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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 9,005,582 people in Switzerland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,669,503 people compared to 9,107,866 in Switzerland.

Population statistics:

  • Switzerland's population is 5.46 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Switzerland is the 100th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.11% for Switzerland.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +0.98% in Switzerland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.67M (73.8% growth), while Switzerland has grown from 7.48M to 9.11M (21.7% growth).

Bahrain vs Switzerland: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Switzerland
2100 3,082,127 9,234,296
2099 3,062,381 9,226,472
2098 3,042,626 9,220,109
2097 3,022,907 9,212,728
2096 3,003,249 9,208,997
2095 2,983,633 9,203,477
2094 2,964,048 9,199,095
2093 2,944,524 9,196,672
2092 2,925,040 9,194,082
2091 2,905,580 9,191,145
2090 2,886,217 9,189,122
2089 2,866,951 9,188,754
2088 2,847,692 9,190,102
2087 2,828,537 9,189,763
2086 2,809,429 9,191,494
2085 2,790,308 9,195,728
2084 2,771,240 9,199,983
2083 2,752,172 9,204,908
2082 2,733,129 9,210,695
2081 2,714,131 9,217,065
2080 2,695,175 9,223,475
2079 2,676,229 9,230,920
2078 2,657,278 9,237,649
2077 2,638,324 9,245,300
2076 2,619,372 9,250,248
2075 2,600,364 9,255,753
2074 2,581,289 9,266,455
2073 2,562,193 9,275,439
2072 2,543,097 9,283,185
2071 2,523,937 9,292,913
2070 2,504,829 9,303,843
2069 2,485,696 9,311,935
2068 2,466,554 9,320,335
2067 2,447,412 9,327,741
2066 2,428,336 9,339,455
2065 2,409,347 9,351,481
2064 2,390,392 9,362,413
2063 2,371,501 9,372,441
2062 2,352,705 9,383,258
2061 2,334,013 9,395,036
2060 2,315,423 9,403,920
2059 2,296,883 9,414,241
2058 2,278,395 9,422,560
2057 2,260,013 9,428,212
2056 2,241,679 9,435,441
2055 2,223,337 9,443,890
2054 2,205,001 9,451,268
2053 2,186,627 9,456,389
2052 2,168,245 9,456,418
2051 2,149,857 9,456,395
2050 2,131,404 9,454,544
2049 2,112,930 9,451,083
2048 2,094,386 9,444,091
2047 2,075,759 9,437,061
2046 2,057,011 9,430,954
2045 2,038,165 9,425,155
2044 2,019,181 9,418,152
2043 2,000,134 9,410,763
2042 1,981,020 9,400,808
2041 1,961,864 9,393,857
2040 1,942,729 9,382,662
2039 1,923,661 9,373,984
2038 1,904,631 9,365,030
2037 1,885,711 9,354,254
2036 1,866,890 9,342,450
2035 1,848,209 9,328,907
2034 1,829,691 9,312,054
2033 1,811,344 9,294,881
2032 1,793,151 9,276,221
2031 1,775,117 9,253,034
2030 1,757,225 9,228,188
2029 1,738,388 9,201,743
2028 1,716,506 9,170,620
2027 1,691,696 9,135,740
2026 1,661,275 9,097,532
2025 1,627,179 9,053,983
2024 1,588,670 9,005,582
2023 1,577,059 8,888,822
2022 1,524,693 8,777,088
2021 1,504,365 8,704,546
2020 1,472,204 8,638,167
2019 1,483,756 8,575,280
2018 1,503,091 8,514,329
2017 1,501,116 8,451,840
2016 1,423,726 8,373,338
2015 1,370,322 8,282,396
2014 1,314,562 8,188,649
2013 1,253,191 8,089,346
2012 1,208,964 7,996,861
2011 1,195,020 7,912,398
2010 1,228,543 7,824,909
2009 1,178,415 7,743,831
2008 1,103,496 7,647,675
2007 1,039,295 7,551,117
2006 960,424 7,483,934
2005 888,822 7,437,115
2004 823,741 7,389,625
2003 764,517 7,339,001
2002 710,553 7,284,753
2001 661,316 7,229,854
2000 637,582 7,184,250
1999 620,989 7,143,991
1998 604,842 7,110,001
1997 589,115 7,088,906
1996 573,792 7,071,850
1995 558,879 7,040,687
1994 544,366 6,993,795
1993 530,225 6,938,265
1992 516,458 6,875,364
1991 503,052 6,799,978
1990 514,797 6,715,519
1989 497,327 6,646,912
1988 479,929 6,593,386
1987 462,854 6,545,106
1986 446,286 6,504,124
1985 430,358 6,470,365
1984 415,154 6,441,865
1983 400,707 6,418,773
1982 386,983 6,391,309
1981 373,524 6,354,074
1980 358,978 6,319,408
1979 343,457 6,294,365
1978 328,046 6,281,738
1977 312,823 6,281,174
1976 297,863 6,302,504
1975 283,243 6,338,632
1974 269,038 6,341,405
1973 255,320 6,307,347
1972 242,113 6,260,956
1971 230,733 6,213,399
1970 224,809 6,180,877
1969 222,469 6,136,387
1968 219,337 6,067,714
1967 214,189 5,991,785
1966 207,543 5,918,002
1965 200,866 5,856,472
1964 193,816 5,789,228
1963 186,501 5,694,247
1962 179,349 5,573,815
1961 172,346 5,434,294
1960 165,477 5,327,827

