Languages

Arabic (official), English, Farsi, Urdu

Ethnic Groups

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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 20.5% (male 126,313/female 122,359)

15-64 years - : 77% (male 595,244/female 339,635)

65 years and over - : 2.6% (male 14,791/female 16,363) (2011 est.)

Median Age

Total: 30.9 years

Male: 32.2 years

Female: 28.1 years (2011 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.028 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 (2011 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 10.43 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 11.68 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 9.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 78.15 years

Male: 76.03 years

Female: 80.33 years (2011 est.)

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2001 est.)country comparison to the world: 95

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 200 (2003 est.)country comparison to the world: 107

Education Expenditures

2.9% of GDP (2008)country comparison to the world: 135

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 86.5%

Male: 88.6%

Female: 83.6% (2001 census)

Year

Population

  • 1,214,705country

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
    2.814% (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 15

Birth Rate

  • 14.64 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 136

Death Rate

  • 2.61 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 220

Migration Rate

  • 16.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 4

Health Expenditure

  • 4.5% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 149

Physicians Density

  • 1.442 physicians/1,000 population (2008)country comparison to the world: 83

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.9 beds/1,000 population (2008)country comparison to the world: 105

Total fertility rate

  • 1.88 children born/woman (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 143