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Population in Bahrain compared to Saint Kitts and Nevis: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,600,366 in 2025 vs 46,922 people in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,649,267 people compared to 47,031 in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Population statistics:

  • Bahrain's population is 35.1 times bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis'.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Saint Kitts and Nevis is the 189th.
  • The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.0006% for Saint Kitts and Nevis.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs -0.03% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.65M (71.7% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis has grown from 46.6K to 47K (0.99% growth).

Bahrain vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Saint Kitts
2100 3,031,337 30,378
2099 3,011,916 30,622
2098 2,992,487 30,866
2097 2,973,093 31,106
2096 2,953,759 31,357
2095 2,934,466 31,609
2094 2,915,204 31,861
2093 2,896,001 32,116
2092 2,876,839 32,383
2091 2,857,700 32,643
2090 2,838,655 32,908
2089 2,819,707 33,175
2088 2,800,765 33,459
2087 2,781,926 33,730
2086 2,763,133 34,022
2085 2,744,327 34,299
2084 2,725,573 34,588
2083 2,706,819 34,884
2082 2,688,091 35,173
2081 2,669,405 35,473
2080 2,650,761 35,768
2079 2,632,128 36,072
2078 2,613,489 36,384
2077 2,594,847 36,688
2076 2,576,208 37,001
2075 2,557,513 37,312
2074 2,538,752 37,630
2073 2,519,971 37,926
2072 2,501,190 38,236
2071 2,482,346 38,544
2070 2,463,552 38,854
2069 2,444,735 39,150
2068 2,425,908 39,454
2067 2,407,081 39,756
2066 2,388,320 40,049
2065 2,369,644 40,345
2064 2,351,001 40,630
2063 2,332,422 40,904
2062 2,313,935 41,179
2061 2,295,551 41,444
2060 2,277,267 41,706
2059 2,259,033 41,986
2058 2,240,850 42,277
2057 2,222,771 42,561
2056 2,204,739 42,825
2055 2,186,699 43,109
2054 2,168,666 43,377
2053 2,150,594 43,646
2052 2,132,515 43,905
2051 2,114,430 44,162
2050 2,096,281 44,409
2049 2,078,112 44,627
2048 2,059,873 44,845
2047 2,041,553 45,079
2046 2,023,114 45,296
2045 2,004,578 45,513
2044 1,985,907 45,714
2043 1,967,174 45,930
2042 1,948,376 46,112
2041 1,929,535 46,275
2040 1,910,715 46,427
2039 1,891,961 46,575
2038 1,873,245 46,698
2037 1,854,637 46,808
2036 1,836,126 46,918
2035 1,817,753 47,016
2034 1,799,540 47,088
2033 1,781,495 47,127
2032 1,763,602 47,162
2031 1,745,865 47,178
2030 1,728,268 47,168
2029 1,709,742 47,143
2028 1,688,220 47,123
2027 1,663,819 47,062
2026 1,633,899 46,999
2025 1,600,366 46,922
2024 1,588,670 46,843
2023 1,577,059 46,758
2022 1,524,693 46,709
2021 1,504,365 46,763
2020 1,472,204 46,870
2019 1,483,756 46,952
2018 1,503,091 47,008
2017 1,501,116 47,050
2016 1,423,726 47,075
2015 1,370,322 47,087
2014 1,314,562 47,089
2013 1,253,191 47,069
2012 1,208,964 47,033
2011 1,195,020 46,886
2010 1,228,543 46,846
2009 1,178,415 46,916
2008 1,103,496 46,835
2007 1,039,295 46,706
2006 960,424 46,569
2005 888,822 46,437
2004 823,741 46,315
2003 764,517 46,176
2002 710,553 46,020
2001 661,316 45,761
2000 637,582 45,248
1999 620,989 44,601
1998 604,842 43,998
1997 589,115 43,428
1996 573,792 42,877
1995 558,879 42,326
1994 544,366 41,776
1993 530,225 41,242
1992 516,458 40,715
1991 503,052 40,358
1990 514,797 40,432
1989 497,327 40,758
1988 479,929 41,062
1987 462,854 41,348
1986 446,286 41,618
1985 430,358 41,874
1984 415,154 42,113
1983 400,707 42,334
1982 386,983 42,532
1981 373,524 42,698
1980 358,978 42,850
1979 343,457 43,033
1978 328,046 43,217
1977 312,823 43,358
1976 297,863 43,482
1975 283,243 43,606
1974 269,038 43,738
1973 255,320 43,880
1972 242,113 44,033
1971 230,733 44,206
1970 224,809 44,606
1969 222,469 45,731
1968 219,337 47,245
1967 214,189 48,605
1966 207,543 49,898
1965 200,866 51,139
1964 193,816 52,326
1963 186,501 53,441
1962 179,349 54,461
1961 172,346 55,334
1960 165,477 55,810

