Bahrain People - 2021

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.)

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.)

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.)