The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,656,695 people compared to 8,998,687 in Sierra Leone.
Population statistics:
- Sierra Leone's population is 5.43 times bigger than Bahrain's.
- Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 102nd.
- The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
- For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
- Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.66M (72.5% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9M (60% growth).
- Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.05M people compared to the peak of 16M people in 2092 for Sierra Leone.
Bahrain vs Sierra Leone: live population counter
Bahrain
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Sierra Leone
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1656695
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8998687
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| Population rank | 151/197 | 102/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
45.3 minutes
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2.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
26.7 minutes
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2.03 minutes
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| One death every |
2.66 hours
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7.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
23.2 minutes
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47.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +22,699 | -11,000 |
| Daily growth/decline | +32 | +497 |
| Annual growth/decline | +11,611 | +181,510 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.74% | +2.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 118/197 | 47/197 |
Bahrain and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart
Bahrain
Population
Growth rate
Sierra Leone
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bahrain
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Sierra Leone
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Bahrain
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Sierra Leone
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| 1960 | 165,477 | 2,268,356 | - | - |
| 1961 | 172,346 | 2,304,227 | 4.15% | 1.58% |
| 1962 | 179,349 | 2,342,242 | 4.06% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 186,501 | 2,382,258 | 3.99% | 1.71% |
| 1964 | 193,816 | 2,424,390 | 3.92% | 1.77% |
| 1965 | 200,866 | 2,468,666 | 3.64% | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 207,543 | 2,514,638 | 3.32% | 1.86% |
| 1967 | 214,189 | 2,562,384 | 3.2% | 1.9% |
| 1968 | 219,337 | 2,611,532 | 2.4% | 1.92% |
| 1969 | 222,469 | 2,661,365 | 1.43% | 1.91% |
| 1970 | 224,809 | 2,712,286 | 1.05% | 1.91% |
| 1971 | 230,733 | 2,763,222 | 2.64% | 1.88% |
| 1972 | 242,113 | 2,814,388 | 4.93% | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 255,320 | 2,866,955 | 5.45% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 269,038 | 2,920,459 | 5.37% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 283,243 | 2,974,657 | 5.28% | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 297,863 | 3,028,820 | 5.16% | 1.82% |
| 1977 | 312,823 | 3,085,354 | 5.02% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 328,046 | 3,145,517 | 4.87% | 1.95% |
| 1979 | 343,457 | 3,207,499 | 4.7% | 1.97% |
| 1980 | 358,978 | 3,272,089 | 4.52% | 2.01% |
| 1981 | 373,524 | 3,338,940 | 4.05% | 2.04% |
| 1982 | 386,983 | 3,408,183 | 3.6% | 2.07% |
| 1983 | 400,707 | 3,481,646 | 3.55% | 2.16% |
| 1984 | 415,154 | 3,558,758 | 3.61% | 2.21% |
| 1985 | 430,358 | 3,638,438 | 3.66% | 2.24% |
| 1986 | 446,286 | 3,728,380 | 3.7% | 2.47% |
| 1987 | 462,854 | 3,829,718 | 3.71% | 2.72% |
| 1988 | 479,929 | 3,934,517 | 3.69% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 497,327 | 4,034,037 | 3.63% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 514,797 | 4,196,828 | 3.51% | 4.04% |
| 1991 | 503,052 | 4,246,267 | -2.28% | 1.18% |
| 1992 | 516,458 | 4,166,366 | 2.66% | -1.88% |
| 1993 | 530,225 | 4,157,130 | 2.67% | -0.22% |
| 1994 | 544,366 | 4,173,105 | 2.67% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 558,879 | 4,179,179 | 2.67% | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 573,792 | 4,199,210 | 2.67% | 0.48% |