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis gained 506 people (a 1.09% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 225,541 people (a 15.8% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population decreased by 44 people (a 0.09% decline).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Saint Kitts and Nevis was ranked 190th in 2006 and ranked 189th 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis will decrease by 5.58% to 44,409 people and will still be ranked 189th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.03M people, while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population already peaked in 1960 at 55.8K people and is projected to decrease to 30.4K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Saint Kitts
2100 0.64% -0.8%
2099 0.65% -0.79%
2098 0.65% -0.77%
2097 0.65% -0.8%
2096 0.66% -0.8%
2095 0.66% -0.79%
2094 0.66% -0.79%
2093 0.67% -0.83%
2092 0.67% -0.79%
2091 0.67% -0.81%
2090 0.67% -0.81%
2089 0.68% -0.85%
2088 0.68% -0.8%
2087 0.68% -0.86%
2086 0.69% -0.81%
2085 0.69% -0.84%
2084 0.69% -0.85%
2083 0.7% -0.82%
2082 0.7% -0.85%
2081 0.7% -0.83%
2080 0.71% -0.84%
2079 0.71% -0.86%
2078 0.72% -0.83%
2077 0.72% -0.85%
2076 0.73% -0.83%
2075 0.74% -0.85%
2074 0.75% -0.78%
2073 0.75% -0.81%
2072 0.76% -0.8%
2071 0.76% -0.8%
2070 0.77% -0.76%
2069 0.78% -0.77%
2068 0.78% -0.76%
2067 0.79% -0.73%
2066 0.79% -0.73%
2065 0.79% -0.7%
2064 0.8% -0.67%
2063 0.8% -0.67%
2062 0.8% -0.64%
2061 0.8% -0.63%
2060 0.81% -0.67%
2059 0.81% -0.69%
2058 0.81% -0.67%
2057 0.82% -0.62%
2056 0.82% -0.66%
2055 0.83% -0.62%
2054 0.84% -0.62%
2053 0.85% -0.59%
2052 0.86% -0.58%
2051 0.87% -0.56%
2050 0.87% -0.49%
2049 0.89% -0.49%
2048 0.9% -0.52%
2047 0.91% -0.48%
2046 0.92% -0.48%
2045 0.94% -0.44%
2044 0.95% -0.47%
2043 0.96% -0.4%
2042 0.98% -0.35%
2041 0.98% -0.33%
2040 0.99% -0.32%
2039 1% -0.26%
2038 1% -0.24%
2037 1.01% -0.23%
2036 1.01% -0.21%
2035 1.01% -0.15%
2034 1.01% -0.08%
2033 1.01% -0.07%
2032 1.02% -0.03%
2031 1.02% 0.02%
2030 1.08% 0.05%
2029 1.27% 0.04%
2028 1.47% 0.13%
2027 1.83% 0.13%
2026 2.1% 0.16%
2025 0.74% 0.17%
2024 0.74% 0.18%
2023 3.43% 0.1%
2022 1.35% -0.12%
2021 2.18% -0.23%
2020 -0.78% -0.17%
2019 -1.29% -0.12%
2018 0.13% -0.09%
2017 5.44% -0.05%
2016 3.9% -0.03%
2015 4.24% -0.004%
2014 4.9% 0.04%
2013 3.66% 0.08%
2012 1.17% 0.31%
2011 -2.73% 0.09%
2010 4.25% -0.15%
2009 6.79% 0.17%
2008 6.18% 0.28%
2007 8.21% 0.29%
2006 8.06% 0.28%
2005 7.9% 0.26%
2004 7.75% 0.3%
2003 7.59% 0.34%
2002 7.45% 0.57%
2001 3.72% 1.13%
2000 2.67% 1.45%
1999 2.67% 1.37%
1998 2.67% 1.31%
1997 2.67% 1.29%
1996 2.67% 1.3%
1995 2.67% 1.32%
1994 2.67% 1.29%
1993 2.67% 1.29%
1992 2.66% 0.88%
1991 -2.28% -0.18%
1990 3.51% -0.8%
1989 3.63% -0.74%
1988 3.69% -0.69%
1987 3.71% -0.65%
1986 3.7% -0.61%
1985 3.66% -0.57%
1984 3.61% -0.52%
1983 3.55% -0.47%
1982 3.6% -0.39%
1981 4.05% -0.35%
1980 4.52% -0.43%
1979 4.7% -0.43%
1978 4.87% -0.33%
1977 5.02% -0.29%
1976 5.16% -0.28%
1975 5.28% -0.3%
1974 5.37% -0.32%
1973 5.45% -0.35%
1972 4.93% -0.39%
1971 2.64% -0.9%
1970 1.05% -2.46%
1969 1.43% -3.2%
1968 2.4% -2.8%
1967 3.2% -2.59%
1966 3.32% -2.43%
1965 3.64% -2.27%
1964 3.92% -2.09%
1963 3.99% -1.87%
1962 4.06% -1.58%
1961 4.15% -0.85%

