Languages

Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu

Ethnic Groups

Bahraini 62.4%
Non-Bahraini 37.6%
(2001 census)%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 26.9% (male 96,217/female 94,275)

15-64 years - : 69.5% (male 284,662/female 207,555)

65 years and over - : 3.7% (male 13,451/female 12,413) (2007 est.)

Median Age

Total: 29.7 years

Male: 32.7 years

Female: 26.1 years (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.021 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1.372 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 1.084 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.255 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 16.18 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 18.89 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 13.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 74.68 years

Male: 72.18 years

Female: 77.25 years (2007 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2001 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

less than 200 (2003 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 86.5%

Male: 88.6%

Female: 83.6% (2001 census)

Year

Population

  • 708,573

Nationality

  • Bahraini(s) noun


  • Bahraini adjective


Religions

  • Muslim Shia And Sunni
    81.20%
  • Christian
    9.00%
  • Other Census
    9.82%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.392% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 17.53 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate

  • 4.21 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.57 children born/woman (2007 est.)