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Population · Asia

Bahrain population 2026

Right now · estimate

Bahrain population right now

1,685,060

Births today
0
Deaths today
0
Births this year
16,669
Births minus deaths this year
+13,530

Bahrain has an estimated 1,675,572 people on 1 July 2026, the UN's projection, 32,240 more than a year earlier (+1.96%). It is the 153rd most populous country in the world. It is still growing and is projected to reach 2.1 million by 2050 and 3.1 million by 2100.

UN projection The counter interpolates the UN’s 1 July figures to the second; it is an estimate, not a count.

Bahrain in numbers, 2026

Births in 2026
20 thousand 54 a day
Deaths in 2026
4 thousand 10 a day
Net migration
+14 thousand more arrivals than departures
Growth rate
+1.81% growing
Fertility rate
1.77per woman below replacement (2.1)
Median age
33.4years world: 31.1
Life expectancy
81.7years
Aged 65 and over
4.2% 8.5% by 2050

Land, people and health

Capital
Manama
Area
800 km² 188th largest of 237
Population density
2,140per km² 6th most crowded
Urban population
100.0% 100.0% by 2050
Men and women
1 million / 637 thousand 163.2 men per 100 women
Life expectancy, women
82.4years men: 81.2 years
Infant mortality
4.9per 1,000 births under-5: 5.9
Birth rate
11.9per 1,000 death rate: 2.2
Net migration rate
+8.5per 1,000 net arrivals

Population of Bahrain, 1950–2100

Still rising in 2100 on the UN medium projection. By 2050: 2.1 million (+27.7% from today).

Population of Bahrain
  • UN estimate
  • UN projection
3.1M 2026
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YearPopulation
1950117,263
1951120,750
1952124,448
1953128,373
1954132,561
1955137,070
1956141,919
1957147,147
1958152,810
1959158,921
1960165,477
1961172,346
1962179,349
1963186,501
1964193,816
1965200,866
1966207,543
1967214,189
1968219,336
1969222,469
1970224,809
1971230,733
1972242,113
1973255,320
1974269,038
1975283,243
1976297,863
1977312,823
1978328,046
1979343,457
1980358,978
1981373,524
1982386,982
1983400,707
1984415,154
1985430,358
1986446,286
1987462,854
1988479,929
1989497,328
1990514,796
1991531,868
1992547,748
1993562,810
1994577,952
1995593,222
1996608,593
1997624,005
1998639,378
1999654,614
2000669,580
2001699,956
2002752,198
2003811,276
2004871,442
2005932,604
2006994,618
20071,057,405
20081,120,714
20091,183,605
20101,213,244
20111,206,728
20121,216,303
20131,257,203
20141,312,848
20151,369,650
20161,429,604
20171,481,995
20181,497,626
20191,485,670
20201,483,077
20211,501,764
20221,533,459
20231,569,666
2024 *1,607,049
2025 *1,643,332
2026 *1,675,572
2027 *1,703,172
2028 *1,726,506
2029 *1,746,854
2030 *1,765,209
2031 *1,783,162
2032 *1,801,265
2033 *1,819,525
2034 *1,837,948
2035 *1,856,537
2036 *1,875,278
2037 *1,894,139
2038 *1,913,103
2039 *1,932,141
2040 *1,951,233
2041 *1,970,368
2042 *1,989,493
2043 *2,008,562
2044 *2,027,568
2045 *2,046,472
2046 *2,065,259
2047 *2,083,936
2048 *2,102,512
2049 *2,121,011
2050 *2,139,464
2051 *2,157,875
2052 *2,176,250
2053 *2,194,618
2054 *2,212,963
2055 *2,231,292
2056 *2,249,620
2057 *2,267,968
2058 *2,286,392
2059 *2,304,896
2060 *2,323,451
2061 *2,342,082
2062 *2,360,816
2063 *2,379,649
2064 *2,398,561
2065 *2,417,523
2066 *2,436,546
2067 *2,455,644
2068 *2,474,776
2069 *2,493,903
2070 *2,513,013
2071 *2,532,136
2072 *2,551,254
2073 *2,570,340
2074 *2,589,414
2075 *2,608,446
2076 *2,627,416
2077 *2,646,358
2078 *2,665,300
2079 *2,684,238
2080 *2,703,179
2081 *2,722,146
2082 *2,741,156
2083 *2,760,201
2084 *2,779,258
2085 *2,798,343
2086 *2,817,447
2087 *2,836,568
2088 *2,855,765
2089 *2,875,017
2090 *2,894,320
2091 *2,913,722
2092 *2,933,182
2093 *2,952,676
2094 *2,972,220
2095 *2,991,809
2096 *3,011,436
2097 *3,031,114
2098 *3,050,840
2099 *3,070,579
2100 *3,090,323