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 Saint Kitts and Nevis' population grew by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Saint Kitts
Current population
1649267
47031
Population rank 151/197 189/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.0006%
One net population change
45.1 minutes
4.63 days
One birth every
27.5 minutes
16 hours
One death every
2.5 hours
18.8 hours
Daily growth/decline +32 +0
Annual growth/decline +11,696 +79
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +0.17%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 152/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
2.9 weeks
Annual migration change +18,128 +18
Net migration rank 34/196 75/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 7,958
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 181/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 17%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 37/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Saint Kitts
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - 18
2024 15,606 22,699 82 -7
2023 16,356 20,002 84 0
2022 17,058 18,975 14 0
2021 15,401 11,882 -20 -92
2020 15,056 -5,048 98 -202
2019 16,639 -31,967 135 -202
2018 17,445 -25,978 150 -202
2017 18,140 21,958 169 -202
2016 17,996 46,833 185 -202
2015 18,193 36,809 197 -202
2014 17,826 40,815 213 -202
2013 17,044 35,574 227 -202
2012 16,219 12,801 246 -202
2011 15,990 -26,107 250 0
2010 16,474 -19,329 274 -449
2009 15,795 46,467 300 -263
2008 15,541 47,674 322 -197
2007 15,393 47,500 341 -200
2006 15,248 46,615 355 -221
2005 15,196 45,682 361 -234
2004 14,454 45,413 365 -237
2003 13,243 45,571 369 -224
2002 11,875 45,952 365 -210
2001 10,948 34,371 369 -7
2000 11,339 2,886 376 291
1999 11,397 3,130 413 213
1998 10,970 3,733 415 170
1997 10,739 4,036 405 157
1996 10,607 4,162 379 168
1995 10,824 3,842 382 162
1994 11,133 3,387 370 170
1993 11,521 2,850 373 160
1992 11,577 2,768 369 158
1991 11,491 4,562 411 -217
1990 12,337 5,090 471 -812
1989 12,293 5,220 476 -788
1988 11,995 5,294 471 -766
1987 11,709 5,152 486 -767
1986 11,455 4,822 520 -783
1985 10,924 4,657 574 -821
1984 10,269 4,557 598 -828
1983 9,821 4,252 664 -880
1982 9,396 3,980 672 -858
1981 9,020 4,523 684 -832
1980 8,802 6,741 652 -798
1979 8,587 6,908 643 -856
1978 8,358 6,974 654 -817
1977 8,093 7,017 697 -820
1976 7,818 6,993 703 -823
1975 7,535 6,900 688 -813
1974 7,265 6,711 670 -810
1973 7,012 6,450 646 -794
1972 6,763 6,190 619 -782
1971 6,650 3,159 615 -797
1970 6,973 -4,939 611 -1,227
1969 7,277 -4,638 708 -2,340
1968 7,584 -3,952 812 -2,208
1967 7,492 -829 951 -2,270
1966 7,342 -718 1,103 -2,366
1965 7,148 -415 1,228 -2,447
1964 6,873 491 1,305 -2,465
1963 6,557 714 1,360 -2,435
1962 6,232 810 1,373 -2,331
1961 5,882 1,076 1,466 -2,256
1960 5,513 1,266 1,562 -1,725

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 Saint Kitts and Nevis 45.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,094 people) and 54.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,311 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 7,958 people or 17% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Saint Kitts
City Population
Basseterre 12.9K
Cayon 3K

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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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