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 1,656,695 people compared to 9,092,598 in Switzerland.
Population statistics:
- Switzerland's population is 5.49 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 1.66M (72.5% growth), while Switzerland has grown from 7.48M to 9.09M (21.5% growth).
- Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.05M people compared to the peak of 9.43M people in 2052 for Switzerland.
Bahrain vs Switzerland: live population counter
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| Current population |
1656695
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9092598
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| Population rank | 151/197 | 100/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
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4.5 minutes
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +22,699 | +40,099 |
| Daily growth/decline | +32 | +320 |
| Annual growth/decline | +11,611 | +116,760 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.74% | +1.31% |
| Population growth rate rank | 118/197 | 82/197 |
Bahrain and Switzerland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 165,477 | 5,327,827 | - | - |
| 1961 | 172,346 | 5,434,294 | 4.15% | 2% |
| 1962 | 179,349 | 5,573,815 | 4.06% | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 186,501 | 5,694,247 | 3.99% | 2.16% |
| 1964 | 193,816 | 5,789,228 | 3.92% | 1.67% |
| 1965 | 200,866 | 5,856,472 | 3.64% | 1.16% |
| 1966 | 207,543 | 5,918,002 | 3.32% | 1.05% |
| 1967 | 214,189 | 5,991,785 | 3.2% | 1.25% |
| 1968 | 219,337 | 6,067,714 | 2.4% | 1.27% |
| 1969 | 222,469 | 6,136,387 | 1.43% | 1.13% |
| 1970 | 224,809 | 6,180,877 | 1.05% | 0.73% |
| 1971 | 230,733 | 6,213,399 | 2.64% | 0.53% |
| 1972 | 242,113 | 6,260,956 | 4.93% | 0.77% |
| 1973 | 255,320 | 6,307,347 | 5.45% | 0.74% |
| 1974 | 269,038 | 6,341,405 | 5.37% | 0.54% |
| 1975 | 283,243 | 6,338,632 | 5.28% | -0.04% |
| 1976 | 297,863 | 6,302,504 | 5.16% | -0.57% |
| 1977 | 312,823 | 6,281,174 | 5.02% | -0.34% |
| 1978 | 328,046 | 6,281,738 | 4.87% | 0.009% |
| 1979 | 343,457 | 6,294,365 | 4.7% | 0.2% |
| 1980 | 358,978 | 6,319,408 | 4.52% | 0.4% |
| 1981 | 373,524 | 6,354,074 | 4.05% | 0.55% |
| 1982 | 386,983 | 6,391,309 | 3.6% | 0.59% |
| 1983 | 400,707 | 6,418,773 | 3.55% | 0.43% |
| 1984 | 415,154 | 6,441,865 | 3.61% | 0.36% |
| 1985 | 430,358 | 6,470,365 | 3.66% | 0.44% |
| 1986 | 446,286 | 6,504,124 | 3.7% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 462,854 | 6,545,106 | 3.71% | 0.63% |
| 1988 | 479,929 | 6,593,386 | 3.69% | 0.74% |
| 1989 | 497,327 | 6,646,912 | 3.63% | 0.81% |
| 1990 | 514,797 | 6,715,519 | 3.51% | 1.03% |
| 1991 | 503,052 | 6,799,978 | -2.28% | 1.26% |
| 1992 | 516,458 | 6,875,364 | 2.66% | 1.11% |
| 1993 | 530,225 | 6,938,265 | 2.67% | 0.91% |
| 1994 | 544,366 | 6,993,795 | 2.67% | 0.8% |
| 1995 | 558,879 | 7,040,687 | 2.67% | 0.67% |
| 1996 | 573,792 | 7,071,850 | 2.67% | 0.44% |
| 1997 | 589,115 | 7,088,906 | 2.67% | 0.24% |
| 1998 | 604,842 | 7,110,001 | 2.67% | 0.3% |
| 1999 | 620,989 | 7,143,991 | 2.67% | 0.48% |
| 2000 | 637,582 | 7,184,250 | 2.67% | 0.56% |
| 2001 | 661,316 | 7,229,854 | 3.72% | 0.63% |
| 2002 | 710,553 | 7,284,753 | 7.45% | 0.76% |
| 2003 | 764,517 | 7,339,001 | 7.59% | 0.74% |
| 2004 | 823,741 | 7,389,625 | 7.75% | 0.69% |
