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

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The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,600,366 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,649,267 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 52.3 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.06% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.65M (71.7% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Bahrain vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Turkey
2100 3,031,337 64,394,191
2099 3,011,916 65,045,868
2098 2,992,487 65,690,351
2097 2,973,093 66,342,622
2096 2,953,759 66,990,674
2095 2,934,466 67,642,188
2094 2,915,204 68,296,562
2093 2,896,001 68,963,773
2092 2,876,839 69,625,957
2091 2,857,700 70,290,255
2090 2,838,655 70,960,483
2089 2,819,707 71,623,547
2088 2,800,765 72,281,102
2087 2,781,926 72,928,397
2086 2,763,133 73,576,610
2085 2,744,327 74,223,570
2084 2,725,573 74,853,312
2083 2,706,819 75,483,067
2082 2,688,091 76,111,533
2081 2,669,405 76,726,689
2080 2,650,761 77,339,541
2079 2,632,128 77,938,889
2078 2,613,489 78,532,577
2077 2,594,847 79,120,573
2076 2,576,208 79,705,459
2075 2,557,513 80,277,544
2074 2,538,752 80,848,141
2073 2,519,971 81,396,237
2072 2,501,190 81,938,080
2071 2,482,346 82,465,112
2070 2,463,552 82,981,973
2069 2,444,735 83,480,362
2068 2,425,908 83,963,140
2067 2,407,081 84,428,242
2066 2,388,320 84,886,666
2065 2,369,644 85,336,225
2064 2,351,001 85,771,285
2063 2,332,422 86,187,013
2062 2,313,935 86,587,114
2061 2,295,551 86,962,577
2060 2,277,267 87,319,314
2059 2,259,033 87,663,392
2058 2,240,850 87,973,789
2057 2,222,771 88,264,809
2056 2,204,739 88,534,755
2055 2,186,699 88,764,080
2054 2,168,666 88,972,362
2053 2,150,594 89,151,673
2052 2,132,515 89,310,785
2051 2,114,430 89,437,110
2050 2,096,281 89,541,520
2049 2,078,112 89,614,107
2048 2,059,873 89,651,068
2047 2,041,553 89,659,415
2046 2,023,114 89,634,354
2045 2,004,578 89,608,012
2044 1,985,907 89,557,421
2043 1,967,174 89,493,042
2042 1,948,376 89,404,193
2041 1,929,535 89,303,546
2040 1,910,715 89,187,952
2039 1,891,961 89,051,669
2038 1,873,245 88,901,719
2037 1,854,637 88,727,471
2036 1,836,126 88,537,927
2035 1,817,753 88,343,153
2034 1,799,540 88,139,515
2033 1,781,495 87,918,397
2032 1,763,602 87,687,495
2031 1,745,865 87,437,150
2030 1,728,268 87,166,904
2029 1,709,742 86,903,490
2028 1,688,220 86,627,469
2027 1,663,819 86,350,539
2026 1,633,899 86,093,293
2025 1,600,366 85,878,556
2024 1,588,670 85,518,661
2023 1,577,059 85,325,965
2022 1,524,693 84,979,913
2021 1,504,365 84,147,318
2020 1,472,204 83,384,680
2019 1,483,756 82,579,440
2018 1,503,091 81,407,204
2017 1,501,116 80,312,698
2016 1,423,726 79,277,962
2015 1,370,322 78,218,479
2014 1,314,562 77,181,884
2013 1,253,191 76,147,624
2012 1,208,964 75,175,827
2011 1,195,020 74,223,629
2010 1,228,543 73,142,150
2009 1,178,415 72,039,206
2008 1,103,496 71,051,678
2007 1,039,295 70,158,112
2006 960,424 70,045,349
2005 888,822 69,329,557
2004 823,741 68,592,617
2003 764,517 67,831,730
2002 710,553 67,048,795
2001 661,316 66,245,128
2000 637,582 65,425,961
1999 620,989 64,591,923
1998 604,842 63,734,383
1997 589,115 62,852,966
1996 573,792 61,951,134
1995 558,879 61,024,503
1994 544,366 60,033,836
1993 530,225 58,999,167
1992 516,458 57,990,118
1991 503,052 57,009,887
1990 514,797 56,015,628
1989 497,327 54,976,723
1988 479,929 53,909,626
1987 462,854 52,843,670
1986 446,286 51,777,772
1985 430,358 50,687,115
1984 415,154 49,574,069
1983 400,707 48,447,410
1982 386,983 47,322,096
1981 373,524 46,321,190
1980 358,978 45,408,815
