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

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The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,600,366 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,649,267 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 86.5 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.74% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.65M (71.7% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Bahrain vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Russia
2100 3,031,337 125,631,984
2099 3,011,916 125,735,285
2098 2,992,487 125,835,990
2097 2,973,093 125,914,480
2096 2,953,759 126,004,709
2095 2,934,466 126,072,890
2094 2,915,204 126,125,529
2093 2,896,001 126,181,074
2092 2,876,839 126,256,091
2091 2,857,700 126,304,823
2090 2,838,655 126,360,262
2089 2,819,707 126,412,664
2088 2,800,765 126,463,022
2087 2,781,926 126,511,263
2086 2,763,133 126,579,534
2085 2,744,327 126,655,806
2084 2,725,573 126,730,694
2083 2,706,819 126,805,713
2082 2,688,091 126,889,471
2081 2,669,405 126,973,300
2080 2,650,761 127,070,546
2079 2,632,128 127,191,346
2078 2,613,489 127,331,975
2077 2,594,847 127,489,152
2076 2,576,208 127,641,749
2075 2,557,513 127,825,235
2074 2,538,752 128,023,096
2073 2,519,971 128,238,922
2072 2,501,190 128,465,870
2071 2,482,346 128,745,681
2070 2,463,552 129,020,076
2069 2,444,735 129,309,803
2068 2,425,908 129,589,275
2067 2,407,081 129,873,991
2066 2,388,320 130,184,092
2065 2,369,644 130,515,828
2064 2,351,001 130,852,649
2063 2,332,422 131,199,458
2062 2,313,935 131,530,725
2061 2,295,551 131,881,030
2060 2,277,267 132,209,377
2059 2,259,033 132,568,882
2058 2,240,850 132,933,515
2057 2,222,771 133,272,997
2056 2,204,739 133,615,325
2055 2,186,699 133,963,055
2054 2,168,666 134,288,366
2053 2,150,594 134,609,198
2052 2,132,515 134,876,558
2051 2,114,430 135,141,211
2050 2,096,281 135,386,454
2049 2,078,112 135,609,441
2048 2,059,873 135,818,840
2047 2,041,553 136,013,698
2046 2,023,114 136,185,098
2045 2,004,578 136,368,416
2044 1,985,907 136,568,234
2043 1,967,174 136,791,498
2042 1,948,376 137,015,033
2041 1,929,535 137,266,491
2040 1,910,715 137,531,851
2039 1,891,961 137,833,822
2038 1,873,245 138,146,863
2037 1,854,637 138,485,780
2036 1,836,126 138,835,731
2035 1,817,753 139,197,452
2034 1,799,540 139,573,272
2033 1,781,495 139,960,175
2032 1,763,602 140,359,785
2031 1,745,865 140,785,026
2030 1,728,268 141,182,418
2029 1,709,742 141,571,268
2028 1,688,220 141,946,979
2027 1,663,819 142,315,155
2026 1,633,899 142,643,173
2025 1,600,366 143,513,328
2024 1,588,670 143,669,648
2023 1,577,059 143,826,130
2022 1,524,693 144,236,933
2021 1,504,365 144,746,762
2020 1,472,204 145,245,148
2019 1,483,756 145,453,291
2018 1,503,091 145,398,106
2017 1,501,116 145,293,260
2016 1,423,726 145,015,460
2015 1,370,322 144,640,716
2014 1,314,562 144,237,223
2013 1,253,191 143,805,638
2012 1,208,964 143,378,447
2011 1,195,020 143,018,195
2010 1,228,543 142,849,468
2009 1,178,415 142,785,348
2008 1,103,496 142,742,366
2007 1,039,295 142,805,114
2006 960,424 143,049,637
2005 888,822 143,518,814
2004 823,741 144,067,316
2003 764,517 144,648,618
2002 710,553 145,306,497
2001 661,316 145,976,482
2000 637,582 146,596,869
1999 620,989 147,214,776
1998 604,842 147,670,784
1997 589,115 147,915,361
1996 573,792 148,160,129
1995 558,879 148,375,787
1994 544,366 148,407,912
1993 530,225 148,458,777