* UN projection

Population of Bahrain by year

670 thousand in 2000, 1.7 million in 2026. Every year for the last decade, then every five years to 1950. * UN projection; earlier years are UN estimates.

YearPopulationYearly changeWorld rank
2026* 1,675,572 +1.96% 153
2025* 1,643,332 +2.26% 154
2024* 1,607,049 +2.38% 154
2023 1,569,666 +2.36% 154
2022 1,533,459 +2.11% 154
2021 1,501,764 +1.26% 154
2020 1,483,077 −0.17% 154
2019 1,485,670 −0.80% 154
2018 1,497,626 +1.05% 154
2017 1,481,995 +3.66% 154
2016 1,429,604 +4.38% 155
2015 1,369,650 +4.33% 155
2010 1,213,244 +2.50% 156
2005 932,604 +7.02% 159
2000 669,580 +2.29% 163
1995 593,222 +2.64% 163
1990 514,796 +3.51% 164
1985 430,358 +3.66% 163
1980 358,978 +4.52% 165
1975 283,243 +5.28% 171
1970 224,809 +1.05% 173
1965 200,866 +3.64% 172
1960 165,477 +4.13% 173
1955 137,070 +3.40% 173
1950 117,263 – 173

Population forecast for Bahrain

UN medium-variant projection: 2.1 million in 2050 (+27.7% from 2026), 3.1 million in 2100.

YearPopulationYearly changeWorld rank
2030 1,765,209 +1.05% 152
2035 1,856,537 +1.01% 151
2040 1,951,233 +0.99% 151
2045 2,046,472 +0.93% 150
2050 2,139,464 +0.87% 150
2060 2,323,451 +0.81% 144
2070 2,513,013 +0.77% 143
2080 2,703,179 +0.71% 142
2090 2,894,320 +0.67% 140
2100 3,090,323 +0.64% 139

Largest cities in Bahrain

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames cities15000 (CC BY 4.0), so years differ by city. Largest cities in the world

#CityPopulation
1 Al Muharraq 176,583
2 Manama (capital) 147,074
3 Madīnat Ḩamad 133,550
4 Ar Rifā‘ 115,495
5 Sitrah 72,601
6 Jidd Ḩafş 66,588
7 Dār Kulayb 65,466
8 Madīnat ‘Īsá 38,090

Age structure

Median age 33.4. 4.2% are 65 or older, 8.5% by 2050; 18.2% are under 15.

Bahrain, 2026 Men 2026 Women 2026 2050 (projection)
100+: men 0.0% 100+: women 0.0% 100+ 95-99: men 0.0% 95-99: women 0.0% 90-94: men 0.0% 90-94: women 0.0% 90-94 85-89: men 0.1% 85-89: women 0.1% 80-84: men 0.2% 80-84: women 0.2% 80-84 75-79: men 0.3% 75-79: women 0.3% 70-74: men 0.6% 70-74: women 0.5% 70-74 65-69: men 1.0% 65-69: women 0.9% 60-64: men 1.6% 60-64: women 1.3% 60-64 55-59: men 2.4% 55-59: women 1.5% 50-54: men 3.7% 50-54: women 1.9% 50-54 45-49: men 5.2% 45-49: women 2.7% 40-44: men 7.5% 40-44: women 3.3% 40-44 35-39: men 9.5% 35-39: women 3.8% 30-34: men 7.9% 30-34: women 3.9% 30-34 25-29: men 5.7% 25-29: women 3.4% 20-24: men 4.2% 20-24: women 2.6% 20-24 15-19: men 2.9% 15-19: women 2.6% 10-14: men 3.1% 10-14: women 3.0% 10-14 5-9: men 3.1% 5-9: women 3.0% 0-4: men 3.0% 0-4: women 2.9% 0-4

Share of the total population in each age group (%)

Births per woman

1.77 in 2026; about 2.1 keeps a population stable without migration. Below 2.1 since 2016.

