Languages

Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu

Ethnic Groups

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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 25.9% (male 95,224/female 93,241)

15-64 years - : 70.2% (male 292,941/female 217,729)

65 years and over - : 3.9% (male 15,106/female 13,544) (2009 est.)

Median Age

Total: 30.1 years

Male: 33.2 years

Female: 26.7 years (2009 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

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

15-64 years - : 1.34 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 1.12 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.24 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 15.25 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 17.81 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 12.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 75.16 years

Male: 72.64 years

Female: 77.76 years (2009 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2001 est.)country comparison to the world: 110

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 200 (2003 est.)country comparison to the world: 105

Education Expenditures

3.9% of GDP (1991)country comparison to the world: 107

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 86.5%

Male: 88.6%

Female: 83.6% (2001 census)

Year

Population

  • 727,785country

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
    1.285% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 105

Birth Rate

  • 17.02 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 122

Death Rate

  • 4.37 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 202

Migration Rate

  • 0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 73

Total fertility rate

  • 2.5 children born/woman (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 95