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Population in Bahrain compared to Trinidad and Tobago: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 1,368,333 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,669,503 people compared to 1,374,840 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Population statistics:

  • Bahrain's population is 1.21 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Trinidad and Tobago is the 154th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +0.19% in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.67M (73.8% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.3M to 1.37M (5.92% growth).

Bahrain vs Trinidad and Tobago: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Trinidad
2100 3,082,127 820,139
2099 3,062,381 827,732
2098 3,042,626 835,344
2097 3,022,907 843,011
2096 3,003,249 850,741
2095 2,983,633 858,556
2094 2,964,048 866,373
2093 2,944,524 874,273
2092 2,925,040 882,213
2091 2,905,580 890,266
2090 2,886,217 898,378
2089 2,866,951 906,601
2088 2,847,692 914,872
2087 2,828,537 923,272
2086 2,809,429 931,804
2085 2,790,308 940,463
2084 2,771,240 949,270
2083 2,752,172 958,273
2082 2,733,129 967,427
2081 2,714,131 976,795
2080 2,695,175 986,272
2079 2,676,229 995,976
2078 2,657,278 1,005,824
2077 2,638,324 1,015,872
2076 2,619,372 1,026,025
2075 2,600,364 1,036,315
2074 2,581,289 1,046,695
2073 2,562,193 1,057,138
2072 2,543,097 1,067,706
2071 2,523,937 1,078,279
2070 2,504,829 1,088,883
2069 2,485,696 1,099,489
2068 2,466,554 1,110,059
2067 2,447,412 1,120,501
2066 2,428,336 1,130,882
2065 2,409,347 1,141,203
2064 2,390,392 1,151,388
2063 2,371,501 1,161,394
2062 2,352,705 1,171,232
2061 2,334,013 1,180,918
2060 2,315,423 1,190,417
2059 2,296,883 1,199,770
2058 2,278,395 1,208,904
2057 2,260,013 1,217,922
2056 2,241,679 1,226,725
2055 2,223,337 1,235,387
2054 2,205,001 1,243,896
2053 2,186,627 1,252,160
2052 2,168,245 1,260,260
2051 2,149,857 1,268,194
2050 2,131,404 1,275,900
2049 2,112,930 1,283,457
2048 2,094,386 1,290,793
2047 2,075,759 1,297,947
2046 2,057,011 1,304,843
2045 2,038,165 1,311,560
2044 2,019,181 1,318,015
2043 2,000,134 1,324,249
2042 1,981,020 1,330,180
2041 1,961,864 1,335,843
2040 1,942,729 1,341,188
2039 1,923,661 1,346,239
2038 1,904,631 1,350,921
2037 1,885,711 1,355,297
2036 1,866,890 1,359,322
2035 1,848,209 1,362,986
2034 1,829,691 1,366,278
2033 1,811,344 1,369,125
2032 1,793,151 1,371,607
2031 1,775,117 1,373,561
2030 1,757,225 1,375,038
2029 1,738,388 1,376,018
2028 1,716,506 1,376,314
2027 1,691,696 1,375,856
2026 1,661,275 1,374,464
2025 1,627,179 1,372,016
2024 1,588,670 1,368,333
2023 1,577,059 1,367,510
2022 1,524,693 1,365,805
2021 1,504,365 1,367,558
2020 1,472,204 1,366,725
2019 1,483,756 1,363,985
2018 1,503,091 1,359,193
2017 1,501,116 1,356,633
2016 1,423,726 1,353,895
2015 1,370,322 1,349,667
2014 1,314,562 1,345,343
2013 1,253,191 1,340,557
2012 1,208,964 1,335,194
2011 1,195,020 1,328,019
2010 1,228,543 1,317,714
2009 1,178,415 1,310,106
2008 1,103,496 1,308,587
2007 1,039,295 1,303,188
2006 960,424 1,297,944
2005 888,822 1,294,494
2004 823,741 1,345,380
2003 764,517 1,338,709
2002 710,553 1,332,011
2001 661,316 1,325,567
2000 637,582 1,319,774
1999 620,989 1,314,708
1998 604,842 1,310,225
1997 589,115 1,305,836
1996 573,792 1,300,928
1995 558,879 1,295,169
1994 544,366 1,288,341
1993 530,225 1,280,466
1992 516,458 1,271,674
1991 503,052 1,262,171
1990 514,797 1,252,208
1989 497,327 1,241,600
1988 479,929 1,230,069
1987 462,854 1,217,364
1986 446,286 1,203,124
1985 430,358 1,187,366
1984 415,154 1,172,984
1983 400,707 1,160,534
1982 386,983 1,147,927
1981 373,524 1,135,132
1980 358,978 1,121,744
1979 343,457 1,107,639
1978 328,046 1,093,380
1977 312,823 1,079,554
1976 297,863 1,066,311
1975 283,243 1,053,469
1974 269,038 1,040,761
1973 255,320 1,027,851
1972 242,113 1,014,921
1971 230,733 1,002,585
1970 224,809 991,471
1969 222,469 980,706
1968 219,337 969,006
1967 214,189 956,418
1966 207,543 942,937
1965 200,866 928,425
1964 193,816 912,963
1963 186,501 896,804
1962 179,349 880,194
1961 172,346 863,144
1960 165,477 844,943

