Languages

Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu

Ethnic Groups

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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 26.4% (male 95,709/female 93,747)

15-64 years - : 69.8% (male 288,957/female 212,706)

65 years and over - : 3.8% (male 14,224/female 12,963) (2008 est.)

Median Age

Total: 29.9 years

Male: 33 years

Female: 26.4 years (2008 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1.36 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 1.1 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.25 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 15.64 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 18.27 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 12.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 74.92 years

Male: 72.41 years

Female: 77.5 years (2008 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2001 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 200 (2003 est.)

Education Expenditures

3.9% of GDP (1991)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 86.5%

Male: 88.6%

Female: 83.6% (2001 census)

Year

Population

  • 718,306

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
    1.337% (2008 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 17.26 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death Rate

  • 4.29 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.53 children born/woman (2008 est.)