1979 343,457 44,510,429
1978 328,046 43,645,306
1977 312,823 42,773,298
1976 297,863 41,899,984
1975 283,243 41,053,126
1974 269,038 40,210,234
1973 255,320 39,329,533
1972 242,113 38,430,221
1971 230,733 37,518,611
1970 224,809 36,638,465
1969 222,469 35,787,774
1968 219,337 34,921,684
1967 214,189 34,050,421
1966 207,543 33,177,672
1965 200,866 32,345,220
1964 193,816 31,543,072
1963 186,501 30,726,841
1962 179,349 29,916,147
1961 172,346 29,119,238
1960 165,477 28,329,898

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 225,541 people (a 15.8% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bahrain's population will grow by 27.1% to 2,096,281 people with a rank change from 151st to 146th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.03M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Turkey
2100 0.64% -1%
2099 0.65% -0.98%
2098 0.65% -0.98%
2097 0.65% -0.97%
2096 0.66% -0.96%
2095 0.66% -0.96%
2094 0.66% -0.97%
2093 0.67% -0.95%
2092 0.67% -0.95%
2091 0.67% -0.94%
2090 0.67% -0.93%
2089 0.68% -0.91%
2088 0.68% -0.89%
2087 0.68% -0.88%
2086 0.69% -0.87%
2085 0.69% -0.84%
2084 0.69% -0.83%
2083 0.7% -0.83%
2082 0.7% -0.8%
2081 0.7% -0.79%
2080 0.71% -0.77%
2079 0.71% -0.76%
2078 0.72% -0.74%
2077 0.72% -0.73%
2076 0.73% -0.71%
2075 0.74% -0.71%
2074 0.75% -0.67%
2073 0.75% -0.66%
2072 0.76% -0.64%
2071 0.76% -0.62%
2070 0.77% -0.6%
2069 0.78% -0.57%
2068 0.78% -0.55%
2067 0.79% -0.54%
2066 0.79% -0.53%
2065 0.79% -0.51%
2064 0.8% -0.48%
2063 0.8% -0.46%
2062 0.8% -0.43%
2061 0.8% -0.41%
2060 0.81% -0.39%
2059 0.81% -0.35%
2058 0.81% -0.33%
2057 0.82% -0.3%
2056 0.82% -0.26%
2055 0.83% -0.23%
2054 0.84% -0.2%
2053 0.85% -0.18%
2052 0.86% -0.14%
2051 0.87% -0.12%
2050 0.87% -0.08%
2049 0.89% -0.04%
2048 0.9% -0.009%
2047 0.91% 0.03%
2046 0.92% 0.03%
2045 0.94% 0.06%
2044 0.95% 0.07%
2043 0.96% 0.1%
2042 0.98% 0.11%
2041 0.98% 0.13%
2040 0.99% 0.15%
2039 1% 0.17%
2038 1% 0.2%
2037 1.01% 0.21%
2036 1.01% 0.22%
2035 1.01% 0.23%
2034 1.01% 0.25%
2033 1.01% 0.26%
2032 1.02% 0.29%
2031 1.02% 0.31%
2030 1.08% 0.3%
2029 1.27% 0.32%
2028 1.47% 0.32%
2027 1.83% 0.3%
2026 2.1% 0.25%
2025 0.74% 0.42%
2024 0.74% 0.23%
2023 3.43% 0.41%
2022 1.35% 0.99%
2021 2.18% 0.91%
2020 -0.78% 0.98%
2019 -1.29% 1.44%
2018 0.13% 1.36%
2017 5.44% 1.31%
2016 3.9% 1.35%
2015 4.24% 1.34%
2014 4.9% 1.36%
2013 3.66% 1.29%
2012 1.17% 1.28%
2011 -2.73% 1.48%
2010 4.25% 1.53%
2009 6.79% 1.39%
2008 6.18% 1.27%
2007 8.21% 0.16%
2006 8.06% 1.03%
2005 7.9% 1.07%
2004 7.75% 1.12%
2003 7.59% 1.17%
2002 7.45% 1.21%
2001 3.72% 1.25%
2000 2.67% 1.29%
1999 2.67% 1.35%
1998 2.67% 1.4%
1997 2.67% 1.46%
1996 2.67% 1.52%
1995 2.67% 1.65%
1994 2.67% 1.75%
1993 2.67% 1.74%
1992 2.66% 1.72%
1991 -2.28% 1.77%
1990 3.51% 1.89%
1989 3.63% 1.98%
1988 3.69% 2.02%
1987 3.71% 2.06%
1986 3.7% 2.15%
1985 3.66% 2.25%
1984 3.61% 2.33%
1983 3.55% 2.38%
1982 3.6% 2.16%
1981 4.05% 2.01%
1980 4.52% 2.02%
1979 4.7% 1.98%
1978 4.87% 2.04%
1977 5.02% 2.08%
1976 5.16% 2.06%
1975 5.28% 2.1%
1974 5.37% 2.24%
1973 5.45% 2.34%
1972 4.93% 2.43%
1971 2.64% 2.4%
1970 1.05% 2.38%
1969 1.43% 2.48%
1968 2.4% 2.56%
1967 3.2% 2.63%
1966 3.32% 2.57%
1965 3.64% 2.54%
1964 3.92% 2.66%
1963 3.99% 2.71%
1962 4.06% 2.74%
1961 4.15% 2.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Turkey
Current population
1649267
86225430
Population rank 151/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.04%
One net population change
45.1 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
27.5 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
2.5 hours
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +32 +986
