Bahrain People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

1,526,929 (July 2021 est.)

note: immigrants make up approximately 45% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)

Nationality

noun: Bahraini(s)

adjective: Bahraini

Ethnic groups

Bahraini 46%, Asian 45.5%, other Arab 4.7%, African 1.6%, European 1%, other 1.2% (includes Gulf Co-operative country nationals, North and South Americans, and Oceanians) (2010 est.)

Languages

Arabic (official), English, Farsi, Urdu

printed major-language sample:
كتاب حقائق العالم، المصدر الذي لا يمكن الاستغناء عنه للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)

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Religions

Muslim 73.7%, Christian 9.3%, Jewish 0.1%, other 16.9% (2017 est.)

MENA religious affiliation

Age structure

0-14 years: 18.45% (male 141,039/female 136,687)

15-24 years: 15.16% (male 129,310/female 98,817)

25-54 years: 56.14% (male 550,135/female 294,778)

55-64 years: 6.89% (male 64,761/female 38,870)

65 years and over: 3.36% (male 25,799/female 24,807) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 26.5

youth dependency ratio: 23.1

elderly dependency ratio: 3.4

potential support ratio: 29.8 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 32.9 years

male: 34.4 years

female: 30.3 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.9% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

12.5 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

2.81 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

smallest population of the Gulf States, but urbanization rate exceeds 90%; largest settlement concentration is found on the far northern end of the island in and around Manamah and Al Muharraq

Urbanization

urban population: 89.6% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

664,000 MANAMA (capital) (2021)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.31 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.87 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.67 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 1.04 male(s)/female

total population: 1.53 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Maternal mortality rate

14 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 10.54 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 12.31 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 8.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 79.67 years

male: 77.39 years

female: 82.02 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.68 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: total: 100% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

4.1% (2018)

Physicians density

0.93 physicians/1,000 population (2015)

Hospital bed density

1.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

improved: total: 100% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

<.1 est.>

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

29.8% (2016)

Education expenditures

2.3% of GDP (2017)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97.5%

male: 99.9%

female: 94.9% (2018)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2019)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 5.3%

male: 2.6%

female: 12.2% (2012 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Bahrain on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bahrain 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bahrain 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.