The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,656,695 people compared to 12,415,813 in Tunisia.
Population statistics:
- Tunisia's population is 7.49 times bigger than Bahrain's.
- Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
- The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
- For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
- Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.66M (72.5% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20% growth).
- Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.05M people compared to the peak of 13.1M people in 2051 for Tunisia.
Bahrain vs Tunisia: live population counter
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| Current population |
1656695
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12415813
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| Population rank | 151/197 | 81/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
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6.85 minutes
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
2.66 hours
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +22,699 | -15,221 |
| Daily growth/decline | +32 | +210 |
| Annual growth/decline | +11,611 | +76,678 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.74% | +0.63% |
| Population growth rate rank | 118/197 | 125/197 |
Bahrain and Tunisia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 165,477 | 4,267,288 | - | - |
| 1961 | 172,346 | 4,316,278 | 4.15% | 1.15% |
| 1962 | 179,349 | 4,369,136 | 4.06% | 1.22% |
| 1963 | 186,501 | 4,427,131 | 3.99% | 1.33% |
| 1964 | 193,816 | 4,489,869 | 3.92% | 1.42% |
| 1965 | 200,866 | 4,561,385 | 3.64% | 1.59% |
| 1966 | 207,543 | 4,652,287 | 3.32% | 1.99% |
| 1967 | 214,189 | 4,760,970 | 3.2% | 2.34% |
| 1968 | 219,337 | 4,879,899 | 2.4% | 2.5% |
| 1969 | 222,469 | 5,004,697 | 1.43% | 2.56% |
| 1970 | 224,809 | 5,131,396 | 1.05% | 2.53% |
| 1971 | 230,733 | 5,261,658 | 2.64% | 2.54% |
| 1972 | 242,113 | 5,396,557 | 4.93% | 2.56% |
| 1973 | 255,320 | 5,537,242 | 5.45% | 2.61% |
| 1974 | 269,038 | 5,684,674 | 5.37% | 2.66% |
| 1975 | 283,243 | 5,839,262 | 5.28% | 2.72% |
| 1976 | 297,863 | 5,996,994 | 5.16% | 2.7% |
| 1977 | 312,823 | 6,155,931 | 5.02% | 2.65% |
| 1978 | 328,046 | 6,309,390 | 4.87% | 2.49% |
| 1979 | 343,457 | 6,456,419 | 4.7% | 2.33% |
| 1980 | 358,978 | 6,606,195 | 4.52% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 373,524 | 6,758,284 | 4.05% | 2.3% |
| 1982 | 386,983 | 6,908,642 | 3.6% | 2.22% |
| 1983 | 400,707 | 7,053,800 | 3.55% | 2.1% |
| 1984 | 415,154 | 7,220,044 | 3.61% | 2.36% |
| 1985 | 430,358 | 7,409,903 | 3.66% | 2.63% |
| 1986 | 446,286 | 7,600,301 | 3.7% | 2.57% |
| 1987 | 462,854 | 7,789,987 | 3.71% | 2.5% |
| 1988 | 479,929 | 7,974,440 | 3.69% | 2.37% |
| 1989 | 497,327 | 8,151,660 | 3.63% | 2.22% |
| 1990 | 514,797 | 8,324,509 | 3.51% | 2.12% |
| 1991 | 503,052 | 8,501,827 | -2.28% | 2.13% |
| 1992 | 516,458 | 8,682,512 | 2.66% | 2.13% |
| 1993 | 530,225 | 8,857,910 | 2.67% | 2.02% |
| 1994 | 544,366 | 9,018,448 | 2.67% | 1.81% |
| 1995 | 558,879 | 9,161,258 | 2.67% | 1.58% |
| 1996 | 573,792 | 9,294,432 | 2.67% | 1.45% |
| 1997 | 589,115 | 9,421,270 | 2.67% | 1.36% |
| 1998 | 604,842 | 9,541,667 | 2.67% | 1.28% |
| 1999 | 620,989 | 9,655,963 | 2.67% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 637,582 | 9,764,935 | 2.67% | 1.13% |
