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Population in Bahrain compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,669,503 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 13.3 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.67M (73.8% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Bahrain vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Sri Lanka
2100 3,082,127 20,270,496
2099 3,062,381 20,383,669
2098 3,042,626 20,498,567
2097 3,022,907 20,611,123
2096 3,003,249 20,723,560
2095 2,983,633 20,834,629
2094 2,964,048 20,943,809
2093 2,944,524 21,052,131
2092 2,925,040 21,158,833
2091 2,905,580 21,263,961
2090 2,886,217 21,371,263
2089 2,866,951 21,475,426
2088 2,847,692 21,577,177
2087 2,828,537 21,677,510
2086 2,809,429 21,777,420
2085 2,790,308 21,876,464
2084 2,771,240 21,970,336
2083 2,752,172 22,062,801
2082 2,733,129 22,151,745
2081 2,714,131 22,240,834
2080 2,695,175 22,326,555
2079 2,676,229 22,411,438
2078 2,657,278 22,489,772
2077 2,638,324 22,565,028
2076 2,619,372 22,637,463
2075 2,600,364 22,707,112
2074 2,581,289 22,778,489
2073 2,562,193 22,844,703
2072 2,543,097 22,905,707
2071 2,523,937 22,964,866
2070 2,504,829 23,022,515
2069 2,485,696 23,076,310
2068 2,466,554 23,129,541
2067 2,447,412 23,184,596
2066 2,428,336 23,234,419
2065 2,409,347 23,285,901
2064 2,390,392 23,331,390
2063 2,371,501 23,372,184
2062 2,352,705 23,409,522
2061 2,334,013 23,441,893
2060 2,315,423 23,474,032
2059 2,296,883 23,502,132
2058 2,278,395 23,528,076
2057 2,260,013 23,550,580
2056 2,241,679 23,570,923
2055 2,223,337 23,582,432
2054 2,205,001 23,591,414
2053 2,186,627 23,601,371
2052 2,168,245 23,605,361
2051 2,149,857 23,606,194
2050 2,131,404 23,603,330
2049 2,112,930 23,597,604
2048 2,094,386 23,587,307
2047 2,075,759 23,570,881
2046 2,057,011 23,547,409
2045 2,038,165 23,515,133
2044 2,019,181 23,483,546
2043 2,000,134 23,446,242
2042 1,981,020 23,404,983
2041 1,961,864 23,357,358
2040 1,942,729 23,306,148
2039 1,923,661 23,248,341
2038 1,904,631 23,187,512
2037 1,885,711 23,120,775
2036 1,866,890 23,053,427
2035 1,848,209 22,981,808
2034 1,829,691 22,906,587
2033 1,811,344 22,826,414
2032 1,793,151 22,742,267
2031 1,775,117 22,655,907
2030 1,757,225 22,564,038
2029 1,738,388 22,470,759
2028 1,716,506 22,370,999
2027 1,691,696 22,266,017
2026 1,661,275 22,155,543
2025 1,627,179 22,039,908
2024 1,588,670 21,916,000
2023 1,577,059 22,037,000
2022 1,524,693 22,181,000
2021 1,504,365 22,156,000
2020 1,472,204 21,919,000
2019 1,483,756 21,803,000
2018 1,503,091 21,670,000
2017 1,501,116 21,453,000
2016 1,423,726 21,209,000
2015 1,370,322 20,970,000
2014 1,314,562 20,778,000
2013 1,253,191 20,585,000
2012 1,208,964 21,169,458
2011 1,195,020 21,009,048
2010 1,228,543 20,879,089
2009 1,178,415 20,756,435
2008 1,103,496 20,629,378
2007 1,039,295 20,492,545
2006 960,424 20,352,411
2005 888,822 20,216,524
2004 823,741 20,087,605
2003 764,517 19,951,521
2002 710,553 19,805,752
2001 661,316 19,600,362
2000 637,582 19,293,054
1999 620,989 18,944,731
1998 604,842 18,596,003
1997 589,115 18,248,200
1996 573,792 17,905,018
1995 558,879 17,564,068
1994 544,366 17,275,773
1993 530,225 17,025,918