| 1997 | 589,115 | 4,253,716 | 2.67% | 1.3% |
| 1998 | 604,842 | 4,295,785 | 2.67% | 0.99% |
| 1999 | 620,989 | 4,318,043 | 2.67% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 637,582 | 4,423,611 | 2.67% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 661,316 | 4,692,716 | 3.72% | 6.08% |
| 2002 | 710,553 | 4,971,435 | 7.45% | 5.94% |
| 2003 | 764,517 | 5,177,687 | 7.59% | 4.15% |
| 2004 | 823,741 | 5,355,717 | 7.75% | 3.44% |
| 2005 | 888,822 | 5,501,712 | 7.9% | 2.73% |
| 2006 | 960,424 | 5,624,466 | 8.06% | 2.23% |
| 2007 | 1,039,295 | 5,749,352 | 8.21% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 1,103,496 | 5,894,722 | 6.18% | 2.53% |
| 2009 | 1,178,415 | 6,055,646 | 6.79% | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 1,228,543 | 6,222,714 | 4.25% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 1,195,020 | 6,387,251 | -2.73% | 2.64% |
| 2012 | 1,208,964 | 6,551,080 | 1.17% | 2.56% |
| 2013 | 1,253,191 | 6,714,051 | 3.66% | 2.49% |
| 2014 | 1,314,562 | 6,876,385 | 4.9% | 2.42% |
| 2015 | 1,370,322 | 7,037,655 | 4.24% | 2.35% |
| 2016 | 1,423,726 | 7,205,328 | 3.9% | 2.38% |
| 2017 | 1,501,116 | 7,379,299 | 5.44% | 2.41% |
| 2018 | 1,503,091 | 7,554,563 | 0.13% | 2.38% |
| 2019 | 1,483,756 | 7,731,991 | -1.29% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | 1,472,204 | 7,912,558 | -0.78% | 2.34% |
| 2021 | 1,504,365 | 8,094,602 | 2.18% | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 1,524,693 | 8,276,807 | 1.35% | 2.25% |
| 2023 | 1,577,059 | 8,460,512 | 3.43% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 1,588,670 | 8,642,022 | 0.74% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 1,624,531 | 8,819,789 | 2.26% | 2.06% |
| 2026 | 1,656,397 | 8,996,743 | 1.96% | 2.01% |
| 2027 | 1,683,692 | 9,174,695 | 1.65% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 1,706,754 | 9,349,021 | 1.37% | 1.9% |
| 2029 | 1,726,868 | 9,520,811 | 1.18% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 1,745,013 | 9,694,851 | 1.05% | 1.83% |
| 2031 | 1,762,760 | 9,870,295 | 1.02% | 1.81% |
| 2032 | 1,780,658 | 10,047,193 | 1.02% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 1,798,708 | 10,221,006 | 1.01% | 1.73% |
| 2034 | 1,816,921 | 10,391,485 | 1.01% | 1.67% |
| 2035 | 1,835,293 | 10,563,163 | 1.01% | 1.65% |
| 2036 | 1,853,822 | 10,734,341 | 1.01% | 1.62% |
| 2037 | 1,872,468 | 10,902,263 | 1.01% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 1,891,215 | 11,066,143 | 1% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 1,910,026 | 11,230,060 | 0.99% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 1,928,909 | 11,398,391 | 0.99% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 1,947,825 | 11,566,213 | 0.98% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 1,966,723 | 11,728,787 | 0.97% | 1.41% |
| 2043 | 1,985,577 | 11,887,934 | 0.96% | 1.36% |
| 2044 | 2,004,365 | 12,049,424 | 0.95% | 1.36% |
| 2045 | 2,023,058 | 12,208,872 | 0.93% | 1.32% |
| 2046 | 2,041,627 | 12,363,446 | 0.92% | 1.27% |
| 2047 | 2,060,095 | 12,512,739 | 0.9% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 2,078,453 | 12,659,609 | 0.89% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 2,096,741 | 12,805,136 | 0.88% | 1.15% |
| 2050 | 2,114,988 | 12,948,320 | 0.87% | 1.12% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 232,969 (a 16.4% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,793,359 (a 24.9% growth).
Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 102nd 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 43.9% to 12,948,320 people and rank change from 102nd to 91st.
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Population differences between Bahrain and Sierra Leone
|
Bahrain
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 81.7 years | 62.3 years |
| Average age | 33.3 years | 24.4 years |
| Median age | 34.2 years | 20.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 62:38 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.82 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman |
| Population density | 5,143 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
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