2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu

Ethnic Groups

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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 29.6% (male 96,697; female 94,330)

15-64 years - : 67.43% (male 257,360; female 177,839)

65 years and over - : 2.97% (male 9,721; female 9,414) (2001 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

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

15-64 years - : 1.45 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 1.03 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.29 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

19.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 73.2 years

Male: 70.81 years

Female: 75.67 years (2001 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.15% (1999 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

NA

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 2001 est.)

Nationality

  • Bahraini(s) noun


  • Bahraini adjective


Religions

  • Shia Muslim
    70.00%
  • Sunni Muslim
    30.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.73% (2001 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 20.07 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death Rate

  • 3.92 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.79 children born/woman (2001 est.)