Fertility rate, Bahrain
  • UN estimate
  • UN projection
1.6 2026
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YearFertility rate
19507.29
19517.29
19527.29
19537.29
19547.29
19557.28
19567.27
19577.26
19587.29
19597.29
19607.26
19617.23
19627.19
19637.14
19647.09
19657.03
19666.94
19676.84
19686.71
19696.57
19706.43
19716.28
19726.14
19735.96
19745.79
19755.62
19765.45
19775.29
19785.12
19794.94
19804.76
19814.60
19824.51
19834.41
19844.30
19854.28
19864.25
19874.13
19884.04
19893.96
19903.82
19913.63
19923.55
19933.46
19943.29
19953.13
19962.99
19972.92
19982.89
19992.90
20002.80
20012.65
20022.70
20032.78
20042.77
20052.67
20062.46
20072.28
20082.15
20092.05
20101.99
20112.02
20122.11
20132.17
20142.15
20152.11
20162.04
20171.98
20181.91
20191.84
20201.86
20211.85
20221.84
20231.82
2024 *1.80
2025 *1.78
2026 *1.77
2027 *1.75
2028 *1.74
2029 *1.74
2030 *1.73
2031 *1.72
2032 *1.72
2033 *1.71
2034 *1.71
2035 *1.70
2036 *1.70
2037 *1.69
2038 *1.69
2039 *1.69
2040 *1.68
2041 *1.68
2042 *1.68
2043 *1.68
2044 *1.68
2045 *1.67
2046 *1.67
2047 *1.67
2048 *1.66
2049 *1.66
2050 *1.66
2051 *1.66
2052 *1.66
2053 *1.66
2054 *1.66
2055 *1.66
2056 *1.66
2057 *1.65
2058 *1.66
2059 *1.65
2060 *1.65
2061 *1.65
2062 *1.65
2063 *1.65
2064 *1.65
2065 *1.65
2066 *1.65
2067 *1.65
2068 *1.65
2069 *1.65
2070 *1.65
2071 *1.65
2072 *1.64
2073 *1.65
2074 *1.65
2075 *1.64
2076 *1.64
2077 *1.64
2078 *1.64
2079 *1.64
2080 *1.64
2081 *1.65
2082 *1.65
2083 *1.64
2084 *1.64
2085 *1.64
2086 *1.64
2087 *1.64
2088 *1.64
2089 *1.64
2090 *1.64
2091 *1.64
2092 *1.63
2093 *1.63
2094 *1.63
2095 *1.63
2096 *1.63
2097 *1.63
2098 *1.63
2099 *1.63
2100 *1.63

* UN projection

Births and deaths each year

Births outnumber deaths throughout the projection.

