Population in Bahrain compared to the Vatican: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Bahrain and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahrain	Vatican	Bahrain	Vatican
1960	165,477	-	-	-
1961	172,346	-	4.15%	-
1962	179,349	-	4.06%	-
1963	186,501	-	3.99%	-
1964	193,816	-	3.92%	-
1965	200,866	-	3.64%	-
1966	207,543	-	3.32%	-
1967	214,189	-	3.2%	-
1968	219,337	-	2.4%	-
1969	222,469	-	1.43%	-
1970	224,809	-	1.05%	-
1971	230,733	-	2.64%	-
1972	242,113	-	4.93%	-
1973	255,320	-	5.45%	-
1974	269,038	-	5.37%	-
1975	283,243	-	5.28%	-
1976	297,863	-	5.16%	-
1977	312,823	-	5.02%	-
1978	328,046	-	4.87%	-
1979	343,457	-	4.7%	-
1980	358,978	-	4.52%	-
1981	373,524	-	4.05%	-
1982	386,983	-	3.6%	-
1983	400,707	-	3.55%	-
1984	415,154	-	3.61%	-
1985	430,358	-	3.66%	-
1986	446,286	-	3.7%	-
1987	462,854	-	3.71%	-
1988	479,929	-	3.69%	-
1989	497,327	-	3.63%	-
1990	514,797	-	3.51%	-
1991	503,052	-	-2.28%	-
1992	516,458	-	2.66%	-
1993	530,225	-	2.67%	-
1994	544,366	-	2.67%	-
1995	558,879	-	2.67%	-
1996	573,792	-	2.67%	-
1997	589,115	-	2.67%	-
1998	604,842	-	2.67%	-
1999	620,989	-	2.67%	-
2000	637,582	880	2.67%	-
2001	661,316	890	3.72%	1.14%
2002	710,553	900	7.45%	1.12%
2003	764,517	911	7.59%	1.22%
2004	823,741	921	7.75%	1.1%
2005	888,822	921	7.9%	0%
2006	960,424	932	8.06%	1.19%
2007	1,039,295	821	8.21%	-11.9%
2008	1,103,496	824	6.18%	0.37%
2009	1,178,415	826	6.79%	0.24%
2010	1,228,543	829	4.25%	0.36%
2011	1,195,020	832	-2.73%	0.36%
2012	1,208,964	836	1.17%	0.48%
2013	1,253,191	839	3.66%	0.36%
2014	1,314,562	842	4.9%	0.36%
2015	1,370,322	1,000	4.24%	18.8%
2016	1,423,726	-	3.9%	0%
2017	1,501,116	1,000	5.44%	0%
2018	1,503,091	-	0.13%	0%
2019	1,483,756	1,000	-1.29%	0%
2020	1,472,204	987	-0.78%	-1.29%
2021	1,504,365	970	2.18%	-1.68%
2022	1,524,693	944	1.35%	-2.66%
2023	1,577,059	922	3.43%	-2.34%
2024	1,588,670	933	0.74%	1.2%
2025	1,624,531	939	2.26%	0.59%
2026	1,656,397	952	1.96%	1.37%
2027	1,683,692	974	1.65%	2.32%
2028	1,706,754	985	1.37%	1.13%
2029	1,726,868	983	1.18%	-0.19%
2030	1,745,013	976	1.05%	-0.75%
2031	1,762,760	968	1.02%	-0.75%
2032	1,780,658	968	1.02%	0%
2033	1,798,708	988	1.01%	2.09%
2034	1,816,921	992	1.01%	0.37%
2035	1,835,293	1,000	1.01%	0.74%
2036	1,853,822	998	1.01%	-0.18%
2037	1,872,468	1,003	1.01%	0.55%
2038	1,891,215	1,022	1%	1.83%
2039	1,910,026	1,060	0.99%	3.78%
2040	1,928,909	1,095	0.99%	3.3%
2041	1,947,825	1,127	0.98%	2.86%
2042	1,966,723	1,149	0.97%	1.96%
2043	1,985,577	1,169	0.96%	1.76%
2044	2,004,365	1,186	0.95%	1.42%
2045	2,023,058	1,209	0.93%	2.02%
2046	2,041,627	1,224	0.92%	1.22%
2047	2,060,095	1,248	0.9%	1.95%
2048	2,078,453	1,272	0.89%	1.92%
2049	2,096,741	1,296	0.88%	1.88%
2050	2,114,988	1,325	0.87%	2.27%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bahrain increased by 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bahrain gained 232,969 (a 16.4% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).

Bahrain was ranked 157th most populous country in 2006 and is 151st in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th 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 the Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.