1,553,886 (2023 est.)
note: immigrants make up approximately 45% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)
noun: Bahraini(s)
adjective: Bahraini
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.)
Arabic (official), English, Farsi, Urdu
major-language sample(s):
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Muslim 74.2%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Baha'i) 25.8% (2020 est.)
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: 
total dependency ratio: 31.3
youth dependency ratio: 26.8
elderly dependency ratio: 4.6
potential support ratio: 21.8 (2021 est.)
total: 33.3 years (2023 est.)
male: 34.6 years
female: 31 years
0.85% (2023 est.)
12.3 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
2.8 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
-1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
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
urban population: 89.9% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 1.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
709,000 MANAMA (capital) (2023)
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.)
16 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
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
total population: 80.1 years (2023 est.)
male: 77.9 years
female: 82.5 years
1.66 children born/woman (2023 est.)
0.82 (2023 est.)
N/A
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
4.2% of GDP (2020)
0.93 physicians/1,000 population (2015)
1.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
29.8% (2016)
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.)
total: 14.9% (2020 est.)
male: 25.3% (2020 est.)
female: 4.5% (2020 est.)
N/A
43.8% (2023 est.)
2.2% of GDP (2020 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.5%
male: 99.9%
female: 94.9% (2018)
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2019)
NOTE: The information regarding Bahrain on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bahrain 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bahrain 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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