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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bahrain was 1,588,670 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahrain's population is 1,669,503 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Uruguay's population is 2.03 times bigger than Bahrain's.
  • Bahrain is ranked the 151st most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.02% for Bahrain vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Bahrain has had an average growth rate of +2.2% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bahrain has increased from 960K people to 1.67M (73.8% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Bahrain vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahrain Uruguay
2100 3,082,127 2,256,741
2099 3,062,381 2,279,899
2098 3,042,626 2,303,351
2097 3,022,907 2,326,987
2096 3,003,249 2,350,799
2095 2,983,633 2,374,835
2094 2,964,048 2,398,960
2093 2,944,524 2,423,269
2092 2,925,040 2,447,646
2091 2,905,580 2,472,126
2090 2,886,217 2,496,514
2089 2,866,951 2,520,852
2088 2,847,692 2,545,052
2087 2,828,537 2,569,100
2086 2,809,429 2,592,974
2085 2,790,308 2,616,629
2084 2,771,240 2,640,001
2083 2,752,172 2,663,150
2082 2,733,129 2,686,021
2081 2,714,131 2,708,594
2080 2,695,175 2,730,883
2079 2,676,229 2,752,831
2078 2,657,278 2,774,432
2077 2,638,324 2,795,709
2076 2,619,372 2,816,677
2075 2,600,364 2,837,308
2074 2,581,289 2,857,709
2073 2,562,193 2,877,721
2072 2,543,097 2,897,543
2071 2,523,937 2,917,097
2070 2,504,829 2,936,478
2069 2,485,696 2,955,616
2068 2,466,554 2,974,445
2067 2,447,412 2,992,987
2066 2,428,336 3,011,309
2065 2,409,347 3,029,441
2064 2,390,392 3,047,343
2063 2,371,501 3,065,064
2062 2,352,705 3,082,642
2061 2,334,013 3,100,006
2060 2,315,423 3,117,149
2059 2,296,883 3,133,952
2058 2,278,395 3,150,250
2057 2,260,013 3,166,055
2056 2,241,679 3,181,373
2055 2,223,337 3,196,072
2054 2,205,001 3,210,110
2053 2,186,627 3,223,395
2052 2,168,245 3,235,973
2051 2,149,857 3,247,888
2050 2,131,404 3,259,108
2049 2,112,930 3,269,675
2048 2,094,386 3,279,610
2047 2,075,759 3,288,969
2046 2,057,011 3,297,696
2045 2,038,165 3,305,917
2044 2,019,181 3,313,556
2043 2,000,134 3,320,565
2042 1,981,020 3,326,955
2041 1,961,864 3,332,884
2040 1,942,729 3,338,277
2039 1,923,661 3,343,295
2038 1,904,631 3,347,790
2037 1,885,711 3,351,911
2036 1,866,890 3,355,671
2035 1,848,209 3,359,126
2034 1,829,691 3,362,276
2033 1,811,344 3,365,250
2032 1,793,151 3,368,057
2031 1,775,117 3,370,727
2030 1,757,225 3,373,273
2029 1,738,388 3,375,805
2028 1,716,506 3,378,198
2027 1,691,696 3,380,504
2026 1,661,275 3,382,789
2025 1,627,179 3,384,805
2024 1,588,670 3,386,588
2023 1,577,059 3,388,081
2022 1,524,693 3,390,913
2021 1,504,365 3,396,695
2020 1,472,204 3,398,968
2019 1,483,756 3,397,206
2018 1,503,091 3,394,534
2017 1,501,116 3,388,438
2016 1,423,726 3,379,283
2015 1,370,322 3,368,017
2014 1,314,562 3,356,334
2013 1,253,191 3,345,337
2012 1,208,964 3,335,401
2011 1,195,020 3,326,825
2010 1,228,543 3,318,580
2009 1,178,415 3,310,091
2008 1,103,496 3,302,177
2007 1,039,295 3,295,153
2006 960,424 3,289,506
2005 888,822 3,285,771
2004 823,741 3,283,148
2003 764,517 3,281,186
2002 710,553 3,278,867
2001 661,316 3,274,251
2000 637,582 3,266,206
1999 620,989 3,254,015
1998 604,842 3,239,280
1997 589,115 3,223,345
1996 573,792 3,206,324
1995 558,879 3,189,440
1994 544,366 3,172,834
1993 530,225 3,156,345
1992 516,458 3,139,702
1991 503,052 3,122,354
1990 514,797 3,104,403
1989 497,327 3,086,255
