2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu

Ethnic Groups

Bahraini 63%
Asian 19%
Other Arab 10%
Iranian 8%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 30% (male 96,240; female 93,846)

15-64 years - : 67% (male 252,767; female 173,072)

65 years and over - : 3% (male 9,270; female 8,942) (2000 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.03 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1.46 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 1.04 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.3 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

20.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 72.98 years

Male: 70.58 years

Female: 75.45 years (2000 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 85.2%

Male: 89.1%

Female: 79.4% (1995 est.)

Year

Population

  • includes 228,424 non-nationals (July 2000 est.)

Nationality

  • Bahraini(s) noun


  • Bahraini adjective


Religions

  • Shia Muslim
    75.00%
  • Sunni Muslim
    25.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.78% (2000 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 20.61 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Death Rate

  • 3.89 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 1.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.82 children born/woman (2000 est.)