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/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 245,777 people (a 17.3% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 20,945 people (a 1.55% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2006 and ranked 154th 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 Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.2% to 1,275,900 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.08M people compared to the peak of 1.38M people in 2028 for Trinidad and Tobago.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Trinidad
2100 0.64% -0.92%
2099 0.65% -0.91%
2098 0.65% -0.91%
2097 0.65% -0.91%
2096 0.66% -0.91%
2095 0.66% -0.9%
2094 0.66% -0.9%
2093 0.67% -0.9%
2092 0.67% -0.9%
2091 0.67% -0.9%
2090 0.67% -0.91%
2089 0.68% -0.9%
2088 0.68% -0.91%
2087 0.68% -0.92%
2086 0.69% -0.92%
2085 0.69% -0.93%
2084 0.69% -0.94%
2083 0.7% -0.95%
2082 0.7% -0.96%
2081 0.7% -0.96%
2080 0.71% -0.97%
2079 0.71% -0.98%
2078 0.72% -0.99%
2077 0.72% -0.99%
2076 0.73% -0.99%
2075 0.74% -0.99%
2074 0.75% -0.99%
2073 0.75% -0.99%
2072 0.76% -0.98%
2071 0.76% -0.97%
2070 0.77% -0.96%
2069 0.78% -0.95%
2068 0.78% -0.93%
2067 0.79% -0.92%
2066 0.79% -0.9%
2065 0.79% -0.88%
2064 0.8% -0.86%
2063 0.8% -0.84%
2062 0.8% -0.82%
2061 0.8% -0.8%
2060 0.81% -0.78%
2059 0.81% -0.76%
2058 0.81% -0.74%
2057 0.82% -0.72%
2056 0.82% -0.7%
2055 0.83% -0.68%
2054 0.84% -0.66%
2053 0.85% -0.64%
2052 0.86% -0.63%
2051 0.87% -0.6%
2050 0.87% -0.59%
2049 0.89% -0.57%
2048 0.9% -0.55%
2047 0.91% -0.53%
2046 0.92% -0.51%
2045 0.94% -0.49%
2044 0.95% -0.47%
2043 0.96% -0.45%
2042 0.98% -0.42%
2041 0.98% -0.4%
2040 0.99% -0.38%
2039 1% -0.35%
2038 1% -0.32%
2037 1.01% -0.3%
2036 1.01% -0.27%
2035 1.01% -0.24%
2034 1.01% -0.21%
2033 1.01% -0.18%
2032 1.02% -0.14%
2031 1.02% -0.11%
2030 1.08% -0.07%
2029 1.27% -0.02%
2028 1.47% 0.03%
2027 1.83% 0.1%
2026 2.1% 0.18%
2025 2.42% 0.27%
2024 0.74% 0.06%
2023 3.43% 0.12%
2022 1.35% -0.13%
2021 2.18% 0.06%
2020 -0.78% 0.2%
2019 -1.29% 0.35%
2018 0.13% 0.19%
2017 5.44% 0.2%
2016 3.9% 0.31%
2015 4.24% 0.32%
2014 4.9% 0.36%
2013 3.66% 0.4%
2012 1.17% 0.54%
2011 -2.73% 0.78%
2010 4.25% 0.58%
2009 6.79% 0.12%
2008 6.18% 0.41%
2007 8.21% 0.4%
2006 8.06% 0.27%
2005 7.9% -3.78%
2004 7.75% 0.5%
2003 7.59% 0.5%
2002 7.45% 0.49%
2001 3.72% 0.44%
2000 2.67% 0.39%
1999 2.67% 0.34%
1998 2.67% 0.34%
1997 2.67% 0.38%
1996 2.67% 0.44%
1995 2.67% 0.53%
1994 2.67% 0.62%
1993 2.67% 0.69%
1992 2.66% 0.75%
1991 -2.28% 0.8%
1990 3.51% 0.85%
1989 3.63% 0.94%
1988 3.69% 1.04%
1987 3.71% 1.18%
1986 3.7% 1.33%
1985 3.66% 1.23%
1984 3.61% 1.07%
1983 3.55% 1.1%
1982 3.6% 1.13%
1981 4.05% 1.19%
1980 4.52% 1.27%
1979 4.7% 1.3%
1978 4.87% 1.28%
1977 5.02% 1.24%
1976 5.16% 1.22%
1975 5.28% 1.22%
1974 5.37% 1.26%
1973 5.45% 1.27%
1972 4.93% 1.23%
1971 2.64% 1.12%
1970 1.05% 1.1%
1969 1.43% 1.21%
1968 2.4% 1.32%
1967 3.2% 1.43%
1966 3.32% 1.56%
1965 3.64% 1.69%
1964 3.92% 1.8%
1963 3.99% 1.89%
1962 4.06% 1.98%
1961 4.15% 2.15%