1992 516,458 148,538,197
1991 503,052 148,394,216
1990 514,797 147,969,406
1989 497,327 147,721,000
1988 479,929 146,857,000
1987 462,854 145,908,000
1986 446,286 144,894,000
1985 430,358 143,858,000
1984 415,154 142,745,000
1983 400,707 141,668,000
1982 386,983 140,823,000
1981 373,524 139,941,000
1980 358,978 139,010,000
1979 343,457 138,027,000
1978 328,046 137,060,000
1977 312,823 136,100,000
1976 297,863 135,147,000
1975 283,243 134,200,000
1974 269,038 133,432,000
1973 255,320 132,669,000
1972 242,113 131,909,000
1971 230,733 131,155,000
1970 224,809 130,404,000
1969 222,469 129,664,000
1968 219,337 128,928,000
1967 214,189 128,196,000
1966 207,543 127,468,000
1965 200,866 126,745,000
1964 193,816 125,345,000
1963 186,501 123,960,000
1962 179,349 122,591,000
1961 172,346 121,236,000
1960 165,477 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 225,541 people (a 15.8% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.03M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Russia
2100 0.64% -0.08%
2099 0.65% -0.08%
2098 0.65% -0.06%
2097 0.65% -0.07%
2096 0.66% -0.05%
2095 0.66% -0.04%
2094 0.66% -0.04%
2093 0.67% -0.06%
2092 0.67% -0.04%
2091 0.67% -0.04%
2090 0.67% -0.04%
2089 0.68% -0.04%
2088 0.68% -0.04%
2087 0.68% -0.05%
2086 0.69% -0.06%
2085 0.69% -0.06%
2084 0.69% -0.06%
2083 0.7% -0.07%
2082 0.7% -0.07%
2081 0.7% -0.08%
2080 0.71% -0.09%
2079 0.71% -0.11%
2078 0.72% -0.12%
2077 0.72% -0.12%
2076 0.73% -0.14%
2075 0.74% -0.15%
2074 0.75% -0.17%
2073 0.75% -0.18%
2072 0.76% -0.22%
2071 0.76% -0.21%
2070 0.77% -0.22%
2069 0.78% -0.22%
2068 0.78% -0.22%
2067 0.79% -0.24%
2066 0.79% -0.25%
2065 0.79% -0.26%
2064 0.8% -0.26%
2063 0.8% -0.25%
2062 0.8% -0.27%
2061 0.8% -0.25%
2060 0.81% -0.27%
2059 0.81% -0.27%
2058 0.81% -0.25%
2057 0.82% -0.26%
2056 0.82% -0.26%
2055 0.83% -0.24%
2054 0.84% -0.24%
2053 0.85% -0.2%
2052 0.86% -0.2%
2051 0.87% -0.18%
2050 0.87% -0.16%
2049 0.89% -0.15%
2048 0.9% -0.14%
2047 0.91% -0.13%
2046 0.92% -0.13%
2045 0.94% -0.15%
2044 0.95% -0.16%
2043 0.96% -0.16%
2042 0.98% -0.18%
2041 0.98% -0.19%
2040 0.99% -0.22%
2039 1% -0.23%
2038 1% -0.24%
2037 1.01% -0.25%
2036 1.01% -0.26%
2035 1.01% -0.27%
2034 1.01% -0.28%
2033 1.01% -0.28%
2032 1.02% -0.3%
2031 1.02% -0.28%
2030 1.08% -0.27%
2029 1.27% -0.26%
2028 1.47% -0.26%
2027 1.83% -0.23%
2026 2.1% -0.61%
2025 0.74% -0.11%
2024 0.74% -0.11%
2023 3.43% -0.28%
2022 1.35% -0.35%
2021 2.18% -0.34%
2020 -0.78% -0.14%
2019 -1.29% 0.04%
2018 0.13% 0.07%
2017 5.44% 0.19%
2016 3.9% 0.26%
2015 4.24% 0.28%
2014 4.9% 0.3%
2013 3.66% 0.3%
2012 1.17% 0.25%
2011 -2.73% 0.12%
2010 4.25% 0.04%
2009 6.79% 0.03%
2008 6.18% -0.04%
2007 8.21% -0.17%
2006 8.06% -0.33%
2005 7.9% -0.38%
2004 7.75% -0.4%
2003 7.59% -0.45%
2002 7.45% -0.46%
2001 3.72% -0.42%
2000 2.67% -0.42%
1999 2.67% -0.31%
1998 2.67% -0.17%
1997 2.67% -0.17%
1996 2.67% -0.15%
1995 2.67% -0.02%
1994 2.67% -0.03%
1993 2.67% -0.05%
1992 2.66% 0.1%
1991 -2.28% 0.29%
1990 3.51% 0.17%
1989 3.63% 0.59%
1988 3.69% 0.65%
1987 3.71% 0.7%
1986 3.7% 0.72%
1985 3.66% 0.78%
1984 3.61% 0.76%
1983 3.55% 0.6%
1982 3.6% 0.63%
1981 4.05% 0.67%
1980 4.52% 0.71%
1979 4.7% 0.71%
1978 4.87% 0.71%
1977 5.02% 0.71%
1976 5.16% 0.71%
1975 5.28% 0.58%
1974 5.37% 0.58%
1973 5.45% 0.58%
1972 4.93% 0.57%
1971 2.64% 0.58%
1970 1.05% 0.57%
1969 1.43% 0.57%
1968 2.4% 0.57%
1967 3.2% 0.57%
1966 3.32% 0.57%
1965 3.64% 1.12%
1964 3.92% 1.12%
1963 3.99% 1.12%
1962 4.06% 1.12%
