Population: 536,974 (July 1991), growth rate 3.2% (1991)

Birth rate: 27 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 3 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 7 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 17 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 71 years male, 76 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 4.0 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Bahraini(s); adjective--Bahraini

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

Religion: Muslim (Shia 70%, Sunni 30%)

Language: Arabic (official); English also widely spoken; Farsi, Urdu

Literacy: 77% (male 82%, female 69%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: 140,000; 42% of labor force is Bahraini; industry and commerce 85%, agriculture 5%, services 5%, government 3% (1982)

Organized labor: General Committee for Bahrain Workers exists in only eight major designated companies

NOTE: The information regarding Bahrain on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bahrain People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bahrain People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.