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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,669,503 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 85 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 1.73% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.67M (73.8% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Bahrain vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Russia
2100 3,082,127 124,983,377
2099 3,062,381 125,086,144
2098 3,042,626 125,186,329
2097 3,022,907 125,264,415
2096 3,003,249 125,354,177
2095 2,983,633 125,422,006
2094 2,964,048 125,474,373
2093 2,944,524 125,529,632
2092 2,925,040 125,604,261
2091 2,905,580 125,652,742
2090 2,886,217 125,707,894
2089 2,866,951 125,760,026
2088 2,847,692 125,810,124
2087 2,828,537 125,858,116
2086 2,809,429 125,926,035
2085 2,790,308 126,001,913
2084 2,771,240 126,076,414
2083 2,752,172 126,151,046
2082 2,733,129 126,234,371
2081 2,714,131 126,317,768
2080 2,695,175 126,414,511
2079 2,676,229 126,534,688
2078 2,657,278 126,674,591
2077 2,638,324 126,830,956
2076 2,619,372 126,982,766
2075 2,600,364 127,165,304
2074 2,581,289 127,362,143
2073 2,562,193 127,576,856
2072 2,543,097 127,802,632
2071 2,523,937 128,080,998
2070 2,504,829 128,353,977
2069 2,485,696 128,642,208
2068 2,466,554 128,920,237
2067 2,447,412 129,203,483
2066 2,428,336 129,511,983
2065 2,409,347 129,842,007
2064 2,390,392 130,177,089
2063 2,371,501 130,522,107
2062 2,352,705 130,851,664
2061 2,334,013 131,200,160
2060 2,315,423 131,526,812
2059 2,296,883 131,884,461
2058 2,278,395 132,247,211
2057 2,260,013 132,584,941
2056 2,241,679 132,925,501
2055 2,223,337 133,271,436
2054 2,205,001 133,595,068
2053 2,186,627 133,914,243
2052 2,168,245 134,180,223
2051 2,149,857 134,443,510
2050 2,131,404 134,687,487
2049 2,112,930 134,909,323
2048 2,094,386 135,117,641
2047 2,075,759 135,311,492
2046 2,057,011 135,482,008
2045 2,038,165 135,664,379
2044 2,019,181 135,863,165
2043 2,000,134 136,085,277
2042 1,981,020 136,307,658
2041 1,961,864 136,557,818
2040 1,942,729 136,821,807
2039 1,923,661 137,122,219
2038 1,904,631 137,433,644
2037 1,885,711 137,770,811
2036 1,866,890 138,118,955
2035 1,848,209 138,478,809
2034 1,829,691 138,852,689
2033 1,811,344 139,237,595
2032 1,793,151 139,635,142
2031 1,775,117 140,058,187
2030 1,757,225 140,453,528
2029 1,738,388 140,840,370
2028 1,716,506 141,214,141
2027 1,691,696 141,580,416
2026 1,661,275 141,906,741
2025 1,627,179 142,772,403
2024 1,588,670 143,533,851
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 245,777 people (a 17.3% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% 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 27.7% to 2,131,404 people with a rank change from 151st to 146th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.08M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M 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 2.42% -0.53%
2024 0.74% -0.2%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Russia
Current population
1669503
141906741
Population rank 151/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.71%
One net population change
45.3 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
26.7 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
2.66 hours
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +32 -801
Annual growth/decline +11,611 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 177/197
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 - 22,699 - -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 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 55.9% of the population change in Bahrain is from natural causes (a gain of 170,110 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 134,281 people). In Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 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 (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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