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/switzerland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Switzerland gained 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 245,777 people (a 17.3% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 734,528 people (a 8.77% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Switzerland was ranked 96th in 2006 and ranked 100th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.81% to 9,454,544 people and rank change from 100th to 103rd.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.08M people compared to the peak of 9.46M people in 2052 for Switzerland.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Switzerland
2100 0.64% 0.08%
2099 0.65% 0.07%
2098 0.65% 0.08%
2097 0.65% 0.04%
2096 0.66% 0.06%
2095 0.66% 0.05%
2094 0.66% 0.03%
2093 0.67% 0.03%
2092 0.67% 0.03%
2091 0.67% 0.02%
2090 0.67% 0.004%
2089 0.68% -0.01%
2088 0.68% 0.004%
2087 0.68% -0.02%
2086 0.69% -0.05%
2085 0.69% -0.05%
2084 0.69% -0.05%
2083 0.7% -0.06%
2082 0.7% -0.07%
2081 0.7% -0.07%
2080 0.71% -0.08%
2079 0.71% -0.07%
2078 0.72% -0.08%
2077 0.72% -0.05%
2076 0.73% -0.06%
2075 0.74% -0.12%
2074 0.75% -0.1%
2073 0.75% -0.08%
2072 0.76% -0.1%
2071 0.76% -0.12%
2070 0.77% -0.09%
2069 0.78% -0.09%
2068 0.78% -0.08%
2067 0.79% -0.13%
2066 0.79% -0.13%
2065 0.79% -0.12%
2064 0.8% -0.11%
2063 0.8% -0.12%
2062 0.8% -0.13%
2061 0.8% -0.09%
2060 0.81% -0.11%
2059 0.81% -0.09%
2058 0.81% -0.06%
2057 0.82% -0.08%
2056 0.82% -0.09%
2055 0.83% -0.08%
2054 0.84% -0.05%
2053 0.85% -0%
2052 0.86% 0%
2051 0.87% 0.02%
2050 0.87% 0.04%
2049 0.89% 0.07%
2048 0.9% 0.07%
2047 0.91% 0.06%
2046 0.92% 0.06%
2045 0.94% 0.07%
2044 0.95% 0.08%
2043 0.96% 0.11%
2042 0.98% 0.07%
2041 0.98% 0.12%
2040 0.99% 0.09%
2039 1% 0.1%
2038 1% 0.12%
2037 1.01% 0.13%
2036 1.01% 0.15%
2035 1.01% 0.18%
2034 1.01% 0.18%
2033 1.01% 0.2%
2032 1.02% 0.25%
2031 1.02% 0.27%
2030 1.08% 0.29%
2029 1.27% 0.34%
2028 1.47% 0.38%
2027 1.83% 0.42%
2026 2.1% 0.48%
2025 2.42% 0.54%
2024 0.74% 1.31%
2023 3.43% 1.27%
2022 1.35% 0.83%
2021 2.18% 0.77%
2020 -0.78% 0.73%
2019 -1.29% 0.72%
2018 0.13% 0.74%
2017 5.44% 0.94%
2016 3.9% 1.1%
2015 4.24% 1.14%
2014 4.9% 1.23%
2013 3.66% 1.16%
2012 1.17% 1.07%
2011 -2.73% 1.12%
2010 4.25% 1.05%
2009 6.79% 1.26%
2008 6.18% 1.28%
2007 8.21% 0.9%
2006 8.06% 0.63%
2005 7.9% 0.64%
2004 7.75% 0.69%
2003 7.59% 0.74%
2002 7.45% 0.76%
2001 3.72% 0.63%
2000 2.67% 0.56%
1999 2.67% 0.48%
1998 2.67% 0.3%
1997 2.67% 0.24%
1996 2.67% 0.44%
1995 2.67% 0.67%
1994 2.67% 0.8%
1993 2.67% 0.91%
1992 2.66% 1.11%
1991 -2.28% 1.26%
1990 3.51% 1.03%
1989 3.63% 0.81%
1988 3.69% 0.74%
1987 3.71% 0.63%
1986 3.7% 0.52%
1985 3.66% 0.44%
1984 3.61% 0.36%
1983 3.55% 0.43%
1982 3.6% 0.59%
1981 4.05% 0.55%
1980 4.52% 0.4%
1979 4.7% 0.2%
1978 4.87% 0.009%
1977 5.02% -0.34%
1976 5.16% -0.57%
1975 5.28% -0.04%
1974 5.37% 0.54%
1973 5.45% 0.74%
1972 4.93% 0.77%
1971 2.64% 0.53%
1970 1.05% 0.73%
1969 1.43% 1.13%
1968 2.4% 1.27%
1967 3.2% 1.25%
1966 3.32% 1.05%
1965 3.64% 1.16%
1964 3.92% 1.67%
1963 3.99% 2.16%
1962 4.06% 2.57%
1961 4.15% 2%

