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Bahrain People 1996

Population:

575,925 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

31% (female 87,398; male 89,976)

15-64 years:

67% (female 152,363; male 231,586)

65 years and over:

2% (female 7,051; male 7,551) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.58% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

24.12 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

3.31 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

4.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

18 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

73.94 years

male:

71.46 years

female:

76.49 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.12 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Bahraini(s)

adjective:

Bahraini

Ethnic divisions:

Bahraini 63%, Asian 13%, other Arab 10%, Iranian 8%, other 6%

Religions:

Shi'a Muslim 70%, Sunni Muslim 30%

Languages:

Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1991)

total population:

84%

male:

89%

female:

77%

Labor force:

140,000

by occupation:

industry and commerce 85%, agriculture 5%, services 5%, government 3% (1982)

note:

42% of labor force is Bahraini

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