Bahrain People - 2024

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 47.4%, Asian 43.4%, other Arab 4.9%, African 1.4%, North American 1.1%, Gulf Co-operative countries 0.9%, European 0.8%, other 0.1% (2020 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 74.2%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Baha'i) 25.8% (2020 est.)

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)

2023 population pyramid:

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: 33.3 years (2023 est.)

male: 34.6 years

female: 31 years

Population growth rate

0.85% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

-1 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.)

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

male: 11.7 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 8.3 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 80.1 years (2023 est.)

male: 77.9 years

female: 82.5 years

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)