Annual growth/decline +11,696 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 138/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +18,128 -258,205
Net migration rank 34/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - -258,205
2024 15,606 22,699 453,249 -275,952
2023 16,356 20,002 426,630 -318,070
2022 17,058 18,975 535,373 -301,544
2021 15,401 11,882 521,713 20,283
2020 15,056 -5,048 608,708 37,934
2019 16,639 -31,967 751,472 -15,690
2018 17,445 -25,978 830,353 187,570
2017 18,140 21,958 875,408 659,846
2016 17,996 46,833 895,841 352,063
2015 18,193 36,809 930,799 1,063,140
2014 17,826 40,815 957,055 1,033,384
2013 17,044 35,574 921,386 438,618
2012 16,219 12,801 917,145 258,623
2011 15,990 -26,107 875,839 68,849
2010 16,474 -19,329 892,334 55,532
2009 15,795 46,467 900,491 24,276
2008 15,541 47,674 868,749 47,915
2007 15,393 47,500 876,626 -186,402
2006 15,248 46,615 897,351 -190,194
2005 15,196 45,682 898,650 -174,177
2004 14,454 45,413 896,025 -146,574
2003 13,243 45,571 893,683 -121,383
2002 11,875 45,952 922,927 -129,444
2001 10,948 34,371 980,560 -166,759
2000 11,339 2,886 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 11,397 3,130 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 10,970 3,733 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 10,739 4,036 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 10,607 4,162 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 10,824 3,842 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 11,133 3,387 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 11,521 2,850 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 11,577 2,768 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 11,491 4,562 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 12,337 5,090 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 12,293 5,220 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 11,995 5,294 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 11,709 5,152 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 11,455 4,822 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 10,924 4,657 1,098,846 8,960
1984 10,269 4,557 1,096,529 21,787
1983 9,821 4,252 1,095,106 39,871
1982 9,396 3,980 1,091,863 23,728
1981 9,020 4,523 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 8,802 6,741 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 8,587 6,908 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 8,358 6,974 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 8,093 7,017 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 7,818 6,993 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 7,535 6,900 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 7,265 6,711 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 7,012 6,450 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 6,763 6,190 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 6,650 3,159 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 6,973 -4,939 991,950 -150,924
1969 7,277 -4,638 970,958 -110,578
1968 7,584 -3,952 950,778 -78,973
1967 7,492 -829 936,727 -65,993
1966 7,342 -718 925,790 -50,999
1965 7,148 -415 904,016 -113,911
1964 6,873 491 884,152 -69,978
1963 6,557 714 862,626 -44,317
1962 6,232 810 837,473 -34,353
1961 5,882 1,076 816,911 -26,187
1960 5,513 1,266 773,009 14,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 59.1% of the population change in Bahrain is from natural causes (a gain of 167,890 people) and 40.9% is from migration (a gain of 116,165 people). In Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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