1961 4.15% 1.12%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Russia
Current population
1649267
142643173
Population rank 151/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.72%
One net population change
45.1 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
27.5 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
2.5 hours
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +32 -428
Annual growth/decline +11,696 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 166/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +18,128 -251,822
Net migration rank 34/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - -251,822
2024 15,606 22,699 -574,678 -178,042
2023 16,356 20,002 -503,392 27,807
2022 17,058 18,975 -576,948 765,629
2021 15,401 11,882 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 15,056 -5,048 -697,177 334,094
2019 16,639 -31,967 -319,997 336,494
2018 17,445 -25,978 -232,637 339,972
2017 18,140 21,958 -130,764 396,619
2016 17,996 46,833 0 447,645
2015 18,193 36,809 43,392 384,756
2014 17,826 40,815 28,848 264,698
2013 17,044 35,574 28,761 289,872
2012 16,219 12,801 0 285,977
2011 15,990 -26,107 -128,716 309,377
2010 16,474 -19,329 -242,844 307,555
2009 15,795 46,467 -257,014 350,206
2008 15,541 47,674 -356,856 360,840
2007 15,393 47,500 -471,257 365,717
2006 15,248 46,615 -686,638 308,370
2005 15,196 45,682 -846,761 263,541
2004 14,454 45,413 -792,370 261,519
2003 13,243 45,571 -896,822 256,804
2002 11,875 45,952 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 10,948 34,371 -963,445 259,614
2000 11,339 2,886 -967,540 550,401
1999 11,397 3,130 -927,453 375,468
1998 10,970 3,733 -694,053 528,135
1997 10,739 4,036 -769,159 541,387
1996 10,607 4,162 -785,248 587,171
1995 10,824 3,842 -845,742 723,875
1994 11,133 3,387 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 11,521 2,850 -757,140 507,229
1992 11,577 2,768 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 11,491 4,562 103,876 125,505
1990 12,337 5,090 325,533 299,863
1989 12,293 5,220 576,112 89,400
1988 11,995 5,294 778,343 269,862
1987 11,709 5,152 977,583 275,611
1986 11,455 4,822 985,279 283,553
1985 10,924 4,657 762,447 280,614
1984 10,269 4,557 756,548 247,026
1983 9,821 4,252 906,676 200,159
1982 9,396 3,980 830,855 107,520
1981 9,020 4,523 713,700 36,686
1980 8,802 6,741 681,149 10,440
1979 8,587 6,908 690,135 -5,791
1978 8,358 6,974 812,766 108,882
1977 8,093 7,017 832,932 122,316
1976 7,818 6,993 852,237 113,851
1975 7,535 6,900 843,850 80,069
1974 7,265 6,711 883,186 -51,759
1973 7,012 6,450 846,561 -107,568
1972 6,763 6,190 872,050 -111,168
1971 6,650 3,159 854,999 -134,968
1970 6,973 -4,939 785,554 -264,464
1969 7,277 -4,638 753,088 -64,643
1968 7,584 -3,952 787,621 -83,221
1967 7,492 -829 854,554 -116,029
1966 7,342 -718 989,279 -111,360
1965 7,148 -415 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 6,873 491 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 6,557 714 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 6,232 810 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 5,882 1,076 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 5,513 1,266 1,962,834 -234,895

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

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

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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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