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Population in Bahrain compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,669,503 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 42 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.87% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.67M (73.8% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Bahrain vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain United Kingdom
2100 3,082,127 74,700,585
2099 3,062,381 74,831,175
2098 3,042,626 74,950,267
2097 3,022,907 75,064,397
2096 3,003,249 75,176,691
2095 2,983,633 75,287,063
2094 2,964,048 75,383,856
2093 2,944,524 75,482,205
2092 2,925,040 75,575,769
2091 2,905,580 75,666,091
2090 2,886,217 75,753,129
2089 2,866,951 75,835,723
2088 2,847,692 75,907,614
2087 2,828,537 75,978,712
2086 2,809,429 76,046,742
2085 2,790,308 76,105,680
2084 2,771,240 76,156,223
2083 2,752,172 76,205,894
2082 2,733,129 76,246,844
2081 2,714,131 76,274,040
2080 2,695,175 76,306,205
2079 2,676,229 76,334,949
2078 2,657,278 76,353,484
2077 2,638,324 76,371,123
2076 2,619,372 76,373,520
2075 2,600,364 76,386,071
2074 2,581,289 76,397,426
2073 2,562,193 76,406,554
2072 2,543,097 76,398,941
2071 2,523,937 76,388,223
2070 2,504,829 76,378,505
2069 2,485,696 76,371,827
2068 2,466,554 76,370,973
2067 2,447,412 76,363,548
2066 2,428,336 76,356,638
2065 2,409,347 76,355,841
2064 2,390,392 76,352,770
2063 2,371,501 76,353,175
2062 2,352,705 76,346,535
2061 2,334,013 76,344,206
2060 2,315,423 76,344,725
2059 2,296,883 76,345,215
2058 2,278,395 76,326,961
2057 2,260,013 76,307,006
2056 2,241,679 76,274,247
2055 2,223,337 76,235,304
2054 2,205,001 76,167,710
2053 2,186,627 76,094,051
2052 2,168,245 76,001,979
2051 2,149,857 75,895,690
2050 2,131,404 75,777,445
2049 2,112,930 75,646,044
2048 2,094,386 75,499,380
2047 2,075,759 75,338,951
2046 2,057,011 75,171,300
2045 2,038,165 74,993,186
2044 2,019,181 74,807,530
2043 2,000,134 74,607,485
2042 1,981,020 74,407,783
2041 1,961,864 74,203,292
2040 1,942,729 73,994,525
2039 1,923,661 73,782,112
2038 1,904,631 73,559,085
2037 1,885,711 73,335,723
2036 1,866,890 73,101,646
2035 1,848,209 72,850,722
2034 1,829,691 72,597,177
2033 1,811,344 72,322,802
2032 1,793,151 72,046,316
2031 1,775,117 71,757,868
2030 1,757,225 71,442,811
2029 1,738,388 71,123,782
2028 1,716,506 70,783,199
2027 1,691,696 70,421,923
2026 1,661,275 70,055,911
2025 1,627,179 69,658,188
2024 1,588,670 69,226,000
2023 1,577,059 68,492,000
2022 1,524,693 67,604,000
2021 1,504,365 66,984,000
2020 1,472,204 66,744,000
2019 1,483,756 66,631,000
2018 1,503,091 66,289,000
2017 1,501,116 65,966,000
2016 1,423,726 65,607,000
2015 1,370,322 65,088,000
2014 1,314,562 64,620,000
2013 1,253,191 64,139,000
2012 1,208,964 63,711,000
2011 1,195,020 63,258,810
2010 1,228,543 62,766,365
2009 1,178,415 62,276,270
2008 1,103,496 61,806,995
2007 1,039,295 61,322,463
2006 960,424 60,846,820
2005 888,822 60,401,206
2004 823,741 59,987,905
2003 764,517 59,647,577
2002 710,553 59,370,479
2001 661,316 59,119,673
2000 637,582 58,892,514
1999 620,989 58,682,466
1998 604,842 58,487,141
1997 589,115 58,316,954
1996 573,792 58,166,950
1995 558,879 58,019,030