Births and deaths, Bahrain
  • Births
  • Deaths
  • UN estimate
  • UN projection
34.6k15.8k 2026
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YearBirthsDeaths
19505,7662,985
19515,9553,007
19526,1603,038
19536,3673,056
19546,5813,057
19556,8053,038
19567,0472,994
19577,3082,930
19587,6252,860
19597,9182,781
19608,2082,694
19618,4882,606
19628,7422,510
19638,9662,410
19649,1832,310
19659,3572,209
19669,4442,103
19679,4881,996
19689,4791,895
19699,0441,767
19708,6221,649
19718,2011,552
19728,2671,503
19738,4781,466
19748,7061,441
19758,9571,422
19769,2261,409
19779,4911,399
19789,7521,394
19799,9751,388
198010,1901,388
198110,4101,390
198210,7961,400
198311,2361,416
198411,7051,437
198512,3911,467
198612,9541,500
198713,2411,532
198813,5641,568
198913,8981,605
199013,9721,634
199113,8031,653
199213,9491,671
199313,9251,696
199413,5311,711
199513,2111,723
199612,9831,732
199713,1201,745
199813,3531,757
199913,7821,768
200013,6801,772
200113,3561,769
200214,4021,831
200315,9761,923
200417,3072,016
200518,0502,106
200617,9812,191
200717,9362,275
200818,1402,357
200918,3012,436
201018,7882,520
201118,6332,487
201218,7782,459
201319,5942,494
201420,5132,712
201521,0382,854
201620,9052,835
201720,8532,945
201820,4293,047
201919,7863,126
202019,0023,836
202119,5864,211
202220,3673,211
202319,5583,278
2024 *19,3383,552
2025 *19,5993,649
2026 *19,8653,741
2027 *20,1333,833
2028 *20,3823,922
2029 *20,6494,013
2030 *20,8684,099
2031 *21,0814,189
2032 *21,3344,284
2033 *21,5774,390
2034 *21,8434,495
2035 *22,0934,608
2036 *22,3564,726
2037 *22,5794,855
2038 *22,7864,988
2039 *22,9765,125
2040 *23,1625,271
2041 *23,3265,423
2042 *23,4245,582
2043 *23,5205,746
2044 *23,5905,914
2045 *23,6386,087
2046 *23,6886,264
2047 *23,7526,445
2048 *23,8346,622
2049 *23,9416,801
2050 *24,0716,981
2051 *24,2117,160
2052 *24,3607,333
2053 *24,5057,502
2054 *24,6577,666
2055 *24,8237,830
2056 *24,9737,990
2057 *25,1658,151
2058 *25,4038,312
2059 *25,6298,464
2060 *25,8588,620
2061 *26,0968,776
2062 *26,3778,938
2063 *26,6209,099
2064 *26,8829,261
2065 *27,1049,435
2066 *27,3369,616
2067 *27,5989,793
2068 *27,7929,977
2069 *27,99610,165
2070 *28,18010,359
2071 *28,40510,556
2072 *28,56210,752
2073 *28,77410,950
2074 *28,96911,142
2075 *29,11111,343
2076 *29,25611,536
2077 *29,45011,720
2078 *29,65511,901
2079 *29,83312,076
2080 *30,04212,245
2081 *30,24812,406
2082 *30,46912,570
2083 *30,64912,727
2084 *30,83412,885
2085 *31,05313,033
2086 *31,19013,177
2087 *31,41413,327
2088 *31,65413,481
2089 *31,86413,649
2090 *32,14013,803
2091 *32,39313,973
2092 *32,62114,160
2093 *32,85614,346
2094 *33,12914,541
2095 *33,35514,739
2096 *33,62214,953
2097 *33,91115,172
2098 *34,15715,367
2099 *34,37415,586
2100 *34,61415,793

* UN projection

Economy of Bahrain

GDP by country →
GDP 2026
$46 billion 102nd largest economy
GDP per person
$28,147 US$, market rates
GDP per person (PPP)
Int$ 63,736 at purchasing power parity
Economic growth
−11.3% real GDP
Inflation
2.2% consumer prices
Unemployment
– of the labour force
Government debt
162.8% of GDP
Share of world GDP
0.0%
GDP of Bahrain, current US dollars
  • IMF estimate
  • IMF projection
63B 2026
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YearGDP, US$
19905,176,000,000
19915,430,000,000
19925,673,000,000
19936,241,000,000
19946,683,000,000
19957,075,000,000
19967,357,000,000
19977,629,000,000
19987,293,000,000
19997,905,000,000
20009,448,000,000
20019,579,000,000
200210,001,000,000
200311,545,000,000
200413,709,000,000
200516,647,000,000
200619,291,000,000
200722,653,000,000
200826,803,000,000
200923,913,000,000
201026,806,000,000
201129,915,000,000
201231,963,000,000
201333,823,000,000
201434,773,000,000
201532,523,000,000
201633,885,000,000
201737,205,000,000
201839,568,000,000
201940,447,000,000
202035,838,000,000
202140,840,000,000
202246,458,000,000
202346,192,000,000
202447,210,000,000
202548,966,000,000
2026 *46,018,000,000
2027 *52,535,000,000
2028 *55,320,000,000
2029 *57,594,000,000
2030 *60,065,000,000
2031 *62,957,000,000

* IMF projection

Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026). 2026 and later are IMF projections. GDP per capita by country · Richest countries