1988 479,929 3,067,961
1987 462,854 3,049,896
1986 446,286 3,032,845
1985 430,358 3,017,037
1984 415,154 3,002,488
1983 400,707 2,988,778
1982 386,983 2,975,492
1981 373,524 2,963,246
1980 358,978 2,951,953
1979 343,457 2,939,903
1978 328,046 2,925,715
1977 312,823 2,909,461
1976 297,863 2,891,392
1975 283,243 2,872,320
1974 269,038 2,853,944
1973 255,320 2,837,133
1972 242,113 2,821,644
1971 230,733 2,806,462
1970 224,809 2,790,807
1969 222,469 2,773,974
1968 219,337 2,754,606
1967 214,189 2,732,277
1966 207,543 2,707,646
1965 200,866 2,681,169
1964 193,816 2,653,180
1963 186,501 2,623,766
1962 179,349 2,593,298
1961 172,346 2,562,044
1960 165,477 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 245,777 people (a 17.3% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Bahrain is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 3.08M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bahrain
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahrain Uruguay
2100 0.64% -1.02%
2099 0.65% -1.02%
2098 0.65% -1.02%
2097 0.65% -1.01%
2096 0.66% -1.01%
2095 0.66% -1.01%
2094 0.66% -1%
2093 0.67% -1%
2092 0.67% -0.99%
2091 0.67% -0.98%
2090 0.67% -0.97%
2089 0.68% -0.95%
2088 0.68% -0.94%
2087 0.68% -0.92%
2086 0.69% -0.9%
2085 0.69% -0.89%
2084 0.69% -0.87%
2083 0.7% -0.85%
2082 0.7% -0.83%
2081 0.7% -0.82%
2080 0.71% -0.8%
2079 0.71% -0.78%
2078 0.72% -0.76%
2077 0.72% -0.74%
2076 0.73% -0.73%
2075 0.74% -0.71%
2074 0.75% -0.7%
2073 0.75% -0.68%
2072 0.76% -0.67%
2071 0.76% -0.66%
2070 0.77% -0.65%
2069 0.78% -0.63%
2068 0.78% -0.62%
2067 0.79% -0.61%
2066 0.79% -0.6%
2065 0.79% -0.59%
2064 0.8% -0.58%
2063 0.8% -0.57%
2062 0.8% -0.56%
2061 0.8% -0.55%
2060 0.81% -0.54%
2059 0.81% -0.52%
2058 0.81% -0.5%
2057 0.82% -0.48%
2056 0.82% -0.46%
2055 0.83% -0.44%
2054 0.84% -0.41%
2053 0.85% -0.39%
2052 0.86% -0.37%
2051 0.87% -0.34%
2050 0.87% -0.32%
2049 0.89% -0.3%
2048 0.9% -0.28%
2047 0.91% -0.26%
2046 0.92% -0.25%
2045 0.94% -0.23%
2044 0.95% -0.21%
2043 0.96% -0.19%
2042 0.98% -0.18%
2041 0.98% -0.16%
2040 0.99% -0.15%
2039 1% -0.13%
2038 1% -0.12%
2037 1.01% -0.11%
2036 1.01% -0.1%
2035 1.01% -0.09%
2034 1.01% -0.09%
2033 1.01% -0.08%
2032 1.02% -0.08%
2031 1.02% -0.08%
2030 1.08% -0.08%
2029 1.27% -0.07%
2028 1.47% -0.07%
2027 1.83% -0.07%
2026 2.1% -0.06%
2025 2.42% -0.05%
2024 0.74% -0.04%
2023 3.43% -0.08%
2022 1.35% -0.17%
2021 2.18% -0.07%
2020 -0.78% 0.05%
2019 -1.29% 0.08%
2018 0.13% 0.18%
2017 5.44% 0.27%
2016 3.9% 0.33%
2015 4.24% 0.35%
2014 4.9% 0.33%
2013 3.66% 0.3%
2012 1.17% 0.26%
2011 -2.73% 0.25%
2010 4.25% 0.26%
2009 6.79% 0.24%
2008 6.18% 0.21%
2007 8.21% 0.17%
2006 8.06% 0.11%
2005 7.9% 0.08%
2004 7.75% 0.06%
2003 7.59% 0.07%
2002 7.45% 0.14%
2001 3.72% 0.25%
2000 2.67% 0.37%
1999 2.67% 0.45%
1998 2.67% 0.49%
1997 2.67% 0.53%
1996 2.67% 0.53%
1995 2.67% 0.52%
1994 2.67% 0.52%
1993 2.67% 0.53%
1992 2.66% 0.56%
1991 -2.28% 0.58%
1990 3.51% 0.59%
1989 3.63% 0.6%
1988 3.69% 0.59%
1987 3.71% 0.56%
1986 3.7% 0.52%
1985 3.66% 0.48%
1984 3.61% 0.46%
1983 3.55% 0.45%
1982 3.6% 0.41%
1981 4.05% 0.38%
1980 4.52% 0.41%
1979 4.7% 0.48%
1978 4.87% 0.56%
1977 5.02% 0.62%
1976 5.16% 0.66%
1975 5.28% 0.64%
1974 5.37% 0.59%
1973 5.45% 0.55%
1972 4.93% 0.54%
1971 2.64% 0.56%
1970 1.05% 0.61%
1969 1.43% 0.7%
1968 2.4% 0.82%
1967 3.2% 0.91%
1966 3.32% 0.99%
1965 3.64% 1.05%
1964 3.92% 1.12%
1963 3.99% 1.17%
1962 4.06% 1.22%
1961 4.15% 1.27%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Bahrain grew by 0.74%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Bahrain Uruguay
