Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,669,503 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 51.5 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 +2.2% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.67M (73.8% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Bahrain vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Turkey
2100 3,082,127 64,274,243
2099 3,062,381 64,924,706
2098 3,042,626 65,567,989
2097 3,022,907 66,219,045
2096 3,003,249 66,865,890
2095 2,983,633 67,516,190
2094 2,964,048 68,169,346
2093 2,944,524 68,835,313
2092 2,925,040 69,496,264
2091 2,905,580 70,159,325
2090 2,886,217 70,828,304
2089 2,866,951 71,490,133
2088 2,847,692 72,146,464
2087 2,828,537 72,792,552
2086 2,809,429 73,439,558
2085 2,790,308 74,085,313
2084 2,771,240 74,713,882
2083 2,752,172 75,342,464
2082 2,733,129 75,969,760
2081 2,714,131 76,583,769
2080 2,695,175 77,195,480
2079 2,676,229 77,793,711
2078 2,657,278 78,386,293
2077 2,638,324 78,973,194
2076 2,619,372 79,556,991
2075 2,600,364 80,128,010
2074 2,581,289 80,697,544
2073 2,562,193 81,244,619
2072 2,543,097 81,785,452
2071 2,523,937 82,311,503
2070 2,504,829 82,827,402
2069 2,485,696 83,324,862
2068 2,466,554 83,806,741
2067 2,447,412 84,270,976
2066 2,428,336 84,728,547
2065 2,409,347 85,177,268
2064 2,390,392 85,611,517
2063 2,371,501 86,026,471
2062 2,352,705 86,425,827
2061 2,334,013 86,800,591
2060 2,315,423 87,156,663
2059 2,296,883 87,500,101
2058 2,278,395 87,809,920
2057 2,260,013 88,100,397
2056 2,241,679 88,369,840
2055 2,223,337 88,598,739
2054 2,205,001 88,806,632
2053 2,186,627 88,985,609
2052 2,168,245 89,144,425
2051 2,149,857 89,270,515
2050 2,131,404 89,374,730
2049 2,112,930 89,447,182
2048 2,094,386 89,484,074
2047 2,075,759 89,492,406
2046 2,057,011 89,467,391
2045 2,038,165 89,441,098
2044 2,019,181 89,390,601
2043 2,000,134 89,326,342
2042 1,981,020 89,237,658
2041 1,961,864 89,137,199
2040 1,942,729 89,021,820
2039 1,923,661 88,885,792
2038 1,904,631 88,736,121
2037 1,885,711 88,562,197
2036 1,866,890 88,373,007
2035 1,848,209 88,178,595
2034 1,829,691 87,975,336
2033 1,811,344 87,754,631
2032 1,793,151 87,524,158
2031 1,775,117 87,274,280
2030 1,757,225 87,004,538
2029 1,738,388 86,741,614
2028 1,716,506 86,466,107
2027 1,691,696 86,189,693
2026 1,661,275 85,932,926
2025 1,627,179 85,718,588
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 245,777 people (a 17.3% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% 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 27.7% to 2,131,404 people with a rank change from 151st to 146th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.08M people compared to the peak of 89.5M 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 2.42% 0.23%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Turkey
Current population
1669503
86002379
Population rank 151/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.04%
One net population change
45.3 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
26.7 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
2.66 hours
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +32 +528
Annual growth/decline +11,611 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 154/197
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 - 22,699 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/turkey | 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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 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

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

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

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.