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Nationality:
noun: Bahraini(s)
adjective:
Bahraini
Ethnic groups:
Bahraini 46%, non-Bahraini 54% (2010 census)
Languages:
Arabic (official), English, Farsi, Urdu
Religions:
Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
Population:
1,248,348
country comparison to the world: 157
note:
includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2012 est.)
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.2% (male 128,285/female 124,265)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
15.9% (male 110,680/female 87,766)
25-54 years:
56.3% (male 461,613/female 241,032)
55-64 years:
5% (male 40,725/female 21,539)
65 years and over:
2.6% (male 15,443/female 17,000) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 31.1 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
32.5 years
female:
28.3 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.652% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 22
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
14.41 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 139
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
2.63 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 221
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
14.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 8
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 89% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
MANAMA (capital) 163,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.75 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.91 male(s)/female
total population:
1.54 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
20 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 139
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 10.2 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 145
male:
11.43 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.29 years
country comparison to the world: 53
male:
76.16 years
female:
80.48 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.86 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 149
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
4.5% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 149
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
1.442 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
1.9 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