1992 516,458 16,739,284
1991 503,052 16,475,354
1990 514,797 16,352,458
1989 497,327 16,248,557
1988 479,929 16,078,621
1987 462,854 15,916,576
1986 446,286 15,731,256
1985 430,358 15,544,154
1984 415,154 15,441,860
1983 400,707 15,388,794
1982 386,983 15,286,567
1981 373,524 15,099,414
1980 358,978 14,847,974
1979 343,457 14,579,614
1978 328,046 14,310,128
1977 312,823 14,049,371
1976 297,863 13,796,770
1975 283,243 13,548,984
1974 269,038 13,305,693
1973 255,320 13,060,916
1972 242,113 12,809,205
1971 230,733 12,551,910
1970 224,809 12,287,110
1969 222,469 12,013,858
1968 219,337 11,736,088
1967 214,189 11,457,328
1966 207,543 11,183,928
1965 200,866 10,916,965
1964 193,816 10,653,397
1963 186,501 10,395,040
1962 179,349 10,143,754
1961 172,346 9,899,372
1960 165,477 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 245,777 people (a 17.3% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.08M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Sri Lanka
2100 0.64% -0.56%
2099 0.65% -0.56%
2098 0.65% -0.55%
2097 0.65% -0.54%
2096 0.66% -0.53%
2095 0.66% -0.52%
2094 0.66% -0.51%
2093 0.67% -0.5%
2092 0.67% -0.49%
2091 0.67% -0.5%
2090 0.67% -0.49%
2089 0.68% -0.47%
2088 0.68% -0.46%
2087 0.68% -0.46%
2086 0.69% -0.45%
2085 0.69% -0.43%
2084 0.69% -0.42%
2083 0.7% -0.4%
2082 0.7% -0.4%
2081 0.7% -0.38%
2080 0.71% -0.38%
2079 0.71% -0.35%
2078 0.72% -0.33%
2077 0.72% -0.32%
2076 0.73% -0.31%
2075 0.74% -0.31%
2074 0.75% -0.29%
2073 0.75% -0.27%
2072 0.76% -0.26%
2071 0.76% -0.25%
2070 0.77% -0.23%
2069 0.78% -0.23%
2068 0.78% -0.24%
2067 0.79% -0.21%
2066 0.79% -0.22%
2065 0.79% -0.19%
2064 0.8% -0.17%
2063 0.8% -0.16%
2062 0.8% -0.14%
2061 0.8% -0.14%
2060 0.81% -0.12%
2059 0.81% -0.11%
2058 0.81% -0.1%
2057 0.82% -0.09%
2056 0.82% -0.05%
2055 0.83% -0.04%
2054 0.84% -0.04%
2053 0.85% -0.02%
2052 0.86% -0.004%
2051 0.87% 0.01%
2050 0.87% 0.02%
2049 0.89% 0.04%
2048 0.9% 0.07%
2047 0.91% 0.1%
2046 0.92% 0.14%
2045 0.94% 0.13%
2044 0.95% 0.16%
2043 0.96% 0.18%
2042 0.98% 0.2%
2041 0.98% 0.22%
2040 0.99% 0.25%
2039 1% 0.26%
2038 1% 0.29%
2037 1.01% 0.29%
2036 1.01% 0.31%
2035 1.01% 0.33%
2034 1.01% 0.35%
2033 1.01% 0.37%
2032 1.02% 0.38%
2031 1.02% 0.41%
2030 1.08% 0.42%
2029 1.27% 0.45%
2028 1.47% 0.47%
2027 1.83% 0.5%
2026 2.1% 0.52%
2025 2.42% 0.57%
2024 0.74% -0.55%
2023 3.43% -0.65%
2022 1.35% 0.11%
2021 2.18% 1.08%
2020 -0.78% 0.53%
2019 -1.29% 0.61%
2018 0.13% 1.01%
2017 5.44% 1.15%
2016 3.9% 1.14%
2015 4.24% 0.92%
2014 4.9% 0.94%
2013 3.66% -2.76%
2012 1.17% 0.76%
2011 -2.73% 0.62%
2010 4.25% 0.59%
2009 6.79% 0.62%
2008 6.18% 0.67%
2007 8.21% 0.69%
2006 8.06% 0.67%
2005 7.9% 0.64%
2004 7.75% 0.68%
2003 7.59% 0.74%
2002 7.45% 1.05%
2001 3.72% 1.59%
2000 2.67% 1.84%
1999 2.67% 1.88%
1998 2.67% 1.91%
1997 2.67% 1.92%
1996 2.67% 1.94%
1995 2.67% 1.67%
1994 2.67% 1.47%
1993 2.67% 1.71%
1992 2.66% 1.6%
1991 -2.28% 0.75%
1990 3.51% 0.64%
1989 3.63% 1.06%
1988 3.69% 1.02%
1987 3.71% 1.18%
1986 3.7% 1.2%
1985 3.66% 0.66%
1984 3.61% 0.34%
1983 3.55% 0.67%
1982 3.6% 1.24%
1981 4.05% 1.69%
1980 4.52% 1.84%
1979 4.7% 1.88%
1978 4.87% 1.86%
1977 5.02% 1.83%
1976 5.16% 1.83%
1975 5.28% 1.83%
1974 5.37% 1.87%
