Languages

Arabic (official), English, Farsi, Urdu

Ethnic Groups

Bahraini 46%
Non-Bahraini 54%
(2010 census)%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 20% (male 130,097/female 126,067)

15-24 years - : 15.9% (male 113,973/female 89,602)

25-54 years - : 56.2% (male 472,537/female 247,873)

55-64 years - : 5.2% (male 43,884/female 23,352)

65 years and over - : 2.6% (male 16,262/female 17,685) (2013 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 30.3 %

Youth dependency ratio: 27.3 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 2.9 %

Potential support ratio: 34.3 (2013)

Median Age

Total: 31.4 years

Male: 32.8 years

Female: 28.6 years (2013 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.03 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.26 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 1.92 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 1.89 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.91 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.54 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 9.93 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 11.1 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 8.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 78.43 years

Male: 76.28 years

Female: 80.63 years (2013 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Urban: 100% of population (2010 est.)

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2001 est.)country comparison to the world: 103

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 200 (2003 est.)country comparison to the world: 106

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

32.9% (2008)country comparison to the world: 20

Education Expenditures

2.9% of GDP (2008)country comparison to the world: 142

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 94.6%

Male: 96.1%

Female: 91.6% (2010 est.)

Year

Population

  • 1,281,332

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
    2.57% (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 26

Birth Rate

  • 14.16 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 141

Death Rate

  • 2.65 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 223

Migration Rate

  • 14.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 9

Urban Areas Population

  • MANAMA (capital) 262,000
    (2011)

Health Expenditure

  • 3.8% of GDP (2011)country comparison to the world: 168

Physicians Density

  • 1.49 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.8 beds/1,000 population (2009)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.83 children born/woman (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 152