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/switzerland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Switzerland's population grew by 1.31%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Switzerland
Current population
1669503
9107866
Population rank 151/197 100/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.11%
One net population change
45.3 minutes
4.5 minutes
One birth every
26.7 minutes
6.57 minutes
One death every
2.66 hours
7.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +32 +320
Annual growth/decline +11,611 +116,760
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +1.31%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 81/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
14.1 minutes
Annual migration change +18,128 +37,253
Net migration rank 34/196 25/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 2,773,840
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 27/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 31.1%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 17/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Switzerland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Switzerland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - 37,253
2024 - 22,699 - 40,099
2023 16,356 20,002 8,000 45,098
2022 17,058 18,975 7,899 96,424
2021 15,401 11,882 18,279 50,665
2020 15,056 -5,048 9,502 55,523
2019 16,639 -31,967 18,008 44,517
2018 17,445 -25,978 20,434 41,253
2017 18,140 21,958 20,284 45,658
2016 17,996 46,833 22,608 71,009
2015 18,193 36,809 19,050 71,876
2014 17,826 40,815 21,290 78,122
2013 17,044 35,574 17,797 83,823
2012 16,219 12,801 18,393 67,840
2011 15,990 -26,107 18,990 67,194
2010 16,474 -19,329 17,997 76,388
2009 15,795 46,467 15,487 69,324
2008 15,541 47,674 15,295 94,430
2007 15,393 47,500 13,592 72,475
2006 15,248 46,615 12,723 37,308
2005 15,196 45,682 11,899 33,203
2004 14,454 45,413 13,302 39,484
2003 13,243 45,571 8,807 42,567
2002 11,875 45,952 10,199 49,650
2001 10,948 34,371 10,845 35,420
2000 11,339 2,886 15,806 24,463
1999 11,397 3,130 16,431 25,599
1998 10,970 3,733 16,353 11,325
1997 10,739 4,036 17,722 -1,939
1996 10,607 4,162 19,801 -131
1995 10,824 3,842 19,010 25,343
1994 11,133 3,387 20,982 30,274
1993 11,521 2,850 21,509 40,267
1992 11,577 2,768 24,064 42,014
1991 11,491 4,562 23,800 69,738
1990 12,337 5,090 20,146 58,428
1989 12,293 5,220 19,941 34,432
1988 11,995 5,294 21,099 34,602
1987 11,709 5,152 15,708 27,081
1986 11,455 4,822 16,261 23,242
1985 10,924 4,657 14,882 14,402
1984 10,269 4,557 16,105 12,532
1983 9,821 4,252 12,837 5,663
1982 9,396 3,980 15,339 21,929
1981 9,020 4,523 13,979 24,229
1980 8,802 6,741 14,535 17,841
1979 8,587 6,908 14,477 4,262
1978 8,358 6,974 13,820 -6,552
1977 8,093 7,017 16,959 -22,516
1976 7,818 6,993 17,017 -54,255
1975 7,535 6,900 22,820 -58,187
1974 7,265 6,711 27,902 2,008
1973 7,012 6,450 30,906 8,158
1972 6,763 6,190 35,061 19,991
1971 6,650 3,159 38,523 2,636
1970 6,973 -4,939 42,648 -18,326
1969 7,277 -4,638 44,182 20,754
1968 7,584 -3,952 47,328 25,828
1967 7,492 -829 52,128 27,697
1966 7,342 -718 53,854 14,979
1965 7,148 -415 56,222 -1,351
1964 6,873 491 59,050 21,455
1963 6,557 714 52,956 58,415
1962 6,232 810 49,050 82,798
1961 5,882 1,076 48,365 101,278
1960 5,513 1,266 42,090 22,313

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

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/switzerland | 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 Switzerland 21.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 165,354 people) and 78.4% is from migration (a gain of 600,145 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 2,773,840 people or 31.1% in Switzerland.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Switzerland
City Population
Zurich 449K
Geneva 209K
Basel 176K
Bern 146K
Lausanne 145K
Winterthur 110K
Lucerne 86.2K
St. Gallen 78.9K
Lugano 63.5K
Biel/Bienne 55.9K

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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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