1973 5.45% 1.97%
1972 4.93% 2.05%
1971 2.64% 2.16%
1970 1.05% 2.27%
1969 1.43% 2.37%
1968 2.4% 2.43%
1967 3.2% 2.44%
1966 3.32% 2.45%
1965 3.64% 2.47%
1964 3.92% 2.49%
1963 3.99% 2.48%
1962 4.06% 2.47%
1961 4.15% 2.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Sri Lanka
Current population
1669503
22185425
Population rank 151/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.27%
One net population change
45.3 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
26.7 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
2.66 hours
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +32 -332
Annual growth/decline +11,611 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 188/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change +18,128 -30,724
Net migration rank 34/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - -30,724
2024 - 22,699 - -27,245
2023 16,356 20,002 66,111 -28,011
2022 17,058 18,975 95,378 -27,435
2021 15,401 11,882 121,858 -29,586
2020 15,056 -5,048 170,968 -29,875
2019 16,639 -31,967 172,243 -28,426
2018 17,445 -25,978 183,610 -28,607
2017 18,140 21,958 187,993 -22,324
2016 17,996 46,833 194,232 -18,388
2015 18,193 36,809 201,815 -29,797
2014 17,826 40,815 211,541 -33,672
2013 17,044 35,574 221,021 -37,754
2012 16,219 12,801 229,138 -41,955
2011 15,990 -26,107 224,461 -90,839
2010 16,474 -19,329 224,325 -98,060
2009 15,795 46,467 200,175 -81,130
2008 15,541 47,674 232,225 -97,144
2007 15,393 47,500 248,287 -109,695
2006 15,248 46,615 248,706 -107,045
2005 15,196 45,682 248,683 -118,594
2004 14,454 45,413 212,527 -84,795
2003 13,243 45,571 252,008 -107,573
2002 11,875 45,952 252,840 -105,718
2001 10,948 34,371 244,377 19,273
2000 11,339 2,886 227,060 123,894
1999 11,397 3,130 206,876 138,799
1998 10,970 3,733 201,059 150,724
1997 10,739 4,036 208,193 135,636
1996 10,607 4,162 215,290 127,236
1995 10,824 3,842 221,957 117,416
1994 11,133 3,387 228,904 8,323
1993 11,521 2,850 226,257 36,232
1992 11,577 2,768 222,230 88,542
1991 11,491 4,562 218,117 -1,047
1990 12,337 5,090 224,454 -195,736
1989 12,293 5,220 212,401 -33,305
1988 11,995 5,294 219,184 -58,415
1987 11,709 5,152 226,414 -63,105
1986 11,455 4,822 233,782 -26,460
1985 10,924 4,657 247,836 -80,950
1984 10,269 4,557 263,175 -225,450
1983 9,821 4,252 277,768 -209,362
1982 9,396 3,980 300,030 -163,987
1981 9,020 4,523 328,096 -89,824
1980 8,802 6,741 328,155 -63,541
1979 8,587 6,908 329,791 -57,683
1978 8,358 6,974 317,055 -50,189
1977 8,093 7,017 300,038 -45,383
1976 7,818 6,993 291,816 -41,258
1975 7,535 6,900 282,496 -37,475
1974 7,265 6,711 275,521 -33,979
1973 7,012 6,450 278,577 -30,582
1972 6,763 6,190 282,494 -27,071
1971 6,650 3,159 281,200 -22,021
1970 6,973 -4,939 286,719 -16,299
1969 7,277 -4,638 286,218 -10,152
1968 7,584 -3,952 286,642 -7,163
1967 7,492 -829 284,738 -6,696
1966 7,342 -718 275,549 -6,794
1965 7,148 -415 272,422 -7,249
1964 6,873 491 269,584 -7,614
1963 6,557 714 262,880 -8,118
1962 6,232 810 256,719 -8,909
1961 5,882 1,076 251,087 -10,144
1960 5,513 1,266 247,631 -12,610

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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