CO₂ emissions of Bahrain

CO₂ by country →
CO₂ emissions 2024
39 million tonnes 63rd largest emitter
Per person
24.3 t world: 4.73 t
Share of world CO₂
0.10% 0.02% of its people
Change since 1990
+239% +59% since 2005
CO₂ emissions of Bahrain, million tonnes a year
39 2024
› Show the numbers as a table
YearCO₂, million tonnes
19501.38
19511.18
19521.29
19531.00
19541.04
19551.40
19561.05
19570.76
19581.29
19591.31
19600.57
19611.77
19621.59
19631.19
19641.60
19651.23
19660.65
19671.00
19681.10
19691.27
19702.59
19713.04
19723.68
19735.52
19745.40
19755.75
19766.57
19777.46
19787.76
19798.13
19807.88
19818.52
19829.83
19838.22
19849.20
198510.19
198611.00
198711.42
198812.08
198911.65
199011.49
199111.33
199210.40
199316.75
199414.35
199514.74
199615.94
199717.22
199818.28
199918.25
200019.20
200119.68
200220.11
200320.98
200421.20
200524.49
200624.04
200726.63
200829.52
200928.14
201029.14
201128.54
201227.20
201331.23
201430.97
201532.52
201631.64
201732.92
201832.70
201937.62
202037.43
202136.27
202237.83
202338.79
202439.00

By source, 2024

  • Gas86.7%
  • Oil12.1%
  • Cement0.8%
  • Flaring0.3%

Fossil fuels and industry, territorial; Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ per capita by country · Historical emissions

Compare with Asia

CountryPopulation 2026Growth
Bahrain 1.7 million +1.81%
China 1.41 billion −0.22%
Indonesia 288 million +0.74%
Pakistan 259 million +1.59%
Bangladesh 178 million +1.19%
Japan 122 million −0.56%
Philippines 118 million +0.79%
Vietnam 102 million +0.55%
Iran 93.2 million +0.76%

All 237 countries · Fertility rate by country · Birth rate by country · Median age by country · Life expectancy by country · Population growth rate by country · Population density by country · Largest countries by area · Death rate by country · Infant mortality rate by country · Elderly population by country · Net migration rate by country · Urban population by country · Sex ratio by country

Air quality in Bahrain today

Hourly AQI and a 48-hour forecast for Al Muharraq.

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Questions

What is the population of Bahrain in 2026?
1,675,572 on 1 July 2026, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection). That is 1.7 million people, +1.96% on 2025.

Is Bahrain's population growing or shrinking?
Growing: 32,240 more people in 2026 than in 2025, with 54 births and 10 deaths a day and net migration of +14,280 a year.

When will Bahrain's population peak?
Not this century on the UN's medium projection: 2.1 million in 2050 and 3.1 million in 2100, still rising.

What is the fertility rate in Bahrain?
1.77 births per woman in 2026. A population replaces itself at about 2.1. Bahrain has been below that since 2016.

How many babies are born in Bahrain every day?
About 54 a day (20 thousand in 2026), against about 10 deaths a day.

What is the life expectancy in Bahrain?
81.7 years at birth in 2026: 82.4 for women and 81.2 for men, against a world average of 73.8.

How many men and women live in Bahrain?
About 1 million men and 637 thousand women in 2026, or 163.2 men for every 100 women.

What is the population density of Bahrain?
2,140 people per km² of land in 2026, on a total area of 800 km². The world average is 64.

What was the population of Bahrain in 2000?
669,580 (670 thousand), the UN estimate for 1 July 2000. It has grown by 150% since, to 1.7 million in 2026.

What will the population of Bahrain be in 2050?
About 2.1 million on the UN's medium projection (2,139,464), +27.7% from 2026; 3.1 million by 2100.

What are the largest cities in Bahrain?
Al Muharraq (177 thousand), Manama (147 thousand), Madīnat Ḩamad (134 thousand), Ar Rifā‘ (115 thousand), Sitrah (73 thousand). Figures are for the city proper, from GeoNames.

What is the GDP of Bahrain in 2026?
$46 billion at current prices, the 102nd largest economy in the world, on the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (October 2026) figures; real growth of −11.3%.

What is Bahrain's GDP per capita?
$28,147 per person at market exchange rates in 2026, or Int$ 63,736 at purchasing power parity, which adjusts for local prices.

How much CO₂ does Bahrain emit?
39 million tonnes from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, 24.3 t per person and 0.10% of the world total; gas is the largest source (87%).

Source and method

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant. Figures for 1950–2023 are UN estimates; later years are the medium-variant projection, which assumes fertility, mortality and migration follow their most likely paths. National statistics offices publish their own counts, which can differ. Reuse under CC BY 3.0 IGO. How we use the data.