Languages

Arabic (official), English, Farsi, Urdu

Ethnic Groups

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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 25.9% (male 95,258/female 93,256)

15-64 years - : 70.1% (male 293,340/female 217,815)

65 years and over - : 4% (male 15,274/female 13,766) (2010 est.)

Median Age

Total: 30.4 years

Male: 33.5 years

Female: 27.1 years (2010 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

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

15-64 years - : 1.33 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 1.13 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.24 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 14.76 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 17.01 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 12.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 75.4 years

Male: 72.87 years

Female: 78.01 years (2010 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: 126

Education Expenditures

2.9% of GDP (2008)country comparison to the world: 149

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 86.5%

Male: 88.6%

Female: 83.6% (2001 census)

Year

Population

  • 738,004country

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
    1.243% (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 100

Birth Rate

  • 16.81 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 120

Death Rate

  • 4.37 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 204

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 72

Total fertility rate

  • 2.47 children born/woman (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 90