1994 544,366 57,865,745
1993 530,225 57,718,614
1992 516,458 57,580,402
1991 503,052 57,424,897
1990 514,797 57,247,586
1989 497,327 57,076,711
1988 479,929 56,928,327
1987 462,854 56,802,050
1986 446,286 56,681,396
1985 430,358 56,550,268
1984 415,154 56,422,072
1983 400,707 56,332,848
1982 386,983 56,313,641
1981 373,524 56,333,829
1980 358,978 56,314,216
1979 343,457 56,246,951
1978 328,046 56,196,504
1977 312,823 56,193,492
1976 297,863 56,211,968
1975 283,243 56,225,800
1974 269,038 56,229,974
1973 255,320 56,194,527
1972 242,113 56,086,065
1971 230,733 55,896,223
1970 224,809 55,663,250
1969 222,469 55,441,750
1968 219,337 55,211,700
1967 214,189 54,943,600
1966 207,543 54,648,500
1965 200,866 54,348,050
1964 193,816 54,000,000
1963 186,501 53,650,000
1962 179,349 53,250,000
1961 172,346 52,800,000
1960 165,477 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 245,777 people (a 17.3% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.08M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain United Kingdom
2100 0.64% -0.17%
2099 0.65% -0.16%
2098 0.65% -0.15%
2097 0.65% -0.15%
2096 0.66% -0.15%
2095 0.66% -0.13%
2094 0.66% -0.13%
2093 0.67% -0.12%
2092 0.67% -0.12%
2091 0.67% -0.11%
2090 0.67% -0.11%
2089 0.68% -0.09%
2088 0.68% -0.09%
2087 0.68% -0.09%
2086 0.69% -0.08%
2085 0.69% -0.07%
2084 0.69% -0.07%
2083 0.7% -0.05%
2082 0.7% -0.04%
2081 0.7% -0.04%
2080 0.71% -0.04%
2079 0.71% -0.02%
2078 0.72% -0.02%
2077 0.72% -0.003%
2076 0.73% -0.02%
2075 0.74% -0.01%
2074 0.75% -0.01%
2073 0.75% 0.01%
2072 0.76% 0.01%
2071 0.76% 0.01%
2070 0.77% 0.009%
2069 0.78% 0.001%
2068 0.78% 0.01%
2067 0.79% 0.009%
2066 0.79% 0.001%
2065 0.79% 0.004%
2064 0.8% -0%
2063 0.8% 0.009%
2062 0.8% 0.003%
2061 0.8% -0.001%
2060 0.81% -0.001%
2059 0.81% 0.02%
2058 0.81% 0.03%
2057 0.82% 0.04%
2056 0.82% 0.05%
2055 0.83% 0.09%
2054 0.84% 0.1%
2053 0.85% 0.12%
2052 0.86% 0.14%
2051 0.87% 0.16%
2050 0.87% 0.17%
2049 0.89% 0.19%
2048 0.9% 0.21%
2047 0.91% 0.22%
2046 0.92% 0.24%
2045 0.94% 0.25%
2044 0.95% 0.27%
2043 0.96% 0.27%
2042 0.98% 0.28%
2041 0.98% 0.28%
2040 0.99% 0.29%
2039 1% 0.3%
2038 1% 0.3%
2037 1.01% 0.32%
2036 1.01% 0.34%
2035 1.01% 0.35%
2034 1.01% 0.38%
2033 1.01% 0.38%
2032 1.02% 0.4%
2031 1.02% 0.44%
2030 1.08% 0.45%
2029 1.27% 0.48%
2028 1.47% 0.51%
2027 1.83% 0.52%
2026 2.1% 0.57%
2025 2.42% 0.62%
2024 0.74% 1.07%
2023 3.43% 1.31%
2022 1.35% 0.93%
2021 2.18% 0.36%
2020 -0.78% 0.17%
2019 -1.29% 0.52%
2018 0.13% 0.49%
2017 5.44% 0.55%
2016 3.9% 0.8%
2015 4.24% 0.72%
2014 4.9% 0.75%
2013 3.66% 0.67%
2012 1.17% 0.71%
2011 -2.73% 0.78%
2010 4.25% 0.79%
2009 6.79% 0.76%
2008 6.18% 0.79%
2007 8.21% 0.78%
2006 8.06% 0.74%
2005 7.9% 0.69%
2004 7.75% 0.57%
2003 7.59% 0.47%
2002 7.45% 0.42%
2001 3.72% 0.39%
2000 2.67% 0.36%
1999 2.67% 0.33%
1998 2.67% 0.29%
1997 2.67% 0.26%
1996 2.67% 0.25%
1995 2.67% 0.26%
1994 2.67% 0.25%
1993 2.67% 0.24%
1992 2.66% 0.27%
1991 -2.28% 0.31%
1990 3.51% 0.3%
1989 3.63% 0.26%
1988 3.69% 0.22%
1987 3.71% 0.21%
1986 3.7% 0.23%
1985 3.66% 0.23%
1984 3.61% 0.16%
1983 3.55% 0.03%
1982 3.6% -0.04%
1981 4.05% 0.03%
1980 4.52% 0.12%
1979 4.7% 0.09%
1978 4.87% 0.005%
1977 5.02% -0.03%
1976 5.16% -0.02%
1975 5.28% -0.007%