| 2001 | 661,316 | 9,869,677 | 3.72% | 1.07% |
| 2002 | 710,553 | 9,971,515 | 7.45% | 1.03% |
| 2003 | 764,517 | 10,071,632 | 7.59% | 1% |
| 2004 | 823,741 | 10,166,163 | 7.75% | 0.94% |
| 2005 | 888,822 | 10,255,472 | 7.9% | 0.88% |
| 2006 | 960,424 | 10,346,410 | 8.06% | 0.89% |
| 2007 | 1,039,295 | 10,441,702 | 8.21% | 0.92% |
| 2008 | 1,103,496 | 10,542,635 | 6.18% | 0.97% |
| 2009 | 1,178,415 | 10,650,681 | 6.79% | 1.02% |
| 2010 | 1,228,543 | 10,765,980 | 4.25% | 1.08% |
| 2011 | 1,195,020 | 10,886,035 | -2.73% | 1.12% |
| 2012 | 1,208,964 | 11,009,647 | 1.17% | 1.14% |
| 2013 | 1,253,191 | 11,141,361 | 3.66% | 1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,314,562 | 11,274,288 | 4.9% | 1.19% |
| 2015 | 1,370,322 | 11,402,264 | 4.24% | 1.14% |
| 2016 | 1,423,726 | 11,528,674 | 3.9% | 1.11% |
| 2017 | 1,501,116 | 11,650,498 | 5.44% | 1.06% |
| 2018 | 1,503,091 | 11,765,514 | 0.13% | 0.99% |
| 2019 | 1,483,756 | 11,875,081 | -1.29% | 0.93% |
| 2020 | 1,472,204 | 11,974,057 | -0.78% | 0.83% |
| 2021 | 1,504,365 | 12,048,622 | 2.18% | 0.62% |
| 2022 | 1,524,693 | 12,119,334 | 1.35% | 0.59% |
| 2023 | 1,577,059 | 12,200,431 | 3.43% | 0.67% |
| 2024 | 1,588,670 | 12,277,109 | 0.74% | 0.63% |
| 2025 | 1,624,531 | 12,348,580 | 2.26% | 0.58% |
| 2026 | 1,656,397 | 12,415,147 | 1.96% | 0.54% |
| 2027 | 1,683,692 | 12,476,105 | 1.65% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 1,706,754 | 12,531,994 | 1.37% | 0.45% |
| 2029 | 1,726,868 | 12,582,709 | 1.18% | 0.4% |
| 2030 | 1,745,013 | 12,628,154 | 1.05% | 0.36% |
| 2031 | 1,762,760 | 12,669,925 | 1.02% | 0.33% |
| 2032 | 1,780,658 | 12,709,155 | 1.02% | 0.31% |
| 2033 | 1,798,708 | 12,746,538 | 1.01% | 0.29% |
| 2034 | 1,816,921 | 12,781,017 | 1.01% | 0.27% |
| 2035 | 1,835,293 | 12,812,275 | 1.01% | 0.24% |
| 2036 | 1,853,822 | 12,842,495 | 1.01% | 0.24% |
| 2037 | 1,872,468 | 12,872,063 | 1.01% | 0.23% |
| 2038 | 1,891,215 | 12,900,190 | 1% | 0.22% |
| 2039 | 1,910,026 | 12,927,314 | 0.99% | 0.21% |
| 2040 | 1,928,909 | 12,953,871 | 0.99% | 0.21% |
| 2041 | 1,947,825 | 12,979,696 | 0.98% | 0.2% |
| 2042 | 1,966,723 | 13,005,242 | 0.97% | 0.2% |
| 2043 | 1,985,577 | 13,030,307 | 0.96% | 0.19% |
| 2044 | 2,004,365 | 13,054,103 | 0.95% | 0.18% |
| 2045 | 2,023,058 | 13,076,097 | 0.93% | 0.17% |
| 2046 | 2,041,627 | 13,095,748 | 0.92% | 0.15% |
| 2047 | 2,060,095 | 13,113,228 | 0.9% | 0.13% |
| 2048 | 2,078,453 | 13,127,662 | 0.89% | 0.11% |
| 2049 | 2,096,741 | 13,138,151 | 0.88% | 0.08% |
| 2050 | 2,114,988 | 13,145,144 | 0.87% | 0.05% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 232,969 (a 16.4% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 887,139 (a 7.7% growth).
Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.87% to 13,145,144 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.
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Population differences between Bahrain and Tunisia
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| Life expectancy | 81.7 years | 77.1 years |
| Average age | 33.3 years | 34.5 years |
| Median age | 34.2 years | 33.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 62:38 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.82 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman |
| Population density | 5,143 ppl/mi² | 204.7 ppl/mi² |
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