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/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Trinidad and Tobago's population grew by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Trinidad
Current population
1669503
1374840
Population rank 151/197 154/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.02%
One net population change
45.3 minutes
10.6 hours
One birth every
26.7 minutes
35.9 minutes
One death every
2.66 hours
45.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +32 +2
Annual growth/decline +11,611 +823
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +0.06%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 161/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
12.7 hours
Annual migration change +18,128 +691
Net migration rank 34/196 67/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 113,478
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 128/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 7.5%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 78/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Trinidad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - 691
2024 - 22,699 - 1,334
2023 16,356 20,002 3,200 2,126
2022 17,058 18,975 3,773 4,247
2021 15,401 11,882 2,091 5,749
2020 15,056 -5,048 4,558 427
2019 16,639 -31,967 5,647 -19,251
2018 17,445 -25,978 5,869 35,502
2017 18,140 21,958 6,779 1,445
2016 17,996 46,833 7,436 -86
2015 18,193 36,809 7,963 -575
2014 17,826 40,815 8,571 -799
2013 17,044 35,574 9,020 -796
2012 16,219 12,801 9,376 -880
2011 15,990 -26,107 9,601 -1,410
2010 16,474 -19,329 9,698 -2,230
2009 15,795 46,467 9,769 -3,056
2008 15,541 47,674 9,872 -3,624
2007 15,393 47,500 9,939 -3,731
2006 15,248 46,615 9,889 -3,684
2005 15,196 45,682 9,822 -3,595
2004 14,454 45,413 10,149 -3,504
2003 13,243 45,571 10,169 -3,472
2002 11,875 45,952 10,316 -3,613
2001 10,948 34,371 10,438 -4,252
2000 11,339 2,886 10,588 -5,185
1999 11,397 3,130 10,821 -6,103
1998 10,970 3,733 10,964 -6,730
1997 10,739 4,036 11,405 -6,865
1996 10,607 4,162 12,101 -6,827
1995 10,824 3,842 12,971 -6,723
1994 11,133 3,387 14,032 -6,615
1993 11,521 2,850 14,878 -6,554
1992 11,577 2,768 15,910 -6,650
1991 11,491 4,562 16,903 -7,149
1990 12,337 5,090 18,052 -7,878
1989 12,293 5,220 19,636 -8,588
1988 11,995 5,294 21,028 -9,023
1987 11,709 5,152 22,398 -9,002
1986 11,455 4,822 23,705 -8,620
1985 10,924 4,657 24,487 -8,051
1984 10,269 4,557 24,738 -12,413
1983 9,821 4,252 25,118 -12,544
1982 9,396 3,980 25,181 -12,529
1981 9,020 4,523 25,015 -12,086
1980 8,802 6,741 24,557 -10,709
1979 8,587 6,908 23,475 -9,106
1978 8,358 6,974 22,538 -8,397
1977 8,093 7,017 21,660 -8,154
1976 7,818 6,993 20,875 -7,895
1975 7,535 6,900 20,468 -7,768
1974 7,265 6,711 20,412 -7,683
1973 7,012 6,450 20,617 -7,524
1972 6,763 6,190 20,116 -7,346
1971 6,650 3,159 19,400 -7,499
1970 6,973 -4,939 19,074 -8,751
1969 7,277 -4,638 19,652 -8,449
1968 7,584 -3,952 20,849 -8,647
1967 7,492 -829 21,992 -9,008
1966 7,342 -718 23,228 -9,254
1965 7,148 -415 24,349 -9,301
1964 6,873 491 25,065 -9,193
1963 6,557 714 25,507 -9,067
1962 6,232 810 25,763 -8,982
1961 5,882 1,076 25,518 -8,200
1960 5,513 1,266 24,766 -5,671

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

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/trinidad-and-tobago | 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 Trinidad and Tobago 66% is from natural causes (a gain of 55,887 people) and 34% is from migration (a gain of 28,785 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 113,478 people or 7.5% in Trinidad and Tobago.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K

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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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