,966,723 | 17,006,515 | 0.97% | -0.69% |
| 2043 | 1,985,577 | 16,888,882 | 0.96% | -0.69% |
| 2044 | 2,004,365 | 16,770,593 | 0.95% | -0.7% |
| 2045 | 2,023,058 | 16,652,406 | 0.93% | -0.7% |
| 2046 | 2,041,627 | 16,534,847 | 0.92% | -0.71% |
| 2047 | 2,060,095 | 16,416,456 | 0.9% | -0.72% |
| 2048 | 2,078,453 | 16,297,099 | 0.89% | -0.73% |
| 2049 | 2,096,741 | 16,177,534 | 0.88% | -0.73% |
| 2050 | 2,114,988 | 16,058,209 | 0.87% | -0.74% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 232,969 (a 16.4% growth), while Romania's population decreased by -865,374 (a 4.39% decline).
Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.8% to 16,058,209 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.
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Population differences between Bahrain and Romania
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| Life expectancy | 81.7 years | 76.4 years |
| Average age | 33.3 years | 42.5 years |
| Median age | 34.2 years | 43.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 62:38 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.82 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 5,143 ppl/mi² | 214.5 ppl/mi² |
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