Bahrain Population
Bahrain had an estimated population of 1,600,366 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 152nd most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.02% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +0.73% a year.
Bahrain at a glance
How Bahrain's population is changing
Bahrain's population is growing: +0.73% a year, which works out to about +11,739 people per year, or +32 a day. Births (12.0 per 1,000) and deaths (2.2 per 1,000) alone would give +0.98% a year; net migration adds about 18,128 people a year (+1.13%). Roughly one in every 5,133 people on Earth lives in Bahrain.
Population of Bahrain since 1960
In 1960, Bahrain had 165,477 people. By 2025 that was 1,600,366 — 9.7× larger. The fastest growth came between 2000 and 2010, when the population rose by 93%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 165,477 | — |
| 1970 | 224,809 | +35.9% |
| 1980 | 358,978 | +59.7% |
| 1990 | 514,797 | +43.4% |
| 2000 | 637,582 | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 1,228,543 | +92.7% |
| 2020 | 1,472,204 | +19.8% |
| 2025 | 1,600,366 | +8.7% |
Bahrain from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Bahrain at about 64,474 people in 1800; the UN estimates 1,643,338 in 2025 (25× 1800) and projects 3,090,323 for 2100 in its medium scenario. That is still 88% growth over the rest of this century.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 64,474 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 64,474 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 77,042 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 117,275 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 669,589 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 1,643,338 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 2,139,472 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 2,608,446 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 3,090,323 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Bahrain
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 1,600,366. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manama | 1,538,872 | UN urban centre | 96.16% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 2 | Al Muharraq | 176,583 | GeoNames settlement | 11.03% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 3 | Madīnat Ḩamad | 133,550 | GeoNames settlement | 8.34% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 4 | Ar Rifā‘ | 115,495 | GeoNames settlement | 7.22% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 5 | Sitrah | 72,601 | GeoNames settlement | 4.54% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 6 | Jidd Ḩafş | 66,588 | GeoNames settlement | 4.16% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 7 | Dār Kulayb | 65,466 | GeoNames settlement | 4.09% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 8 | Madīnat ‘Īsá | 38,090 | GeoNames settlement | 2.38% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 9 | Al Ḩadd | 12,797 | GeoNames settlement | 0.80% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 10 | Az Zallāq | 9,095 | GeoNames settlement | 0.57% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Bahrain compares
Bahrain has almost the same population as Kosovo (1,576,876).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Bahrain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #150 |  Latvia | 1,847,785 | +15% | compare → |
| #151 |  North Macedonia | 1,820,909 | +14% | compare → |
| #153 |  Kosovo | 1,576,876 | −1% | compare → |
| #154 |  Timor-Leste | 1,418,517 | −11% | compare → |
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Nearest countries
Bahrain has no land border. Closest by distance:
Qatar 2,972,215 · 1.9× the population · compare
Saudi Arabia 36,973,555 · 23.1× the population · compare
United Arab Emirates 11,513,149 · 7.2× the population · compare
Kuwait 4,865,298 · 3.0× the population · compare
In its region
Bahrain is the 21st most populous of the 23 economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, holding 0.2% of the region's 828,025,185 people.
Rankings featuring Bahrain
Cities
Manama, Al Muharraq, Madīnat Ḩamad, Ar Rifā‘, Sitrah, Jidd Ḩafş, Dār Kulayb, Madīnat ‘Īsá — all Bahrain's cities on the map.
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Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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