Current population
1669503
3382789
Population rank 151/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.04%
One net population change
45.3 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
26.7 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
2.66 hours
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +32 -4
Annual growth/decline +11,611 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.74% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 167/197
One migration net change every
29.1 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +18,128 -1,338
Net migration rank 34/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 840,202 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 66/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 52.3% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 7/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahrain
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahrain Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,128 - -1,338
2024 - 22,699 - -1,348
2023 16,356 20,002 298 -1,501
2022 17,058 18,975 -2,964 -1,501
2021 15,401 11,882 -5,621 -1,482
2020 15,056 -5,048 4,048 -1,482
2019 16,639 -31,967 3,873 -2,899
2018 17,445 -25,978 7,322 -2,963
2017 18,140 21,958 10,907 -3,091
2016 17,996 46,833 14,008 -3,506
2015 18,193 36,809 16,194 -4,157
2014 17,826 40,815 16,238 -4,919
2013 17,044 35,574 16,318 -5,647
2012 16,219 12,801 15,520 -6,317
2011 15,990 -26,107 14,934 -6,982
2010 16,474 -19,329 16,231 -7,696
2009 15,795 46,467 16,947 -8,510
2008 15,541 47,674 16,838 -9,458
2007 15,393 47,500 17,422 -10,750
2006 15,248 46,615 17,783 -13,161
2005 15,196 45,682 18,926 -16,086
2004 14,454 45,413 18,067 -15,668
2003 13,243 45,571 18,628 -17,105
2002 11,875 45,952 20,073 -16,957
2001 10,948 34,371 20,729 -14,620
2000 11,339 2,886 21,060 -11,076
1999 11,397 3,130 21,844 -7,441
1998 10,970 3,733 22,114 -7,048
1997 10,739 4,036 23,737 -6,938
1996 10,607 4,162 24,635 -7,397
1995 10,824 3,842 24,872 -8,339
1994 11,133 3,387 24,637 -7,955
1993 11,521 2,850 24,212 -7,922
1992 11,577 2,768 24,847 -7,850
1991 11,491 4,562 25,422 -7,714
1990 12,337 5,090 25,699 -7,499
1989 12,293 5,220 25,322 -7,229
1988 11,995 5,294 25,071 -6,582
1987 11,709 5,152 24,469 -6,833
1986 11,455 4,822 24,505 -8,046
1985 10,924 4,657 23,988 -8,832
1984 10,269 4,557 23,684 -9,730
1983 9,821 4,252 24,146 -10,671
1982 9,396 3,980 25,224 -12,131
1981 9,020 4,523 24,968 -13,577
1980 8,802 6,741 25,451 -14,252
1979 8,587 6,908 27,456 -14,552
1978 8,358 6,974 30,076 -14,611
1977 8,093 7,017 31,321 -14,280
1976 7,818 6,993 33,199 -14,096
1975 7,535 6,900 33,393 -14,350
1974 7,265 6,711 32,221 -14,512
1973 7,012 6,450 30,213 -14,312
1972 6,763 6,190 28,896 -13,817
1971 6,650 3,159 28,584 -13,288
1970 6,973 -4,939 28,737 -12,727
1969 7,277 -4,638 28,805 -11,149
1968 7,584 -3,952 29,103 -8,028
1967 7,492 -829 29,514 -5,938
1966 7,342 -718 30,293 -4,599
1965 7,148 -415 30,807 -3,542
1964 6,873 491 31,340 -2,623
1963 6,557 714 31,824 -1,707
1962 6,232 810 31,441 -623
1961 5,882 1,076 30,975 703
1960 5,513 1,266 30,438 2,057

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

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 840,202 residents or 52.3% of the population were not native-born in Bahrain, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

Bahrain
City Population
Manama 298K
Riffa 115K
Isa Town 61.3K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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