1974 5.37% 0.06%
1973 5.45% 0.19%
1972 4.93% 0.34%
1971 2.64% 0.42%
1970 1.05% 0.4%
1969 1.43% 0.42%
1968 2.4% 0.49%
1967 3.2% 0.54%
1966 3.32% 0.55%
1965 3.64% 0.64%
1964 3.92% 0.65%
1963 3.99% 0.75%
1962 4.06% 0.85%
1961 4.15% 0.76%

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Bahrain United Kingdom
Current population
1669503
70154914
Population rank 151/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.85%
One net population change
45.3 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
26.7 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
2.66 hours
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +32 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +11,611 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 97/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +18,128 +389,911
Net migration rank 34/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - 389,911
2024 - 22,699 - 417,114
2023 16,356 20,002 34,589 445,523
2022 17,058 18,975 39,751 487,029
2021 15,401 11,882 30,612 462,967
2020 15,056 -5,048 -4,272 144,221
2019 16,639 -31,967 108,342 232,727
2018 17,445 -25,978 119,321 259,744
2017 18,140 21,958 145,125 272,311
2016 17,996 46,833 177,139 324,649
2015 18,193 36,809 175,738 347,839
2014 17,826 40,815 206,784 306,091
2013 17,044 35,574 198,830 237,272
2012 16,219 12,801 248,473 172,088
2011 15,990 -26,107 259,361 228,773
2010 16,474 -19,329 251,066 274,811
2009 15,795 46,467 230,422 249,639
2008 15,541 47,674 216,325 263,390
2007 15,393 47,500 196,232 309,385
2006 15,248 46,615 176,455 288,923
2005 15,196 45,682 144,963 308,279
2004 14,454 45,413 131,974 276,077
2003 13,243 45,571 89,471 211,846
2002 11,875 45,952 65,308 203,577
2001 10,948 34,371 65,032 175,133
2000 11,339 2,886 70,671 153,917
1999 11,397 3,130 64,551 152,653
1998 10,970 3,733 87,730 125,541
1997 10,739 4,036 99,138 59,723
1996 10,607 4,162 98,884 54,964
1995 10,824 3,842 87,028 61,385
1994 11,133 3,387 127,304 45,339
1993 11,521 2,850 103,893 27,403
1992 11,577 2,768 149,709 17,846
1991 11,491 4,562 143,562 27,601
1990 12,337 5,090 154,569 57,132
1989 12,293 5,220 119,861 49,586
1988 11,995 5,294 136,628 13,952
1987 11,709 5,152 136,325 8,266
1986 11,455 4,822 90,690 41,836
1985 10,924 4,657 79,170 83,164
1984 10,269 4,557 84,633 71,107
1983 9,821 4,252 61,966 27,063
1982 9,396 3,980 56,314 -61,152
1981 9,020 4,523 73,234 -83,876
1980 8,802 6,741 95,734 -25,187
1979 8,587 6,908 61,872 11,255
1978 8,358 6,974 16,859 3,783
1977 8,093 7,017 0 -21,636
1976 7,818 6,993 -5,621 -19,135
1975 7,535 6,900 33,735 -40,241
1974 7,265 6,711 67,476 -65,710
1973 7,012 6,450 112,389 -33,840
1972 6,763 6,190 162,650 -1,406
1971 6,650 3,159 257,123 1,175
1970 6,973 -4,939 244,918 -15,254
1969 7,277 -4,638 260,577 -60,655
1968 7,584 -3,952 292,622 -38,852
1967 7,492 -829 346,145 -39,659
1966 7,342 -718 333,356 -27,935
1965 7,148 -415 364,132 -24,955
1964 6,873 491 405,000 -23,885
1963 6,557 714 337,995 8,271
1962 6,232 810 340,800 76,443
1961 5,882 1,076 311,519 52,295
1960 5,513 1,266 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/bahrain/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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