Bahrain People - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

1,553,886 (2023 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

major-language sample(s):
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: 18.14% (male 142,866/female 139,083)

15-64 years: 77.83% (male 759,539/female 449,848)

65 years and over: 4.03% (2023 est.) (male 32,162/female 30,388)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 31.3

youth dependency ratio: 26.8

elderly dependency ratio: 4.6

potential support ratio: 21.8 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 32.9 years

male: 34.4 years

female: 30.3 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.85% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

12.3 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

2.83 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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: 89.9% of total population (2023)

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

709,000 MANAMA (capital) (2023)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

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

15-64 years: 1.69 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 1.06 male(s)/female

total population: 1.51 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

16 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 9.98 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 11.65 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 8.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 80.13 years

male: 77.87 years

female: 82.45 years (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.66 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.82 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 0% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

4.2% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

0.93 physicians/1,000 population (2015)

Hospital bed density

1.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 0% of population (2020 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

29.8% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 1.18 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 0.4 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 0.11 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 0.66 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use

total: 14.9% (2020 est.)

male: 25.3% (2020 est.)

female: 4.5% (2020 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

43.8% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

2.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

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)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

total: 9.9%

male: 6.1%

female: 20.5% (2021 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Bahrain on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bahrain 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bahrain 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.