| 2005 | 888,822 | 7,437,115 | 7.9% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 960,424 | 7,483,934 | 8.06% | 0.63% |
| 2007 | 1,039,295 | 7,551,117 | 8.21% | 0.9% |
| 2008 | 1,103,496 | 7,647,675 | 6.18% | 1.28% |
| 2009 | 1,178,415 | 7,743,831 | 6.79% | 1.26% |
| 2010 | 1,228,543 | 7,824,909 | 4.25% | 1.05% |
| 2011 | 1,195,020 | 7,912,398 | -2.73% | 1.12% |
| 2012 | 1,208,964 | 7,996,861 | 1.17% | 1.07% |
| 2013 | 1,253,191 | 8,089,346 | 3.66% | 1.16% |
| 2014 | 1,314,562 | 8,188,649 | 4.9% | 1.23% |
| 2015 | 1,370,322 | 8,282,396 | 4.24% | 1.14% |
| 2016 | 1,423,726 | 8,373,338 | 3.9% | 1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,501,116 | 8,451,840 | 5.44% | 0.94% |
| 2018 | 1,503,091 | 8,514,329 | 0.13% | 0.74% |
| 2019 | 1,483,756 | 8,575,280 | -1.29% | 0.72% |
| 2020 | 1,472,204 | 8,638,167 | -0.78% | 0.73% |
| 2021 | 1,504,365 | 8,704,546 | 2.18% | 0.77% |
| 2022 | 1,524,693 | 8,777,088 | 1.35% | 0.83% |
| 2023 | 1,577,059 | 8,888,822 | 3.43% | 1.27% |
| 2024 | 1,588,670 | 9,005,582 | 0.74% | 1.31% |
| 2025 | 1,624,531 | 9,051,441 | 2.26% | 0.51% |
| 2026 | 1,656,397 | 9,092,200 | 1.96% | 0.45% |
| 2027 | 1,683,692 | 9,128,649 | 1.65% | 0.4% |
| 2028 | 1,706,754 | 9,161,558 | 1.37% | 0.36% |
| 2029 | 1,726,868 | 9,190,268 | 1.18% | 0.31% |
| 2030 | 1,745,013 | 9,215,844 | 1.05% | 0.28% |
| 2031 | 1,762,760 | 9,239,801 | 1.02% | 0.26% |
| 2032 | 1,780,658 | 9,260,664 | 1.02% | 0.23% |
| 2033 | 1,798,708 | 9,278,524 | 1.01% | 0.19% |
| 2034 | 1,816,921 | 9,295,500 | 1.01% | 0.18% |
| 2035 | 1,835,293 | 9,310,659 | 1.01% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 1,853,822 | 9,323,296 | 1.01% | 0.14% |
| 2037 | 1,872,468 | 9,334,565 | 1.01% | 0.12% |
| 2038 | 1,891,215 | 9,344,395 | 1% | 0.11% |
| 2039 | 1,910,026 | 9,353,187 | 0.99% | 0.09% |
| 2040 | 1,928,909 | 9,363,095 | 0.99% | 0.11% |
| 2041 | 1,947,825 | 9,372,148 | 0.98% | 0.1% |
| 2042 | 1,966,723 | 9,380,579 | 0.97% | 0.09% |
| 2043 | 1,985,577 | 9,389,228 | 0.96% | 0.09% |
| 2044 | 2,004,365 | 9,396,409 | 0.95% | 0.08% |
| 2045 | 2,023,058 | 9,402,783 | 0.93% | 0.07% |
| 2046 | 2,041,627 | 9,408,721 | 0.92% | 0.06% |
| 2047 | 2,060,095 | 9,415,274 | 0.9% | 0.07% |
| 2048 | 2,078,453 | 9,422,270 | 0.89% | 0.07% |
| 2049 | 2,096,741 | 9,427,479 | 0.88% | 0.06% |
| 2050 | 2,114,988 | 9,430,133 | 0.87% | 0.03% |
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 232,969 (a 16.4% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 719,260 (a 8.59% 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 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.71% to 9,430,133 people and rank change from 100th to 102nd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Zurich | 449K |
| Geneva | 207K |
| Basel | 176K |
| Bern | 146K |
| Lausanne | 144K |
| Winterthur | 119K |
| Biel/Bienne | 55.9K |
| Thun | 43.9K |
| Bellinzona | 43.8K |
| Koniz | 43K |
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Population differences between Bahrain and Switzerland
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| Life expectancy | 81.7 years | 84.4 years |
| Average age | 33.3 years | 43.2 years |
| Median age | 34.2 years | 43.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 62:38 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.82 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman |
| Population density | 5,143 ppl/mi² | 590 ppl/mi² |
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